Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- India's women's table tennis team have been knocked out of the Asian Games 2026 after suffering a 0-3 defeat against North Korea in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Sreeja Akula was the first Indian player in action and faced Kim Kum Yong in the opening match of the tie. Kim took the first game 11-7 before maintaining her advantage to win the next two games 11-6, 11-5, giving North Korea a 1-0 lead.

India then looked to Yashaswini Ghorpade to level the tie against Pyon Song Gyong. Yashaswini, who had impressed throughout the tournament after coming into the team in place of Manika Batra, struggled against the North Korean player.

Pyon won the opening two games 11-4 and 11-3 to put North Korea within one match of ...