Manav Thakkar put up a spirited fight against world number four Harimoto Tomokazu before going down in the round of 64 while Manika Batra produced an ordinary showing against lower-ranked Park Gahyeon to exit the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on Tuesday. Thakkar, ranked 48th, matched his more accomplished Japanese opponent stroke for stroke … Read more
Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar began their singles campaign on a winning note on Sunday while Ankur Bhattacharjee bowed out in the first round at the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Manika won her first-round fixture 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2) against Fatima Bello of Nigeria in 23 minutes. The 22nd-seeded … Read more
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
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
Five Indian pairs have been seeded in the doubles (men’s, women’s & mixed) section of the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament to be held in Chennai, set to be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium from March 25 to 30.. The duo of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah is seeded No. 1 in men’s … Read more
Manav Thakkar has broken into the ITTF World Rankings Top 50 for the first time, claiming the No. 47 spot — a significant achievement in his table tennis career. Meanwhile, Snehit Suravajjula has broken into the Top 100 for the first time, securing No. 89. In a poignant turn, Sharath Kamal, who had announced his … Read more
Manav Thakkar’s historic run at the WTT Star Contender event in Chennai ended with a 1-3 (10-12, 9-11, 11-7, 7-11) defeat to Thibault Poret in the semifinals on Sunday. The 20-year-old Frenchman edged out local hope Thakkar, the first-ever Indian man to reach the last-four stage at this level, in half an hour on the … Read more