Friday, August 28, 2015

State Ranking Table Tennis tournament at Anantapur

The Andhra Pradesh State Ranking Table Tennis tournament will be held at Anantapur from Aug 28 to Aug 30, 2015

Source: Facebook friends. Participants please confirm and add if you have more details.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Karnataka State Ranking tournaments in September 2015

Upcoming Karnataka State Ranking Table Tennis tournaments in September 2015.

8th State Ranking - MYSORE 29th AUGUST to 1st SEPTEMBER
9th State Ranking - Match Point 10th SEPTEMBER to 13th SEPTEMBER

Source: Spin and Speed Web site. 

For more details send mail to the following address:
editor@tabletennisbug.com

Entries from India for Cadet and Junior Open at Indore

The following are players entered into the Indian Open Cadet and Junior Table Tennis tournament at Indore which will be held from September 9-13, 2015.

M - Male
W - Female
J - Junior
C - Cadet


ALBUQUERQUE Raegan M C
ALBERTO Lalremruata M C
THAKKAR Manav Vikash M C
SHAH Manush Utpalbhai M C
VIRMANI Parth M C
SETH Sarthak M C
SUBRAMANIAN Ashwin M C
PEDNEKAR Shaurya Tushar M C
SURAVAJJULA Snehit M C
JAIN Anukram M C
JEHO Himnakulhpuingheta M C
GUPTA Utkarsh M J
AMBEKAR Sanish M J
PUIA Lalrin M J
KOTIYAN Ravindra M J
SELVAKUMAR Selena W C
KAMATH Archana Girish W C
HALEANGADI Srushti W C
JAISWAL Varuni W C
CHITALE Diya Parag W C
PATHAK Saundarya W C
SIVASANKAR Yashini W C
BHARGAVA Vanshika W C
PATWARI Surbhi W C
VISHWANATH Kushi W C
PAREEK Priyanka W C
AMRUTE Shruti Vijay W J
RONY Maria W J
AKULA Sreeja W J
SHANKAR Riti W J
JACOB Seraha W J

GUPTA Utkarsh M J
AMBEKAR Sanish M J
PUIA Lalrin M J
KOTIYAN Ravindra M J
SELVAKUMAR Selena W C
KAMATH Archana Girish W C
HALEANGADI Srushti W C
JAISWAL Varuni W C
CHITALE Diya Parag W C
PATHAK Saundarya W C
SIVASANKAR Yashini W C
BHARGAVA Vanshika W C
PATWARI Surbhi W C
VISHWANATH Kushi W C
PAREEK Priyanka W C
AMRUTE Shruti Vijay W J
RONY Maria W J
AKULA Sreeja W J
SHANKAR Riti W J
JACOB Seraha W J

District Ranking Table Tennis tournament at Sanmitra in September 2015

A District Ranking Table Tennis tournament will be held at Sanmitra Sangha Sankul hall from September 5 to 9, 2015.

The tournament will be conducted by Radiant Sports Academy.
Last date of entries is 31st August.

Photo: puneplayfields.in

Malabar Hill Club 3 star Mumbai City District Table Tennis tournament 2015

The 2015 edition of the Malabar Hill Club 3 star Mumbai City District TT tournament will be held from 7th to 10th September 2015.

The venue is located near Hanging Gardens.

For more details, write a mail to the following address:
editor@tabletennisbug.com



Request for Korean coach by Table Tennis Association of Baroda (TTAB)

Kalpesh Thakkar Honorary Secretary of TTAB informed that the association has requested TTFI to appoint Korean coaches at the TTAB stadium at Vadodara (Baroda) so that players from Gujarat can benefit.

Kalpesh observed that foreign coaches have contributed significantly to Table Tennis in India at various locations. Notable among them have been An Jong Son and Kim Song Han.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

District Ranking Table Tennis tournament at Sharada Center, Pune

A tournament is being held in Sharada Center, Pune, to continue the district ranking series of tournaments. 

The tournament started yesterday. All regular events will be held. 

Since the Veterans state ranking at Solapur is clashing with this tournament, the Veterans and Mens events are being held in the initial days of the tournament.

Inter district table tennis tournament at Manipal

Udupi District Table Tennis Association and MIT, Manipal will join hands to organize the Inter District Table Tennis tournament on 29th and 30th August, 2015 at MIT Manipal Shuttle Badminton Court, Manipal.
Photo: Kemmannu.com

Table Tennis tournament at Chandigarh

Prof. R.S. Mehta Memorial Open Table Tennis tournament will be held from 28th to 30th August 2015

News source: ctta.in
Photo: 4jat.com

Inter college Table Tennis tournament at Imphal, Manipur

DM College of Commerce in Imphal, Manipur is organizing the Asem Arunkumar Singh memorial inter college Table Tennis tournament. Today (August 25) is the final day of the tournament at MMTA.

Photo: ttfi.org

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Baroda District Table Tennis Championships 2015

The Baroda District Table Tennis championships will be held at the Inorbit mall from 26 to 30 August, 2015.

For more details, write mail to:
editor@tabletennisbug.com

Photo: TT Baroda

Friday, August 21, 2015

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission confuses Table Tennis with Lawn Tennis

In a strange incident recently, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) invited a Tennis coach for a Table Tennis job interview.

The sad part was that the candidate, Vijay Pathak, was waiting for nearly three years for the interview and he was told that his papers were thoroughly checked in the screening process

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Indian Table Tennis league press conference

A press conference was held at the Le Meridien, New Delhi to announce a league for Table Tennis in India.

The league will be held from May 28 to June 12, 2016. Both TTFI and ITTF have approved the event. 11even sports will back the event financially. The franchise owners will be finalized in the coming months. Vita Dani and Kamlesh Mehta will be the main people driving the league.

The league will see participation from eight teams in which foreign players, including Chinese players will be exhibiting their skills. India's national Champion, Soumyajit Ghosh seemed excited about the event being announced and is looking forward to it.

Monday, August 17, 2015

Soumyajit continues domination, Ankita overcomes Pooja at Chennai zonals

National champion, Soumyajit Ghosh continued his good run in the domestic scene this year and annexed the South Zone national Table Tennis title by beating his friend, Harmeet Desai. Soumyajit had beaten Harmeet by the same 4-2 score at the Delhi Inter Institutionals.

Earlier, in the semi finals, Soumyajit beat Sathiyan and Harmeet beat Amalraj.

In a thrilling women's final, Ankita Das beat Pooja S 4-3. Ankita had reached the finals by beating Mouma Das while Pooja had beaten veteran Anindita Chakraborty.

Abhishek Yadav and Reeth Rishya won the Youth Boys and Girls titles.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Indian Table Tennis League

According to media reports, India will soon be hosting a franchise based Table Tennis league. The first edition of the league is expected to run in May-June 2016.

Mumbai-based businesses are expected to fund the event. International Kamlesh Mehta will be leading the team that runs the league.

The event is expected to attract foreign players, who will team up with Indian talent.

Editor