Awardee - 2021

Awardee - 2021

Manush, Reeth win titles in Ecuador

Manush Shah claimed the men’s singles title when he beat Mexican Juan Jesus Gomez 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 11-7, 11-9) while Reeth Rishya defeated compatriot Anika Das 4-2 (6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 16-18, 11-1, 11-6) to snatch the women’s singles crown in the finals of the ITTF Ecuador International Open yesterday.

TTFI remembers Sultan

On this day, a year ago, the table tennis fraternity lost one of its pillars in S.M. Sultan to the dreaded Covid-19. Sultan, 61, admitted to a Vijayawada hospital, didn’t even know that his wife had passed away the previous day. Nor did he anticipate that his only son, also admitted to the Covid ward, would follow him to the grave just a day later.

Sathiyan-Harmeet duo wins Tunis title

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai defeated the French duo of Emmanual Lebesson and Alexandre Cassin 3-1 (11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6) to lift the men’s doubles trophy and the winner’s purse of $6,000 in the WTT Contender Tunis on the final day today.

Indian men finish with bronze, lose to Korea

The clinical South Koreans proved a hot proposition for the Indians who failed to get past the semi-finals of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships in Doha on Friday.

Women paddlers show their mettle

The Indian women paddlers could not have asked for a better showing than they displayed against the top-seeded Japanese in the main draw of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships at Doha on Wednesday night.

Team India assured of a medal at Doha

Making most of the Chinese absence and getting its direct entry into the eight-team main draw of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships, Team India ensured a bronze medal at Doha tonight.

Anargaya claims U-17 title in Serbia

Anargaya Manjunath won the first major international title for her this season when she defeated Hungary’s Dorottya Tolygyes 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6) to lift the under-17 Girls singles trophy in the final of the WTT Youth Contender Belgrade today.

Indians make Tunis outing memorable

Picking up the threads from where he left off in Otocec, Payas Jain claimed his successive Under-17 Boys title when he defeated Tom Closset of Belgium 3-1 (7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 15-13) in the WTT Youth Contender final in Tunis.

Golden sweep for Indian girls in Tunis

Swastika Ghosh defeated compatriot Yashaswini Ghorphade 3-2 (6-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6 11-8) in what tuned out to be a gripping Under-19 Girls final to win the WTT Contender event in Tunis on Tuesday night.