It has been a mixed week for Indian Table Tennis Players at WTT Contender Doha Our players including Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah had a good run in the Men’s Doubles Category. In Men’s Singles, Manav Thakkar (WR 58) defeated Ovidiu Ionescu (WR 43) in straight sets before losing to the promising youngster from Japan…
WTT STAR CONTENDER DOHA : MANAV-MANUSH CREATES HISTORY; MANIKA GOES DOWN Season opener Table Tennis event WTT STAR CONTENDER DOHA witnesses Indian Men’s doubles pair making history. Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah as a pair becomes the first ever Indian Men’s doubles representative to feature in a WTT star contender Semifinals match. 3rd Seed Manav/Manush…
Lusail sports arena, Qatar is having doodling tables from 6th January by means of WTT star contender Doha. Tournament produced mixed results for india so far, a big day awaits. India fielded four men’s singles paddler in WTT star contender qualification surprisingly no one able to made it to main-draws. Manush Shah was the best…
WTT STAR CONTENDER DOHA : INDIAN STAR LINE UP, SCHEDULE AND DRAWS High quality Table Tennis action for 2025 season to kick off with WTT STAR CONTENDER DOHA from 6th to 11th January at Lusail sports arena, Doha ; offering a total prize money of USD 2,75,000. Qualifying round to be held on 6th and…
With some good performance it will be interesting to see if India can become a powerhouse From Winning its first WTT contender to shake Chinese women’s team, 2024 was an eventful year for Indian TT. Some surprises, heartbreaks and historic firsts highlighted the year . Here are some events and Indian paddlers who made an…
Team Asia won the inaugural Waldner Cup in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday by beating team world with a score of 14-10. This tournament was established by Barcelona 1992 Olympic gold medallist Jan Ove Waldner of Sweden. Team Asia featured a stellar lineup, including Ma Long, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, and Chen Meng, the reigning…
The Waldner Cup 2024, an innovative table tennis event in Oslo from December 13 to 15, will spotlight a “Team Asia vs. Team World” competition and has Indian star paddler Manika Batra Featuring a mix of legendary and rising stars, it is captained by Ma Long for Asia and Jan-Ove Waldner for the World. The…
A Young Indian Team at the ITTF mixed team world cup In the absence of big names of Indian Table Tennis (Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula) , a young Indian team Pritha Vartikar, Jeet Chandra, Snehit Suravajjula, Yashaswini Ghorpade defeated the Aussie team 8-6 but missed out on qualifying for the knockout stage. China…
The second edition of the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup is slated to begin on December 1, 2024, in Chengdu, China, and will feature 16 nations that will be fighting for the prestigious Guoliang-Sörling Trophy. Following the resounding success of the inaugural edition last year, Chengdu will once again provide the stage for this thrilling…
The WTT Champions Montpellier 2024 has begun on October 22 at the Sud de France Arena, featuring top table tennis players from around the world. While there will be no action in Men’s singles from an Indian perspective. Indian stars Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula will be in action in Women’s singles after making history…
National Ranking TT Men’s Singles: Final: Ankur Bhattacharjee (PSPB) bt Ronit Bhanja (RSPB) 11-7, 11-5, 12-10, 13-11. Women’s Singles: Final: Sutirtha Mukherjee (RSPB) bt Yashaswini Ghorpade (PSPB) 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3. The men’s singles final unfolded with surprising calm, largely due to the early exits of top contenders. Young Ankur Bhattacharjee, who seized the opportunity, stepped…
India’s journey at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championship will be remembered as a historic moment, marking a new chapter in the nation’s sporting history. The championship was filled with highs, near-misses, and a first-ever team medal in the tournament. The Indian team, led by standout players like Ayhika Mukherjee, Manika Batra, and the Mukherjees,…
The highly anticipated UTT National Ranking Championships in 2024, the season’s first, will begin tomorrow at the Rainbow Khelo India Residential Academy in Kangra, a city renowned for its natural beauty and historical significance. Known for its serene and adventurous allure, Kangra will now host its first-ever National Ranking table tennis event, organised by the…
New Delhi, September 4: The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has officially announced today the selection of the Indian team for the upcoming 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships, scheduled to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan. This prestigious event, set to take place from October 7 to 13, will witness the participation of the continent’s top table…
The Challenge of Indian Table Tennis players at Paris 2024 are serious and realistic this time than never before. Indian Table Tennis has never looked in such a commanding position in the past. The results of our players in the last few years have raised expectations among TT fans around the country. A total of…
WTT Contender Lagos. Indian paddlers produced a historic showing in Lagos this week, winning 3 WTT Contender titles, which going by the statistics is the best ever Indian performance in any WTT Contender event till date. Since it’s inception in 2021,Indian paddlers have managed to win only 4 Contender level titles,3 of them coming in…
India’s hopes were high as they sent a formidable contingent to the second grand smash of the year, Saudi Smash 2024 with 11 singles players and 3 pairs aiming for glory. However, the qualifying rounds brought disappointment as none of the eight players made it to the main draw. In the Round of 64, Sreeja…
2024 might be the watershed year in Indian Table Tennis history as both the Indian Men’s & Women table tennis teams secured historic Olympic Qualifications. India will field a full contingent with 6/6 athletes for the Olympics for the first time ever and with new stars like Sreeja Akula,Ayhika Mukherjee and quality youngsters like Manav…
In the pulsating world of table tennis, where every match is a whirlwind of skill and strategy, yesterday unfolded as a day of triumph and upsets for Indian paddlers. Manika Sparked. Amidst the thunderous rallies and nail-biting moments, the spirit of resilience and determination shone bright, encapsulating the essence of sporting glory. The spotlight fell…
Hardly 48 hours have passed since the big disappointment of not qualifying for XD in Paris, yet as is life here we are, gearing up for the next big ticket event—the ITTF Singles World Cup. Both Manika and Sreeja have tough challenges ahead in the group. While the sting of that recent setback lingers, the…
Table Tennis action moves to Havirov, as the Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualifier is set to begin from 11 April in Havirov,Czech Republic. The tournament will provide a final opportunity for Mixed doubles pairs to seal their tickets for Paris. Twenty Six pairs from around the world will be in contention for four Olympic quotas….
After a brilliant performance by the Indians at the WTT Feeder in Beirut, the Varazdin campaign has been a disappointing one. The Indian challenge ended there in the quarterfinals. India crashed out of all of their events by the end of quarterfinals. In Men’s Singles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who just won the WTT Feeder Beirut 2024…
Manika Batra has been the No 1 Indian Women’s Singles player for over Six years now. Her name has been synonymous with Women’s Table Tennis in India. Being the poster girl of Indian Table Tennis,her reign as No 1 has largely been unchallenged, until now when a challenger by the name of “Sreeja Akula” has…
The past week was an action packed week for Indian Table Tennis fans with two back to back Feeder Series tournaments being held in Beirut, Lebanon. The Indian Paddlers didn’t disappoint making full use of the opportunity to produce some great performances and collected some valuable ranking points in the process.Here is a quick summary…
The Final day of the second WTT Beirut Feeder series starts today. With India having atleast one representative in all the five categories,fans can definitely look forward to an exciting day of table tennis. WTT Feeder Beirut Let’s take a quick look at the Schedule & the Indian prospects in action today. The semi finals…
One of the biggest international table tennis tournaments, WTT Star Contender Goa has returned to India with its second edition, scheduled at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa, Goa from January 23 to 28. The upcoming prestigious tournament promises a bigger and better experience for the fans, especially with the inclusion of 17 Top-20 paddlers…
Ultimate Table Tennis schedule out; Table Tennis kickstart Season 4 on July 13 The schedule for Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 was announced on Monday as the defending champions Chennai Lions take on Puneri Paltan Table Tennis at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on July 13. A total of 18 exciting ties including…
The multiple Birmingham CWG gold medallist, A. Sharath Kamal, and Manika Batra, the poster girl and top-ranked Indian women player, will spearhead the 11-member Indian squad, comprising five men and six women, at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, South Africa, from May 20 to 28. The 59th edition of the Worlds will…
It was a good outing for Top ranked Indian paddlers Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra. WTT Star Contender Both of them won their first round singles matches and then combined for the mixed doubles to move into Quarterfinals Sathiyan had a rather tough match and was actually down 1-2 after the finish of three games….
Of late, it’s a rarity for someone to defend the National title. But Sreeja Akula of RBI broke the jinx to win successive women’s singles crown when she beat Sutirtha Mukherjee of West Bengal 4-2 in the 84th UTT Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships here at the Gymnasium Hall of Jammu University. G. Sathiyan…
Alappuzha, February 27: P.B. Abhinand’s ability to switch on when he needs to was on display as the Tamil Nadu boy came from 0-2 down to beat the boy from Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Academy (PSPBA) 4-2 to lift the glittering Youth Boys Under-15 trophy in the UTT 84th Inter-State Sub-Junior and Cadet Championships at…
Top-seeded pair exits and six others follow suit in mixed doubles In the mixed doubles event that set the ball rolling on the third day of the 36th National Games competition at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Indoor Stadium here today, only three seeded pairs survived to enter the quarterfinals. In the women’s doubles, however, Sreeja Akula…
The experienced team from West Bengal defeated defending Champions Maharashtra in Women Team National Games This was always on cards when two top team from India were in the final to fight for the Gold Medal. While West Bengal showed great skills and game plan on their way to the final, Maharashtra team did just…
The Defending Champions won both the tie in straight games on Day One of TT Team competition On expected lines the Indian women team stormed past the their opponents from South Africa & Fiji in no time to put their one foot in the Quarterfinals. With the kind of squad India possess in the Commonwealth…
Singapore has won the highest number of gold medals across all editions with 22 followed by England, India and Nigeria. Commonwealth Games are being held since 1930 but Table Tennis was first introduced in the year 2002. Since then it has been played regularly at all the games and is in its 6th edition…
Playing their first international event together Ayhika Mukherjee and Prapti Sen has been a revelation. Getting better with each match they have made their way to the Finals at the WTT Feeder tournament in Otocec Mukherjee, who usually plays with Tokyo Olympian Sutirtha Mukherjee, has paired up with Prapti Sen for this and this is…
Third-seed Nithyashree Mani of Tamil Nadu, with her supreme display of attacking game, defeated Risha Manchandani 4-1 to lift her trophy in the Youth Girls Under 19 singles in the 83rd Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the YMCA facilities. The TTTA girl, who has a zonal title before today, laid her hands…
Sathiyan had earlier stunned the Seed 2 & WR6 Darko Jorgic from Slovenia in first round Top ranked TableTennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is showing sublime form at the WTT contender event in Zagreb as he grabs yet another impressive victory. Playing against a Chinese Yuanyu Chen he scored a straight games comfortable victory 11-9,11-7,12-10….
Experienced Player Ayhika Mukherjee & Sutirtha Mukherjee miss out Amid of a lot of controversy around the squad selection for the CWG 2022 Table Tennis squad the selectors named a team which is on expected lines going by the recent performances. The women squad is subject to clearance from the Sports Authority of India…
Recently crowned national champion Sreeja Akula was the only singles player to make it to Quarterfinals Big hopes were there from the tournament as a lot of young and promising Indian talent were taking part in the tournament Men Singles There were as many as Five players from India in the singles draw but only…
Manika jumped 10 spots & Sathiyan 5 spots in Individual ranking as well In the latest ranking updates by ITTF the mixed doubles pair of star players Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have climbed one place. They are now ranked Sixth in the world. Men Singles In Men Singles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran made a jump…
Indian table tennis will eternally be thankful to A. Sharath Kamal for entertaining in his inimitable way. A gentleman to the core, always encouraging youngsters, the 39-year-old is not known for showing emotions. But the spectators and his admirers at the SAI Indoor Stadium saw that side of Sharath today when the return from G….
Mouma Das continued her comeback rampage and beat Anusha Kutumbale 4-2 to enter the semi-finals of the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the SAI Indoor Stadium The veteran felled yet another youngster, this time from MP. Mouma will take on tomorrow her teammate Reeth Rishya. The PSPB woman thrashed Takeme Sarkar…
Qualification Rounds Update from TableTennis Nationals Former National champions Archana Kamath, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Madhurika Patkar, taking the qualification route, entered the women’s singles main draw in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the SAI Indoor Stadium. With the direct entry stipulations restricting only the top eight ranked players in the…
The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) teams, both men and women, asserted their supremacy yet again, lifting the trophies in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the SAI Indoor Stadium For their men, it proved a silver jubilee occasion celebration—their 25th title. But their women, who missed it at Hyderabad, regained…
PSPB Men led by star players G Sathiyan, A Sharath Kamal & Harmeet Desai & Women led by Manika Batra & Archana Kamath Enter Finals at 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championships The Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) women, following the footpath of Haryana, made their unceremonious exit in the quarterfinals of the at…
We got a chance to speak to Radhapriya Goel who is currently in Shillong captaining the Uttar Pradesh Women Team at the 83rd Senior TableTennis Nationals Radhapriya, tell us about yourself. How did the TableTennis happen to you? A little brief about your family background. I am an international TT player and academically am pursuing…
Day two of the tornament had some exciting matches The women’s squad of Tamil Nadu Table Tennis Association (TNTTA), one of the two teams from the state, toppled Haryana in the pre-quarterfinals, causing the biggest upset on Day 2 of the 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championships at the SAI Indoor Stadium. The bronze…
After a gruelling three and four set of matches in the groups finally we have the team who have made it past the group rounds to the Pre Quarterfinals at the 83rd Senior National Championships. The championship had become huge as it recieved the maximum ever entries recieved in the team events. Teams making it…
The leaders of all the eight groups in the women’s section held sway on the opening day of the team championships in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the SAI Indoor Stadium. Women Team The Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), Bengal A, Haryana, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), Maharashtra A, Tamizhaga…
