July 27, 2014
Glasgow: The Indian women`s table tennis group, runners-up in Delhi four years prior, neglected to win a decoration at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the wake of losing the bronze play-off to Australia at the Scotstoun Sports Campus here on Sunday.
23-year-old Ziyu Zhang featured for Australia by winning her two singles, against the accomplished Shamini Kumaresan and Madhurika Patkar individually. Zhang`s dig out from a deficit triumph in the fourth elastic against Patkar helped Australia seal the tie 3-1.
Patkar, heading 6-2 in the fifth and choosing diversion, looked set to take the best of five play-off last possible minute.
In any case, it wasn`t to be as a mixture of preventive approach and unforced lapses prompted her destruction. She in the end went down 9 11-5 11 8-11 9-11. Patkar and Kumaresan had lost the former duplicates elastic against Jian Fang Lay and Miao to trail 1-2 in the match.
Zhang gave Australia the early focal point by pressing off Kumaresan 11-5 2 11-6 11-9 in the opening singles. The pudgy looking Chinese-conceived paddler utilized her far reaching forehand to great impact and was just as powerful with her strike.
For India, the long splendid spot was Manika Batra`s persuading win over Fang Lay, a rival more than twofold the Delhi girl`s age. The 19-year-old foxed the 41-year-old Australian with savvy utilization of pimples for a 11-5 8 11-8 11-7 win.
Indian ladies had won their lady Commonwealth Games silver in Delhi four years prior. They entered the bronze award match here in the wake of heading off down to the relentless Singapore in the elimination rounds.
The men`s group, headed by Sharath Kamal, undertakes England in the elimination rounds later today. India blanked hosts Scotland 3-0 in the quarterfinals yesterday. Holders Singapore face Nigeria in the other elimination round.
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23-year-old Ziyu Zhang featured for Australia by winning her two singles, against the accomplished Shamini Kumaresan and Madhurika Patkar individually. Zhang`s dig out from a deficit triumph in the fourth elastic against Patkar helped Australia seal the tie 3-1.
Patkar, heading 6-2 in the fifth and choosing diversion, looked set to take the best of five play-off last possible minute.
In any case, it wasn`t to be as a mixture of preventive approach and unforced lapses prompted her destruction. She in the end went down 9 11-5 11 8-11 9-11. Patkar and Kumaresan had lost the former duplicates elastic against Jian Fang Lay and Miao to trail 1-2 in the match.
Zhang gave Australia the early focal point by pressing off Kumaresan 11-5 2 11-6 11-9 in the opening singles. The pudgy looking Chinese-conceived paddler utilized her far reaching forehand to great impact and was just as powerful with her strike.
For India, the long splendid spot was Manika Batra`s persuading win over Fang Lay, a rival more than twofold the Delhi girl`s age. The 19-year-old foxed the 41-year-old Australian with savvy utilization of pimples for a 11-5 8 11-8 11-7 win.
Indian ladies had won their lady Commonwealth Games silver in Delhi four years prior. They entered the bronze award match here in the wake of heading off down to the relentless Singapore in the elimination rounds.
The men`s group, headed by Sharath Kamal, undertakes England in the elimination rounds later today. India blanked hosts Scotland 3-0 in the quarterfinals yesterday. Holders Singapore face Nigeria in the other elimination round.
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