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Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 Men’s and Women’s Wins Bronze

The Indian men’s table tennis team secured a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 held in Astana, Kazakhstan, marking their third consecutive bronze in this event. India’s top-ranked women’s doubles duo, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee, achieved a remarkable milestone by claiming a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024.

Key Highlights Women’s Team

Historic Achievement

  • Ayhika and Sutirtha became the first all-Indian women’s doubles pair to win a medal at the Asian Championships, following Gool Nasikwala’s gold medal win with Japan’s Yoshiko Tanaka in 1952.

Semi-final Match

  • The Mukherjees faced Japan’s Miwa Harimoto (World No. 33) and Miyuu Kihara in the semi-finals, losing with a scoreline of 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-9).
  • In the second game, Ayhika and Sutirtha held a four-point lead but were unable to maintain it as Harimoto and Kihara made a strong comeback.

Previous Achievements

  • The Mukherjees made history at the Asian Games last year by winning India’s first medal in women’s doubles.
  • They also became the first Indians to win the WTT Contender women’s doubles title in Tunis last year.

India’s Overall Performance

  • India concluded the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 with three bronze medals:
  • The Indian women’s team earned a historic bronze, marking the first medal in the women’s team event since the ATTU began organizing the competition in 1972.
  • The Indian men’s team secured their third consecutive bronze.

Overall Medal Tally

  • India’s total medal tally at the Asian Championships now stands at eight, all of which are bronze medals.

Individual Performances

  • Former Commonwealth Games champion Manika Batra was eliminated in the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles.
  • Veteran player Sharath Kamal could not progress beyond the round of 64 in the men’s singles.

Key Highlights Men’s Team

Bronze Medal Achievement

  • The Indian men’s team clinched the bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals to Chinese Taipei with a score of 3-0.

Consistent Performance

  • This victory marks India’s third straight bronze in the men’s team event, following similar achievements in 2021 and 2023.
  • Overall, India has secured seven bronze medals in the history of the Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Semi-final Details

  • The semi-final match against Chinese Taipei featured three matches
  • Sharath Kamal (World No. 42) lost to Lin Yun-Ju (World No. 11) with scores of 11-7, 12-10, 11-9.
  • Manav Thakkar (World No. 60) took one game off Kao Cheng-Jui (World No. 22) but lost 3-1 (11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11).
  • Harmeet Desai (World No. 91) was defeated by Huang Yan-Cheng (World No. 70) with scores of 11-6, 11-9, 11-7.

Path to the Semi-finals

  • India advanced to the semi-finals after a solid 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals, with contributions from Sharath, Manav, and Harmeet.

Event Structure

The Asian Table Tennis Championships feature competitions in seven events,

  • Men’s team,
  • Women’s team,
  • Men’s doubles,
  • women’s doubles,
  • Mixed doubles,
  • Men’s singles, and
  • Women’s singles.

 

Summary/Static Details
Why in the news? India secured three bronze medals at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships, including medals in men’s and women’s team events.
Women’s Team Highlights – Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee won bronze in women’s doubles, becoming the first all-Indian pair to win a medal at the Asian Championships.
Men’s Team Highlights – Bronze Medal: India’s men’s team secured their third consecutive bronze medal in the team event (2021, 2023, 2024).
Medal Tally – Total of 8 bronze medals for India at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Event Structure The championships feature competitions in:

– Men’s and Women’s Team

– Men’s and Women’s Singles

– Men’s and Women’s Doubles

– Mixed Doubles

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