India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah, have made a confident entry into the quarterfinals at the WTT Contender Skopje 2025, defeating Puerto Rico’s Angel Naranjo and Oscar Birriel in a hard-fought four-game encounter. The Indian duo, seeded No. 1 in the draw, emerged victorious with a 3-1 (11-6, 2-11, 11-4, 13-11)…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Sreeja Akula Leads Jaipur Patriots into Semi-Finals with 9–6 Win Over Pune Jaguars Ahmedabad, June 11, 2025 — Star Indian paddler Sreeja Akula guided the Jaipur Patriots into their maiden IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) semi-finals appearance with a spirited 9–6 win over PBG Pune Jaguars in the penultimate league-stage tie…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Snehit Stuns Quadri Aruna as Ahmedabad SG Pipers Edge Kolkata ThunderBlades 8–7 All 23 ties to be broadcast on Star Sports Khel, Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioCinema. Snehit Suravajjula produced one of the biggest upsets of IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6, stunning World No. 26…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Krittwika Stuns Fan Siqi as Dempo Goa Challengers Rout Chennai Lions to Go Top Dempo Goa Challengers climbed to the top of the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 table with a commanding 12-3 victory over Stanley’s Chennai Lions in their final league tie—matching the league’s widest winning margin this…
Kolkata ThunderBlades registered a statement victory over defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers, winning 9-6 in a high-stakes encounter in IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Sunday at the EKA Arena. Key singles wins from Ankur Bhattacharjee, Quadri Aruna, and Adriana Diaz propelled Kolkata into the playoff positions, as they climbed to fourth with…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Yashaswini Stuns Fan Siqi as U Mumba Edge Chennai Lions 9–6; Jeet Chandra Leads Jaipur Patriots to 11–4 Rout In a night filled with upsets and thrilling rallies, 20-year-old Indian paddler Yashaswini Ghorpade delivered the biggest shock of IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 so far, toppling China’s unbeaten Fan Siqi…
All 23 high-octane ties of the season are broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. Ahmedabad, June 7, 2025: Indian paddler Jeet Chandra delivered a statement performance on Saturday evening, upsetting World No. 34 and World Championships silver medallist Ricardo Walther to guide Jaipur…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Harmeet Desai’s Dempo Goa Challengers Face Kolkata ThunderBlades; Unbeaten Dabang Delhi TTC Clash with PBG Pune Jaguars Live broadcast on Star Sports Khel, Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar; ties to be held at the EKA Arena, Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad, June 7, 2025: Defending champions Dempo Goa…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Diya Chitale Seals Thrilling Win for Dabang Delhi; Dempo Goa Challengers Dominate Pune Jaguars Live broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, with streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. All ties are being played at Ahmedabad’s EKA Arena. Ahmedabad, June 6, 2025: Diya Chitale delivered under pressure once…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Power Couple Harmeet Desai, Krittwika Sinha Roy Lead Dempo Goa Challengers to 10–5 Win Over PBG Pune Jaguars All 23 action-packed ties will be broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar Ahmedabad, June 6, 2025: India’s table tennis power couple…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Ayhika Mukherjee Leads Ahmedabad SG Pipers to First Win; Jaipur Patriots Edge U Mumba TT in Thriller All 23 high-intensity ties this season are broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar Ahmedabad, June 5, 2025: Ayhika Mukherjee produced a clutch…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: PBG Pune Jaguars Outclass Kolkata ThunderBlades; Dabang Delhi TTC Exact Revenge on Defending Champions Dempo Goa Challengers All 23 ties of IndianOil UTT Season 6 are being broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. Ahmedabad, June 4, 2025: PBG Pune…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Sreeja Akula, Kanak Jha Star as Jaipur Patriots Clinch First Win Despite Late Chennai Lions Surge Jaipur Patriots kickstarted their IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 campaign with a commanding 9-6 win over Stanley’s Chennai Lions, thanks to standout performances by USA’s Kanak Jha and India’s Sreeja Akula. Despite a…
Bernadette Szocs, Zeng Jian, and Maria Xiao dazzle in thrilling start to India’s premier table tennis league UTT Season 6 The sixth season of IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) kicked off in thrilling fashion at the EKA Arena, Ahmedabad, with three high-quality team ties delivering edge-of-the-seat action, standout Indian performances, and international flair. Reigning champions…
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has long been one of the defining figures in Indian table tennis. An architect of India’s global emergence in the sport, he blended flair with grit, intellect with instinct. From engineering upsets over world champions to standing tall on multiple international podiums, Sathiyan’s rise mirrored the growth of Indian table tennis itself. But…
IndianOil UTT Season 6: Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, and Diya Chitale Shine as Defending Champions and Dabang Delhi Open with Statement Wins IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 began with a double-header full of grit, flair, and high-quality rallies, as defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers and former champions Dabang Delhi TTC registered strong opening…
The wait is over. The sixth season of Ultimate Table Tennis UTT season 6 kicks off on May 31 in Ahmedabad, and it promises to be bigger, faster, and bolder. With IndianOil returning as the title sponsor for the third consecutive year, and matches broadcast live on Star Sports and JioCinema, the league is poised…
India’s top-ranked women’s paddler, Manika Batra, faced a disappointing early exit at the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, bowing out in the Round of 64. Seeded 22nd, Batra was handed a straight-games defeat by 17-year-old South Korean prodigy Park Gahyeon, who stunned the Indian star with a 4-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8)…
Mixed Fortunes for India at the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships The 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships brought a mix of disappointment and promise for Indian fans, as top paddlers Manika Batra, Diya Chitale, and Manav Thakkar bowed out of the singles draw, while Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale kept hopes alive in…
The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships 2025 have kicked off with high stakes, fierce rallies, and a determined Indian squad looking to make a strong mark on the global stage. Manika Batra Wins round 1 Held in an electric atmosphere, the early rounds of the championship have already delivered a mix of joy, heartbreak, and…
Post-Olympic slump continues for Sreeja Akula as Indian TT faces transition phase Ten months after the Paris Olympics, Indian table tennis seems to be entering a phase of rebalancing. While Sreeja Akula has climbed back to become the India No.1 at World Rank 34, her recent run of form paints a grim picture. A 7-17…
The ITTF World Championship Table Tennis Finals 2025 have kicked off in Doha, Qatar, and Indian paddlers are set for a high-stakes day packed with eight key Round of 64 matches. Representing India across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events, the nation’s top table tennis players will begin their campaign with sights set on deep…
The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships 2025 got off to a mixed start for the Indian contingent in Doha, Qatar. While India’s top-ranked women’s singles player Sreeja Akula suffered an unexpected early exit, the rest of the squad delivered promising performances across singles and doubles events to move into the Round of 64. Sreeja Akula…
Defending champions Goa take on Ahmedabad; Delhi and Jaipur face off in high-stakes opener as UTT season 6 returns with a star-studded season IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is back for its sixth edition, and it promises to be bigger, bolder, and faster than ever. The high-octane franchise-based league will kick off on May 31…
Sreeja Akula, once hailed as the rising star of Indian table tennis, finds herself navigating a challenging phase in 2025. After a stellar 2024 season that saw her climb to a career-high world ranking of 21 and become India’s top-ranked female paddler, Akula’s recent performances have not mirrored her previous successes. A Remarkable 2024 The…
India’s young table tennis stars Ankur Bhattacharjee and Abhinandh Pradhivadhi delivered a standout performance to clinch the U-19 Boys’ Doubles title at the WTT Youth Star Contender Bangkok 2025. In a tightly contested final held in the Thai capital, the Indian pair defeated South Korea’s Lee Jungmok and Choi Jiwook 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7)…
The draw for the World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025 in Doha has been released, and Indian paddlers will have their task cut out across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. With a blend of experienced campaigners and emerging talent, India has entered 14 athletes in various draws. Notably, there are no Indian seeds in…
In a sensational breakthrough, Manush & Diya etched their names into Indian table tennis history by winning the WTT Contender Tunis 2025 Mixed Doubles title. They became only the second Indian Mixed Doubles pair ever to lift a WTT Contender trophy, and this victory also marks India’s first international title of 2025! The Indian duo…
Mixed Doubles Shine, Singles Stutter : India’s Rollercoaster at WTT Contender Tunis with Diya Chitale defeating Manika Batra The WTT Contender Tunis turned out to be a bittersweet campaign for the Indian table tennis contingent, with early exits in singles but impressive runs in mixed doubles. While veterans faltered in the opening rounds, a younger…
WTT Contender Tunisia Indian Paddlers Shine in Group Stage Qualifiers By IndiaSportsHub Table Tennis Expert Only Group Winners Progress to the Main Draw – Day Two Holds Crucial Clashes The Indian table tennis contingent made a strong statement on Day 1 of the WTT Contender Tunisia qualifiers, where the battle to reach the main draw…
India sends a full strength squad to WTT Contender Tunisia Dates: April 22–27, 2025 Location: Tunis, Tunisia Event: WTT Contender Series Indian Squad Size: 18 Players India is sending a strong and dynamic contingent to the WTT Contender Tunisia 2025, part of the prestigious World Table Tennis calendar. With a blend of youth and experience…
The IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis UTT Season 6 auction witnessed strategic moves and intense bidding wars as franchises assembled their squads for the upcoming season, scheduled from May 29 to June 15 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad. Chennai Lions Make a Statement with Fan Siqi Chennai Lions, the 2019 UTT champions, made headlines by…
The world of table tennis turns its attention to Macao as the ITTF Singles World Cup 2025 kicks off from April 14 to 20, with India’s top two female paddlers—Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula—set to battle it out in a new and more promising group stage format. With the tournament featuring 48 of the world’s…
Two-time UTT champion Harmeet Desai, Asiad medalist Manika Batra lead Indian player pool Chinese paddler Fan Siqi, world No. 13 Bernadette Szocs, Olympians Aruna Quadri and Alvaro Robles, and several rising Indian paddlers led by Junior World No. 6 Ankur Bhattacharjee, will headline the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 player auction, set to take place…
With the 2025 ITTF World Championships looming just 50 days away and the ITTF World Cup set to begin on April 14, India’s top women paddlers, Manika Batra (#29) and Sreeja Akula (#32), find themselves in a season of trials, setbacks, and the promise of resurgence. While both have endured challenging campaigns so far this…
The WTT Champions Incheon 2025 is set to be an intense battleground for India’s top paddlers, Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula, as they face stiff competition in the first round from higher-ranked Chinese players. Manika Batra, India’s No. 1 women’s singles player, will take on World No. 12 Qian Tianyi, while Sreeja Akula faces an…
Indian table tennis took a giant leap forward as Manav Thakkar became the first Indian male player to reach the semifinals of a WTT Star Contender event. Competing in front of a passionate home crowd at WTT Star Contender Chennai, Thakkar’s dream run finally came to an end in the semifinals, where he lost 1-3…
Indian table tennis has witnessed a historic breakthrough as Manav Thakkar became the first-ever Indian men’s singles player to reach the semifinals of a WTT Star Contender event. The young Indian paddler stunned Olympic and World medalist Lim Jonghoon of Korea in an intense five-game thriller in the quarterfinals of the WTT Star Contender Chennai….
Indian table tennis is witnessing a new era of promise, and Manav Thakkar has just scripted a historic milestone. The young Indian paddler has become the first Indian male player to reach the quarterfinals of a WTT Star Contender event, achieving this remarkable feat at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025. With his resilient and…
Achanta Sharath Kamal, the evergreen warrior of Indian table tennis, rolled back the years once again with a dominant win over tenth seed Nicholas Lum at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented By IndianOil. His stellar performance headlined a strong showing for Indian paddlers, with Manav Thakkar, Snehit Suravajjula, and Krittwika Roy also making…
The WTT Chennai Star Contender 2025 Presented By IndianOil kicked off with high-intensity action, upsets, and dominant performances from top paddlers. The biggest shock of the day came in the Men’s Singles draw, where former ITTF Youth World No. 1 Payas Jain upset seasoned Indian international Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 3-1 in the Round of 64. Meanwhile,…
Singles’ top seeds Niagol, Divyanshi seal Main Draw spots after comfortable wins at WTT Star Contender Chennai Pairing up for Mixed Doubles, Asian Games medallist Ayhika Mukherjee and reigning three-time National Youth Champion Ankur Bhattacharjee sealed their place in the main draw of the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented By IndianOil, overcoming Anirban Ghosh…
The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 is set to take place from March 25 to 30, 2025, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, India. This prestigious event boasts a prize pool of $275,000 and features a robust draw of 48 Men’s Singles (MS), 48 Women’s Singles (WS), 16 Men’s Doubles (MD), 16 Women’s…
The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 is set to bring elite table tennis action to India for the first time, with the tournament scheduled from March 25 to 30 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. This marks the 14th edition of the prestigious event, featuring some of the world’s top-ranked players battling for a $270,000…
Indian table tennis continues to make waves on the global stage, with young paddlers delivering outstanding performances at the WTT Youth Contender Berlin and Havirov. The contingent returned home with multiple titles and podium finishes, showcasing India’s growing dominance in the junior circuit. Golden Triumphs in Berlin At the WTT Youth Contender Berlin, India’s young…
India’s Sreeja Akula had a tough outing at the latest WTT event, bowing out in the opening round of the Women’s Singles draw after a 0-3 defeat to Japan’s Satsuki Odo. India’s top-ranked women’s singles player, Sreeja Akula, faced a challenging test at the latest WTT event, bowing out in the opening round against Japan’s…
Indian table tennis is witnessing an unprecedented surge in global prominence, and WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 is set to be another landmark event. With 13 Indian paddlers earning direct qualification into the main draw—the highest-ever representation for India across all WTT Star Contender events held in the country—the tournament marks a defining moment for…
The WTT Champions Chongqing 2025, scheduled from March 11 to 16, will witness India’s top two women’s singles players, Manika Batra (WR #28) and Sreeja Akula (WR #29), competing against the world’s elite. With no Indian male paddler qualifying for the tournament—continuing a drought since 2022—the focus will firmly be on the performances of Batra…
Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal has officially announced his retirement from international competition. The 42-year-old paddler confirmed in a press conference on Wednesday that the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025, scheduled from March 25 to 30, will be his final tournament on the global stage. For Sharath Kamal, this moment is deeply symbolic….
High Stakes and Hard-Fought Victories: Group Stage Drama at the ITTF Asian Cup 2025 The ITTF Asian Cup 2025 has provided a thrilling spectacle in the group stages, with every match showcasing high tension and fierce competition. Top players are battling for a coveted spot in the knockout rounds, and the action from the Indian…
