Two-time defending champion Dempo Goa Challengers was two points away from reaching the final of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Saturday when two youngsters from U Mumba stepped up, almost personifying the adage ‘It’s not over till it’s over’. Yashaswini Ghorpade had to blank Krittwika Roy in the second reverse singles to … 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
Yashaswini Funny and kind, she’s quite a treat, A friend like her is hard to meet. Off the field, she’s soft and mellow, But in the game, she’s one fierce fellow! The above quatrain on Yashaswini Ghorpade was posted by the Goa Challengers Instagram page a few days ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 … Read more
Yashaswini Ghorpade is a fan of Manika Batra and idolises the star paddler’s game. In fact, both play with long pimples on the backhand and plain rubber on the forehand. As part of the Indian team camp held in Bengaluru and later in Sweden, the 20-year-old from Bengaluru enjoyed her first experience training with the … Read more