Asian Games TT: Sharath-Shamini lose in mixed doubles

GUANGZHOU - India’s Sharath Kamal and Shamini Kumaresan went down to Seiya Kishikawa and Ai Fukuhara of Japan 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 2-11, 6-11 in the table tennis mixed doubles pre-quarterfinal at the Asian Games here Tuesday.

In men’s doubles first round, Hong Kong’s Cheung Yuk and Li Ching proved too strong for Indian Soumyadeep Roy and Anthony Amalraj, prevailing 5-11, 5-11, 7-11.