Commonwealth Games: England win bronze in table tennis men's team event
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Paul Drinkhall won a seventh Commonwealth medal with bronze in the men's team event
2022 Commonwealth Games |
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England beat Nigeria to take the bronze medal in the table tennis men's team event at the Commonwealth Games with a decisive 3-0 clean sweep.
Tom Jarvis and Paul Drinkhall got the ball rolling with an 11-6 11-7 11-7 win in the doubles over Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo.
Liam Pitchford beat Quadri Aruna 11-9 9-11 12-10 11-6 in a tight battle.
Drinkhall returned to deliver the final blow against Omotayo with a comfortable 11-4 11-2 11-4 win to take the bronze.
Pitchford, who had been on the receiving end of two of England's defeats in their semi-final against Singapore on Monday, said: "I feel a little bit indifferent. Obviously it is another medal to add to the collection.
"I'm still sore from last night, I didn't get much sleep and I didn't know if I would be playing today. I'm quite proud that I came out and proved, not only to myself but to everyone, that I can still play like that."
India defended their title by beating Singapore 3-1 in the gold-medal match.