Asian Games 2018, Squash, Men's Team Semifinals, Day 13: India vs Hong Kong, Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Ramit Tandon in action, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

India lose 0-2 to Hong Kong, China in the men's semifinal.

Updated: 31 August 2018 16:37 IST - Published: 31 August 2018 09:12 IST

So the defending champions from the 2014 Incheon Games will not be taking part in the finals of this edition. However, the women's team will be taking part in the gold medal clash.

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The Indian team fought hard in the semifinals but ultimately lost 0⃣-2⃣ to Hong Kong, who were superior on the day!

A huge achievement nonetheless to bring home the 🥉 for India!

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Well then, the Indian men's team has won the bronze medal as they lose 0-2 in the semifinals and bow out of the Asian Games 2018.

The Men's team did put on a positive show right throughout their campaign but were no match for the might Hong Kong team, which claimed two sets in a row to win the match and move on to the finals.

Well, the answer to that is a firm NO as the Indian Men's team loses 0-2 to the confident Hong Kong team.

Final result - Hong Kong win 2-0

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As it stands, 🇮🇳 0 - 1 🇭🇰

Will the Men's team bounce back to win the encounter and enter the FINAL?

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India in action against Hong Kong Image Courtesy: OCA (Olympic Council of Asia)

Hong Kong, China take the lead with a win in the first set.
India trails 0-1

We are underway at the GBK Squash stadium!

In the semifinals, India will be squaring off against Hong Kong, China which has managed to win all five of its games so far.

An exciting contest awaits! Stay tuned for all the live updates!

Here's how the men have fared so far -

India def. Indonesia 3-0
Harinder Pal Sandhu beat Nur Tastafyan 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-7)
Ramit Tandon beat Bagus Laksana 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-5)
Mahesh Mangaonkar beat Andi Hasanudin 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-5)

India def. Singapore 3-0
Harinder Pal Sandhu beat Timothy Leong Yew Sing 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7)
Ramit Tandon beat Samuel Kang Shan Mu 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-6)
Mahesh Mangaonkar beat Pang Ka Hoe 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-1)

India def. Qatar 2-1
Harinder Pal Sandhu lost to Abdulla Al-Tamimi 0-3 (8-11, 9-11, 8-11)
Ramit Tandon beat Syed Azlan Amjad 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-3)
Mahesh Mangaonkar beat Abdulrahman Al-Malki 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-2)

India def. Thailand 3-0
Saurav Ghoshal beat Phuwis Poonsiri 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 12-10)
Ramit Tandon beat Arnold Phatraprasit 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-6)
Mahesh Mangaonkar beat Natthakit Jivasuwan 3-0 (11-0, 11-6, 11-2)

India lost to Malaysia 1-2
Saurav Ghoshal beat Mohd.Nafizwan Adnan 3-2 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-7)
Harinder Pal Sandhu lost to Ng Eain Yow 2-3 (11-7, 3-11, 11-8, 3-11, 3-11)
Ramit Tandon lost to Ivan Yuen 1-3 (8-11, 11-9, 10-12, 7-11)

Welcome to the live coverage of the men's team squash semifinal between India and Hong Kong, China!

The Indian women are already in the finals with a 0-2 win over the Malaysian team and one can only hope that the men's team puts up a dominating show to make their way into the finals!

Join us for the other sports!

That is it from Squash. The Indian Women now make their way to the final on Spetember 1. They will face either Hong Kong or Japan.

They are now headed towards the Final!

Dipika Pallikal wins the second match for India which hands them the Semifinal win!

India has won the second match as well!

Joshna Chinappa beats Nicol David.

The Indian Women's team take the lead! 1-0.

The tie is still at 0-0.

Once again, the scores will be updates here as and when they arrive due to there being a lack of coverage.

The match is underway! Can the women make it into the final?

They are now up against a strong Malaysian side to see if they can make it to the summit clash!

Here is how the Indian women have fared in their Pool matches:

1. INDIA def. IRAN 3 - 0:

Joshna Chinappa def. Ghazal Sharafpour 3–0 (11–7, 11–5, 11–6)
Dipika Pallikal Karthik def. Fereshteh Eghtedari 3–0 (11–2, 11–6, 11–4)
Tanvi Khanna def. Hadis Farzad 3–0 (12–10, 11–7, 11–2)

2. INDIA def. THAILAND 3 - 0:

Joshna Chinappa def. Anantana Prasertratanakul 3–0 (11–9, 12–10, 11–6)
Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla def. Tuddaw Thamronglarp 3-0 (11–2, 11–6, 11–2)
Tanvi Khanna def. Pranghatai Phongrattana 3–0 (11–3, 11–4, 11–2)

3. INDIA def. INDONESIA 3 - 0:

Dipika Pallikal Karthik def. Yeni Siti Rohmah 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–7)
Tanvi Khanna def. Maudy Wafa Nadiyah 3–0 (11–1, 11–3, 11–7)
Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla def. Irma Maryani 3-0 (11–3, 11–9, 11–1)

4. INDIA def. CHINA 3 - 0:

Joshna Chinappa def. Li Dongjin 3–1 (5–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–6)
Dipika Pallikal Karthik def. Duan Siyu 3–0 (11–1, 11–4, 11–5)
Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla def. He Xinru 3-0 (11–3, 11–6, 11–3)

5. HONG KONG def. INDIA 2-1

Annie Au def. Joshna Chinappa 3-0 (11–9, 11–6, 11–6)
Joey Chan def. Dipika Pallikal Karthik 3-1 (6–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–9)
Ho Tze Lok lost to Sunayna Kuruvilla 2-3 (11–5, 15–13, 6–11, 9–11, 12–14)

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After a whirlwind but extremely rewarding two weeks, we are here now at the penultimate day of the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, with the closing ceremony scheduled on 2nd September. India has been immensely decorated at the track and field events this year as the medals came pouring in. A total of 19 medals (including 7 golds) came from Athletics, making it the largest contributor to India's overall medal tally.

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The Indian women's team of Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunanya Kuruvilla, and Tanvi Khanna were already through to the semifinals of the event even before playing their last group game against Hong Kong!

They had won four of their 5 pool matches but lost to Hong Kong yesterday.