WTT India? Best of luck to WTT...

[zeio]

WTT Launches In India, Signalling Long-Term Commitment To One Of The Sport's Most Promising Frontiers
https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=5048

India has already made waves with the WTT Star Contender event, first launched in Goa in 2023 to tremendous fanfare that set the tone for what table tennis could mean to Indian audiences. The event returned in 2024, once again drawing top global talent and showcasing the appetite for high-level competition in the country. In 2025, the event evolves further with its move to Chennai—a city steeped in table tennis heritage—where WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented By IndianOil raised the bar yet again for elite table tennis in India.

 

[zeio]

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...orld-cup-macao-2025-4-14-20.35712/post-519839

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

This is a huge boost to everyone in the table tennis space.

India's event management team is very professional, UTT is one of the best events I have even been to in person, and the team behind UTT will now be involved with WTT events around the world.
There are already plans (over 2 years in the making) for an event outside India, and i'm eager to see its success.

I met the boss, and senior management, and they really know how to make high quality events.
I guess not much people may knows that the richest person in Asia is from India, and the family is the main backer of UTT. If only all the riches in the world help out in TT, we would all be happy and it will make these keyboard bullies look even more childish (like they think India is the only country to have birds in the hall).

of course you will still have racist comments about India this and that, but India is growing very fast, and I won't be surprised if India become a solid country that replaces China in the top of the table tennis world one day. The amount of instructure they have already built, will make many in Europe jealous. Like a French pro now coaching there, commented that so many things there is more advance than France.

Of course India also has its ugly part, but the people there are making changes for the good and invovling the whole world to benefit from it.

 

[Grumms]

of course you will still have racist comments about India this and that, but India is growing very fast, and I won't be surprised if India become a solid country that replaces China in the top of the table tennis world one day. The amount of instructure they have already built, will make many in Europe jealous. Like a French pro now coaching there, commented that so many things there is more advance than France.

Of course India also has its ugly part, but the people there are making changes for the good and invovling the whole world to benefit from it.

France has to pay the welcome of the millions of people that migrate here instead of migrating to India 🙄

 

[Angerer]

India is growing very fast, and I won't be surprised if India become a solid country that replaces China in the top of the table tennis world one day. The amount of instructure they have already built, will make many in Europe jealous. Like a French pro now coaching there, commented that so many things there is more advance than France.

That's a comedy gold

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

That's a comedy gold

you should laugh now, but the amount of full time training centers that has built in the past 5 to 10 years is crazy.
so many programs of 50+ kids, training 10 hours a day, for 6 days. This is way more hours than Taiwan.

They probably just lack more international coaches, and with more and more Europeans going (due to English ability), it is only a matter about time.
They are not short of money.

There is a new center, that was built 2 years ago, 11 tables per floor, 3 floors of tables, another floor for accommodation, another floor for gym and canteen, meeting rooms, Movie room (for video analysis). This one "private center" is way better than our best facility in Taiwan and matches that of provincial teams in China and one is gov back, the other is just 1 random private center.

It was my first time in India, and I can see why when Indian juniors coming to Taiwan, can beat some of our bests.
This laughing stock country also have players that can beat CNT and KNT during high profile matches and if pips or anti is the excuse, then we really underestimate how hard they actually do train and this was with players with lesser resources a decade or two ago.

I have learnt not to laugh at sleeping giants who are busy waking up.
Tell me, which country has the population, money and infrastructure to be a table tennis power house? You would be blind both in the eyes and brain to not include India on the list.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

France has to pay the welcome of the millions of people that migrate here instead of migrating to India 🙄

I think a fair statement is, India has a lot of money, but they will only put money where they want to.
of the TT schools or centers that they have invested in, they have really invested in.

I have seen some places in and around Europe, which is basically based on - lets first get something and we can improve from there, kind of strategy.

There is over 10 companies in India that hire table tennis players as "employees" and the players job is to play table tennis full time. This is also something that many countries don't have.
The salary is very decent, so it isn't just some cheap program they are running.
Should they retire from playing, they could choose to have a desk job and continue working.
This provide job security, health, pension.
Name me countries in the world that offer this for table tennis players? I know some in Europe put players in the military, or police etc, but not many "corporates" and one can continue to work there post playing.

 

[zeio]

Why India Was So Bad at 2024 Paris OLYMPICS ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qlIiK83Jc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_medal_table#Medal_table
02 CHN 40 gold/27 silver/24 bronze (1411 million population in 2025)
35 TPE 2/0/5 (23.36 million)
37 HKG 2/0/2 (7.536 million)
62 PAK 1/0/0 (247.5 million)
71 IND 0/1/5 (1438 million)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_table_tennis#Medals_per_year
01 CHN 66 all-time total
08 TPE 3
10 HKG 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Table_Tennis_Championships#All-time_medal_table
01 CHN 162/106/172.5
16 TPE 1/4/9
22 HKG 0/2/25.5
32 IND 0/0/2

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Why India Was So Bad at 2024 Paris OLYMPICS ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qlIiK83Jc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_medal_table#Medal_table
02 CHN 40 gold/27 silver/24 bronze (population 1411 million)
35 TPE 2/0/5 (23.36 million)
37 HKG 2/0/2 (7.536 million)
62 PAK 1/0/0 (247.5 million)
71 IND 0/1/5 (1438 million)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_table_tennis#Medals_per_year
01 CHN 66 all-time total
08 TPE 3
10 HKG 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Table_Tennis_Championships#All-time_medal_table
01 CHN 162/106/172.5
16 TPE 1/4/9
22 HKG 0/2/25.5
32 IND 0/0/2

you no longer a kid, so you should learn to grow up some day.
or did you get bully too much as a kid, so you trying to do that to others after you reached puberty?

 

[zeio]

you no longer a kid, so you should learn to grow up some day.

That post is for you, kiddo. Grow up already.

As I pointed out, your hero can't even convince your own folks. Go convince them first.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

That post is for you, kiddo. Grow up already.

why do you like to fight with all the neighbors of china and bullying them?
is it revenge for them beating CNT players so many times?

its been over 10 years of this childish behavior
my kids are even more mature than you, and they haven't even started school yet.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Here is a much better article about WTT and UTT partnership.

Table Tennis in India set for change as WTT aims big with new venture

World Table Tennis is launching WTT Event Management, a new venture dedicated for events in India. How will it work?

www.espn.in

Corporate (private-aka UTT) involvement into table tennis is what we all are wishing for.
This is more a UTT program than WTT, with UTT becoming "WTT Event" to handle the international aspect" if we can call it that. This won't only be for India, as per understanding goes.

If anyone follows UTT matches (please go check it out), the camera angles, stats etc, is all what people are wishing for. So hopefully the first improvement we could see is better camera angles.

UTT also will be opening up academies (above the 4 or so they are currently assisting), running a local junior league and much more in the development space.
Imagine if MLTT does the same, it will get so much praises, so I hope the same respect (or some respect) can be given to our Indian friends.

 

[PoppaChubby]

Here is a much better article about WTT and UTT partnership.

Table Tennis in India set for change as WTT aims big with new venture

World Table Tennis is launching WTT Event Management, a new venture dedicated for events in India. How will it work?

www.espn.in

Corporate (private-aka UTT) involvement into table tennis is what we all are wishing for.
This is more a UTT program than WTT, with UTT becoming "WTT Event" to handle the international aspect" if we can call it that. This won't only be for India, as per understanding goes.

If anyone follows UTT matches (please go check it out), the camera angles, stats etc, is all what people are wishing for. So hopefully the first improvement we could see is better camera angles.

UTT also will be opening up academies (above the 4 or so they are currently assisting), running a local junior league and much more in the development space.
Imagine if MLTT does the same, it will get so much praises, so I hope the same respect (or some respect) can be given to our Indian friends.

And this is how you get mercenaries playing for big cash only and for 2 weeks only. For teams no one care for.

Do you know the other country that did that 80 years ago ? the USA with the NBA. The results of that ? no real passion for franchises anymore, because it's driven by greed, always. The new Dallas Mavericks owners are deliberately making their GM do the worse moves possible to go back to Las Vegas because they want an NBA team their to boost the casinos business. There are the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, but female basketball does not work that much in the US. It drives the Mavs fans mad, and many of them have withdrawn their subs. The American Airlines Center now sounds meh... no more fans, no more passion.

The european system brings more passion, more loyalty and fidelity from their fans. There's way more big stakes each season with relegations, way more opportunities for small cities like Bruille ( 1 500 inhabitants) to get into the tier 1 league that is the second best TT league in Europe, and that is far stronger than any UTT or MLTT artificial system.

I've really thought the MLTT could bring something big in the US, but the reality of the situation is: it's a league for mercenaries getting their check and going back to play in stronger leagues, like Pitch does. It will never develop new athletes. When the asians wants to develop their youth where do they put it ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A, where do athletes want to play to stay competitive ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A.

It's good for the pro athletes that can't be helped anymore by their national association to play in the WTT, but let's be honest: those are "has been", or soon to be meaning here old guys and gals. When I look to all those rosters I just can't say anything else that: man, it sucks if capitalism can not invent something different than this shit.

The difference between european and US atmospheres:

A guy like evan Fournier was lost for basketball last year because of the shitty NBA, he's now back to his best with the Euroleague, the 2nd best league in the world. I've never seen a player crying after a game in the CSL or the MLTT because he gave it all

This is what you had last year in Montpellier, India will never get crowds and fans getting involved to that level of loyalty. And believe it or not, but it's loyalty that brings money and cash, the english Premier League in soccer knows it well. When you have crowds and fans, socios, involved in your club, it makes it stronger.

The thing that the ITTF and the WTT want to is to kill the european leagues, we all know that, and want to push an artificial model with the MLTT, the CSL, and now the UTT.

Europe is the home of passion for sports, the rest of the world will never get to that level, India included. Europe certainly does not have the cash China or India do, but they've got the most loyal fanbase in any sport: Olympics, Tour de France, Giro de Italia, European's Champion's League Football, 6 Nations and Champion's Cup Rugby Union, Handball, Euroleague basketball. What's the India's expertise here ? a nation ranked 71st at the last Olympics ?

 

[zeio]

The usual 避重就輕/寬己嚴人 Tony, always leaving out the ugly facts when it comes to non-China topics. Yet another slap in the face to "all other countries are all independent".

Table Tennis in India set for change as WTT aims big with new venture
https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/...nis-india-set-change-wtt-aims-big-new-venture

What are the potential stumbling blocks?

The biggest comes by way of the one party conspicuously absent from the conversation, right now, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The federation has seen political and legal turmoil over elections and flouting of the National Sports Code in recent years, but the reality of sports in India remains that the national sports federation has the final say in everything from team selection to domestic tournaments.

For instance, the WTT and TTFI will have to be on the same page for the domestic events calendar - for players are forced to choose one or the other, that choice could well be dictated by TTFI's power over national team selection across age groups. Therefore, bringing them on board will be key for the new venture. ESPN has reached out to TTFI and are awaiting a response.

WTT commits $3-5 mn to boost table tennis in India, targets major events
https://www.pressreader.com/india/mint-hyderabad/20250618/281925958982173
https://www.livemint.com/sports/ten...foundation-infrastructure-11750160749873.html

While WTT’s global events are structured across tiers— Grand Smashes, Champions, Star Contenders and Feeder events—the India chapter will begin with a few Feeder and youth events and eventually look to bid for a marquee event. “The three-to-five-year plan is to bring one of our major tournaments to India, possibly even the World Table Tennis Championships,” Dainton said.

India to host more international table tennis events, courtesy WTT India
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/othe...events-courtesy-wtt-india/article69705696.ece

“You will start to see more WTT events and more international events. Eventually, in the next few years, you will start to see some of our bigger events coming here, whether that’s Champions, we will explore Smash in the future as well. Although it’s a different road to get that, hopefully even World Championships and big events on that scale,” Steve Dainton, Group CEO of ITTF, told The Hindu.

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“We only have to grow from here. I am hoping that we as a country are able to host 2036 and if that is the case, then this would be an ideal roadmap to lead up to the Olympics in India. I don’t think we can ask for a better opportunity than this or a better partnership than this as far as table tennis is concerned,” Dani said.

 

[zeio]

Excerpt about India from Lee Kuan Yew’s book, From the Third World to First
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeak...rpt_about_india_from_lee_kuan_yews_book_from/

India has wasted decades in state planning and controls that have bogged it down in bureaucracy and corruption. A decentralized system would have allowed more centers like Bangalore and Bombay to grow and prosper. Another reason could be their caste system. It has been the enemy of meritocracy–each caste demands its quota in all institutions, whether recruitment into the IAS or entrance to the universities. A third reason is the endless conflicts and wars with Pakistan that make both poorer.The Delhi I visited in the 1960s was a big, sprawling city with many open spaces, not polluted and without too many squatters. The Delhi of the 1990s was an environmental mess. It was January and the air smelled foul with the fumes from coal burning in power stations and in homes. There were squatters everywhere. For security, they placed a whole company of soldiers in front of the Sheraton Hotel where I stayed. And traffic was clogged up. It was not the spacious city as it once was.

 

[ThePongCommenter]

And this is how you get mercenaries playing for big cash only and for 2 weeks only. For teams no one care for.

Do you know the other country that did that 80 years ago ? the USA with the NBA. The results of that ? no real passion for franchises anymore, because it's driven by greed, always. The new Dallas Mavericks owners are deliberately making their GM do the worse moves possible to go back to Las Vegas because they want an NBA team their to boost the casinos business. There are the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, but female basketball does not work that much in the US. It drives the Mavs fans mad, and many of them have withdrawn their subs. The American Airlines Center now sounds meh... no more fans, no more passion.

The european system brings more passion, more loyalty and fidelity from their fans. There's way more big stakes each season with relegations, way more opportunities for small cities like Bruille ( 1 500 inhabitants) to get into the tier 1 league that is the second best TT league in Europe, and that is far stronger than any UTT or MLTT artificial system.

I've really thought the MLTT could bring something big in the US, but the reality of the situation is: it's a league for mercenaries getting their check and going back to play in stronger leagues, like Pitch does. It will never develop new athletes. When the asians wants to develop their youth where do they put it ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A, where do athletes want to play to stay competitive ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A.

It's good for the pro athletes that can't be helped anymore by their national association to play in the WTT, but let's be honest: those are "has been", or soon to be meaning here old guys and gals. When I look to all those rosters I just can't say anything else that: man, it sucks if capitalism can not invent something different than this shit.

The difference between european and US atmospheres:

A guy like evan Fournier was lost for basketball last year because of the shitty NBA, he's now back to his best with the Euroleague, the 2nd best league in the world. I've never seen a player crying after a game in the CSL or the MLTT because he gave it all

This is what you had last year in Montpellier, India will never get crowds and fans getting involved to that level of loyalty. And believe it or not, but it's loyalty that brings money and cash, the english Premier League in soccer knows it well. When you have crowds and fans, socios, involved in your club, it makes it stronger.

The thing that the ITTF and the WTT want to is to kill the european leagues, we all know that, and want to push an artificial model with the MLTT, the CSL, and now the UTT.

Europe is the home of passion for sports, the rest of the world will never get to that level, India included. Europe certainly does not have the cash China or India do, but they've got the most loyal fanbase in any sport: Olympics, Tour de France, Giro de Italia, European's Champion's League Football, 6 Nations and Champion's Cup Rugby Union, Handball, Euroleague basketball. What's the India's expertise here ? a nation ranked 71st at the last Olympics ?

Of all the Eurocentric nonsense I've seen you spew this is one of the most impressive. The NBA completely dwarfs the Euroleague in terms of ticket sales, revenue, merch sales, TV deals, viewership, attendance, you name it. Not even close. The Euroleague is also home to many washed NBA players or those Americans who never had a chance of making the NBA, which is what you say non-European TT leagues are. But sure, the "passion" for the Euroleague surpasses the NBA despite every number saying the NBA wins by a landslide.

And for all the nonsense about relegation and promotion and player development, the Euroleague is consistently dominated by...guess what...wait for it... the clubs with the most money to throw at players. Shocker!

And what does it say about the French homegrown talent like Wemby and Gobert that they went to the NBA? That they are mercenaries taking big cash to play for teams that nobody cares about...oh wait, checks notes... teams that have 10x the average attendance at their games?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

And this is how you get mercenaries playing for big cash only and for 2 weeks only. For teams no one care for.

Do you know the other country that did that 80 years ago ? the USA with the NBA. The results of that ? no real passion for franchises anymore, because it's driven by greed, always. The new Dallas Mavericks owners are deliberately making their GM do the worse moves possible to go back to Las Vegas because they want an NBA team their to boost the casinos business. There are the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, but female basketball does not work that much in the US. It drives the Mavs fans mad, and many of them have withdrawn their subs. The American Airlines Center now sounds meh... no more fans, no more passion.

The european system brings more passion, more loyalty and fidelity from their fans. There's way more big stakes each season with relegations, way more opportunities for small cities like Bruille ( 1 500 inhabitants) to get into the tier 1 league that is the second best TT league in Europe, and that is far stronger than any UTT or MLTT artificial system.

I've really thought the MLTT could bring something big in the US, but the reality of the situation is: it's a league for mercenaries getting their check and going back to play in stronger leagues, like Pitch does. It will never develop new athletes. When the asians wants to develop their youth where do they put it ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A, where do athletes want to play to stay competitive ? in the Bundesliga, the TLeague and the Pro A.

I see so much expert about India on TTD (and the hate of zeio against them, some times it feels like he works for cpp, not even CNT members show that much hate).

So UTT does pay high salaries for 16 internationals stars and 8 international coaches to travel to India for 2-3 weeks a year to take part in the UTT India league. Mercenaries - yes, maybe that is a fair word if you only look at it that way, just like FZD is one for TTBL and the same for what happens in France too. It will be that if you are international and not local, even in European leagues.

So, with those 16+8, you have 32 India players (many of them are not on WTT or can get into overseas leagues) and 8 local coaches, and this year, another 16 juniors were added to the 8 teams, so we talking about 56 Indians (youth, players and coaches) that can spend quality time with international stars for 20 days.

You have no idea how much it does for these 56 or so locals, in terms of increasing they perspective and knowledge of the game and making friends (this part is invaluable).
So many people came to ask me about CNT, and other strong countries like Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
They even ask Siqi about personal questions about who is dating who in CNT and what rumours are real and not. On the table tennis front, many India players learnt a lot of things, watching how Siqi train and getting tips on how to serve. I giving some pointers about weight transfer and how to land the weight better (a point the player said, no one has told him that in his player career yet).

When you mixed people together, there is a lot of mutual learning - just like how much I have learnt from India and I have told all my friends (coaches) in Taiwan with the message of - Look out for India, they could overcome us one day and with the Indian support, I am also looking to start something in Taiwan too, that could benefit Taiwan from my new friends I made in India. Its calling - making it a win-win. (You would also see more Taiwanese, and other countries I work with going to India more often).

In all respect to MLTT, I actually hope they have the same ratio for locals vs internationals (sadly, the locals ratio has been reduced going into season 3). UTT has increased this ratio (first 2 season was 1-1 with international vs local, season 6 was 24 vs 56 compared to season 5 was 24 vs 40).

From the bigger perspective - how much kids are striving to be part of this 56 (this number could grow) the following year/years.
Not to mention how much more corporate are getting involved with the 8 teams and possibility spinning off to local academies of which if i'm correct, UTT now has 4 (not counting the ones they want to build themselves), hosting local tournaments having a junior "super league" for different age groups.

UTT isn't just a 20 day event a year. There is a lot more business brain behind the investment of "mercenries".

You may see that 24 people are getting good pay checks, but these are very smart business people running UTT.
The ROI in terms of table tennis is extremely visible imo
Note, UTT 1st season started in 2017 (did have some break due to pandemic).

 

[zeio]

TTFI can't even get itself in order, but at least there are still some level-headed Indians.

UTT 6 season review: Rising talent, better games — but the same old hurdles
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tabl...sults-highs-lows-analysis/article69703736.ece

The franchise-based league, staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, had previously been held in Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Ahmedabad’s selection as the latest host served two purposes — reaching a new live audience and furthering the city’s emergence as a hub for Olympic sports, particularly in the context of India’s bid for the 2036 Summer Games.

In the previous season, held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai after the Paris Olympics, the majority of the 2,000 available seats were empty on most matchdays. In Ahmedabad, the capacity was halved for a more intimate setting. The cheapest ticket was priced at Rs 49, while premium hospitality ones went up to Rs 1,999.

...

The recent tension between India and Pakistan, following the terror attack in Pahalgam, led to a rescheduling of the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs — one of the biggest events in Indian sport. The Eliminator (June 1) and the IPL Final (June 3), both held in Ahmedabad, clashed with two of the first four days of UTT 6. On both days, UTT hosted single ties starting at 5pm, two-and-a-half hours before the IPL matches — but the stands were nearly empty.

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But when it comes to the financial health of franchises, the picture is mixed. The league expanded from six to eight teams last year. For UTT 6, ThunderBlades replaced Bengaluru Smashers and Puneri Paltan rebranded as PBG Pune Jaguars.

“Goa have made money. Like that, if the franchises put in little effort, they’ll all break even soon,” said Dani on the morning of the final. “You may have noticed that many of these franchises now have started getting sponsors, reflected by their jerseys. That’s a sign that people believe in our model, the game and the league as a property.

“Of course, it will take a little time but we are moving in the right direction and quickly. For us, as league owners, our ROI is in how Indian table tennis does more than financials because we are not here to only make money. It is more important that as a country, we do well.”

Across six editions, there have been 16 franchises. Of these, only the Challengers have turned a profit — largely thanks to their back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.

UTT 2024 review: The hits, the misses and how it can get better
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tabl...-retention-crowd-analysis/article68621788.ece

With two of the biggest Indian stars, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, hailing from Chennai, it was safe to presume that the city would welcome some of India’s best paddlers with open arms.

However, empty seats stuck out like sore thumbs on most matchdays, even though only 2,000 of the 8,000 fixed seats in the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium (JNIS) were made available for booking. A careful consideration reveals why.

The advertisement campaign left much to be desired. Enveloping state-run buses in bright red UTT vinyl with caricatures of the biggest stars like Manika Batra and Sharath was a marketing genius. Although the move ensured the message got carried around the city on wheels, there were gaps to fill. For starters, the same ad wasn’t propagated in the local language. There was a dearth of banners on the streets, even within a two-mile radius of the stadium hosting the event.

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“We need to have more publicity. I think people were happy watching the stream. We are a largely improving sport. We should have more people come and experience it first. The ones who watched the grand show wanted to come again. You would have to bring them once, and then they would know the league is organised in the best way possible. I think that would really create a good image. It will get better in the coming seasons,” an optimistic Sathiyan said.

A fault in the stars?

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Although a top-10 player in the draft always makes for a good show, one has to understand that for a league to accommodate stars of such stature, more cash has to be pumped in. In fact, save the inaugural season in 2017, the league has failed to attract a single top-10 player for the draft. After all, there are no ranking points that a player stands to gain from the UTT. Plus, most players would have opted for a break with the Paris 2024 Summer Games having only concluded recently.

A sense of identity

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This dynamicity only translates into a major conundrum with every stakeholder — the management, players, fans and journalists alike — struggling to remember the threads a particular player would sport at the beginning of every season. There was even a prominent Indian player who, when asked during the dying stages of the tournament about her most memorable match from the ongoing season, had to be reminded which side Suthasini Sawettabut belonged to!

CCI cracks down on Table Tennis Federation for anti-competitive conduct
https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...ennis-promoting-fair-play/article68981034.ece

Sports Ministry objects to TTFI appointing ‘outgoing office bearer’ as CEO
https://www.hindustantimes.com/spor...ing-office-bearer-as-ceo-101731601054715.html

Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Stand On Plea To Appoint Administrator For TTFI
https://www.news18.com/sports/delhi...o-appoint-administrator-for-ttfi-9104729.html

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

TTFI can't even get itself in order, but at least there are still some level-headed Indians.

why are you so obsessed with TTFI?
they are not involved with WTT India or UTT (other than registration)
you really need to stop with your nonsense, people are asking me why the mods won't ban you. Good question indeed.

I know China has a problem with India, but you should leave your masters hate aside and just look at the goodness of table tennis, otherwise you will forever have a miserable life, focusing only on the negativity and the politics on which countries are hated by China.

 

[Shine]

TTFI can't even get itself in order, but at least there are still some level-headed Indians.

UTT 6 season review: Rising talent, better games — but the same old hurdles
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tabl...sults-highs-lows-analysis/article69703736.ece


UTT 2024 review: The hits, the misses and how it can get better
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tabl...-retention-crowd-analysis/article68621788.ece


CCI cracks down on Table Tennis Federation for anti-competitive conduct
https://www.thehindubusinessline.co...ennis-promoting-fair-play/article68981034.ece

Sports Ministry objects to TTFI appointing ‘outgoing office bearer’ as CEO
https://www.hindustantimes.com/spor...ing-office-bearer-as-ceo-101731601054715.html

Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Stand On Plea To Appoint Administrator For TTFI
https://www.news18.com/sports/delhi...o-appoint-administrator-for-ttfi-9104729.html

No country is perfect. At the level of their GDP, China too was racked with similar problems. Even today, China is not perfect. I think emphasising news that essentially confirms your bias is not the right way to go about this, here's a lot of good news in what Indian TT is doing. Politics should be set aside tbh, let's focus on the games itself. I'm sure you don't like when the usual detractor on this platform does this same thing about your country. You don't need to stoop to their level.