Sharath Kamal Achanta, three gold and one silver, enjoyed the best tournament of his career (Photo: Owen Hammond)
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The first ever international event to be staged in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham was the 1977 World Championships; the most recent, from Thursday 28th July to Monday 1st August, the table tennis events at 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Men’s Team
SF: Singapore (Clarence Chew, Pang Yew En Koen, Izaac Quek Yong) 3-2 England (Paul Drinkhall, Liam Pitchford, Sam Walker)
SF: India (Sharath Kamal Achanta, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran) 3-0 Nigeria (Bode Abiodun, Quadri Aruna, Olajide Omotayo)
3rd: England (Paul Drinkhall, Tom Jarvis, Liam Pitchford) 3-0 Nigeria (Bode Abiodun, Quadri Aruna, Olajide Omotayo)
F: India (Sharath Kamal Achanta, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran) 3-1 Singapore (Clarence Chew, Pang Yew En Koen, Izaac Quek Yong)
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Women’s Team
SF: Singapore (Feng Tianwei, Zeng Jian, Zhou Jingyi) 3-0 Australia (Jee Minhyung, Jian Fang Lay, Liu Yangzi)
SF: Malaysia (Alice Chang, Ho Ying, Karen Lyne) 3-2 Wales (Charlotte Carey, Anna Hursey, Chloe Thomas)
3rd: Australia (Jee Minhyung, Jian Fang Lay, Liu Yangzi) 3-0 Wales (Charlotte Carey, Anna Hursey, Chloe Thomas)
F: Singapore (Feng Tianwei, Zeng Jian, Zhou Jingyi) 3-0 Malaysia (Alice Chang, Ho Ying, Karen Lyne)
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Men’s Singles
SF: Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND) v Paul Drinkhall (ENG) 8,8,-8,7,-9,8
SF: Liam Pitchford (ENG) v Sathiyan,9,9 Gnanasekaran (IND) 5,-4,8
3rd: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) v Paul Drinkhall (ENG) 9,3,5,-5,-8,-9,9
F: Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND) v Liam Pitchford (ENG) -13,7,2,6,8
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Women’s Singles
SF: Feng Tianwei (SGP) v Sreeja Akula (IND) 6,-8,-6,9,6,-8,10
SF: Zeng Jian (SGP) v Liu Yangzi (AUS) -7,-9,10,4,6,9
3rd: Liu Yangzi (AUS) v Sreeja Akula (IND) -3,6,2,-7,13,-9,7
F: Feng Tianwei (SGP) v Zeng Jian (SGP) -6,-5,-8,4,6,8,5
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Men’s Doubles
SF: Paul Drinkhall/Liam Pitchford (ENG) v Clarence Chew/Ethan Poh Shao Feng (SGP) 2,4,-8,9
SF: Sharath Kamal Achanta/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) v Nicholas Lum/Finn Luu (AUS) -8,9,-10,1,8
3rd: Clarence Chew/Ethan Poh Shao Feng (SGP) v Nicholas Lum/Finn Luu (AUS) 4,8,-8,5
F: Paul Drinkhall/Liam Pitchford (ENG) v Sharath Kamal Achanta/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) -8,8,3,-7,4
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Mixed Doubles
SF: Javen Choong/Karen Lyne (MAS) v Clarence Chew/Zeng Jian (SGP) 7,-5,7,7
SF: Sharath Kamal Achanta/Sreeja Akula (IND) v Nicholas Lum/Jee Minhyung (AUS) 9,8,-9,-12,7
3rd: Clarence Chew/Zeng Jian (SGP) v Nicholas Lum/Jee Minhyung (AUS) 8,6,-7,12
F: Sharath Kamal Achanta/Sreeja Akula (IND) v Javen Choong/Karen Lyne (MAS) 4,-9,5,6
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Men’s Singles Class 3-5
SF: Nasiru Sule (NGR) v Raj Alagar (IND) -7,8,4,7
SF: Jack Hunter-Spivey (ENG) v Isau Ogunkule (NGR) 4,11,9
3rd: Isau Ogunkule (NGR) v Raj Alagar (IND) 3,6,9
F: Jack Hunter-Spivey (ENG) v Nasiru Sule (NGR) 4,-9,6,7
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Women’s Singles Class 3-5
SF: Bhavina Patel (IND) v Sue Bailey (ENG) 6,6,6
SF: Christiana Ikpeoyi (NGR) v Sonalben Patel (IND) 5,2,3
3rd: Sonalben Patel (IND) v Sue Bailey (ENG) 5,2,3
F: Bhavina Patel (IND) v Christiana Ikpeoyi (NGR) 10,2,9
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Men’s Singles Class 6-10
SF: Ma Lin (AUS) v Tajudeen Agunbiade (NGR) 9,7,6
SF: Joshua Stacey (WAL) v Ross Wilson (ENG) -1,6,11,7
3rd: Ross Wilson (ENG) v Tajudeen Agunbiade (NGR) 9,-9,4,-15,6
F: Joshua Stacey (WAL) v Ma Lin (AUS) 23, -5,-9,6,5
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Women’s Singles Class 6-10
SF: Yang Qian (AUS) v Felicity Pickard (ENG) 4,1,3
SF: Lei Li Na (AUS) v Faith Obazuaye (NGR) 7,9,6
3rd: Faith Obazuaye (NGR) v Felicity Pickard (ENG) -6,7,6,8
F: Yang Qian (AUS) v Lei Li Na (AUS) 10,14,-7,9