India edge out Slovenia for 35th place in World TT

Bremen, Germany, May 1 (UNI) Commonwealth Games gold medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal won two games to help Indian men chalk out a 3-2 win against Slovenia to finish 35th in the World Team Table Tennis Championship here today.

India began on a shaky note, with Soumyadeep Roy losing the first match. Sharath Kamal restored parity with a straight games win, but Jitendra Kumar Gidla was no match for his opponent and the Slovenians wrested back the lead.

It was Sharath Kamal again, who fought back from a game down to make it 2-2.

Soumyadeep then made amends of his loss in the first match to give a 3-2 win for India.

Results: Lasan Sas bt Soumyadeep Roy 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 Achanta Sharath Kamal bt Roposa Bojan 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 Horvat Mitja bt Jitendra Kumar Gidla 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 Achanta Sharath Kamal bt Lasan Sas 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 Soumyadeep Roy bt Roposa Bojan 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 UNI XC PDS VP1034