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Manav-Manush, Diya-Yashaswini bow out in quarterfinals

Manav-Manush, Diya-Yashaswini bow out in quarterfinals

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India’s top doubles pairs suffered a quarterfinal exit at the 2026 WTT US Smash in Los Angeles on Wednesday, bringing their campaign in the year’s second WTT Grand Smash to an end. In the men’s doubles, the fifth-seeded duo of Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar fell short to Wen Ruibo and Licen Yuan of China 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11. The Indian duo got off to a poor start, being outclassed in the first two games, with the Chinese duo holding a good lead throughout, leaving them with no chance of a comeback. They, however, tried to stretch the match and won the third game 11-8 and had a great start to the fourth game as well, leading 7-2 from the start. But then the Chinese stars showed their class, winning nine of the next ten points to mount a thrilling comeback and knock the Indians out. Later in the day, the Indian women’s doubles pair of Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale also exited in the quarterfinals, suffering a straight games defeat. In their first-ever WTT …

Manika Batra left out of India’s Asian Games Table Tennis main squad, Ayhika Mukherjee misses out

Manika Batra left out of India’s Asian Games Table Tennis main squad, Ayhika Mukherjee misses out

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India’s most decorated women’s table tennis player, Manika Batra, has been left out of the main squad for the 2026 Asian Games after failing to satisfy the selection criteria laid down by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The 30-year-old, who won a historic mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games and has multiple Commonwealth Games medals to her name, was named among the reserve players for the continental event scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. According to TTFI, selections were made based on a policy introduced in 2023, which allocates 50 per cent weightage to national rankings, 40 per cent to world rankings and the remaining 10 per cent to the discretion of the selection committee. Despite being India’s second-highest ranked women’s player at World No. 51, behind Sreeja Akula at No. 45, Manika’s absence from domestic tournaments meant she did not feature prominently in the national rankings, affecting her overall selection score. Sreeja Akula to lead Women’s Squad Sreeja Akula headlines the women’s squad, which also …

Manush Shah-Diya Chitale clinch mixed doubles title

Manush Shah-Diya Chitale clinch mixed doubles title

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The Indian mixed doubles pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale were crowned champions at the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos in Nigeria on Saturday. The duo, playing in their second consecutive WTT Contender final, claimed a straight-game win, 11-8, 14-12, 11-8, over the French pair of Leo De Nordest and Camille Lutz. Manush, partnering with Manav Thakkar, has also reached the men’s doubles final with an 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 win over the host pairing of Taiwo and Matthew. They will take on the Romanian pair of Lulian Chrita and Andrei Istrate in the final on Sunday. Manush also had a good outing in the singles department and was the only Indian to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Oh Junsong of South Korea. On the other hand, the two women’s doubles pair of Ayhika and Suthirtha Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya bowed out in the semi-finals. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view …

Indian men’s & women’s teams exit in round of 32

Indian men’s & women’s teams exit in round of 32

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A disappointing end to India’s campaign at the 2026 ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships as both teams lost in the round of 32 on Tuesday. The Indian men’s team suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of much lower-ranked Austria, and the women’s team bowed 1-3 to the Pan-American silver medalist USA. The Indian men’s team entered the tie as favourites based on individual rankings, but the former world no. 18 and experienced Robert Gardos gave Austria a positive start. The 47-year-old came from behind to beat Manush Shah in a tiring 5-game encounter, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 13-11, in extra points to win the first match of the tie. India couldn’t recover from this and conceded the next two matches in straight games, as Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran couldn’t put up a fight. The Indian women’s team also had a disappointing start as the 18-year-old Sally Moyland got the better of Yashaswini Ghorpade in straight games. Then, the India no.1, Manika Batra, took the tie score to level terms with a 4-game …

Indian men’s & women’s teams advance to second stage

Indian men’s & women’s teams advance to second stage

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Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams reached the knockout stage of the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships in London, England, on Thursday. India women beat Rwanda, and the men defeated Guatemala in their final group ties, and with three straight wins, both teams topped their groups. They will now move to their respective 32-team knockout stage, starting on May 4th, which will determine the world team champions in both disciplines. #News | Indian men’s and women’s teams reach the knockout stage of ITTF World Team Championships. Both teams bag three wins from the three ties to top their respective groups. Matchday-3 score:India Women bt. 3-0 RwandaIndia Men bt 3-0 Guatemala#TableTennis #ITTFWorld pic.twitter.com/A5BWKAoXnq — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) April 30, 2026 India used their bench strength in the final tie against a comparatively easier opponent and gave debuts to youngsters like Payas Jain and Syndrela Das. In the men’s tie, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran played the first singles and registered a straight-game victory over a much lower-ranked Segio Carrillo. Then, the India no.1 Manav Thakkar and the Payas …

Manush Shah, Harmeet Desai in men’s doubles final

Manush Shah, Harmeet Desai in men’s doubles final

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The Indian men’s doubles pair of Manush Shah and Harmeet Desai advanced to the final of the USD 100,000 WTT Contender Tunis 2026 on Saturday. The second-seeded duo will face top seeds Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr of France later in the day. The semifinal was an all Indian affair with Manush-Harmeet recovering from two games down to beat Snehit Suravajjula and Akash Pal 3-2 (9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8). Third seed Payas Jain and Ankur Bhattacharjee lost their second round encounter to Snehit-Akash 2-3 (6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 9-11). Manush-Diya finish runner-up In mixed doubles, top seed Manush Shah and Diya Chitale ended up as runners-up, losing the final to second seed Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao of Spain 1-3 (9-11, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11). Manush and Diya displayed immense grit in a back-and-forth battle against the Spanish duo. After narrowly dropping a tense first game, the World No. 6 pair held their nerve at the end of the second game, saving two game points to claim the set and level the match. The momentum …

Manav Thakkar, Yashaswini Ghorpade crowned national champions

Manav Thakkar, Yashaswini Ghorpade crowned national champions

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The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board’s (PSPB) Manav Thakkar and Yashaswini Ghorpade were crowned the men’s and women’s singles champions respectively at the 87th Table Tennis Senior National Championships in Indore on Friday. Up against a teenaged Syndrela Das in the women’s singles final, Ghorpade was made to work hard for a 4-3 win to lift the title in a match which lasted over an hour. Ghorpade raced to lead thrice in the match, winning the first, third, and fifth games but Das, who had taken out reigning champion Diya Chitale in the semi-finals, always fought back to equalise. The decider also saw leads exchange hands multiple times before Ghorpade held her nerves in the final moments to secure the title. Later in the day, Thakkar had a rather straightforward run to the title as he took down Railways Sports Promotion Board’s (RSPB) Jeet Chandra 4-1 in the men’s singles final. Thakkar raced to a 2-0 lead in the contest before Chandra put up a fightback in the next two games. Having lost the third game …

WTT Singapore Smash: Manav-Manush enter quarter-finals

WTT Singapore Smash: Manav-Manush enter quarter-finals

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The sixth seeded Indian men’s doubles pair of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2026 WTT Singapore Smash on Tuesday. Thakkar and Shah blanked Brazil’s Guilherme Theodoro and Leonardo Iizuka 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 in straight games in the Round of 16. The Indian pair had received a first-round bye in the competition. They’ll now face Belgium’s Martin Allegro and Adrien Rassenfosse for a spot in the semi-finals. Elsewhere, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Shah also advanced to the quarter-finals. Seeded sixth, Chitale and Shah took down Singapore’s wildcard entrants Pang Koen and Zeng Jian 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 in straight games, after having received a first round bye in the tournament. Meanwhile, Akash Pal and his Australian partner Minhyung Jee lost out 0-3 in the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals. Chitale and Yashashwini Ghorpade also faced a similar fate in the women’s doubles pre-quarters, going down 0-3 against the fourth seeded pair of Miyu Nagasaki and Shin Yubin. Earlier on Monday, India’s campaign in singles had ended …

Manush-Diya survive scare to reach quarterfinals

Manush-Diya survive scare to reach quarterfinals

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India’s top mixed doubles combination of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale kept their nerves in the decider to pack off Korea’s Republic’s Oh Seunghwan and Kim Seongjin to reach the quarterfinals of the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 on Thursday. The top-seeded Indian combination was pushed to the brink by the Korean qualifiers as they saved three match points before the home favourites emerged victorious 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10) in 42 minutes. They will now face Indian wild cards Payas Jain and Syndrela Das, who defeated Kazakhstan’s Iskender Kharki and Sarvinoz Mirkadirova 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 in their first round clash. Fourth seeds Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade and the young combination of Ankur Bhattacharjee and Swastika Ghosh also set up an all-Indian quarterfinal. Desai and Ghorpade defeated Darius Movileanu and Andreea Dragoman of Romania 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7) while Bhattacharjee and Ghosh beat another Korean combination of Park Gyuhyeon and Kim Nayeong 3-2 (11-9, 3-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9). While the mixed doubles players excelled, it wasn’t a good opening day for the hosts …

Indian men’s & women’s teams advance to second stage

WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 draw pits Indian stars on collision course

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The main draw for the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 has handed Indian contenders a challenging route, with several top players placed in the same quarter of the men’s singles competition. Last edition semi-finalist Manav Thakkar, seasoned campaigner Sathiyan G and WTT Feeder Vadodara 2026 champion Manush Shah have all received first-round byes. However, the trio find themselves in the same section of the draw, raising the possibility of an all-Indian clash in the Round of 16 if results go their way. Manav and Manush could meet in the pre-quarterfinals should both clear their second-round assignments. Tenth seed Sathiyan is also in the same quarter and may face compatriot Harmeet Desai in the Round of 16, provided Harmeet overcomes eighth seed Eduard Ionescu in his second-round encounter. Sathiyan’s own path is equally demanding. He is projected to face Korea Republic’s Lim Jonghoon, a former world top-10 singles player and current world No. 1 in mixed doubles, in the second round. If the Indian quartet progress as scheduled, the country will be assured of at least …