Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 25 -- - Manush Shah and Diya Chitale stunned Hong Kong, China's world No. 4 combination of Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1 to storm into the mixed doubles semifinals and assure India of a table tennis medal at the Asian Games here on Friday.
The Indian pair prevailed 11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5 in the quarterfinals, producing a strong response after narrowly dropping the second game to seal a memorable victory.
Manush and Diya started aggressively and took the opening game 11-6. The Hong Kong pair fought back in a tense second game, edging the Indians 15-13 to level the contest.
With the match delicately poised at 1-1, the Indian duo regained control, winning the third game 11-9 before closing out the fourth 11-5 to bo...