Tokyo Olympics Table Tennis- Sharath Kamal vs MA Long: Sharath Kamal has been knocked out of Round 3 by MA Long. Sharath was in great form coming into this match after defeating Portuguese Tiago Apolonia. However, Sharath was defeated in this Round by Rio Olympics gold medalist MA Long: 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, and 11-4. Even though Sharath played really well in Games 2 and 3, MA Long- one of the greatest table tennis players gave him no hopes of a comeback against him. MA Long qualifies for the Round of 16 after defeating Sharath Kamal in Round 3 of the Men’s Singles Event.
India paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal on Tuesday bowed out of the men’s singles event after losing his Round 3 match against current world champion Ma Long here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym — Table 1 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Ma Long defeated Kamal 4-1 in a match that lasted for 46 minutes.
🎥: These Sharath Kamal winners against Ma Long will surely blow your mind 🤯🔥 #IND
He went down fighting, as #TeamIndia‘s #Tokyo2020 #TableTennis campaign comes to an end. #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion @sharathkamal1 pic.twitter.com/kBvyaAoCTM
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 27, 2021
Kamal was put on the backfoot in Game 1, losing it 7-11 and, and he was left with all to do in the following games. However, Kamal showed his experience and staged a comeback, winning Game 2.
The match kept on going back and forth, and after Game 3, it was Long who managed to take a 2-1 lead. Continuing from where he left off, Long took Game 4 and he was just minutes away from winning the match. Kamal was not able to make a comeback and he ended up losing the match within minutes.
On Monday, star paddler Manika Batra bowed out of the women’s singles event after losing her Round 3 match against Austria’s Sofia Polcanova. Sofia Polcanova defeated Batra 4-0.
India at Tokyo Olympics: Sharath Kamal vs MA Long Stats
| Player Statistics |
CHN MA Long
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IND ACHANTA Kamal
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| M | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | M | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | |
| Points won | 54 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Biggest lead | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | ||||
| Points won on own serve | 29 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Points lost on own serve | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Most consecutive points won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Greatest deficit overcome | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||||
India at Tokyo Olympics Table tennis: Sharath Kamal vs Ma Long live updates:
@9:49 AM: Ma leads 10-4, 6 match points
@9:49 AM: Ma leads 9-4
@9:48 AM: Ma leads 9-3
@9:47 AM: Ma leads 8-3
@9:47 AM: Ma leads 8-2
@9:46 AM: Ma leads 7-2
@9:45 AM: Ma leads 6-2
@9:45 AM: Ma leads 5-2
@9:45 AM: Ma leads 4-2
@9:44 AM: Ma leads 3-2
@9:44 AM: Sharath ties it at 2-2
@9:43 AM: Ma leads 2-1
@9:43 AM: Ma leads 2-0
@9:43 AM: Game 5 starts: Ma leads 1-0
@9:41 AM: MA Long wins 11-4, leads 3-1
@9:41 AM: Ma leads 10-4
@9:40 AM: Ma leads 9-3
@9:40 AM: Ma leads 9-2
@9:40 AM: Ma leads 8-2
@9:39 AM: Ma leads 7-2
@9:39 AM: Ma leads 6-2
@9:39 AM: Ma leads 6-1
@9:38 AM: Ma takes a 6-0 lead
@9:38 AM: Ma leads 4-0
@9:37 AM: Ma leads 3-0
@9:37 AM: Ma leads 2-0
@9:36 AM: Game 4 starts: Ma leads 1-0
@9:35 AM: MA Long wins 13-11. Leads 2-1
@9:34 AM: Ma leads 12-11, and calls a timeout
@9:33 AM: Sharath ties it again. Deuce
@9:33 AM: Ma takes the advantage
@9:32 AM: Sharath ties it at 10-10, Deuce
@9:31 AM: Ma leads 10-9, 1 game point for Ma
@9:30 AM: Ma leads 10-8
@9:29 AM: Ma leads 9-8
@9:29 AM: Ma ties again at 8-8
@9:28 AM: Sharath leads 8-7
@9:27 AM: Ma ties it at 7-7
@9:27 AM: Sharath leads 7-6
@9:27 AM: Sharath ties it at 6-6 now
@9:27 AM: Ma leads 6-5
@9:26 AM: Ma leads 6-4
@9:26 AM: Ma leads 5-4
@9:25 AM: Ma ties it at 4-4
@9:25 AM: Sharath leads 4-3
@9:24 AM: Sharath leads 4-2
@9:24 AM: Sharath leads 3-2
@9:24 AM: Back and forth game, Ma levels it again. 2-2
@9:23 AM: Sharath leads 2-1
@9:23 AM: Ma levels it at 1-1
@9:22 AM: Game 3 starts: Sharath leads 1-0
Men’s Singles Table Tennis… @sharathkamal1 comes back in the 2nd set. Great match going on… Must watch!#Olympics #TableTennis #IndiaTodayAtOlympics pic.twitter.com/ckuiZn3txt
— 🇮🇳 Bourbon 🇮🇳 (@bubun_s) July 27, 2021
@9:21 AM: Sharath Kamal wins game 2, 11-8; ties it at 1-1
@9:20 AM: 2 game points for India. Sharath leads 10-8
@9:19 AM: Sharath leads 9-8
@9:19 AM: Amazing rally, but Ma wins it. Ties it at 8-8
@9:18 AM: Sharath leads 8-7, India calls a timeout. Ma starting his comeback.
@9:17 AM: Sharath leads 8-5
@9:16 AM: At the towel break, Sharath leads 8-4
@9:16 AM: Sharath leads 7-4
@9:15 AM: Sharath takes a 4-points lead, 7-3
@9:15 AM: Sharath leads 6-3
@9:14 AM: Sharath leads 5-3
@9:14 AM: Sharath leads 4-3
@9:13 AM: Sharath equalizes, 3-3
@9:13 AM: Ma leads 3-1
@9:12 AM: Ma leads 2-1
@9:12 AM: Ma equalizes, 1-1
@9:12 AM: Game 2 starts: Sharath takes a 1-0 lead
@9:11 AM: MA Long wins the 1st game 11-7
@9:11 AM: Ma leads 10-7, great rally from Kamal
@9:10 AM: Ma leads 10-6
@9:09 AM: Sharath misses the ball, Ma leads 9-5
@9:08 AM: Ma leads 8-5
@9:07 AM: Ma Long changes his racquet, Sharath Kamal comes back to tie the score 5-5
@9:06 AM: Ma leads 5-2
@9:06 AM: Ma leads 4-2
@9:05 AM: Ma leads 3-1
@9:02 AM: Match is underway
@8:54 AM: The match has not started yet due to the unavailability of tables. Previous matches are still going on.
@8:41 AM: Sharath Kamal will take on Rio Olympics’ Gold medalist in Round 3.
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India paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal on Monday progressed to Round 3 of the men’s singles event after defeating Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym — Table 1 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
In the match, Kamal defeated Tiago 4-2 in Round 2 of the men’s singles event. He came from 0-1 behind to win the match after a 2-2 tie. He won the last two games to advance into round 3.
Ma Long is heading into the match after four consecutive wins but he is yet to play a game in Tokyo Olympics while Sharath Kamal has momentum in his favor after winning the previous fixture. Can he continue the winning run as India pins hope for a medal in Table Tennis after medal prospect Manika Batra got knocked out?
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