Tokyo: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran journey at the Games has ended after he lost in the Men's Singles Round 2 on Saturday here at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium against Hong Kong's Siu Hang Lam.
After losing the first game 7-11, Sathiyan made a brilliant comeback against his lower-ranked opponent in the second, third and fourth game with scores of 11-7, 11-4 and 11-5.
However, he lost in the fifth and sixth round with a close 9-11, 10-12 respectively.
The match came to a decider in the seventh round but Sathiyan succumbed to pressure and couldn't replicate his previous show. He scoreline in the last set read: 6-11.
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