The WTT Star Contender Goa which commenced with its day one qualifier on Monday at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium is set to gather momentum with the main draw beginning on 1st March 2023.
The biggest motivation for star Indian paddler Manika Batra is to win a medal in Paris Olympics 2024 in the mixed doubles category pairing with Gnansekaran Sathiyan. The current Mixed Doubles World Ranked fifth and are India's best bet in Table-Tennis in Paris Olympics.
In what will be a huge opportunity for the next generation of Indian Table Tennis, 15 Indian paddlers led by senior pro Harmeet Desai in men's singles and 13, led by world number 84 Archana Kamath in the women's singles, will look to grab one of the eight qualifying spots in each draw. As ma
Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal along with Sathiyan Gnansekaran, Payas Jain & Wesley Do Rosario will lead the charge in the Men's Singles draw for India, while the Women's singles will see Manika Batra spearhead the Indian challenge with Sreeja Akula and Suhana Saini.
The boost follows Manika Batra's outstanding performance at the WTT Contender Doha last week when she advanced to the semifinals. The world No. 17 Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei was defeated in the opening match by the Indian table tennis (TT) star during the competition.
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The Asian WTTC Continental Stage offers 28 quotas in women's singles, 25 in men's singles, 12 in women's doubles, 14 in men's doubles, and 8 in mixed doubles
Star India paddler Manika Batra jumped three places in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) global rankings to achieve a career-best ranking of 35th in the women's singles category.