WTT Star Contender Chennai: Sharath Kamal calls time on illustrious career after anticlimactic defeat in round of 16

Achanta Sharath Kamal learnt the sport of Table Tennis in hometown Chennai and then played it professionally for over two decades. Life came full circle for the five-time Olympian as that journey ended with a 3-0 (9-11, 8-11, 9-11) loss to compatriot Snehit Suravajalla in the round of 16 at the WTT Star Contender here … Read more

WTT Star Contender Chennai: Manav Thakkar secures semifinal spot after beating Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon

Manav Thakkar became India’s first-ever man to reach the semifinals of a WTT Star Contender event with a come-from-behind win over Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon in Chennai on Saturday. Down one game to two and trailing 2-6 in the fourth, Thakkar had an incredible streak of eighteen points to turn the match on its head. The … Read more