The franchise-based league, Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), is under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has been a game changer for Indian table tennis since its inception in 2017.
Batra and her partner G Sathiyan lost 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11) in the mixed doubles quarter-finals to Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, both world championships silver medallists.
Mainka Batra lost to Linda Bergstrom in a hard-fought battle which lasted for 52 minutes. Manika lost the match by 3-2 (12-10, 6-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13). Manika Batra will now partner with G Sathiyan in the mixed doubles match on Monday. The Indian pair will face Singapore's Chew Zhe Yu Cla
The day, as far as hosts India were concerned, belonged to the two women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee. Manika, India number one ousted Puerto Rican star and world number (wr) #14 Adriana Diaz 3-1 (11-9,11-8,5-11,11-8) in the evening session. Sutirtha, currently ranked 146, ha
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.