It may not have won a medal, but the sensational run of the TTFI-1 men’s team – comprising one of the disputed factions of the Rajasthan Table Tennis Association (RTTA) – has created a stir at the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship. The TTFI-1 men – including Shubham Ojha, Harsh Srivastava, Priyansh Bhati, Anukram … Read more
Three years ago when Jash Modi last played Olympian G. Sathiyan, he had lost 0-4. But on Thursday, the Maharashtra youngster came up with an inspired show as he bounced back after losing the first two games to upset the top seed from Tamil Nadu 4-3 and win the men’s singles gold in the 38th National … Read more
World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan and Hina Hayata, World No. 5 from Japan, will headline the men’s and women’s singles at the WTT Star Contender Chennai, set to be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium from March 25 to 30. Other star paddlers include Hugo Calderano (Brazil), Omar Assar (Egypt), Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany), … Read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Wednesday, announced the introduction of a new mixed team event for table tennis at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The addition means that the Olympic table tennis programme will now feature men’s and women’s singles, the return of men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and, for the first … 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
Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has added a new franchise, Kolkata ThunderBlades, ahead of its sixth edition. The season will also see Puneri Paltan in a revamped avatar as PBG Pune Jaguars. Matches will take place in Ahmedabad, a first-time venue, from May 29 to June 15. Co-owned by the Uneecops Group and MVikas Group, Kolkata … 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
Teenagers Miwa Harimoto and Oh Jun-sung clinched the women’s and men’s singles titles, respectively, at the WTT Star Contender event at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Second seed Harimoto took down 13th seed Honoka Hashimoto 4-2 (9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7) in an all-Japanese summit clash to clinch the fourth and … Read more
Achanta Sharath Kamal put on a strategic masterclass to beat World No. 34 Nicholas Lum of Australia 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-9) and reach the round of 16 at the WTT Star Contender Chennai, the last event of his professional career, on Friday. Barely 14 hours after his first-round win over compatriot and qualifier Anirban Ghosh, … Read more
Achanta Sharath Kamal began the last event of his professional table tennis career without jeopardy as he won his openers in both men’s singles and doubles at the WTT Star Contender event in Chennai on Thursday. Sharath, a five-time Olympian and a 10-time national champion, and Snehit Suravajjula, 18 years his junior, took down the … Read more