Date:30/06/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/30/stories/2005063007661900.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

Indian girls' teams lose to Japan in semifinals

NEW DELHI: The Indian girls failed to raise their game when it mattered losing in the team event semifinals of the World junior circuit table tennis championship in Fiji. Both the teams — `A' and `B' — were thrashed 0-3 by Japan `A' and Japan `B'.

In the quarterfinals, India `A' posted a 3-2 win over Korea `B', while India `B' thrashed New Zealand `A' 3-0, according to information received here.

It was, however, not an happy outing for the boys as the `A' and `B' teams lost to Korea `B' and Korea `A' 1-3 respectively.

The results:

Girls: Semifinals: India `A' lost to Japan `A' 0-3 (J. Swarna lost to Yuri Yamanashi 9-11, 4-11, 9-11; K. Shamini lost to Yuka Ishigaki 1-11, 4-11, 5-11; Swarna & Shamini lost to Yamanashi & Moemi Terui 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 6-11. India `B' lost to Japan `B' 0-3 (Pallabi Kundu lost to Shiho Ono 4-11, 4-11, 9-11; Madhurika Patkar lost to Yuko Fujii 3-11, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11; Salankara Mahalanobish & Ashlesha Bodas lost to Fujii & Miwako Ishizuka 5-11, 3-11, 6-11.

Boys: Korea Republic `B' bt India `A' 3-1 (Young Sik Jeoung bt Soumyajit Sarkar 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 13-11; Sang Su Lee lost to Aniket Koparkar 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 7-11; Jeoung & Lee bt Sarkar & Devesh Karia 11-3, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10; Lee bt Sarkar 12-10, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4).

Korea Republic `A' bt India `B' 3-1 (U. Myeongjae bt Sanil Shetty 11-3, 15-13, 11-6; Donghee Lee lost to R. Abhishek 11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 6-11; Myeongjae & Hoon Suk Yoo bt Abhishek & Sayan Roy Paul 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8; Myeongjae bt Abhisek 11-5, 11-8, 11-5). — PTI