Raising his arms, 24-year-old Manav Thakkar swirled his table tennis racquet at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, sending the spectators into a frenzy. Thakkar had just become the first ...

On the final day of the WTT Star Contender Chennai, Manav Thakkar, India's last man standing, bowed out in the men's singles semifinal. Manav displayed power and aggression but failed to disrupt ...

So, I have learned how to train consistently while taking part in competitions,” Manav added. Manav started training with his current coach in 2023, and Pfeiffer has seen many changes in his ...

Manav Thakkar made it to the SF of the men's singles even as Sharath Kamal bowed out of the WTT Star Contender Chennai- Source: WTTGlobal on X Sharath Kamal went down fighting to Snehit ...

Manav Thakkar’s magnificent performance overshadowed Sharath Kamal’s farewell match at the WTT Star Contender at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Manav, the highest-ranked Indian in ...

Manav Thakkar’s historic run at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 ended with a hard-fought 3-1 semi-final loss to World No. 54 Thibault Poret on Sunday. Having become the first Indian male ...

Here are all the updates from March 30, 2025. Table Tennis: Manav Thakkar plays in the men's singles semifinal at the WTT Star Contender continues in Chennai.. ISL Playoffs: NorthEast United host ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Manav Thakkar's historic run at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 ended with a hard-fought 3-1 Semifinal loss to World No. 54 Thibault Poret on Sunday.

Local hero Manav Thakkar also created history by being the first Indian paddler to reach the men's singles semi-final at a WTT event. Eighteen-year-old Oh Jun-Sung of Korea and Japan's Miwa ...

Earlier in the day, the 24-year-old Manav Thakkar etched his name in history books by becoming the first Indian male player to reach a WTT Star Contender semifinal. In an electrifying showdown to ...

The Indian challenge all but ebbed at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025, but Manav Thakkar became the only Indian to reach then semi-finals after ousting his higher ranked Korean opponent ...

Manav Thakkar burst on to the Indian table tennis scene as a prodigy. He dominated the age group categories comfortably. Not just at the national level but also internationally. In February 2018 ...