Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee’s giant-slaying run ended with a bronze medal on the Asian Games after the Indian duo misplaced the closely-fought ladies’s doubles semifinal 3-4 to Korea in Hangzhou on Monday. Sutirtha and Ayhika introduced the match on even-keel after trailing 2-3 however the Koreans Sugyong Pak and Suyog Cha outgunned the Indians within the decider, profitable 7-11 11-8 7-11 11-8 11-9 5-11 11-2 in 60 minutes. (Asian Games Medals Tally)

The match ended when Sutirtha’s forehand crashed on the web.

Sutirtha and Ayhika had shocked the reigning world champion Chinese pair of Chen Meng and Yidi Wang within the quarterfinals.

With this defeat within the ladies’s doubles, India’s desk tennis marketing campaign ended on the Games. This is the one TT medal that India gained at this version of the Games.

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