In Table Tennis, the WTT Star Contender 2025 began in Doha, Qatar yesterday. In Men’s Singles Qualifying Round 1, Indian paddler Anirban Ghosh defeated Iran’s Navid Shams 3-2, Snehit Suravajjula defeated compatriot Payas Jain 3-1 and Manush Shah outclassed French paddler Florian Bourrassaud 3-1 at the Lusail Sports Arena. While in Women’s Singles, India’s Poymantee Baisya lost to Huang Yu-Jie of Chinese Taipei 1-3.

India has sent a 12-member contingent to the competition, with top talents like Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Manav Thakkar and Sharath Kamal leading the charge.