South Asia Youth Table Tennis Championships: Indian teams begin on winning note
Indian girls stamped their authority with a 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka, while the boys routed Maldives by a similar margin to begin their campaign in the ITTF-ATTU South Asia Youth Table Tennis Championships 2026 on a winning note in Shimla on Wednesday.
Having received a higher seeding, the Indian Under-19 girls made an immediate impact.
Jennifer Varghese, Ananya Muralidharan, and Prisha Goel registered straight or four-game wins to complete a comprehensive sweep against Sri Lanka.
The Under-19 girls remain the only category competing for qualification to the Asian Youth Championships.
However, the continental event, originally slated for June in Muscat, has been postponed owing to the West Asia crisis.
In the Under-15 boys’ section, India mirrored that dominance with a 3-0 rout of Maldives in the second round.
Aditya Das, Akshay Kirikara, and Akash Rajavelu conceded very few points across their matches, underlining India’s depth at the sub-junior level.
Results
Under 19 Girls: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Jennifer Varghese bt Shamaisha 12-10 11-8 11-9, Ananya Muralidharan bt Tamadi 11-7 11-7 12-10, Prisha Goel bt Sandin Mudiyanselage 8-11 11-4 11-5 11-9).
Under 15 Boys: India bt Maldives 3-0 (Aditya Das bt Mlohamed Rafiu 11-3 11-3 11-2, Akshay Kirikara bt Faaz Latheef 11-2 11-5 11-2, Akash Rajavelu bt Ayoob Saleem 11-4 11-6 11-3).
Published on Apr 08, 2026