UTT 2025: Diya Chitale completes singles whitewash with eight-point streak in Dabang Delhi’s win over ThunderBlades; Challengers romp home

While the Kolkata Thunder Blades fans celebrated Quadri Aruna’s forehand winners against Dabang Delhi TTC skipper G. Sathiyan, Diya Chitale looked calm in the warm-up area. Standing a few metres away from Chitale was fellow Mumbaikar and 19-year-old Ananya Chande, preparing for her debut in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league. With Dabang trailing 5-7 … Read more

Table Tennis World Championships 2025: Indian challenge ends after Ghorpade-Chitale pair crashes out

India’s campaign at the World Table Tennis Championships ended after the women’s doubles pair of Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale lost to the Japanese duo, Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara, in the round of 16 in Doha on Wednesday. The Indians could not find their footing in the match and lost 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9). … Read more

UTT 2024: Chennai boy Sathiyan hopes to lead Dabang Delhi to second Ultimate Table Tennis title on home turf

Sixteen days of invigorating end-to-end Ultimate Table Tennis action culminates in the big final on Saturday. With Dabang Delhi TTC beating league-debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers in the second semifinal, it was assured that for the first time, fans were going to witness a team lift its second title. Dabang bagged its only title in 2018, … Read more

UTT 2024: Diya Chitale injured ahead of final between Goa Challengers and Dabang Delhi

Dabang Delhi TTC’s bid for Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 glory may be hindered by a setback to key player Diya Chitale, who was spotted nursing an ankle injury ahead of the final against defending champion Athlead Goa Challengers at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The paddler seemed to be in discomfort throughout the … Read more

Manush, Diya eye ITTF Worlds success after winning maiden WTT Contender mixed doubles title

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale eye a deep run at the upcoming ITTF World Championships after clinching their maiden mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender level on Saturday. “We will push to reach the quarterfinals at the World Championships (set to be held in Doha from May 17 to 25),” the 24-year-old Manush told  … Read more

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

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

Manush Shah, Diya Chitale crowned national table tennis champions

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale claimed the titles after defeating Payas Jain and top seed Sreeja Akula, respectively, in the singles finals of the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship, which concluded at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium in Surat. Manush, the bespectacled southpaw from Vadodara — representing his employer, the Reserve Bank of … Read more