Indian team for the Asian Championships at Thailand

The following members are representing India at the Asian Table Tennis Championships at Pattaya, Thailand:

Men: Sharath Kamal, Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty and G Sathiyan
Women: Mouma Das, Ankita Das, Pooja Sahasrabudhe, K Shamini and Manika Batra

Soumyajit, Shamini win Inter Unit Table Tennis tournament

Soumyajit Ghosh of BPCL and K Shamini of IOCL faced stiff resistance before they could crown themselves the champions at the 34th APSPB Inter Unit Table Tennis Tournament in which PSBP participate.

In the finals, both of which went down to the wire, Soumyajit Ghosh beat Soumyadeep Roy, while K Shamini defeated Mouma Das.

Results (finals):
Soumyajit Ghosh (BPCL) bt Soumyadeep Roy (IOCL) 4-3 (11-4, 11-13, 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3).

K Shamini (IOCL) bt Mouma Das (OIL) - 4-3 (6-11, 9-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-2)

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Shamini stars for Indian Table Tennis

It was a day of mixed results for Indian players at the Euro Africa circuit Swedish Open Table Tennis Tournament.

The Indian Men's team unfortunately lost in the semi finals, while the Women's team reached the finals where they play Belarus today. Shamini played a pivotal role.

The top Indian Men players in the main draw lost while Shamini, Poulomi and Mouma Das advanced to the next round. Subhajit, Sanil, Soumyajit and Soumyadeep Roy lost in the main draw.

Sharath, Shamini are the Champions

 A Sharath Kamal and Kumaresan Shamini won the Singles titles at the 72nd Nationals.

While Sharath had to toil from the brink of defeat, Shamini won more comfortably. World No. 40 Sharath was down 3-2 and down 9-7 in the 5th game when Soumyadeep Roy (ranked 245) gave away 4 points playing erratically. Sharath played solidly in the decider to seal the deal.

This was Sharath's 5th straight National title, which is a record. On the other hand, the cool and calm Shamini won her 2nd title.