Asian Championship: India Men's Table Tennis Team Loses To Chinese Taipei In Semis, Signs Off With Bronze (Image:twitter.com/SportsgramIndia/status/1698558029690724849)

The Indian Men”s table tennis team has been signed off with a bronze after settling with a 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the Asian Championship semifinal on Wednesday.

In a disappointing display, both veteran Sharath Kamal and the experienced G Sathiyan surrendered meekly to their higher-ranked opponents while Harmeet Desai showed the stomach for a fight, says reports.

The match was held in South Korea”s Pyeongchang.

According to the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI), Sharath was handed a 6-11, 6-11, 9-11 defeat by Chuang Chih-Yuan, ranked 26th, while Sathiyan went down 5-11, 6-11, 10-12 to world number 7 Lin Yun-Ju as the third-seeded Indian team trailed 0-2.

At the Asian Championships, the losing semifinalists are also awarded bronze medals.