Asian Games: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinch bronze in table tennis women’s doubles | Asian Games 2023 News

NEW DELHI: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee‘s outstanding journey on the Asian Video games got here to an exhilarating shut on Monday as they secured the bronze medal within the closely-contested girls’s doubles semifinal. The Indian duo, who had been on a giant-slaying run all through the competitors, narrowly misplaced to a formidable North Korean pairing.
The match was a roller-coaster experience, showcasing the outstanding abilities and resilience of each groups. The North Koreans, Sugyong Pak and Suyog Cha, emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle that lasted for 60 minutes, in the end securing a 4-3 victory.
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The ultimate scoreline learn 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2 in favour of the North Koreans.
Sutirtha and Ayhika displayed their mettle by rallying from a 2-3 deficit to degree the match. Nonetheless, the North Koreans managed to outgun the Indian pair within the decisive seventh recreation, clinching victory when Sutirtha’s forehand shot met the web.

One of many highlights of their marketing campaign was their beautiful victory over the reigning world champions from China, Chen Meng and Yidi Wang, within the quarterfinals. Their journey has been an inspiring one for Indian desk tennis fanatics.
With this bronze medal within the girls’s doubles occasion, India concludes its desk tennis marketing campaign on the Asian Video games. It’s the lone desk tennis medal that India has received at this version of the Video games.
(With inputs from PTI)