WTT Star Contender: Sharath Kamal stuns Franziska; Sathiyan, Manika exit
3 years, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender: Sharath Kamal stuns Franziska; Sathiyan, Manika exit

The Hindu  

Sharath Kamal turned the clock back to produce a vintage performance in knocking out World No. 16 Patrick Franziska 12-10, 3-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9 for a place in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Star Contender tournament in Doha on Tuesday. READ: Sathiyan to meet Quadri; Manika fails to qualify Down 3-5 in the decider, Sharath found a higher gear during the power-hitting rallies against his former teammate at Borussia Dusseldorf Club in the Bundesliga for two years. 12 and recent winner of the WTT Contender title - Dimitrij Ovtcharov, told Sportstar: “The next match will be tough since Dima is in such hot form. But I will give it my best shot.” A little before Sharath sealed his place in the pre-quarterfinals, G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost their second round matches to top seeded Japanese rivals.

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WTT Contender Zagreb: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula reach women's doubles semis; Manika Batra advances to pre-quarters
1 year, 5 months ago

WTT Contender Zagreb: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula reach women's doubles semis; Manika Batra advances to pre-quarters

Firstpost  

Zagreb: Continuing their splendid run, India’s women’s doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula stormed into the semi-finals of the WTT Contender in Zagreb with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Xin Ru Wong and Jian Zeng of Singapore on Friday. The Singaporean duo however levelled it all before the Sreeja and Diya showed fine composure to seal it 9-11, …

TT worlds: Sathiyan, Sharath and Manika win
1 year, 7 months ago

TT worlds: Sathiyan, Sharath and Manika win

Hindustan Times  

Manika Batra, G Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal had contrasting first-round singles outings but progressed to the Round of 64 at World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban on Sunday. Jammu: Table tennis player Manika Batra during the 84th Senior National and Inter-State Table-Tennis Championship, at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu, Saturday, March 25, 2023. 101 Tom Jarvis of England 4-3, …

Feels great that a big WTT event has come to India, says Sharath
1 year, 9 months ago

Feels great that a big WTT event has come to India, says Sharath

The Hindu  

His campaign in the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 may have been over on the first day of the main draw itself, but Sharath Kamal stayed on till the penultimate day and lent support to the biggest table tennis tournament in India. “Not a great tournament for me personally, but feels great that a big WTT event has come to …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers

Firstpost  

Harmeet, ranked 141 in the world, staved off a tough challenge from Englishman Tom Jarvis, while Shetty won his first round match quite comfortably against countryman Yashansh Malik. Also moving into the main draw was the Japanese pair of Mizuki Oikawa and Miyu Nagasaki who defeated India’s Ronit Bhanja and Sutirtha Mukherjee 3-0 in round two of qualifying. In the …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge

News 18  

Multiple-time Commonwealth Games medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and top woman player Manika Batra will lead India’s challenge in World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa 2023 to be held in Panjim from February 27 to March 5. The WTT Star Contender is the biggest-ever table tennis tournament to be held in India and will see top international stars in …

China wins big at WTT Star Contender in Budapest
2 years, 5 months ago

China wins big at WTT Star Contender in Budapest

China Daily  

Gold medalists Wang Chuqin /Wang Manyu of China pose for photo during the awarding ceremony after the mixed doubles final at the World Table Tennis Star Contender European Summer Series 2022 in Budapest, Hungary on July 16, 2022. BUDAPEST - The Chinese players won the men's singles, women's singles and women's doubles titles on the final day of the World …

WTT Contender Zagreb: G Sathiyan's dream run ends with quarter-final loss to Chih-Yuan Chuang
2 years, 6 months ago

WTT Contender Zagreb: G Sathiyan's dream run ends with quarter-final loss to Chih-Yuan Chuang

Firstpost  

Sathiyan lost to world No 18 Chih-Yuan Chuang 9-11, 7-11, 5-11 just one day after stunning world No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko India’s world No 34 Gnanasekaran Sathiyan’s dream run at the WTT Contender Zagreb came to an end on Saturday when he lost in straight games to world No 18 Chih-Yuan Chuang 9-11, 7-11, 5-11 in …

WTT Contender Zagreb: G Sathiyan beats World No. 6 Jorgic Darko; reaches quarterfinals
2 years, 6 months ago

WTT Contender Zagreb: G Sathiyan beats World No. 6 Jorgic Darko; reaches quarterfinals

Firstpost  

Zagreb: India paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran started his WTT Contender Zagreb 2022 men’s singles campaign with a stunning win over world no. Prior to that, Sathiyan played courageously and defeated Darko 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 in the men’s singles round of 32 match of WTT Contender Zagreb 2022. “Went all guns blazing as I secured a MASSIVE WIN tonight taking down …

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Stuns World Number 6 in WTT Contender, Enters Round of 16
2 years, 6 months ago

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Stuns World Number 6 in WTT Contender, Enters Round of 16

News 18  

Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran pulled off an upset by beating world No. 6 and reigning European champion, Jorgic Darko, 3-1 to enter the men’s singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender in Zagreb, Croatia. Sathiyan showed courage and executed his plans to perfection on his way to a 6-11 12-10 11-9 12-10 win over the second seeded Slovenian player …

WTT Star Contender Doha: Sathiyan pulls off upset win over world number 17
2 years, 8 months ago

WTT Star Contender Doha: Sathiyan pulls off upset win over world number 17

The Hindu  

G. Sathiyan pulled off a huge upset win over Sweden's Mattias Falck, a 2019 World championship finalist and the eighth seed, 8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 win in the second round of the WTT Star Contender Doha here on Monday. Sathiyan, world ranked 37, rallied from being 0-2 games down to script one of his best wins of his career. …

WTT Contender Muscat 2022: India Paddlers Archana Kamath And Sreeja Akula Make The Cut, Men Bow Out
2 years, 9 months ago

WTT Contender Muscat 2022: India Paddlers Archana Kamath And Sreeja Akula Make The Cut, Men Bow Out

News 18  

Indian paddlers Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula qualified for the women’s singles main draw of the WTT Contender Muscat 2022. In the third round of the qualifiers, Archana defeated Oze Yilmaz 11-8 5-11 12-10 11-7. India received a double jolt when the second-seeded pair of G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai first went down to Taipei duo of Peng Wang-Wei and …

World Table Tennis Championships Finals: Manika, Sharath out of singles events, Sathiyan enters 2nd round
3 years, 1 month ago

World Table Tennis Championships Finals: Manika, Sharath out of singles events, Sathiyan enters 2nd round

India TV News  

Highlights Manika Batra was defeated by Brazilian youngster Bruna Takahashi. Star Indian paddler Manika Batra crashed out of the women's singles event in the World Table Tennis Championships Finals with a first-round defeat, while Sathiyan Gnanasekaran advanced to the second round of the men's singles here on Wednesday. Another top Indian player Sharath Kamal also bowed out of the men's …

World Table Tennis Contender: Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan Lose in Pre-quarters in Slovenia
3 years, 1 month ago

World Table Tennis Contender: Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan Lose in Pre-quarters in Slovenia

News 18  

India’s campaign in the World Table Tennis Contender Novo Mesto 2021 event came to an end with both Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan losing in the men’s singles Round of 16 on Friday. Kamal, who had reached the pre-quarterfinals round by beating Takuya Jin of Japan 3-0 in a Round of 32 match on Thursday, failed to recreate the …

WTT Contender: Archana Kamath Out; Sreeja, Diya and Swastika One Step Away from Main Draw
3 years, 1 month ago

WTT Contender: Archana Kamath Out; Sreeja, Diya and Swastika One Step Away from Main Draw

News 18  

Sreeja Akula, Diya Parag Chitale, and Swastika Ghosh inched closer to the main draw by winning their respective women’s singles matches while Archana Kamath lost in the second qualifying round of the World Table Tennis Contender Novo Mesto event on Tuesday. Three other Indians including Archana Kamath, who won the women’s doubles titles with Manika Batra in the previous WTT …

Chance for India to be in medal bracket: Sharath Kamal
3 years, 3 months ago

Chance for India to be in medal bracket: Sharath Kamal

The Hindu  

China’s withdrawal from the Asian table tennis championships in Doha gives India a good chance of winning a medal for the first time, feels India’s top paddler Sharath Kamal. Not enough time Chinese Table Tennis Association secretary Qin Zhijian told the State-run website China.org.cn : “As the table tennis competition of the National Games will be held between September 17 …

WTT Contender Budapest: Archana Kamath shocks World No 58 Yana Noskova, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula win
3 years, 4 months ago

WTT Contender Budapest: Archana Kamath shocks World No 58 Yana Noskova, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula win

Firstpost  

All Indian players were stretched to the fifth and deciding game. Budapest: India’s table tennis star Manika Batra and compatriots Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula recorded tough victories to enter the round of 16 at the WTT Contender on Tuesday. While 60th-ranked, Batra defeated 115-ranked Sabine Winter of Germany 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 13-15, 11-5; world number 134 Kamath upset 58th-ranked …

Sharath, Sathiyan and Manika Cruise into Second Round of WTT Star Contender Doha
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath, Sathiyan and Manika Cruise into Second Round of WTT Star Contender Doha

News 18  

Ace paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra started their campaign at the WTT Star Contender Doha on a winning note and progressed into the second round of their respective singles categories on Monday. 32 recovered well to gain the required momentum and gave no further chance to his opponent before sealing the match 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-1 …

Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra begin WTT campaign in Doha on winning note
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra begin WTT campaign in Doha on winning note

Firstpost  

Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal and Batra have earned direct entries into the singles draw at the ongoing tournament. Doha: Ace Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra started their campaign at the WTT Star Contender Doha on a winning note by progressing into the second round of their respective singles categories on Monday. In the women’s singles opening …

WTT Star Contender Doha: Sutirtha and Ahyika Mukherjee make winning starts
3 years, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Doha: Sutirtha and Ahyika Mukherjee make winning starts

The Hindu  

Indian paddlers Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ahyika Mukherjee started their campaign at WTT Star Contender Doha with comfortable victories in the first round of the women's singles qualifying event on Saturday. Later in the day, Diya Chitale and Archana Kamath will be in action in the women's singles qualifying round one. 99 Anthony Amalraj will begin their campaign in the first …

Sharath's loss ends India's challenge at WTT Contender
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath's loss ends India's challenge at WTT Contender

The Hindu  

World No 7 Lin Yun-Ju defeated Sharath Kamal 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 in the second round to end India’s campaign at the World Table Tennis Contender event in Doha on Thursday. “The only chance I got to get close came in the third game, but he was simply superior today.” The day also saw an injured G. Sathiyan and Sutirtha Mukherjee …

WTT Contender Doha: Achanta Sharath Kamal through to second round; G Sathiyan eliminated
3 years, 9 months ago

WTT Contender Doha: Achanta Sharath Kamal through to second round; G Sathiyan eliminated

Firstpost  

Sharath toiled hard before defeating Sirucek 17-15, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in the first round. Doha: Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal advanced to the second round of the World Table Tennis Contender series with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek on Wednesday. However, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who alongside Sharath secured a direct entry into the main draw, …

World Table Tennis Contender: Sharath Kamal wins thriller, G Sathiyan falls
3 years, 9 months ago

World Table Tennis Contender: Sharath Kamal wins thriller, G Sathiyan falls

The Hindu  

Sharath Kamal won a close five-game battle against Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek minutes before G. Sathiyan lost to Aruna Quadri in the opening round of the World Table Tennis Contender event in Doha on Wednesday. RELATED | In the second, Sharath stayed ahead until 8-6 but the fighting Czech produced four straight points and capitalised on his second game-point to …

Sharath Kamal Makes Winning Start at WTT Contender Doha, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Loses
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal Makes Winning Start at WTT Contender Doha, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Loses

News 18  

The ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal began the 2021 season with an impressive victory as he defeated Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek 17-15, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in the men singles opening round at the World Table Tennis Contender Doha on Tuesday. However, the other Indian Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who also secured a direct entry into the main draw alongside 2006 …

WTT Contender series: Sathiyan to meet Quadri; Manika fails to qualify
3 years, 9 months ago

WTT Contender series: Sathiyan to meet Quadri; Manika fails to qualify

The Hindu  

Newly-crowned national champion G. Sathiyan will open his campaign against Commonwealth Games silver medallist Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri in the World Table Tennis Contender tournament in Doha on Wednesday. Looking ahead to his campaign, Sathiyan told Sportstar, “I’m excited to play my first international singles match after a year. I will discuss my strategies with my coach, Raman Sir.” In fact, …

G Sathiyan ends long wait for national title with convincing win over nine-time champion Sharath Kamal
3 years, 10 months ago

G Sathiyan ends long wait for national title with convincing win over nine-time champion Sharath Kamal

Firstpost  

Panchkula: G Sathiyan ended his long wait for a national title with a convincing 4-2 win over nine-time champion Sharath Kamal in the 82nd National Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday. As if on cue, Sathiyan kept his backhand blocks and forehand scorchers going, pushing Sharath on the backfoot as hard as possible. Results: Final: G Sathiyan bt A Sharath Kamal …

Sharath and Sathiyan confident of qualifying for Tokyo Olympics in singles - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Sharath and Sathiyan confident of qualifying for Tokyo Olympics in singles - Sportstar

The Hindu  

With two crucial International table tennis tournaments clashing with each other, India’s top paddler Sharath Kamal has spoken to Table Tennis Federation of India and asked for clarification. Meanwhile, after a disastrous performance in the World team table tennis championships in Gondomar where India failed to qualify, the Indian players would be keen to make amends in singles and make …

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