Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 20 -- India's men's table tennis campaign at the Asian Games got off to a promising start with a commanding 3-0 victory over Indonesia, but the momentum was abruptly halted as Iran swept them 3-0 in their next Group F tie here on Sunday.
India had made an emphatic start against Indonesia, with Asian Games medallist Sathiyan Gnanasekaran putting the team ahead in the opening match. Sathiyan comfortably defeated Muhammad Negara 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 to give India the early advantage.
Manav Thakkar was then pushed into a five-game battle by Muhammad Junindra but held his nerve to prevail 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, taking India to the brink of victory.
Manush Shah completed the job in clinical fashion, defeating Affan Prata...