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 against the Puerto Rican in the men’s singles first round. In the women’s singles opening round match, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Batra notched up a comfortable straight-set 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 victory against Chinese Taipei’s Hsein-Tzu Cheng to progress into the next round where she will face challenge from World No. Earlier in the first qualifying round of men’s singles, Anthony Amalraj suffered a 6-11, 11-9, 3-11, 7-11 defeat against Mizuki Oikawa of Japan while Harmeet Desai lost to Ukraine’s Yevhen Pryshchepa with 10-12, 9-11, 11-13, 9-11 score line.

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Indian sports wrap, November 27: Samriti Punyani upsets Saily Thakkar in AITA ranking tournament quarters
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Indian sports wrap, November 27: Samriti Punyani upsets Saily Thakkar in AITA ranking tournament quarters

The Hindu  

TENNIS AITA ranking tennis tournament: Samriti Punyani upsets second seed Saily Thakkar in quarters Samriti Punyani knocked out the second seed Saily Thakkar 6-3, 6-4 in the women’s quarterfinals of the HPCL-Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Wednesday. -Kamesh Srinivasan HOCKEY Sub-Junior Women National C’ship: Chhattisgarh, TN, UP, MP among winners on day 2 Chhattisgarh …

UTT 2024: Sharath Kamal falters as U Mumbai pips Chennai Lions; Dabang Delhi registers facile win over Puneri Paltan TT
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UTT 2024: Sharath Kamal falters as U Mumbai pips Chennai Lions; Dabang Delhi registers facile win over Puneri Paltan TT

The Hindu  

With the sun probably starting to set on the glittering career of India’s table tennis talisman Achanta Sharath Kamal, fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium were on Friday reminded that it may not be long until Indian table tennis sees the dawn of a new day, ushered in by the likes of a promising 24-year-old Manav Thakkar. Super Mouma almost …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty suffer shock defeat in opening round of Singapore Open
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty suffer shock defeat in opening round of Singapore Open

Hindustan Times  

1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the Singapore Open after suffering a shock defeat against Denmark's world number 34 Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard in the opening round of men's doubles competition here Tuesday. India's Chirag Shetty, background, and India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in action during their Men's Doubles match One of the favourites to win the gold …

Satwik-Chirag regain World No. 1 ranking after Thailand Open triumph
7 months ago

Satwik-Chirag regain World No. 1 ranking after Thailand Open triumph

The Hindu  

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday regained the number one spot in the men’s doubles world rankings following their triumph at the Thailand Open. They made a spirited comeback at the Thailand Open, winning their second title of the season with a straight game win over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China on Sunday. In the women’s …

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification
8 months, 1 week ago

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification

The Hindu  

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost quite tamely to Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 9-11, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11 in the Stage-2 quarterfinals of the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification event in Havirov on Friday. Manika made numerous mistakes on her forehand as well as backhand, be it an attacking stroke or a block. …

Sathiyan and Manika lose in the quarterfinals of World mixed doubles Olympic qualification, get another shot on Friday
8 months, 1 week ago

Sathiyan and Manika lose in the quarterfinals of World mixed doubles Olympic qualification, get another shot on Friday

The Hindu  

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra went down to North Korea’s R.I. Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11 in the quarterfinals of the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification table tennis tournament in Havirov on Thursday. After putting it across the duo of Georgios Stamatouros and Malamatenia Papadimitriou of Greece 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, …

Sathiyan and Manika face tough test at the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sathiyan and Manika face tough test at the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification

The Hindu  

The lone Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra will face its toughest test yet in the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification event to be held in Havirov, Czech Republic on April 11 and 12. The 32 teams have been divided into two halves for the first set of knockouts, with the winner from each half progressing to the …

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions
9 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions

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Satwik and Chirag, who had won the French Open last week, could not sustain the pressure on their rivals, the third seeds, and went down in a little over an hour. 1 Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight game defeat against Muhammad Shohibul …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out
11 months, 1 week ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out

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Kuala Lumpur: Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semi-finals after humbling China’s Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The world number 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the …

Satwik-Chirag enter second round of French Open, Sindhu beats Tunjung to advance
1 year, 2 months ago

Satwik-Chirag enter second round of French Open, Sindhu beats Tunjung to advance

The Hindu  

1 pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight game win here on Tuesday. It took just 35 minutes for the Indian pair to get past Lucas and Ronan, who lagged behind right from the start as Satwik and Chirag dominated the proceedings, leading 11-6 …

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis

Hindustan Times  

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games here on Saturday. The trend followed in the second game too, as the Indians wrapped it in just 9 minutes as the Chinese players committed several unforced errors, …

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra advances to quarter-finals, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan bow out
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra advances to quarter-finals, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan bow out

India Today  

India’s table tennis star Manika Batra has advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals in the 2023 Asian Games. Batra, a former mixed doubles bronze recipient at the Jakarta Asian Games, is set to compete against Yidi Wang, world's No. This is her final opportunity to secure a medal at the 2023 Asian Games, after losses in the mixed and women's …

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra enters quarterfinals in table tennis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra enters quarterfinals in table tennis

Hindustan Times  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra kept her medal hopes alive after progressing to the women's singles quarterfinals but the men's team had a mixed day in the table tennis event of the Asian Games at Hangzhou on Friday. Manika Batra In a close contest, Manika defeated Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand 4-2 and confirmed her place in the quarterfinals. Manika, …

Men's paddlers struggle to quarters after women bow out
1 year, 3 months ago

Men's paddlers struggle to quarters after women bow out

Hindustan Times  

Veteran Acantha Sharat Kamal raised his game just in time to help the Indian men's team escape unscathed against Kazakhstan but the women's table tennis team imploded against a resilient Thailand to bow out of the Asian Games here on Sunday. Star Indian paddler Manika Batra failed in both her singles matches as the women's team lost 2-3 to a …

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian paddler Manika Batra lost both her matches, including the deciding fifth singles, as the Indian women's table tennis team was eliminated from the Asian Games following their 2-3 defeat against Thailand in the pre-quarterfinals here on Sunday. 39 Batra first lost the opening match to 104th ranked Thai player Orawan Paranang 0-3 World No. 39 Batra first lost …

Indian sports news wrap, September 12
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 12

The Hindu  

FOOTBALL Subroto Cup football to take place from September 19 Bengaluru has been added to the list of host cities for the upcoming edition of the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, to be held from September 19 to October 23 at three venues. Girls: Nazerke Nurgali 4.5 drew with G. Tejaswini 5; Saina Salonika 4 lost to Bristy Mukherjee 5; …

Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s table tennis team assured itself of a bronze medal at the Asian Championships by defeating Singapore 3-0 in the quarterfinals held on Monday. The opening singles match between veteran Sharath Kamal and Izaac Quek was a closely fought battle, with the 41-year-old Indian ultimately winning 11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13, 14-12. The seasoned G Sathiyan then blanked Yew …

Satwik, Chirag achieve all-time career-high rank of World No. 2
1 year, 5 months ago

Satwik, Chirag achieve all-time career-high rank of World No. 2

The Hindu  

Fresh from winning the Korea Open, India’s top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Tuesday rose to a career-best second spot in the latest BWF rankings. Satwik and Chirag gained a place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang whom they had defeated in the Korea Open semifinals last week, to achieve …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win Korea Open Beating Top Seeds
1 year, 5 months ago

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win Korea Open Beating Top Seeds

News 18  

The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Indonesian top seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the final of the Korea Open 2023 badminton tournament at the Jinnam Stadium on Sunday. Satwiksairaj and Chirag won 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 in just over an hour to win their third BWF World Tour Super 500 title, extending …

Sathiyan: Hope I can peak again at right time heading into Asian Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Sathiyan: Hope I can peak again at right time heading into Asian Games

The Hindu  

G. Sathiyan, the wily Chennai paddler, slipped to World No. I wouldn’t call it a low but the peak performance came a little down and I have been maintaining that level,” Sathiyan told Sportstar after leading Dabang Delhi TTC to its maiden win in the Ultimate Table Tennis season four. It sets the tone for the Asian Games and I …

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, …

Manika Batra-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Mixed Doubles Pair in WTT Contender Semifinal
1 year, 6 months ago

Manika Batra-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Mixed Doubles Pair in WTT Contender Semifinal

News 18  

Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran advanced to the semifinals of the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after a straight-set win over German duo of Cedric Meissner and Yuan Wan on Friday. Batra and Sathiyan had already made first round exits in the women’s and men’s singles respectively. In the men’s singles, Harmeet Desai suffered a …

WTT Contender: Ayhika Mukherjee, Sathyian Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra Pair Advance in Tunis
1 year, 6 months ago

WTT Contender: Ayhika Mukherjee, Sathyian Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra Pair Advance in Tunis

News 18  

Indian paddler Ayhika Mukherjee sailed into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals even as her compatriots Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula bit the dust in the opening round of the WTT Contender in Tunis on Thursday. Ayhika defeated Xiaotong Wang of China 3-0 in her tournament opener to move into the second round, where she will meet the winner of the match …

World Table Tennis Championships: Manika Batra goes down fighting as Indian challenge ends in Durban
1 year, 7 months ago

World Table Tennis Championships: Manika Batra goes down fighting as Indian challenge ends in Durban

Firstpost  

While Batra fought hard before losing 3-4 against Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost to the English pair of Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford 3-1 to crash out in the Round of 16 in men’s doubles Durban: Star paddler Manika Batra fought hard before going down to Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico 3-4 in the …

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, …

Swiss Open: Satwik-Chirag duo enters quarterfinals, PV Sindhu bows out
1 year, 9 months ago

Swiss Open: Satwik-Chirag duo enters quarterfinals, PV Sindhu bows out

India TV News  

Second-seeded star duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament. Shuttler PV Sindhu failed to defend her Swiss Open Super 300 badminton title as she suffered a loss to unseeded Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia in a three-game women's singles second-round match in Basel. National champion Mithun Manjunath also …

Manika loses both women's doubles and mixed doubles in Singapore Smash, Indian campaign ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Manika loses both women's doubles and mixed doubles in Singapore Smash, Indian campaign ends

Hindustan Times  

Indian campaign ended at the Singapore Smash table tennis tournament after Manika Batra lost both her women's doubles and mixed doubles matches with her respective partners here on Tuesday. Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost to Japan's world championships silver medallists duo of Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto in the mixed doubles quarterfinals to end their fine run in the tournament. …

WTT Contender Goa: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee Upset Higher Ranked Opponents into March in Last 16
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Contender Goa: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee Upset Higher Ranked Opponents into March in Last 16

News 18  

Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee overcame higher-ranked opponents to move into the last-16 stage at the World Table Tennis Contender Championship on Thursday. I’ll just give my best and I will just play my best game tomorrow for my country and for myself.” Sutirtha, whose impeccable timing and power on the forehand have been her strength in …

WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Cho Daeseong of Korea stuns World No. 1; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee cause upsets
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Cho Daeseong of Korea stuns World No. 1; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee cause upsets

The Hindu  

Cho Daeseong of Korea stunned World No. 1 Faz Zhendong of China in the men’s singles second round while Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra caused upsets to make it to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinal and keep India’s campaign alive in the the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023. On a day that saw multiple upsets - including Manika and G. Sathiyan …

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out

The Hindu  

Manika Batra was the lone Indian with a clean slate on the opening day of the main draw at the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023, here on Wednesday. Important results Men’s singles: G. Sathiyan bt Harmeet Desai 11-4, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9; Emmanuel Lebesson bt Wesley Do Rosario 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Kirill Gerassimenko bt A. Sharath Kamal 11-8, 11-7, 11-8. Women’s …

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 …

WTT Contender: Manika Batra Enters Singles Last Eight, Mixed Doubles Semis
1 year, 11 months ago

WTT Contender: Manika Batra Enters Singles Last Eight, Mixed Doubles Semis

News 18  

India’s top-ranked women’s table tennis player Manika Batra stormed into the singles quarterfinals of the WTT Contender with an impressive 3-0 win over Joo Cheonhui on Thursday. In the morning session on Thursday, second seeds Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran made it to the mixed doubles semifinals after defeating Maria Xiao and Alvaro Robles of Spain. The Indian duo, who had …

WTT Contender: Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Storm into Semis
1 year, 11 months ago

WTT Contender: Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Storm into Semis

News 18  

Indian mixed doubles duo of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra stormed into the WTT Contender semifinals with a 3-0 win over World No. Continuing their splendid run, the Indian duo took less than 24 minutes to wrap the proceedings 11-9 11-9 11-5 and set up a last-four clash against Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin, the world No. The other half …

India Table Tennis Stars Register Easy 1st Round Win in Asian WTTC Continental Stage in Qatar
1 year, 11 months ago

India Table Tennis Stars Register Easy 1st Round Win in Asian WTTC Continental Stage in Qatar

News 18  

India’s Manika Batra won her first round match of the Asian WTTC Continental Stage with considerable ease while scripting a 11-2,11-3,11-2,11-7 win over Magdieva Markhabo of Uzbekistan on Sunday at the Lusail Sports Complex in Doha. In the men’s section, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Achanta Sarath Kamal, Manush Utpal Shah, Sanil Shetty and Harmeet Desai all won their respective matches and will …

ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup: Manika Batra Upsets World No. 7 Chinese, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Exits
2 years, 1 month ago

ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup: Manika Batra Upsets World No. 7 Chinese, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Exits

News 18  

Manika Batra shocked World No. 7 Chen Xingtong in a round of 16 cliffhanger but compatriot Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost his men’s single pre-quarterfinals at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup on Thursday. In the round of 16 match-ups on the opening day, World No.44 Manika, who is unseeded in the event, came up with a fantastic showing to beat the third seeded …

Table Tennis: G Sathiyan-Manika Batra reach career-high fifth in mixed doubles rankings
2 years, 1 month ago

Table Tennis: G Sathiyan-Manika Batra reach career-high fifth in mixed doubles rankings

Firstpost  

G Sathiyan-Manika Batra had recently made the final at the WTT Contender in Slovenia. India’s mixed doubles pairing of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan on Tuesday moved up a place to reach a career-high fifth in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings. “Breaking into the world top-5 rankings has truly been a dream come true moment,” Sathiyan, who is ranked …

Hylo Open: Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa win; Aakarshi Kashyap loses
2 years, 1 month ago

Hylo Open: Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa win; Aakarshi Kashyap loses

The Hindu  

Indian men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered a come-from-behind win over England’s Rory Easton and Zach Russ in a three-game thriller here at the Hylo Open on Thursday. Satwik and Chirag, who won the French Open Super 750 title on Monday, lost the closely fought first game 22-24. Along with Satwik-Chirag, the women’s doubles combo of …

Hylo Open 2022: Satwik-Chirag pair enter second round; Saina Nehwal bows out
2 years, 1 month ago

Hylo Open 2022: Satwik-Chirag pair enter second round; Saina Nehwal bows out

Firstpost  

Satwik-Chirag pair who won the French Open Super 750 title last week for their biggest win on the world tour, overcame a game deficit to beat Yang and Chen 19-21 21-19 21-16 in their first-ever meeting. Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Lu Chen to progress to the men’s doubles second round …

Satwik-Chirag pair reaches second round of French Open
2 years, 1 month ago

Satwik-Chirag pair reaches second round of French Open

The Hindu  

World championships bronze medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the second round of the French Open Super 750 tournament in Paris on Tuesday. World number eight pair of Satwik and Chirag will next face the winner of the first-round match between local duo of Lucas Corvee-Ronan Labar, and Malaysians Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee. READ: Sindhu …

ITTF Rankings: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Slips One Place to 38; Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Retain Positions
2 years, 2 months ago

ITTF Rankings: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Slips One Place to 38; Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Retain Positions

News 18  

India’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Sathiyan Gnanasekaran slipped one place down to 38th even as compatriot Achanta Sharath Kamal in men’s singles and Manika Batra in women’s singles retained their rankings in the latest ITTF Table Tennis Rankings. In women’s singles, Manika Batra remained the best-ranked Indian at 44 with 575 points while Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath were …

Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen crash out after defeat in quarter-finals
2 years, 2 months ago

Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen crash out after defeat in quarter-finals

Firstpost  

Lakshya Sen defeated compatriot Prannoy Sen to advance to the quarter-finals but lost to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 17-21 12-21 in straight games. On Thursday night, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen got the better off his senior compatriot HS Prannoy in straight games to progress to the men’s singles quarter-finals. Sen, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, beat world number …

Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal keen to excel at Asian Cup 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal keen to excel at Asian Cup 2022

The Hindu  

India’s top two paddlers, G. Sathiyan and A. Sharath Kamal have had some of their best outings in the Asian Cup table tennis tournament. While Sathiyan, 29, achieved it in the 2019 edition, 40-year-old reigning Commonwealth Games singles champion, Sharath, finished sixth in 2015 in Jaipur. When the 33rd Asian Cup begins in Bangkok on November 17, they would be …

National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round
2 years, 2 months ago

National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round

The Hindu  

Sahira Singh survived two match points to beat Vanshita Pathania 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a marathon first-round match of the women’s event in the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex here on Tuesday. The 15-year-old Sahira, a talented girl from Amritsar who has been making rapid progress in recent months to be seeded eighth in the women’s field, …

National Games Table Tennis: Gujarat's Harmeet, WB's Sutirtha Clinch Men's and Women's Singles Titles
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games Table Tennis: Gujarat's Harmeet, WB's Sutirtha Clinch Men's and Women's Singles Titles

News 18  

Gujarat’s Harmeet Desai and West Bengal’s Sutirtha Mukherjee clinched the men’s and women’s table tennis singles titles with dominating wins in the National Games on Saturday. Local hero Harmeet thrashed Haryana’s Soumyajit Ghosh 4-0, while Sutirtha proved too good for national champion Sreeja Akula, with the Olympian winning 4-1 in the women’s final. Sutirtha ended the National Games with three …

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal Retires With Back Injury; G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai Through to Semis
2 years, 3 months ago

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal Retires With Back Injury; G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai Through to Semis

News 18  

Top seed G Sathiyan was the highest ranked player standing between Gujarat’s hopes of bagging the top two spots in men’s singles after second seed A Sharath Kamal had to retire from his quarterfinal clash due to back pain. Though Thakkar kept pace with the top seeds’ style of play, he wasn’t able to crack his defence when it mattered …

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra Move Into Quarters
2 years, 3 months ago

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra Move Into Quarters

News 18  

Top Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra moved to the quarterfinals of their respective singles events with contrasting wins at the National Games on Friday. While Sharath defeated Jeet Chandra of West Bengal 7-11, 11-6, 8-11,11-7, 11-6, 11-6, Sathiyan also eked out a 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 win over West Bengal’s Ronit Bhanja. Olympian Sutirtha …

National Games 2022: Third seed Sanil Shetty Survives Scare to Advance to Third Round
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022: Third seed Sanil Shetty Survives Scare to Advance to Third Round

News 18  

Former national champion and third seed Sanil Shetty survived a scare even as men’s singles stars including top seed G Sathiyan and second seed A Sharath Kamal registered easy victories to advance to the third round of the table tennis competition in the 36th National Games. The individual competition at the PDDU Indoor Stadium took off with local mixed doubles …

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan, Batra to lead India's charge as Sharath Kamal opts out
2 years, 3 months ago

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan, Batra to lead India's charge as Sharath Kamal opts out

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The 40-year-old Sharath, who had won the men’s singles, mixed doubles and team title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently, opted out due to personal reasons. New Delhi: India’s triple gold medallist at the recent Commonwealth Games, Sharath Kamal, has opted out of next month’s World Table Tennis Championships in China, citing personal reasons. “National men and women coaches S …

World C\'ships: Satwik-Chirag claim India\'s first men\'s doubles medal
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World C\'ships: Satwik-Chirag claim India\'s first men\'s doubles medal

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TOKYO: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday became the first Indian pair to win a medal in the men's doubles competition at the World Championships but HS Prannoy's impressive run ended in agony as he went down narrowly in the men's singles quarterfinals here. It is India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event with Jwala Gutta and …

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