Monaco, March 30 (IANS) Indian table tennis players made a disappointing start in the ITTF World Cup 2026 with both Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar losing their respective opening group matches on Monday.Manika Batra, 47th in the world rankings, lost 3-0 (18-16, 11-4, 11-6) to Japan’s Miwa Harimoto in Group 4 of women’s singles, while Asian Games medallist Manav Thakkar went down 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-8) to Park Gang-hyeon of South Korea.Manika Batra will face Olympian Lily Zhang, ranked 42nd, of…
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Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) China’s top-ranked paddlers Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha led the player list announced on Saturday for the 2026 World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash. Wang is joined in the men’s singles top five by teammate Lin Shidong, Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan, and Sweden’s Truls Moregard.China claimed the women’s singles top five spots, with Sun followed by Wang Manyu, Kuai Man, Chen Xingtong, and Wang Yidi. Other Chinese players to compete in the event are …