Indian Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis Teams Qualified for London 2026 WTTC

Current Context: The 2025 South Asia Regional Table Tennis Championships were held at the National Table Tennis Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, culminating on August 1, 2025.

Event Highlights

• India’s men’s and women’s teams emerged undefeated in a five-nation round-robin format, defeating Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Maldives with dominant 3-0 wins.
• Their victory secured direct qualification to the 2026 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in London, claiming one of the 16 Asian quota spots per gender.
• Men’s Squad: Akash Pal, Ronit Bhanja, Anirban Ghosh, P.B. Abhinand, Divyansh Srivastava Women’s Squad: Krittwika Sinha, Selenadeepthi Selvakumar, Taneesha Kotecha, Sayali Wani, Syndrela Das.
• Strategic player rotation provided international exposure to emerging talent, showcasing India’s bench strength ahead of WTTC.

Question:

Q.1 Where were the 2025 South Asia Regional Table Tennis Championships held?
a) New Delhi, India
b) Colombo, Sri Lanka
c) Thimphu, Bhutan
d) Kathmandu, Nepal

Answer: d) The championship was hosted at the National Table Tennis Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal.