Indian men win table tennis gold

Indian paddlers staged a sensational turnaround against higher-ranked Singapore to snatch the men's team event gold at the 18th Commonwealth Games [ Images ] in Melbourne [ Images ] on Monday.

Shrugging off a 0-2 defecit, Subhajit Saha, and Soumyadeep Roy made a remarkable comeback to win the next three matches and dash Singapore's hopes with a 3-2 upset.

Singapore, who had earlier won the women's team gold in table tennis, could not make it a golden delight as a fighting Indian team held their nerves and generated enough firepower to turn the tables on Singapore.

India [ Images ], the bronze medallists in the last edition of the Games, started their title quest on a disatarous note as Soumyadeep Roy was thrashed 0-3 by Yanz Zi in the opening match.

Yang Zi registered a confident 11-5 11-3 11-8 win over Roy before Achanta Sharath's Kamal went down to Li Xiao Cai 11-9 9-11 11-3 7-11 8-11 in a see saw battle.

With their backs to wall, national champion Subhajit Saha pulled off one against Jason Ho 3-1. Saha put up an inspiring performance to overpower Jason 10-12 11-5 11-7 12-10.

Sharath Kamal then scored a huge upset toppling world No 56 Yang Zi 3-2 in a thrilling encounter to level the scores. Sharath Kamal, ranked 150, churned out his best to stun Zi 5-11 11-6 6-11 11-7 11-7.

With the the tie poised on Knife's edge, Roy played with purpose to beat Li Xiao Cai 11-6 11-8 7-11 11-6 as an jubliant Indian squad broke into wild celebration.