The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025 will get underway in Doha, Qatar on May 17-28.
This is the 58th edition of the biennial tournament that will feature some of the world’s best table tennis players in action.
The tournament begins from the round of 128 in singles and the round of 64 in each of the doubles competitions.
India has fielded a strong contingent of 11 members to the big event that will be held at the Lusail Sports Arena.
Manika Batra will be the flagbearer of the Indian squad that also includes Sreeja Akula, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee, amongst others.
India will field four players in each of the two singles events.
Sreeja Akula, at world No. 34, is the top-ranked Indian singles player in the fray. World No. 46 Batra along with emerging talents Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale will join her in the women’s singles draw.
Meanwhile, world No. 49 Manav Thakkar is the top-ranked Indian in the men’s singles category. Manush Shah, G Sathiyan and Ankur Bhattacharjee will also take aim in Doha.
Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah, who are seeded eighth, will team up for men’s doubles. Diya Chitale and Manush Shah, meanwhile, are the ninth seeds in mixed doubles.
World Table Tennis Championships 2025: India squad
- Men’s singles: Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, G Sathiyan, Ankur Bhattacharjee
- Women’s singles: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale
- Men’s doubles: Manav Thakkar/Manush Shah, G Sathiyan/Harmeet Desai
- Women’s doubles: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ayhika Mukherjee
- Mixed doubles: Diya Chitale/Manush Shah, Yashaswini Ghorpade/Harmeet Desai
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World Table Tennis Championships 2025: Schedule
As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
| Date | Session Time(s) | Events |
| May 17 (Sat) | 12:30 PM, 7:00 PM | Men’s Singles R128, Women’s Singles R128, Men’s Doubles R64, Women’s Doubles R64, Mixed Doubles R64 |
| May 18 (Sun) | 12:30 PM, 7:00 PM | Continuation of Mixed Doubles R64, Women’s Singles R64, Men’s Singles R64, Women’s Doubles R64, Men’s Doubles R64 |
| May 19 (Mon) | 1:30 PM, 6:30 PM | Mixed Doubles R32, Men’s Singles R64, Women’s Singles R64, Men’s Doubles R32, Women’s Doubles R32 |
| May 20 (Tue) | 1:30 PM | Mixed Doubles R16, Women’s Singles R64, Men’s Singles R64 |
| 6:30 PM | Men’s Singles R32, Women’s Singles R32, Men’s Doubles R16, Women’s Doubles R16 | |
| May 21 (Wed) | 1:30 PM, 8:00 PM | Mixed Doubles QF, Women’s Doubles R16, Men’s Doubles R16, Women’s Singles R32, Men’s Singles R32 |
| May 22 (Thu) | 1:30 PM, 7:30 PM | Mixed Doubles QF, Men’s Singles R16, Women’s Singles R16, Men’s Doubles QF, Women’s Doubles QF |
| May 23 (Fri) | 1:30 PM | Mixed Doubles SF, Women’s Doubles QF, Men’s Doubles QF, Women’s Singles QF, Men’s Singles QF |
| 7:00 PM | Women’s Singles QF, Men’s Singles QF | |
| May 24 (Sat) | 2:30 PM, 6:30 PM | Women’s Doubles SF, Men’s Singles SF, Women’s Singles SF, Men’s Doubles SF, Mixed Doubles Final |
| May 25 (Sun) | 2:30 PM | Men’s Doubles Final, Women’s Singles Final |
| 6:00 PM | Men’s Singles Final, Women’s Doubles Final |
World Table Tennis Championships 2025: Where to watch live in India
Live streaming of the event will be available on WTT website in India. The event will not be telecast on any TV channels in India.
