China swept the singles titles at the Table Tennis World Championships again, with Wang Chuqin securing a dominant 4-1 victory over Hugo Calderano in the men’s final and Sun Yingsha retaining the women’s crown on Sunday. World number one Sun overcame a stubborn challenge from Wang Manyu, outwitting the world number two in a thrilling … Read more
Table tennis players are seeing red as the bright tables at the current World Championships have left them squinting, grumbling, and even reaching for sunglasses. While tables in the fast-paced sport are usually blue, dark green or black, the ones at the ongoing World Table Tennis Championships in Doha are red – and many players … Read more
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
India’s Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale entered the round of 16 of the women’s doubles event at the Table Tennis World Championships 2025 in Doha on Monday. The Indian pair beat Singapore’s Zeng Jian and Zhang Wanlin 3-1 (6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9) in the round of 32. Chitale though, stumbled in the round of 32 in … 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 women’s doubles pairs of Ayhika Mukherjee/Sutirtha Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Chitale won their respective Round of 64 matches while Sreeja Akula was knocked out at the Table Tennis World Championships 2025 in Doha on Saturday. Sreeja started on the right foot by winning the first game but Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut rallied back and won … Read more