Category: Table Tennis
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ITTF World Cup 2025 Macao: India’s Campaign Ends In Group Stage
India’s campaign at the ITT World Cup 2025 Macao, China ended in the group stage on Wednesday. Sreeja Akula lost in straight sets 8-11, 6-11, 9-11, 8-11 to World No.13 Bernadette Szocs of Romania in her final group stage match. Her compatriot Manika Batra lost 11-13, 8-11, 4-11, 12-10 to Bruna Takahashi of Brazil. Akula…
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Tomokazu Harimoto Using Sister Miwa’s Inspiration; Targets Olympic Gold
The Indian table tennis fans got a view of table tennis stars Tomakazu Harimoto and his sister Miwa, the eventual women’s singles winner, at the WTT Star Contender Chennai. Explaining his bond with his younger sister, Miwa, he said, “We are connected by the same thread. I think we are doing our best, using each…
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Miwa Harimoto Wins Longest Final In 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai
Japan’s Miwa Harimoto won her longest final against a relentless Honoka Hashimoto in the 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Sunday. It took Hashimoto nearly 74 minutes to emerge as the champion. She defeated her national compatriot Honoka Hashimoto 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7 in a five-set all-Japan thriller. Long…
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Manav Thakkar Makes History At 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai
Manav Thakkar made history at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 on Saturday by becoming the first Indian male player to reach the WTT Star Contender semifinal. Thakkar clinched victories in consecutive five-game thrillers against Andre Bertelsmeier and South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon, an Olympic medallist, to reach the semifinals. Meanwhile, Sharath Kamal displayed a spirited exhibition in…
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WTT Star Contender Chennai: Sharath Kamal Makes Winning Start; Payas Jain Upsets G. Sathiyan
Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal began his day with a straight games win over qualifier Anirban Ghosh while Payas Jain produced the biggest upset of the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025, knocking out Commonwealth Games and Asian Games medallist Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the Men’s Singles Round of 64. Sharath Kamal also won the…