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.
Harmeet Desai lost the first game but continued to be in the ascendency after that and despite a fight back by Tom, the Indian was able to close out in a tight finish. He won the best of five encounters 3-2 with the scores in his favour reading 9-11,12-10,12-10, 11-13 and 12-10. Sanil in com
Goa [India], February 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Corporates have queued up to support the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2023, the first-ever WTT event in India which will see the best of world Table Tennis congregate at Panjim's Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor stadium between Februar
Sutirtha, ranked at number 146, defeated Sen 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-7) at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium to move to the next round and will take on world number 90 Li Yu-Jhun of Chinese Taipei on Thursday
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 highest level of the Table Tennis tournament ever to be played in India, the WTT Star Contender Goa is being hosted by the Government of Goa. The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), the parent body of the sport in India, will also be the supporting partner of the tournament.
The top tier WTT Star Contender Goa 2023, has been scheduled from February 27 to March 5 here at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, located on the Goa University Campus in the southern Taleigao neighbourhood of the state capital.