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Indian Participation in International Events

1. ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025 – Doha, Qatar

The prestigious ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals are concluding today in Doha, Qatar. This event, which began on May 17, features top players from around the globe, including a strong contingent from India.

Indian Squad Highlights:

• Men: Manav Thakkar, Harmeet Desai, Manush Shah, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Ankur Bhattacharjee

• Women: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee

Matches are being streamed live on the official World Table Tennis YouTube channel. 

Domestic Table Tennis Events in India

2. Under-19 District-Level Table Tennis Competition – Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir

On May 24, the Department of Youth Services and Sports in Budgam successfully concluded the Inter-Zone District Level Table Tennis Competition for Under-19 boys and girls. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from all twelve zones of the district, showcasing the budding talent in the region. 

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🔜 Upcoming Table Tennis Events in India

3. Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6

The sixth season of Ultimate Table Tennis, India's premier professional table tennis league, is set to commence on May 31, 2025. The opening matches will feature:

• Jaipur Patriots vs. Dabang Delhi TTC

• Ahmedabad SG Pipers vs. Dempo Goa Challengers

Matches will be broadcast live on Star Sports and streamed on Hotstar. 

Many Indian group matches at the Australian Open Table tennis tournament today

Harmeet Desai will start his match at 6 PM (Geelong time) at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open at Geelong. Sathiyan and Sharath will play their matches next followed by Manav a little later in the day. Sanil and Amalraj have already played their first matches yesterday. Sharath and Sathiyan have relatively easy opposition while Manav faces the formidable Maharu Yoshimura.

In the Women's singles, India's star player Manika Batra plays her match tomorrow. In a bizzare pairing, Sutirtha Mukherjee will face off against Ayhika Mukherjee in a group match. Bizzare because they've traveled thousands of kilometers to play at the Australian open from their home where they live just some kilometers apart! Pooja Sahasrabuddhe Koparkar won her tough group match earlier.

Photo courtesy of the ITTF. Only for representational purposes.