India win GOLD in Table Tennis men's final of Commonwealth Games 2022: India vs Singapore full results and final score

That brings us to the end of the Men's Table Tennis event in the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham. Do hop on to our main blog to follow our updates from the other events!

The England and Singapore teams receive their bronze and silver medals respectively, both teams played a hard-fought semi-final, both deserved a medal each, and now, the Indian team steps up onto the pedestal, and they receive their gold medals one by one! The flags are slowly hoisted, the Indian flag a notch above the British and Singapore ones, as the national anthem of India is played in the background!

India vs Singapore table tennis match full results -

Match 1 - Doubles: Harmeet Desai & Sathiyan Gnanasekaran beat Izaac Quek & Yew En Koen Pang 13-11, 11-7, 11-5
Match 2 - Singles: Zhe Yu Clarence Chew beat Sharath Kamal Achenta 11-7, 12-14, 11-3, 11-9
Match 3 - Singles: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran beat Yew En Koen Pang 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4
Match 4 - Singles: Harmeet Desai beat Zhe Yu Clarence Chew 11-8, 11-5, 11-6

The Indian team pose for photographs with the national flag! This has been a thoroughly dominant performance from them, not just in this tie, but throughout the whole tournament! They went behind in the second game today, the tie was levelled at 1 match apiece, but the fightback started off with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran fighting back in an epic way, using all his experience, defending the attacks from Pang, and once he went on the offence, Pang didn't know what hit him, and Gnanasekaran won three games in a row! Desai was on the backfoot on some occasions, but he fought back in an epic, epic manner and closed all his games out in sumptuous fashion, and India's Gold medal tally in the 2022 Commonwealth Games now go up from 3 to 5 in the space of a couple of hours!!!

Game 3: IND 11-6 SIN

- AND THERE IT IS! INDIA WIN GOLD IN TABLE TENNIS AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES! What a game, what a point this was, what a performance this has been from team India throughout the tournament! The Indian team rush out to the centre, and they jump around in a huddle! Manika Batra records the historic moment on her phone on the sidelines, India men defend their title at the Commonwealth Games!!!

Game 3: IND 10-6 SIN

- Match point, INDIA! Chew finds the net!!!!!

Game 3: IND 9-5 SIN

- OHHHH WOWWWW, what a return! Superb diagonal backhand from Desai!

Game 3: IND 8-5 SIN

- The ball turns past Desai's paddle.

Game 3: IND 8-4 SIN

Three points away now!

Game 3: IND 7-4 SIN

One more serve for Desai and he has a 3-point lead!

Game 3: IND 6-4 SIN

- The disguised top-spinner does it! Chew misses the table with his smash!

Game 3: IND 5-4 SIN

Another unforced error from Desai! A time-out has been called by India! What a comeback from Chew, though! He looked down, but he's still not out!

Game 3: IND 5-3 SIN

Chew's still in this!

Game 3: IND 5-2 SIN

Desai with the quick forehand but he misses the table.

Game 3: IND 5-1 SIN

Chew misses the table again trying to smash this top-spinner!

Game 3: IND 4-1 SIN

Chew fell for the bait! His body language is starting to drop now!

Game 3: IND 3-1 SIN

Chew skews this well wide!

Game 3: IND 2-1 SIN

Splendid smash from Desai!

Game 3: IND 1-1 SIN

Desai misses his return to a strong forehand hit from Chew and Singapore are level!

Game 3: IND 1-0 SIN

India go 1-0 up as Chew hits it over!

Game number 3 coming up! This is it, India go in with a massive advantage!

Game 2: IND 11-5 SIN

There it is! India are one game away from the gold medal!

Game 2: IND 10-5 SIN

Chew has one back

Game 2: IND 10-4 SIN

Chew misses the table, game point, India!

Game 2: IND 9-4 SIN

- Swift forehand return from Desai! Two points away now!

Game 2: IND 8-4 SIN

- A 4 point lead now!

Game 2: IND 7-4 SIN

Chew misses his return, and Desai has a three-point lead! A time-out has been called!

Game 2: IND 5-4 SIN

- Ohhhhhhh, swift, swift backhand from Desai, well wide of Chew's reach!

Game 2: IND 4-4 SIN

Chew finds the net after an attacking exchange!

Game 2: IND 3-3 SIN

- Unreal defence from Chew! Desai went on the offensive but was met with some strong defence which turned to attack soon, and he skwed it wide!

Game 2: IND 3-2 SIN

- Desai has his lead back!

Game 2: IND 2-2 SIN

Chew finds the net this time, and we are back on level terms!

Game 2: IND 1-2 SIN

Desai smashes it over, and Chew leads!

Game 2: IND 1-1 SIN

Singapore level!

Game 2: IND 1-0 SIN

- Chew finds the net! Swift, swift hands from Desai!

Game number 2 coming up! India have a major advantage! Splendid fightback from Desai having trailed early on!

Game 1: IND 11-8 SIN

There it is! The game point is won by Desai! He went down the middle, cramped Chew up, who eventually went past the table!

Game 1: IND 10-8 SIN

Desai tried to slip a quick flick but missed the table.

Game 1: IND 10-6 SIN

Game point, India!

Game 1: IND 9-6 SIN

Two points earned back by Chew, he's still in this!

Game 1: IND 9-4 SIN

Two points away now!

Game 1: IND 7-4 SIN

- And now Desai's pulling clear!

Game 1: IND 5-4 SIN

Desai goes past Chew's forehand and takes a lead!

Game 1: IND 4-4 SIN

Splendid placing from Desai! Scores level!

Game 1: IND 3-4 SIN

Superb attacking play from Desai! Leaves Chew on the ground as he tried to return!

Game 1: IND 2-3 SIN

- Desai pulls one back!

Game 1: IND 0-2 SIN

- Chew cramps Desai up for room, Singapore take a two point lead!

We now head to the fourth game of the tie! India win this one, they claim the gold! Singapore still have a chance at it, they need to win this one to take it to the decider! It'll be Sathiyan Gnanasekaran's doubles' partner, Harmeet Desai, who'll go up against Zhe Yu Clarence Chew with Jackie Williams officiating the game! Here we go, then! The toss is done, both players get to their sides, the warm up is done, and we are ready for action once again!

Game 4: IND 11-4 SIN

There it is! Sathiyan lets out a massive, massive roar after Pang finds the net having been cramped up for room going for the forehand! India go 2-1 up in the tie!!!

Game 4: IND 10-4 SIN

Match point, Pang finds the net!