Asian Games 2023 Table Tennis: India’s Complete Schedule, Full List of Indian Athletes; All You Need to Know – News18

India has sent a 10-member contingent for table tennis events at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The squad is being led by Sharat Kamal and Manika Batra as they will be beginning their campaign on September 22. The Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium will host all the table tennis events at the 19th Asian Games.

Table tennis first featured at the Asian Games in the third edition of the continental event back in 1958. The sport has been played at all the following editions except in 1970. India hadn’t landed a medal at the event up until 2018. It was Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra who secured bronze in mixed doubles at the Jakarta Asian Games. Anthony Amalraj, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar and Sharath Kamal also bagged another bronze in the men’s team event. India will be hoping to better their medal count from Jakarta at the 2023 Asian Games.

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China are the absolute favourites for all seven table tennis events in Hangzhou. They have recorded an incredible sixty medals in table tennis including 36 golds, 23 silver and eight bronze place finishes at Asian Games. It will be interesting to see which teams supersede the dominance of the Chinese participants at the 19th Asian Games.

Table Tennis Full Schedule for Asian Games 2023:

September 22, Friday (7:30 am to 11:30 am) – Round 1 for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 22, Friday (1:30 pm to 5:30 pm) – Round 2 for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 23, Saturday (7:30 am to 11:30 am) – Round 3 for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 24, Sunday (7:30 am to 11:30 am) – Round of 16 for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 24, Sunday (1:30 pm to 6:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 25, Monday (7:30 am to 10:30 am) – Round of 64 for Mixed Doubles

September 25, Monday (7:30 am to 10:30 am) – Semi-finals for Women’s Team

September 25, Monday (1:30 pm to 6:30 pm) – Semi-finals for Men’s Team

September 26, Tuesday (11:30 am to 2:30 pm) – Final for Men’s and Women’s Team

September 26, Tuesday (4:30 pm to 7:30 pm) – Final for Men’s and Men’s Team

September 27, Wednesday (7:30 am to 10:40 am) – Round of 64 for Men’s Doubles

September 27, Wednesday (7:30 am to 10:40 am) – Round of 64 for Women’s Doubles

September 27, Wednesday (7:30 am to 10:40 am) – Round of 64 for Men’s Singles

September 27, Wednesday (1:30 pm to 5:50 pm) – Round of 64 for Women’s Singles

September 27, Wednesday (1:30 pm to 5:50 pm) – Round of 32 for Mixed Doubles

September 28, Thursday (7:30 am to 11:10 am) – Round of 16 for Mixed Doubles

September 28, Thursday (7:30 am to 11:10 am) – Round of 32 for Women’s Singles

September 28, Thursday (7:30 am to 11:10 am) – Round of 32 for Men’s Doubles

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September 28, Thursday (1:30 pm) – Round of 32 for Women’s Doubles

September 28, Thursday (1:30 pm) – Round of 32 for Men’s Singles

September 28, Thursday (1:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Mixed Doubles

September 29, Friday (7:30 am to 10:10 pm) – Round of 16 for Women’s Singles

September 29, Friday (7:30 pm to 10:10 pm) – Round of 16 for Men’s Doubles

September 29, Friday (1:30 pm to 6:10 pm) – Round of 16 for Women’s Doubles

September 29, Friday (1:30 pm to 6:10 pm) – Round of 16 for Men’s Singles

September 29, Friday (1:30 pm to 6:10 pm) – Semi-finals for Mixed Doubles

September 30, Saturday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Men’s Doubles

September 30, Saturday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Women’s Singles

September 30, Saturday (2:30 pm to 6:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Women’s Doubles

September 30, Saturday (2:30 pm to 6:30 pm) – Quarter-finals for Men’s Singles

September 30, Saturday (2:30 pm to 6:30 pm) – Final for Mixed Doubles

October 1, Sunday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Semi-finals for Men’s Doubles

October 1, Sunday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Semi-finals for Women’s Singles

October 1, Sunday (4:00 pm to 6:30 pm) – Final for Men’s Doubles

October 1, Sunday (4:00 pm to 6:30 pm) – Final for Women’s Singles

October 2, Sunday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Semi-finals for Women’s Doubles

October 2, Sunday (9:30 am to 12:30 pm) – Semi-finals for Men’s Singles

October 2, Sunday (4:00 pm to 6:30 pm) – Final for Women’s Doubles

October 2, Sunday (4:00 pm to 6:30 pm) – Final for Men’s Singles

Ahead of Thursday’s Asian Games 2023 Table tennis events; here is all you need to know:

What date Asian Games 2023 Table tennis events will be played?

The Asian Games 2023 Table tennis events will take place from September 22 to October 2.

Where will the Asian Games 2023 Table tennis events take place?

The Asian Games 2023 Table tennis events will be played in Ningbo.

Which TV channels will broadcast Table tennis events at Asian Games 2023?

Table tennis events will be televised on the Sony Sports Network in India.

How do I watch Table tennis events at Asian Games 2023 live streaming?

Table tennis events will be streamed live on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

Indian participants in Table tennis:

Men’s team – Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah

Women’s team – Manik Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ahiya Mukherjee, Diya Chitale

Men’s singles – Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Women’s singles – Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula

Men’s doubles – Sharath Kamal/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manav Thakkar/ Manush Shah

Women’s doubles – Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ahiya Mukherjee and Sreeja Akula/Diya Chitale

Mixed doubles – Manika Batra/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sreeja Akula/Harmeet Desai

Men’s reserves – SFR Snehit, Sanil Shetty

Women’s reserves – Archana Kamath, Reeth Rishya