In Table Tennis, seventh-seed Payas Jain upset third-seed Yong Izaac Quek of Singapore 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 14-12 to enter the semifinals of cadet boys singles at the 25th Asian Junior Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia today.
With at least a bronze medal in his pocket, Payas has almost secured a place for himself in the Asian squad for the World Cadet Championships to be held at Wladyslawowo, Poland next month.
This will be the second medal for India at the Championships after the junior boys clinched a silver medal.