Indian men finish fifth

Osaka, Sept 30: Indian men finished a creditable fifth while the women8217;s team slid to the 10th spot in the team events of the Asian Table Tennis Championships here today. After crashing out to Japan in the quarter-finals yesterday, the men had a great day topping the four-team play-off Indonesia, Australia and Hong Kong for the fifth to eighth places.

It was a bad day though for India8217;s women8217;s team as they went down 0-3 to New Zealand in the ninth place play-offs. DOUBLE FOR CHINA: Meanwhile, China swept the stakes in the team events winning both the men8217;s and women8217;s titles today.

Results India

MEN 5-8th placings: India bt Indonesia 3-1 S Raman lost to Deddy Rudolf Da Costa 10-21, 9-21; Chetan Baboor bt Ersan Sutant 23-21, 18-21, 21-19; Arup Basak bt Ismu Harinto 14-21, 21-9, 21-19; Baboor bt Deddy Rudolf Da Costa 21-16, 21-8. India bt Australia 3-1 Baboor b Brett Clarke 21-19, 21-13; S. Raman lost to Paul Langley 22-20, 12-21, 12-21; Basak bt Mark Smythe 21-10, 21-13; Baboor btPaul Langley 23-21, 21-9.

Women: New Zealand bt India 3-0 Karen Li bt M.S Mythili 21-13, 21-9; Li Chunli bt Poulomi Ghatak 21-7, 21-8; Sarah Finch bt N.R Indu 14-21, 21-12, 21-15