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India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair of Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar cruised to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Smash on Tuesday. Sixth-seeded duo of Shah and Thakkar, who received a … Read More
No Indian paddler managed to reach the second round of the Singapore Smash on Monday. Manav Thakkar, the only Indian in the men’s draw, went down 1-3 (8-11, 11-9, 6-11, … Read More
Manav Thakkar, India’s biggest hope, crashed out in the opening round of the men’s singles at the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and … Read More
At 37, Dimitrij Ovtcharov has ticked all the boxes for a successful table tennis career. World No. 1, European champion, World Cup winner and medals at the Olympics – you … Read More
When Chennai hosted the WTT Star Contender tournament last year, the major storyline was the farewell of five-time Olympian Sharath Kamal. The 6’1” powerhouse, who carried Indian table tennis on … Read More
France has a proud tradition of producing world-class men’s singles players. Among the major stars is Jean-Philippe Gatien, Olympic silver medallist and World Championship gold medallist, while Emmanuel Lebesson and … Read More
Massimo Costantini, the national head coach of the Indian table tennis team, is quiet yet firm in his methods and has the results to show for his coaching style and … Read More
Manush Shah may be the reigning national men’s singles champion, but at the global stage, he has established himself as India’s best doubles player in the last few years. In … Read More
Manav Thakkar will forever be indebted to Chennai for providing a major fillip to his singles career. At the WTT Star Contender here in March last year, the Indian—then ranked … Read More
It was only in March last year that Sharath Kamal played his farewell International match in the WTT Star Contender at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here. Since then, the former … Read More
