Indian men finish fifth

Osaka, Sept 30: Indian men finished a creditable fifth while the women’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 India’s women’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 men’s and women’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