France, The Thai women’s table tennis team lost to Japan 0-3, and was eliminated from the last 8 teams in the Olympic Games.
Table tennis competition, Olympic Games “Paris 2024” at South Paris Arena, Paris, France, last 8 teams, women’s team, competing in a 3 in 5 system, Thai women’s table tennis team, 13th place in the tournament, in blue shirts, playing against Japan, 2nd place in the tournament and the runner-up in the women’s team category “Olympic Games 2020”.
Starting with the doubles category, “Women” Suthasini Sawettabut paired with “Tip” Orrawan Paranang met Mui Hirano and Hina Hayata. It appeared that the two Thai women tried their best to fight but could not withstand the technique and decisiveness of the Japanese women, losing 0-3 games 7-11, 6-11 and 5-11, the Thai team was trailing 0-1 pairs. Then in the singles category, “Bua” Jinnipa Sawettabut, ranked 115th in the world, met Miwa Harimoto, ranked 8th in the world. Jinnipa fought her best and scored close scores but still lost again 0-3 ga
mes 10-12, 5-11, 9-11, leaving Thailand trailing 0-2 pairs.
Before the singles match, another pair, Thailand sent “Tip” Orrawan Paranang, ranked 38th in the world, to meet Miu Hirano, ranked 12th in the world, but Orrawan lost again 0-3 games 8-11, 5-11, 6-11.
Summary: The Thai women’s table tennis team lost to Japan 0-3 pairs, and was eliminated in the last 8 rounds. However, it is considered a new history for the Thai women’s table tennis team, which competed in the Olympic Games for the first time and reached the quarter-finals.
Source: Thai News Agency