Table Tennis News

National Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Beats Veteran Sharath Kamal To End Long Wait For Title

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran ended his long wait for a national title with a convincing 4-2 win over nine-time champion Sharath Kamal in the 82nd National Table Tennis Championships in Panchkula on Tuesday.

National Table Tennis Championship: Manika Batra Wins Women's Singles Title For Second Time

National Table Tennis Championship: Manika Batra lost the first two games in the final, but staged a turnaround and won the next four games to defeat Reeth Rishya.

National Table Tennis Championship: Manika Batra Advances To Semi-Finals

National Table Tennis Championship: Manika Batra staged a turnaround to edge past Archana Kamath. Meanwhile, Reeth Rishya also had to hold her nerves to defeat Kaushani Nath.

14-Year-Old Maharashtra Boy Sets Guinness World Record In Table Tennis

P Harikrishna has set a Guinness world record for the most alternate hits (9,512) using a table tennis paddle in one hour.

Anthony Amalraj Recovers From COVID-19, Decides Against Joining Table Tennis National Camp

Indian veteran table tennis player Anthony Amalraj plans to stay at home for at least another month and has not thought about resuming training yet.

National Table Tennis Camp Postponed Again As Some Players Refuse To Travel

The national camp for elite table tennis players has been indefinitely postponed yet again with some of the players unwilling to travel while those willing are waiting for the facility at the SAI Campus Bengaluru to be functional.

China To Host Table Tennis World Cups In November 

The men's and women's world cups are shifting from Dusseldorf and Bangkok respectively despite a mandate from Chinese authorities banning most international competition to prevent virus outbreaks.

Manika Batra Says Khel Ratna An Added Responsibility To Continue Performing Well For Country

Table tennis player Manika Batra, who will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year, on Saturday said that the accolade would be an added responsibility for her to bring more laurels for the country.

Watch: Spanish Paralympian's Table Tennis Skills Will Give You Goosebumps

A training video of Alberto Seoane, who took part in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, was shared by the official Twitter handle of the ITTF.

India's Top Table Tennis Players Not Ready For Training Camp Before August

TTFI had sought players' availability twice for the training camp, first for the beginning of June and then for June last week but the players have ended up saying no to both.

TTFI Recommends Manika Batra For Khel Ratna Award

Manika Batra, who missed out on India's highest sporting honour last year, is the first woman paddler from the country to win a singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Table Tennis Federation Asks Players To Join Training Camp, They Say It's "Too Early"

Most table tennis players, including Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan, said they were not comfortable travelling anytime soon amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: ITTF Extends Suspension Of All Activities Till July End

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Saturday extended the suspension of all its events and activities till the end of July due to the coronavirus pandemic

Top 10 Finish In 2028 Olympics Medals Tally "Ambitious But Not Impossible": Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju said that with the right policies, India can aim at a top 10 finish in the medals tally of the 2028 Olympics.

Coronavirus: World Table Tennis Championships Postponed Again

The world team table tennis championships due to be held in the South Korean city of Busan have been postponed for a second time.

COVID-19 Pandemic: ITTF Suspends All Events Until June 30, Also Freezes Ranking Lists

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) suspended all planned events and activities involving international travel until June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Indian Table Tennis Player Takeme Sarkar Stuck In Spain Due To Lockdown In India

Takeme Sarkar, who went to Spain to take part in the Spanish League, is stuck in Malaga due to lockdown in India.

Sharath Kamal Clinches Oman Open, Ends Decade Long Title Drought

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal ended his decade long wait for a title, producing a sensational performance to win the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open on Sunday.