India ’s men’s table tennis team suffered a 0-3 defeat to Iran in their Group F encounter at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, after Nima Alamian edged Harmeet Desai in a fivegame contest to seal the tie.

Nima stepped up in the deciding game to beat Harmeet 11-2, completing a 12-10, 13-15, 11-3, 10-12, 11-2 victory and handing Iran an unassailable 3-0 lead. Earlier, Noshad Alamiyan defeated Manush Shah 11-3, 11-8, 12-10, while Benyamin
Faraji beat Manav Thakkar 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 to put Iran firmly in control.

The result came after the Indian men’s team had begun their campaign with a 3-0 win over Indonesia in their opening Group F tie.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah won their respective matches against Indonesia. Thakkar overcame Muhammad Junindra 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 in a five-game battle, while Shah defeated Affan Pratama 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 to seal the tie. India’s women’s team also opened with a 3-0 victory over Indonesia before edging Singapore 3-2 in another Group F encounter.
India’s opening day at the Aichi-Nagoya