India Exits Asian Games Soft Tennis Quarterfinals
India Exits Asian Games Soft Tennis Quarterfinals
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India’s five-member men’s soft tennis squad consisted of Jay Meena, Yogesh Choudhary, Aryan Thakur, Aniket Patel and Om Yadav.
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India opened its group campaign against Laos with a clean sweep: Meena and Choudhary won the first doubles match 5-0, Thakur won the singles 4-0, and Patel and Yadav secured another doubles victory.
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India’s 0-3 loss to Chinese Taipei included a 0-5 defeat for Meena and Choudhary in the opening doubles match and a 1-4 loss for Thakur in singles; Patel and Yadav also lost the second doubles match.
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Soft tennis events at the Aichi-Nagoya Games are being held from September 18 to 23 at Nagoya’s Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, with 100 athletes from 13 nations competing in singles, team events and mixed doubles.
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Pakistan’s men’s and women’s teams both ended the group stage without a win, losing all six of their matches 3-0, including the men’s defeats against the Philippines, Cambodia and Japan.
India's men's soft tennis team exited the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya after losing 0-2 to Indonesia in the quarterfinals on September 22. Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary fell 2-5 in doubles to Tio Hutauruk and Fernando Sanger, while Aryan Thakur lost 3-4 in singles to Bagus Pradewa The Hans India. The team had advanced to the knockout stage by finishing second in Group C, but couldn't overcome the Indonesian squad.
India's Path to the Quarterfinals
India's five-player squad opened with dominant performances against lower-ranked opponents. They defeated Laos 3-0 with Meena and Choudhary winning the doubles 5-0, Thakur taking singles 4-0, and Patel-Yadav securing the second doubles indiasnews.net. Similar dominance followed against Mongolia as India maintained its winning streak in the group stage.
The team's progress halted against group winner Chinese Taipei, who swept India 3-0. Meena and Choudhary suffered a heavy doubles loss at 0-5, while Thakur managed only one point in his 1-4 singles defeat beijingnews.net. Despite the loss, India's two earlier victories secured second place and a quarterfinal berth.
Close Singles Match Decides Indonesia Matchup
The quarterfinal came down to tight individual contests. Thakur's 3-4 loss to Pradewa was the closest match of the day, with only a single point separating the two players beijingbulletin.com. Had India won that singles match, they would have forced a tiebreaker scenario, but the doubles loss earlier left no room for error.
The elimination ends India's team competition hopes, though individual players will continue competing. Meena and Thakur remain in the men's singles draw, and Meena will also pair with a partner in mixed doubles. The tournament continues through September 23 at Nagoya's Higashiyama Park Tennis Center chinanationalnews.com.
Pakistan's Winless Campaign in Group Stage
India wasn't the only South Asian nation to struggle. Pakistan's men's and women's teams both failed to win a single match, losing all six of their group-stage games 3-0 each thehansindia.com. The men's team fell to the Philippines, Cambodia, and Japan without recording a point in any match.
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