ITTF World Team Championships: Indian men’s team bows out with 0-3 loss to Austria

The Indian men’s team on Tuesday bowed out of the World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals after suffering a 0-3 drubbing at the hands of Austria in the round of 32 in London.

Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran surrendered meekly against their respective opponents while Manush Shah went down fighting in a tie that lasted one hour and 34 minutes.

Manush Shah was the first to take the field in the tie, against Robert Gardos. The Indian won the first game 11-6 but lost the next two 7-11 and 3-11 before clinching the fourth 11-8. But in the decider, the Indian lost 11-13. The first match lasted 46 minutes.

After India trailed 0-1, Thakkar and Gnanasekaran lost in quick time with identical 0-3 margins.

Thakkar suffered defeat to Daniel Habesohn 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 in just 10 minutes, while Sathiyan played a little longer before losing 5-11, 8-11, 9-11 to Andreas Levenko.

Published on May 06, 2026