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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. 

Ultimate Table Tennis League 2019 kicks off today

The 2019 edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league starts on 25th July 2019 when the Dabang Delhi team takes on Puneri Paltan at the Thyagaraj stadium in the national capital city, Delhi.

Amir Khan is promoting the league, whose Chairperson is Mrs.Vita Dani.

Manika Batra profile

Manika is a star sports person who is fast becoming a household name. For those who are not already aware, so who is this new Star on the horizon of Indian sports, Manika Batra?

Manika Batra is a Table tennis player from Delhi who has catapulted herself and her sport into the limelight. She won the most medals as an individual from India at the Commonwealth games at Gold coast in 2018.

Manika is attracting increasing attention in India as Prime Minister has shown his appreciation for her international achievements. He tweeted about her medals at the Commonwealth games and recently sent her a fitness challenge, which was also sent to H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka Chief Minister) and IPS officers.

Manika will be in action at the Ultimate Table Tennis Challenge league, which starts at Pune from 14th of June, 2018. This is the second season of the league.

Major achievements

Asian Games
Bronze medal - 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta Palembang Mixed doubles (with Sharath Kamal)

Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – 2018 Gold Coast Women's team
Gold medal – 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
Silver medal – 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Bronze medal – 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles

South Asian Games
Gold medal – 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women's team
Gold medal – 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women's doubles
Gold medal – 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Mixed doubles
Silver medal – 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Women's singles

National Championships
Gold medal - Hyderabad (January 2017) Women'singles
Gold medal - Guwahati 2013 Youth Girls singles
Gold medal - Alappuzha 2014 Youth Girls singles
Gold medal - Dharamshala 2015 Youth Girls singles