CWG 2022: Table tennis silver again for Sharath Kamal-Gnanasekaran Sathiyan

08.08.2022 - 06:57 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Just like the 2018 Gold Coast Games, their nemesis at the final hurdle were once again Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford. In a scintillating clash, the Englishmen emerged victors 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4 to clinch back-to-back men's doubles CWG gold.

It was silver again for the Sharath-Sathiyan pair. "It was very much the same story (as 2018), and it was a close match. We prepared well but all credit to them.

They played a fantastic match and raised their level in the decider," Sathiyan reacted after the loss. "We gave them an early lead in the decider, which cost us the match.

Unfortunately, it was silver again this time. We had played very well in Gold Coast in 2018, and we've again played very well here in Birmingham.

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Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this month. Be it gold (team's event), silver in men's doubles with Sharath Kamal or bronze in individual category --- the 29-year-old won it all. For someone known to show his aggressive side on court, Sathiyan broke down after defeating England's Paul Drinkhall 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9 to win the individual bronze medal.

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