New Delhi: India's doubles pair of G. Sathiyan and A. Sharath Kamal entered the quarterfinals beating Mahfoodh Sayed Murtadha and Rashed Rashed of Bahrain 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 in the 24th ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships, at Yogyakarta on Thursday.
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, the Indian players Sharath and Sathiyan will take on the Chinese pair of Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan.
Earlier, after receiving a first-round bye, the Indians had accounted for Jordan’s Abo Yaman Zaid and Aldmaizy Zeyad 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 in the round of 32. IANS