India’s Manav Thakkar went down to third-seeded Ma Long of China 9-11, 10-12, 5-11 in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the 26th-ITTF Asian table tennis championships in Pyeongchang (South Korea) on Friday.
With Manav’s exit, India’s presence in the continental championships came to an end. In the third round, Manav had upset Kao Cheng-Jui, World No.33.
Earlier in the day, Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan lost in the men’s singles third round. Then, the women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee & Ayhika Mukherjee bowed out in the quarterfinals.
