Indian origin table tennis players

[gunsnroses]

Starting a thread on the Indian origin table tennis players. Would be nice to share their results too.

[jayakris]

Who are the players out there, not playing under Indian colors?

[gunsnroses]

Aditya Sareen
Kanak Jha
Prithika Pavade

[jayakris]

Thanks. We will keep an eye out for those names. (And thanks for your following up on all table tennis matters here! )

[Atithee]

Aditya Sareen
Kanak Jha
Prithika Pavade

Was curious and found this about Jha. Not great.

https://www.usada.org/sanction/arbitrat ... uspension/

[prasen9]

I had heard about Aditya Sareen before. Here is an article on the "phenom". Australian residing in the U.S.

Man, even the NRI kids are vegetarian! I suppose if it works ...

Pavade's parents are from Pondicherry. She seems to have represented France in the last Olympics. At 15!??? The German wikipedia article has a list of her results. 4th in the Med Games. Around world #35. Slightly ahead of our two who are #38 and #40 or so.

[gunsnroses]

Aditya Sareen is the youngest participant at the ITTF Men's world cup starting next week

https://www.ittf.com/tournament/2937/it ... nformation

[gunsnroses]

Kanak beats Aditya in the match up of Indian origin players!

WTT Feeder Dusseldorf 2024

Men's singles:
[R1] Kanak Jha (USA,532) d. Adrien Rassenfosse (BEL,124) 3-1
[R1] Aditya Sareen (AUS,45) bye
[R2] Kanak Jha (USA,532) d. Aditya Sareen (AUS,45) 3-1
[R3] Kanak Jha (USA,532) vs Hiroto Shinozuka (JPN,73)

[jayakris]

So, Kanak Jha served his 12 month suspension and is now considered clean, as far as spinach is concerned?

[Atithee]

Never realized TT players needed to be friendly with Popeye too.

[gunsnroses]

WTT Feeder Dusseldorf 2024

[R3] Kanak Jha (USA,532) d. Hiroto Shinozuka (JPN,73) 3-0
[QF] Kanak Jha (USA,532) d. Feng Yi-Hsin (TWN,72) 3-1
[SF] Kanak Jha (USA,532) vs Kang Dongsoo (TWN,136)

[gunsnroses]

KANAK JHA WINS WTT FEEDER DUSSELDORF 2024

Becomes the first-ever player from United States to lift a Men’s Singles trophy at a WTT event.

https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=3651

[prasen9]

So, Kanak Jha served his 12 month suspension and is now considered clean, as far as spinach is concerned?

Yes, the suspension was for 12 months from Dec'22 to Dec'23 for missing three tests. Then, when he was provisionally suspended, he participated in some activities which are not allowed when you are suspended. So, the time he spent provisionally suspended did not count. And, the date of suspension was moved to 15 March 2023. So, now he is recently back. Guy from Milpitas. Olympian at 16 and 20. Ex world #19. And, ex junior world #1.

Here is a nice ESPN article on him: Long article

[jayakris]

^^^ Very interesting article... Thanks.

[prasen9]

You, the father of the board, are very welcome.