Asian Games 2023 Highlights for September 22: A decent day for the Indian contingent, with the table tennis teams and the Men's Volleyball team stealing the show on the back of some fantastic wins. Advancements in rowing were a part of it while there was not too much to write home about when it came to Modern Pentathlon and Sailing. Follow Sportskeeda for Asian Games 2023 latest updates
12:46 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
Right then, that's all we have for you from today's coverage of Asian Games 2023. Join us back tomorrow at 8:30 am IST as the Indian Women's Table Tennis team will take on Nepal, followed by their male counterparts locking horns with Tajikistan, alongside multiple events in Sailing. Until then, this is me, Maanas Upadhyay, bidding you adieu! Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the latest news and live coverage of the Asian Games!
12:38 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team: India 3-1 Singapore
Sathiyan G 3-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9) Harmeet Desai 3-2 YEK Pang (12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5) Sharath Kamal 1-3 ZYC Chew (11-13, 8-11, 12-10, 5-11) Sathiyan G 3-1 YEK Pang (11-7, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6)
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, take a bow! He's won two matches and has sealed the game for India! It has been a fantastic showing from the Men's Table Tennis team as they take home two wins from the opening day. With a match against Tajikistan lined-up tomorrow, they will be feeling pretty confident of getting an unbeaten streak going.
12:20 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team, Match 4
Sathiyan G 1-1 YEK Pang (11-7, 12-10)
After winning the first game quite comfortably, Sathiyan goes down fighting. YEK Pang just held his nerves better in the previous game as he took home the tiebreaker. However, Sathiyan will be eager to get back in the lead by winning the next game.
12:07 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team: India 2-1 Singapore
Sathiyan G 3-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9) Harmeet Desai 3-2 YEK Pang (12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5) Sharath Kamal 1-3 ZYC Chew (11-13, 8-11, 12-10, 5-11)
Well, Sharath has gone down fighting and all eyes will now be on Sathiyan once again as he takes on YEK Pang. If Singapore can win this match and force a decider, it will be quite a turnaround.
India have done it! Ayhika Mukherjee emerges as the saviour as she brings it home for the Women in Blue. They have toiled hard throughout and in the end, they emerge on top!
11:21 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team: India 2-0 Singapore
Sathiyan G 3-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9) Harmeet Desai 3-2 YEK Pang (12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5)
Despite a comeback from Pang, it is Harmeet Desai who shows his class in the deciding game to take home the match. India have a good lead now and with Sharath Kamal walking out to play next, India will be looking to seal the encounter.
Ayhika has produced a masterclass here! She's unstoppable in the middle and has come out all guns blazing after her loss earlier in the day.
10:59 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team: India 1-0 Singapore
Sathiyan G 3-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9) Harmeet Desai 2-0 YEK Pang (12-10, 11-8)
The Men's team is on course to obliterate Singapore in their fixture. Harmeet Desai has taken a 2-0 lead against his opponent and will be looking to close the game soon.
After an excruciating final two games, it is Jian Zeng who emerges on top to beat Manika Batra, who gave a very tough fight. India and Singapore are tied at two points apiece and it will all come down to the final match between Ayhika Mukherjee and Jingyi Zhou to decide the winner of this tie.
Manika levels up the score! She'll be feeling mighty confident after this win. This is turning out to be an absolute edge-of-the-seat thriller! Can Manika win it for India?
10:38 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Men's Team: India 1-0 Singapore
Sathiyan G 3-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9)
Sathiyan is victorious! Against a formidable looking opponent, he's won the match and in some style too! A conniving win to get India underway in their second contest of the day. Up next will be Harmeet Desai in action as he takes on YEK Pang.
Manika goes down fighting after forcing a tie-breaker. However, she will still be feeling confident of taking home this match. She needs to win the next set by any means.
10:28 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Match Score: Sathiyan G 2-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10, 11-6)
After an initial hiccup, Sathiyan is getting into his groove as he takes home another game against Quek. He will be looking to seal the deal by winning the next one as well.
10:24 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Match Score: Sathiyan G 1-1 Izaac Quek (5-11, 12-10)
Meanwhile, the Men's team is also taking on Singapore and the first game is underway, with Sathiyan G having levelled the match score with Quek.
A terrific turnaround from Manika after being clinically beaten in the first game. She takes revenge and in some style too, beating Zeng by the exact same margin in the second game.
10:13 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Manika Batra is up next as she takes on Jian Zeng! Can she seal the deal for India?
Game 4: Sreeja Akula 11-9 Wong Xin Ru (Match Score: Sreeja 2-2 Wong)
09:52 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Game 3: Sreeja Akula 8-11 Wong Xin Ru (Match Score: Sreeja 1-2 Wong)
Sreeja goes down fighting and Wong Xin Ru has taken a lead in the contest. It will be up to Sreeja to make a comeback now.
09:40 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS Game 3: Sreeja Akula 3-0 Wong Xin Ru (Match score: 1-1)
Sreeja Akula is off to a blinder in the third game of this third match. 3-0 right from the word go.
09:39 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS Game 2: Sreeja Akula 11-9 Wong Xin Ru (Match score: 1-1)
Sreeja Akula holds her nerve to find herself back into Match 3 of the tie between India and Singapore. It's all about the momentum now. Will Sreeja make the most of the momentum and take this match by the throat? Only time (the next few minutes, I mean) can tell!
09:33 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS Game 2: Sreeja Akula 6-5 Wong Xin Ru
Sreeja Akula has a slender lead at the halfway point of Game 2. She will hope to capitalise on the momentum and come back into this match.
09:30 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS Game 1: Sreeja Akula 12-14 Wong Xin Ru (Match Score: 0-1)
Wong Xin Ru comes away with the lead after the first game against Sreeja Akula winning it 14-12, firmly jumping into the advantage in the crucial third match of this India-Singapore fixture.
Manika comes back strongly after a slight setback in the second game to win the third and fourth game by convincing margins. The victory puts India bacl in the tie at 1-1, and they will look to make the most of it from here.
Manika has put herself in a good position with a win in this game. She needs just one more game win to win the match and level the tie score. India will be desperately hoping for that.
09:03 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Game 3: Manika Batra 8-4 Jingyi Zhou
Manika has a sizeable lead against her opponent in the third game and will be looking to go the distance. She's made a fierce comeback here.
It is Jingyi Zhou who has levelled the match score with some smart play. Manika was just not upto the mark in that game and will be looking to turn it around quickly in the third game.
Manika Batra has gotten off to a good start, beating Jingyi Zhou in the first game. However, she will be wary of her opponent and should look to give it her all to win the next one too.
Not the ideal start for India as Ayhika goes down fighting in the first match of the tie. She won the first game but couldn't continue the same momentum, losing the next three to concede the match. It will be up to India's Golden Girl next as Manika Batra will play against Jingyi Zhou in Match 2.
08:37 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
Finally, Adhvait Menon in the Boy's Dinghy - ILCA4 Races finished 3rd in Race 03 and fourth in Race 04 to conclude India's sailing activities for the day.
08:34 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
In the Men's Skiff - 49er Races, the Indian duo of Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun A Thakkar had the following results: Race 04: 3rd position Race 05: 3rd position Race 06: 4th position
08:33 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
In the Girl's Dinghy - ILCA4, Neha Thakur had the following results: Race 03: 3rd position Race 04: 1st position
08:32 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
In the Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race, Preethi Kongara and Shekhar Sudhanshu had the following results:
Race 03: 6th position Race 04: 7th position
08:30 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
In the Women's Skiff - 49erFX Race, the Indian duo of Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma had the following results: Race 04: 4th position Race 05: 2nd position Race 06: 3rd position
08:29 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
SAILING
Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu had the following results in Men's Windsurfer - iQFoil: Race 05: 7th position Race 06: 7th position Race 07: 5th position Race 08: 7th position
After a tightly fought contest, it is Zeng who finishes on top in the third game, getting the better of Ayhika. The next game will be a do-or-die one for Ayhika, who just seems to have lost her touch after the first game.
08:25 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
MODERN PENTATHLON
Meanwhile, Mayank Chaphekar has finished thirteenth in the Fencing Bonus Round of Modern Pentathlon. Not the best of results for him in the sport.
08:16 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Ayhika Mukherjee 2-11 Jian Zeng Match Score: Ayhika 1-1 Zeng
Well, it didn't take too long for the Singaporean to adjust to Ayhika's defensive style of play. She's brought on her best game and has levelled the match score.
08:12 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
As Ayhika Mukherjee plays her match, here's a Sportskeeda Exclusive where she opened up on her preparations for the Asian Games.
Ayhika Mukherjee makes a good comeback after trailing to get the better of Zeng in the first game. Her lethal backhand chops will be difficult for Zeng to negotiate.
08:07 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Action shifts back to table tennis now, with India's women team taking on Singapore.
08:03 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 3: India 25-21 Chinese Taipei Match Result: India 3-0 Chinese Taipei
India have done it! They've qualified for the next round of the Men's Volleyball competition with a dominant win over a strong Chinese Taipei team!
07:58 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 3: India 20-18 Chinese Taipei
Pressure situation for both teams now as Chinese Taipei are giving it their all in the middle to keep this game alive in this set, which is a do-or-die one for them.
07:53 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 3: India 17-15 Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei had made a comeback, levelling the score at 15 apiece but it is India who have gotten a couple of points on the trot to put themselves in the lead again. They need to make sure that they do not squander it this time around!
07:47 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 3: India 12-10 Chinese Taipei
Four points on the trot for Chinese Taipei as they reduce the deficit down to just two points. India need to stop making unforced errors.
07:41 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 3: India 10-4 Chinese Taipei
Meanwhile, there is good news for Indian fans in Volleyball as well, with India having taken a formidable 10-4 lead in the third set.
07:39 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
ROWING
BALRAJ PANWAR QUALIFIES! Medal hopes for him will be alive as he finishes third in the semi-final just behind China's L Zhang and Kazakhstan's V Yakovlev.
07:35 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
ROWING
Panwar is in action in rowing and his race is underway!
07:31 (GMT)22 SEP 2023
VOLLEYBALL
Set 2: India 25-22 Chinese Taipei Match Score: India 2-0 Chinese Taipei
India blow away an attempted comeback from Chinese Taipei to seal the second set as well. Against South Korea, the Indian team seemed to be getting tired towards the end and keeping that in mind, they'll surely want to take home the third set and go into the next round!
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