No table tennis medal for Worksop's Sam Walker at Commonwealth Games

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Worksop table tennis star Sam Walker missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after quarter-final defeats in both the men's singles and doubles.

On Saturday the 27-year-old was beaten 4-2 (5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11) by India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the men’s singles quarter-final.

Walker had won both their previous meetings.

“I don’t think I played particularly well but I got myself back in the match,” said Walker. “I was able to get into a position to get back to 3-3 and then I think I would have been the favourite but it doesn't really matter because I lost.

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Sam Walker in action in Birmingham.Sam Walker in action in Birmingham.
Sam Walker in action in Birmingham.

“It was bad tactics from the beginning and I was a bit slow on my feet, there is no excuse for that, it is disappointing.”

Earlier he had won 4-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6) against Canada’s Jeremy Hazin in the men’s singles round of 16.

On Friday in the men’s doubles Walker and Tom Jarvis lost 3-0 (6-11, 8-11, 4-11) against India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta and Gnanasekaran.