Left proves right for Singapore as Sharath bows out in singles
Second-seeded A. Sharth Kamal squandered three match points and then the quarterfinal match, shattering his men's singles medal hope in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Sunday.
Earlier, he also failed to go past the semifinals in mixed doubles but would at least get a bronze medal as he combined with Sreeja Akula to reach the last four, where they lost against Peng and Goi.
The young legs of Peng Yu En Koen did played a major role in the left-hander snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as he not only survived a 1-3 deficit but also seized the advantage in the decider to enter the semifinals.
The other Indians that made the grade included top-seeded G. Sathiyan, who beat Nigerian Bode Abiodun 4-0 and Harmeet Desai who accounted for fellow Indian Sushmit Sriram 4-1. Sanil Shetty joined Sharath when he went down to England's Thomas Jarvis 1-4.
The top-seeded Ho Tin-Tin of England beat unseeded Archana Kamath, the reigning national champion, 4-1 to enter the ...