Bhubaneswar: The Indian men’s team redeemed themselves to some extent with a hard-fought 3-2 triumph over DPR Korea in a 5th-8th place playoff tie at the ITTF-ATTU 28th Asian Table Tennis Team Championships being held at the Kalinga Stadium.

Having been knocked out of medal contention following a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Hong Kong two days ago, the trio of Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah and Ankur Bhattacharjee won a match each over their North Korean rivals on Tuesday to emerge victorious. ADVERTISEMENT

India will next face Republic of Korea (South Korea) in a clash to determine which country finishes fifth in the continental team event.

Manav gave the home side the perfect start, dismissing the challenge of Song Yu Ham 11-6, 11-5, 11-9.

Manush flattered to deceive, going down in 4 game

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