{"id":38605,"date":"2021-10-05T06:02:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=38605"},"modified":"2021-10-05T06:02:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T06:02:18","slug":"ittf-attu-asian-championships-indian-pairs-finish-with-two-bronze-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=38605","title":{"rendered":"ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships: Indian pairs finish with two bronze medals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-33063\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Achanta-Sharath-Kamal-TT.jpg\" alt=\"Achanta Sharath Kamal TT\" width=\"520\" height=\"334\" style=\"margin: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Achanta-Sharath-Kamal-TT.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Achanta-Sharath-Kamal-TT-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Achanta-Sharath-Kamal-TT-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>New Delhi<\/strong>: The two Indian pairs of A. Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar earned bronze medals in the men\u2019s doubles of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships in Doha today.<\/p>\n<p>In the first semi-final, the eighth-seeded Harmeet and Manav stretched South Korean fifth seeds of Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim before bowing out&nbsp;4-11, 6-11, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8 in 44 minutes. However,&nbsp;the sixth-seeded pair of Sharath and Sathiyan withstood the onslaught from Yukiya Uda and Shunsuke Togami for 33 minutes, going down 5-11, 9-11, 11-13.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the Indian men made history at the Asian Championships, first winning team bronze last week, and both pairs adding a doubles bronze each.<\/p>\n<p>Harmeet and Manav, facing a 0-2 deficit, were seemingly out of the match. But they regrouped in the third to give a scare to their opponents. From 7-all, they made it 10-10 and took the game 12-10.<\/p>\n<p>With renewed energy, the two combined well and ran the Koreans close at 5-5. But the three points lead at 8-5 restored their confidence as despite Korea making it 9-all, the eighth seeds sealed the game for them.<\/p>\n<p>In the decider, the Indian pair went 6-4 up. But the Koreans seized the initiative (6-6), and it proved costly. The experienced Korean, upping the ante, ensured its place in the final. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, after losing the first game tamely against the Japanese pair, Sharath and Sathiyan recovered from a 1-3 deficit to give them a glimpse of hope in the second. The closest the Indians came against the rampaging Japanese left-right duo was 5-6. Then from 6-10, they fought aggressively to pick three more points.<\/p>\n<p>In the third, the Indians led 4-2 but the Japanese levelled 6-6 and soon went up 10-7. Yet, the Indians played brilliantly to deuce. At 11-11, the left-handed Uda returned superbly to put Japan 12-11 and get the breakpoint to seal the Indians fate. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: The two Indian pairs of A. Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar earned bronze medals in the men\u2019s doubles of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships in Doha today. 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