Shillong to host National table tennis championship
Shillong will host the next edition of the National table tennis championship. The decision was taken by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) following the election of its office-bearers for a four-year term at Panchkula on Wednesday.READ: Commonwealth...
Dushyant Chautala stays as TTFI president
Haryana’s Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala was unanimously re-elected as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) for another four-year term at Panchkula on Wednesday.For the post of secretary, M. P. Singh made way for Arun...
Sathiyan ends wait for National title with win over Sharath Kamal
Finally, G. Sathiyan’s wait to lay his hands on the winner’s trophy of the National table tennis championship has ended.Playing his fourth final in seven years, Sathiyan ended the jinx by beating nine-time winner Sharath Kamal 11-6, 11-7, 10-12,...
Commonwealth table tennis championship to be held in Panchkula
Panchkula will host the Commonwealth table tennis championship later this year.The announcement came from Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) president Dushyant Chautala at the closing ceremony of the National championship on Tuesday.Buoyed by the successful organisation of the...
National TT championship: Snehit beats Harmeet to reach semis; Sharath and Sathiyan advance
There is something about the Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula that brings out the best in S. F. R. Snehit. When this reigning National youth champion last played here in the 2018 North Zone ranking event, he took...
National TT championship: Amalraj survives; Sathiyan, Desai stretched
Warming up ahead of the bigger battles, all the leading seeds expectedly advanced to the round of 32 but what came as a surprise was second seed G. Sathiyan dropping a game to Mizoram’s Jeho Himnakulhpuingheta in the National...
Sathiyan in search of maiden title, Harmeet confident of keeping crown
G. Sathiyan has beaten the competition to become the only Indian to break into the top-25 of the world rankings, but when it comes to winning the National title, he still has work to do.Having figured in three finals...
Sharath Kamal: No clear favourite for National title in 2021
"This year, there is no clear favourite (for the National title). No one knows how well others are playing.”These words from nine-time champion Sharath Kamal aptly summed up the scenario on the eve of the National table tennis championship...
Manika Batra eludes Reeth’s grasp, wins second National table tennis title
A mix of plenty of pluck and loads of luck saw Manika Batra regain the National table tennis title she won in January 2016.A firm favourite, Manika appeared vulnerable against her Indian Oil colleague and first-time finalist Reeth Rishya...
National table tennis championship: Manika rallies to stop Archana on day of upsets
With the prospect of defeat looming large, Manika Batra just about managed to find a new gear. She raced away with the last two games against a battling Archana Kamath on the way to the semifinals of the National...