Press Trust of India
Surat, Dec 21: Anthony Amalraj could not become the second Indian after Sharath Kamal to win the men’s singles gold as he went down to Singapore’s Chen Feng 2-4 on the concluding day of the 20th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Monday. The women singles gold, too, went the Singapore way when Zhou Yiyan beat Mouma Das 4-1.
However, this was the best ever Indian showing in a Commonwealth Championships as the hosts led the medals tally with three gold, five silver and seven bronze medals, including a gold and silver in team championships. India finished with 16 medals, beating their previous highest of nine which they had won two years ago.
Singapore finished behind India with four gold and a team bronze medal. England’s men ended with a silver and their women a bronze while Northern Ireland men and the women from Wales shared a bronze each.
Soumyajit Ghosh and Harmeet Desai deservingly won the men’s double gold, beating teammates G Sathiyan and Devesh Karia 3-2. The tough final saw good, speedy rallies but the experienced pair held on to go over the line.
Results:
(Men’s final): Chen Feng (Singapore) bt Anthony Amalraj 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 6-11, 14-12, 11-7; (Women’s final): Zhou Yihan (Singapore) bt Mouma Das 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-2, 11-3; (Men’s doubles final): Soumyajit Ghosh/Harmeet Desai bt G Sathiyan/Devesh Karia 5-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3; (Women’s doubles final): Lin Ye/Zhou Yihan (Singapore) bt Manika Batra/Ankita Das 11-6, 11-9, 11-9.
