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Macau, Feb 26 (IANS) Indian men bowed out of the medal reckoning after losing to Chinese Taipei 2-3 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships early here Sunday. Later, they lost 1-3 to North Korea in the 5-8 position matches. The women's team too bit the dust, first losing to China 0-3 in the quarterfinals and subsequently to both Taipei and South Korea in a similar fashion to finish eighth in the championships. But while no one gave a chance to the women against the rampaging China, it was within the realm of possibility of men who came so close to beating Taipei in the last eight. And the unexpected hero on the day was none other than national champion Anthony Amalraj, who won both his matches against Chen Chien and Huang Sheng Sheng. harath Kamal, however, lost both his matches while Subhajit Saha went down in the one-off match to fall short of the medal round. They now play for 7-8 position. Results: Men: Quarterfinals: Chinese Taipei bt India 3-2 (Huang Sheng Sheng bt Sharath Kamal 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7; Chen Chien An lost to Anthony Amalraj 11-3, 7-11, 9-11, 8-11; Wu Chih Chi bt Subjajit Saha 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7; Huang Sheng Sheng lost to Anthony Amalraj 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 6-11, 8-11; Chen Chien An bt Sharath Kamal 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5. 5-8 Position: North Korea bt India 3-1 (Jang Song Man bt Anthony Amalraj 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; Hyok Bong Kim lost to Sharath Kamal 14-12, 6-11, 5-11, 8-11; Kim Song Nam bt Soumyajit Ghosh 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5; Jang Song Man bt Sharath Kamal 4-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5. Women: Quarterfinals: China bt India 3-0 (Ding Ning bt Mouma Das 11-7, 11-8, 11-3, Guo Yan bt Poulomi Ghatak 13-11, 11-5, 11-3, Guo Yue bt Ankita Das 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 5-8 Positions: Chinese Taipei bt India 3-0 (Chen Szu Yu bt Mouma Das 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7; Cheng I Ching bt Poulomi Ghatak 13-11, 11-4, 11-2, Liu Hsing Yin bt Ankita Das 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8. 7-8 Position: North Korea bt India 3-0 (Kim Jong bt Poulami Ghatak 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7; Ri Myong Sun bt Mouma Das 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4; Kim Hye Song bt Shamini Kumaresan 11-1, 14-12, 9-11, 11-7.
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