Mallika in the World's Top Ten

Mallika Bhandarkar of Maharashtra rolled into the top ten of the Girls U-15 section in the ITTF World Rankings published in May.

She is probably the highest ranked player India has ever produced in any age or open category. The gutsy player has always been in contention at the World level in the Cadet Section. What is more creditable is that she is in the top 50 in the U 18 Girls section and in the top 100 of the U-21 section. Mallika is also slowly climbing the Women's rankings.