Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India Thrash Pakistan 3-0 in Asian Games Table Tennis
India’s men’s table tennis team played Pakistan at the Asian Games.
India won the team contest by a score of 3-0.
Harmeet Desai won the first match in three games.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran then won another match in three games.
Payas Jain won the third match in three games.
This meant India did not lose a single game against Pakistan.
The victory helped India recover after losing to Iran.
India’s women’s team also beat Pakistan and qualified for the quarterfinals.
India defeated Pakistan 3-0 in the men’s table tennis team contest at the 2026 Asian Games.
Harmeet Desai beat Khan Muhammad 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 in the opening match.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won India’s second match 3-0, though his opponent and game scores were not provided.
Payas Jain defeated Khan Muhammad 11-2, 11-5, 11-7 to complete India’s clean sweep.
India’s men temporarily moved top of Group F with five points, while the women’s team also beat Pakistan to reach the quarterfinals.
- Who
- India and Pakistan’s men’s table tennis teams competed; India’s women’s team also faced Pakistan.
- What
- India’s men won 3-0, while the women’s team defeated Pakistan to reach the quarterfinals.
- When
- Monday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- The men’s victory helped India recover from its previous defeat to Iran and temporarily led Group F.
- Men’s result
- India defeated Pakistan 3-0.
- Opening match
- Harmeet Desai defeated Khan Muhammad 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.
- Third match
- Payas Jain defeated Khan Muhammad 11-2, 11-5, 11-7.
- Group position
- India temporarily moved to the top of Group F with five points from three matches.
- Previous result
- India had lost to Iran after beginning its campaign with a win over Indonesia.
- Women’s team
- India’s women defeated Pakistan and booked a place in the quarterfinals.
- Women’s campaign
- The women began with a 3-2 win over Singapore.