# Indian women’s table tennis team reaches Asian Games quarterfinals

2026-09-20T13:06:50+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Indian women's table tennis team has reached the quarterfinals at the Asian Games after beating Pakistan 3-0 in their second Group F match on Monday. Suthirtha Mukherjee, Syndrela Das and Sreeja Akula all won their rubbers without dropping a game. On Sunday, India had fought back from 1-2 down to beat Singapore 3-2. Yashaswini Ghorpade won two matches and Sreeja Akula recovered from a first-rubber loss to win the deciding fourth match. India next play the quarterfinal against an opponent yet to be confirmed.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

NDTV's sports desk used a wire copy for the match report, so the coverage is uniform straight reporting. The only difference is the angle of the two articles: one focuses on the Singapore comeback, the other on the Pakistan whitewash. Combined, they show India's women's table tennis team entering the quarterfinals with momentum after a gritty 3-2 win and a clinical 3-0 victory. The team's depth was on display when substitutes Suthirtha Mukherjee and Syndrela Das blanked Pakistan. India plays the quarterfinal next.

## Coverage

- facebook.com (sensationalist) <https://www.facebook.com/khelnow/posts/india-fight-back-from-1-2-behind-to-defeat-singapore-in-table-tennis-yashaswini-/1683552143781069/>
  Crowd-pleaser. Led with comeback drama and emojis, no match facts
- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/table-tennis/asian-games-india-women-fight-back-in-table-tennis-to-secure-second-straight-win-12072289>
  Wire report, no discernible slant on either game
- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/table-tennis/asian-games-india-women-fight-back-in-table-tennis-to-secure-second-straight-win-12072289#publisher=newsstand>
  Wire report, no discernible slant on either game
- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/asian-games-2026/asian-games-2026-indian-womens-table-tennis-team-blanks-pakistan-reaches-quarterfinals-12074112>
  Wire report, no discernible slant on either game

Tags: Asian Games, India women's table tennis, Singapore, Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade
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