India in race to host World Cup TT

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 20:21

India is in line to host the World Table Tennis Team Cup in 2015. Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) secretary general Dhanraj Choudhary said that the sport`s governing body ITTF has shortlisted India to stage the prestigious event, considered second only to the World Championships.

Top Swedish paddler Karlsson upbeat about Indian players

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 16:35

Former World champion Peter Karlsson on Monday said that India has the potential to be a top nation in table tennis and the next 10-15 years will augur well for the sport in the country.

Chinese Taipei win men`s doubles TT title

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 15:49

Chinese Taipei`s Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men`s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here.

Chinese women on track at table tennis worlds

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 14:42

Top seed and defending champion Ding Ning led five Chinese to the quarterfinals of the women`s singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships here.

Choudhary first Indian to be on ITTF executive board

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 18:21

Dhanraj Choudhary, secretary-general of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), was elected to the Board of Directors (BoD) of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during its Annual General Meeting held at the ongoing World Championships in Paris thursday evening.

Sharara re-elected ITTF president

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 19:31

Paris: Canadian Adham Sharara was re-elected as president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the World Championships here.

Chinese players advance at World TT

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 19:02

Paris: China`s table tennis team showed its dominance in the World Championships as all of their players advanced in the competition.

Sharath enters Round II as all others exit at World TT Meet

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 23:45

Seasoned paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal was the only Indian player to enter the second round of the World Table Tennis Championship in an otherwise disastrous day for his compatriots.

World TT: 3 women paddlers enter main draw, Soumyajit too makes the cut

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 13:08

India`s Mouma Das, K Shamini and Madhurika Patkar have entered the main draw of the women`s singles at the World Table Tennis Championships.

Confident paddlers head to Paris for World Championships

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 14:30

Nine Indian paddlers -- five men and four women -- will be leaving on Saturday for the World Championships in Paris.

Gold remains elusive, India end with 2 silvers, 7 bronze

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 16:22

Achantha Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das suffered contrasting semifinal defeats in their respective singles as India rounded up its Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships campaign without a single gold medal, here on Friday.

Mouma shines for hosts in Commonwealth TT, bags silver

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 23:54

India`s Mouma Das bagged a silver medal in the mixed doubles event while entering the semifinals of the singles and doubles competition, to round off a sparkling day for the hosts at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday.