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Ultimate Table Tennis: Goa Challengers bounces back to best Dabang Delhi, enters maiden final

Goa Challengers asserted its supremacy over table-topper Dabang Delhi TTC in a nail-biting semifinal to book a place in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season Four final on Friday. Riding on an all-round effort, Goa — trailing 4-6 at one stage — rode high on Alvaro Robles and T. Reeth Rishya’s…

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Ultimate Table Tennis: Bengaluru Smashers overcome Goa challenge to set up race for the playoffs

Bengaluru Smashers win 9-6 vs Goa Challengers; Goa assured of semis, Smashers rely on last league game; Manika Batra and Jeet Chandra stand out; entertaining duel between Suthasini Sawettabut and Natalia Bajor.

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Ultimate Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal takes Chennai Lions to the top of the table

Chennai Lions defeat Goa Challengers 11-4 in Ultimate Table Tennis, securing a spot in the knockouts. Sharath Kamal and Yangzi Liu's clean sheet and Sharath's sensational performance prove too much for Challengers. Bengaluru Smashers vs Puneri Paltan TT next.

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UTT: Sharath Kamal guides Chennai Lions to big win

NEW DELHI: Indian table tennis stalwart Achanta Sharath Kamal delivered a spectacular performance to defeat the country's top-ranked men's singles player Harmeet Desai as Chennai Lions defeated Goa Challengers 11-4 in UTT Season 4 on Saturday.

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Harmeet Desai claims his non-selection from Asian Games singles event 'unfair'

NEW DELHI: India's leading table tennis player Harmeet Desai feels he has been "unfairly" left out of the singles competition for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou.

The Times of India

Ultimate Table Tennis: Archana Kamath wins it for Puneri Paltan against Goa Challengers

Puneri Paltan TT's maiden win in Ultimate Table Tennis season 4 was powered by Archana Kamath's all-round, aggressive display in the deciding rubber against World No. 38 Suthasini Sawettabutt of Thailand. After trailing 5-1, the home team surged to an 8-7 win. Harmeet Desai registered his second consecutive singles whitewash,…

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Ultimate Table Tennis | Harmeet Desai powers Goa Challengers to a victory against Dabang Delhi

Harmeet Desai shines as Goa Challengers beat Dabang Delhi TTC 10-5. Harmeet whitewashed India teammate G. Sathiyan, while Suthasini Sawettabut sealed the win with a victory over Barbora Balazova. Alvaro Robles opened the tie in Goa’s favour, while T. Reeth Rishya lost a close encounter against Sreeja Akula.

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Table Tennis Federation of India names 10-member squad for Asian Championships, Asian Games

Table Tennis Federation of India names 10-member squad for Asian Championships, Asian Games. The Asian Championships in Korea is scheduled between September 3 and 10, while the Asian Games is between September 24 and October 2.

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Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra to lead India's TT squad at Asian Games

NEW DELHI: India's 10-member table tennis squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October has been announced, with Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra leading the team. The objective is to replicate the historic success achieved in the previous edition.

The Times of India

Table Tennis | Batra-Sathiyan mixed doubles pair in WTT Contender semifinals in Tunis

Batra and Sathiyan had already made first round exits in the women’s and men’s singles respectively.

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WTT Contender: Manika Batra-G Sathiyan pair advances in semis

NEW DELHI: Indian mixed doubles team of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan secured a spot in the semifinals of the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis. The pair defeated the German duo of Cedric Meissner and Yuan Wan in a 3-0 straight-set win on Friday.

The Times of India

WTT Star Contender: Tenacious Harmeet seals place in main draw

PANAJI: High-profile tournaments and tough battles do a world of good to a player's confidence and Harmeet Desai was good-enough proof as he secured his place in the main draw of the WTT Star Contender in Goa.

The Times of India

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet, Sutirtha, Yashaswini enter singles main draw

NEW DELHI: Three Indian paddlers, two women and one man, made it to the singles main draw of the first ever World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, as the two-day qualifiers concluded at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji on Tuesday.

The Times of India

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet, Sanil move to round two of qualifiers

NEW DELHI: Indian paddlers Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty registered contrasting victories as they made it to the round two of the qualifiers of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa.

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World Table Tennis Championship: Indian men beat Kazakhstan, women get better of Egypt to reach last 16

CHENGDU: The Indian men's team, led by seasoned campaigner G Sathiyan, kept its hopes alive for a knock-out stage berth, beating Kazakhstan 3-2 in a closely fought group league tie of the World Table Tennis Championship here on Monday.

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World team table tennis championship | India upsets Germany

G. Sathiyan, India’s top ranked paddler at World No.37, was the star of the contest as he won both his matches.

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Gujarat and Maharashtra paddlers start favourite

SURAT: Table tennis will kickstart the 36th National Games at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stad

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Gujarat men's TT team eyes gold as curtain goes up on 36th National Games

SURAT: The 36th National Games will get under way here on Tuesday, with India's top table tennis players stepping into the spotlight well before the grand Opening Ceremony on September 29.

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TT World Team Championships: Sathiyan to lead India in Sharath's absence

CHENNAI: G Sathiyan will lead the Indian men's challenge in the absence of A Sharath Kamal in the World Team Table Tennis Championships to be held in Chengdu from September 30 to October 9. Sharath, who created history in 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning three gold medals, has opted out…

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Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

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Freedom 75: Indian sportspersons extend Independence Day wishes to the Nation

Several Indian sportspersons have greeted their fans and others on the 75th Independence Anniversary 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. Read more on Dynamite News:

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CWG 2022: Capsule of India's gold medal winners

BIRMINGHAM: With a rich haul of 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze) at this edition of the Commonwealth Games here, the Birmingham Games turned out to be one of the most memorable editions for the 210-strong Indian contingent.

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Manika, Sreeja storm into women singles quarters at CWG

Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung to book her place in the quarterfinal

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Sports psychologist has been of immense help, says paddler Harmeet

CWG gold medallist Harmeet Desai explains how Gayatri Vartak’s involvement in the set-up has helped India retain its first table tennis gold

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CWG 2022: Sathiyan, Harmeet star as India down Singapore 3-1, retain men's team TT title

As India's star paddler G Sathiyan was ripping those cross-court forehands in his singles match against Singapore's Koen Pang, cheering him from the stands were two unlikely individuals.

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