Led by G Sathiyan , nine Indian paddlers have moved up in the World Table Tennis rankings, as per the …
(150429) -- SUZHOU, April 29, 2015 (Xinhua) -- India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran competes against China's Fang Bo during Men's Singles match at the 53rd Table Tennis World Championships in Suzhou, city of east China's Jiangsu Province, on April 29, 2015. China's Fang Bo won 4-1. (Xinhua/Song Zhenping)
Led by G Sathiyan , nine Indian paddlers have moved up in the World Table Tennis rankings, as per the IITF release on Tuesday.
Sathiyan, has moved to world No. 49 slot pushing A. Sharath Kamal to the second spot at No. 51. They are followed by Soumyajit Ghosh (58), Harmeet Desai (60), Sanil Shetty (68) and Anthony Amalraj (87).
As for the women paddlers, Manika Batra is topping the world chart among Indians at 62, while Mouma Das (74) and Madhurika Patkar (81) trailing the leader.
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In under-18 boys, Manav Thakkar at 18 is followed by Manush Shah at 47 while Snehit Surravajjula is placed 64. In the girls’ section, three Indians—Archana Kamath (34), Selenadeepthi Selvakumar (95) and Yashini Sivashankar (99) —are in top 100.
In junior Boys, Jeho Himnakulhpuingheta is placed at No. 52. He is followed by Payas Jain (74) and Yashansh Malik 85) while in Junior Girls Diya at 21 way ahead of the two compatriots Anusha Kutumbale (63) and Vanshika Bhargava (70).
The IITF rankings have been decided as per the new system which provides for a more dynamic world ranking based on paddlers’ performance and results during the entire year.
In addition, the system also encourages players to participate in more and more events rather than being inactive, affecting the individual’s rankings.
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