Ghosh-Sathiyan set up clash with top seeds in final
The Indian pair of Soumyajit Ghosh and G Sathiyan defeated compatriots Anothony Amalraj and Sanil Shetty to enter the men's doubles final of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open at Panagyurishte today.
The Indian pair of Soumyajit Ghosh and G Sathiyan defeated compatriots Anothony Amalraj and Sanil Shetty to enter the men's doubles final of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open at Panagyurishte today.
Ghosh-Sathiyan posted a comfortable 11-3 12-10 11-8 win over Amalraj and Shetty.
The Indian duo will take on top-seeded Japanese duo of Jin Uda and Maharu Yoshimura in the final tomorrow.
The Japanese had a tough time against Hungarians Nandor Ecseki and AdamSzudi before they eked out a 11-9 5-11 11-4 8- 11 11-6 victory in their semi-final match.
Ghosh and Sathiyan had earlier battled hard against Taipei's Lin un Ju and Yang Heng-Wei in the quarterfinals, which the Indians won 3-2.
Meanwhile, Manika Batra and Mouna Das lost to a Sweden- Hungary combination of Matilda Ekholm and Georgina Pota 4-11 11-8 12-14 12-14 in tough women's doubles semifinal match to bow out of the tournament.
Manav Thakkar, too, had to be satisfied with a bronze after losing his Under-21 men's singles semifinal match to Tomas Polansky of Czech Republic 8-11 6-11 11-5 8-11.
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