World TT Championships: Ayhika Mukherjee drags India back from the brink again against Spain
The Indian women’s team stood firm and launched a spirited comeback after going two matches down to beat Spain 3-2 in their final group-stage clash of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Tuesday.With the narrow win, India finished second in their group with three wins from four matches, and made it to the knockouts, but they have been handed a challenging draw that could thwart their quest to qualify for the Olympics as a team.
India have to reach the quarterfinal of this tournament to earn a direct qualification for the Paris Games. In the Round of 32, they face a strong Italy team who finished third in their group. They may go into that game as favourites, but the winner of the tie will meet a very strong Chinese Taipei side in the pre-quarterfinal.
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