London, May 6 (IANS) India’s campaign at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026 ended disappointingly as both the men’s and women’s teams lost in the round of 32 at the OVO Arena Wembley in London. The Indian men’s team faced a 3-0 defeat against Austria, while the women’s team lost 3-1 to the United States. This marked the end of what had been promising runs in the group stages.In the men’s match, World No. 51 Manush Shah fought hard in the first game but narrowly lost 3-2 (6…
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London, April 30 (IANS) The Indian women’s team blanked Rwanda, while the men matched the feat against Guatemala as they stormed into Stage 2 at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026, topping their respective Stage 1 groups with wins in their final group ties at the Wembley Arena on Thursday.The Indian women opened their campaign with a walkover against Uganda before edging Ukraine in their second tie to top Stage 1b Group 6. They came back later to blank Rwanda 3-0.The Indian me…
London, April 27 (IANS) Olympians Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, and Harmeet Desai will headline a 10-member Indian squad at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026, set to begin at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Tuesday.The championships will feature separate men’s and women’s competitions, the Swaythling Cup and the Corbillon Cup, with each tie comprising a maximum of five singles matches. Teams need to secure three wins to clinch a tie and advance.A to…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Experienced Indian paddlers Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra have been retained ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 auction, with Indian standout players Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, and Diya Chitale returning to the player roster. UTT Auction: Sathiyan, Manika retained; Manav, Manush, Diya return to poolNew Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Experienced Indian paddlers Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra have been retained ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis …
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 will bring world-class table tennis to India from February 10–15 at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, marking the second time that Chennai will be hosting the event and the fourth WTT Star Contender to be staged in India.The tournament will feature an enhanced prize purse of USD 300,000, up from USD 275,000 last season, with singles winners earning USD 17,000 and 600 ranking points, and doubles champions receivin…