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.

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.

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