Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale all suffered straight-games defeats as North Korea completed a clean sweep to end India\u2019s campaign in the event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sreeja, who had played a key role in India\u2019s hard-fought win over Thailand in the previous round, was the first Indian player in action against Kum Yong Kim. However, she could not carry her form into the quarterfinal and went down 0-3, losing 7-11, 6-11, and 5-11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India were then in serious trouble at 0-1, with Yashaswini tasked with keeping the team alive in the tie. She, too, could not find a way past Song Gyong Pyon, losing 4-11, 3-11, 6-11 as North Korea moved 2-0 ahead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With their medal hopes hanging by a thread, Diya Chitale needed to win the third match against Su Yong Cha to keep India in the contest and force a comeback.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, Diya went down 9-11, 7-11, and 8-11, allowing North Korea to seal a 3-0 victory and bring India\u2019s women\u2019s team campaign to an end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India had entered the quarterfinals after a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Thailand earlier on Tuesday. The Indian team fought back from 2-1 down to secure the win, with Yashaswini Ghorpade keeping India in the contest with two victories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sreeja then sealed the tie with a 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8) victory over Olympian and Asian Games medallist Suthasini Sawettabut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The quarterfinal defeat means India\u2019s wait for a maiden Asian Games women\u2019s team medal continues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sreeja then sealed the tie with a 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8) victory over Olympian and Asian Games medallist Suthasini Sawettabut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At Hangzhou 2023, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won bronze in the women\u2019s doubles, India\u2019s first Asian Games medal in the discipline.<\/p>\r\n\r\n