Table Tennis

Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024: Ayhika’s rescue act helps India beat South Korea in quarterfinals, ensures first-ever medal

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Ayhika Mukherjee saved India’s blushes after she came from behind to help the women’s team beat South Korea 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday. With this win, the Indian women’s team confirmed its first-ever medal at the Asian championships hosted by the Asian Table Tennis … Read more

India women’s team wins historic bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024

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India women’s team won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. It is the first-ever medal in women’s team event for India since Asian Table Tennis Union started conducting the competition in 1972. India lost 1-3 to Japan in the semifinals while China defeated Hong Kong 3-0 … Read more

Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024: Indian men’s team secures third consecutive medal

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The Indian men’s table tennis team secured itself a third consecutive medal at the Asian Championships, defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. India men had won bronze in the previous two editions in 2023 and 2021. Prior to the men’s event, the women’s team lost to Japan 1-3 in the semifinal to end … Read more

Indian men’s team wins third straight bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships

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Indian men’s team finished with its third straight bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday after losing 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the semifinals. India also bagged bronze medals in 2021 and 2023. Sharath Kamal went down 0-3 (7-11, 10-12, 9-11) to Lin Yun-Ju in the opening singles rubber. In the … Read more

WTT Contender Tunisia 2025: Manush-Diya pair wins Mixed Doubles title

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The Indian pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won the Mixed Doubles title of the WTT Contender Tunisia 2025 after a 3-2 win over Japanese pair of Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto on Saturday. The third-seeded pair won 11-9, 5-11, 14-12, 3-11, 11-6 in the summit clash, after it clinched a straight games win … Read more

Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024: Ayhika-Sutirtha pair reaches semifinals, confirms first-ever women’s doubles medal for India

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Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee guaranteed themselves a medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, after reaching the women’s doubles semifinals on Saturday. The Indian pair of Ayhika and Sutirtha, who created history by grabbing a bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, defeated South Korea’s Kim Nayeong and Lee Eunhye 3-1 … Read more

Asian TT Championships: India clinches three medals, including historic women’s doubles bronze

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India wrapped up its campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women’s doubles, after Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee’s dream run ended in the semifinals here on Sunday. The world No. 15 pair, who stunned the reigning world champion from China en route to a bronze … Read more

Indian sports wrap, October 17: Manav, Ayhika and other top players to compete in UTT National Ranking tournament

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TABLE TENNIS Country’s top paddlers to participate in UTT National Ranking TT India’s top paddlers including Manav Thakkar, G Sathiyan, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee will be in action in the season’s second UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships beginning in Margao on Friday. On the senior men’s side, the top-seeded Manav, fresh from a … Read more

Asian Table Tennis Championships review: Plenty of positives and a historic first

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In recent years, Indian table tennis players have gained significant attention by consistently defeating challengers from outside the Commonwealth nations. From age-group competitions to senior levels, their impressive performances have boosted India’s standing in the global table tennis community. Table tennis is among the few sporting disciplines where Asian nations dominate major competitions. China, Japan, … Read more

Manika Batra advances to pre-quarters in WTT Champions Montpellier

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India’s table tennis star Manika Batra produced a dominant performance to defeat America’s Lily Zhang 3-0 to advance into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the WTT Champions here on Wednesday. Manika, who made history in Paris Olympics to become the first-ever Indian to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals, took less than 22 minutes to cruise to … Read more