The Indian women opened their campaign with a walkover against Uganda before edging Ukraine in their second tie to top Stage 1b Group 6. They came back later to blank Rwanda 3-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian men\u2019s team, on the other hand, blanked Tunisia 3-0 in their first tie and then rallied to beat Slovakia in the second to finish on top of Stage 1b Group 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World No. 48 and Olympian Manika Batra set the tone for the Indian women\u2019s team, making light work of Chantal Hirwa with a 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-3) win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Diya Chitale then brushed aside Elevine Tumukunde 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-3) before Syndrela Das sealed the tie with another comfortable 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-2) victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Olympian Sathiyan Gnanasekaran began proceedings for the Indian men\u2019s team with a 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-9) win over Sergio Carrillo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manav Thakkar, 61st in the table tennis rankings, was in action next and the Indian table tennis player breezed past Ian Morales 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5) to pave the way for Payas Jain to close out the tie with a 3-0 triumph (11-5, 11-5, 11-6) against Ricardo Gatica.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A total of 64 teams - divided into 16 groups of four - are participating in each of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manav Thakkar, 61st in the table tennis rankings, was in action next and the Indian table tennis player breezed past Ian Morales 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5) to pave the way for Payas Jain to close out the tie with a 3-0 triumph (11-5, 11-5, 11-6) against Ricardo Gatica.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 2026 edition marks 100 years since the inaugural World Table Tennis Championships in London, returning to its birthplace for a landmark celebration. This is the largest team competition in the event\u2019s history, with 64 men\u2019s and 64 women\u2019s teams competing over 13 days across two iconic venues: the Copper Box Arena and OVO Arena Wembley. <\/p>\r\n\r\n