Manush & Diya Chitale wins 2025 National TT Championship Singles title
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Manush Shah and Diya Chitale of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) respectively won the men's and women’s singles titles at the UTT 86th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships 2024 held at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium in Surat Gujarat.
The UTT 86th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships 2024 was organised by the Table Tennis Federation of India at Surat from 19-26 January 2025.
First Senior Title for Manush Shah and Diya Chitale
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale, who had won sub-junior, junior, and youth national championships in their careers, finally won the Senior title in Surat.
Manush Shah who hails from Gujarat was representing his employer RBI in the championship defeated Payas Jain of Delhi 4-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8) in the final.
In the semifinal, Payas Jain defeated unseeded Divyansh Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh while Manush Shah defeated Ankur Bhattacharjee of the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the other semi-finals.
Women Title
In the women’s final, Diya Chitale defeated two-time national champion and highest-ranked Indian women's player in the world, Sreeja Akula. Sreeja Akula was representing RBI in the Championships.
Diya defeated Sreeja Akula 4-3 (10-12, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9) in the final to win the singles title.
In the women’s semifinals, top-seed Sreeja Akula defeated Yashaswini Ghorphade of the PSPB while the sixth-seed Diya Chitale defeated West Bengal’s Syndrela Das.
Railways win Mixed Doubles Title
In the mixed doubles, the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) pair of Poymantee Baisya and Akash Pal defeated Maharashtra's Jash Modi and Taneesha Kotecha 11-5, 11-6, 11-4.
Results:
- Men’s Singles: Manush Shah (RBI) defeated Payas Jain (Delhi) 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8.
- Women’s Singles: Diya Chitale (RBI) defeated Sreeja Akula (RBI) 10-12, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9.
- Mixed Doubles: Akash Pal/Poymantee Baisya (RSPB) defeated Jash Modi/Taneesha Kotecha (Maharashtra) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4.
About the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) was established in 1926 and is the founder member of the International Table Tennis Federation.
The TTFI is the sports governing body in India and represents India in all the major international championships like the Olympics, World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and all Professional tours organised by World Table Tennis.
Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Meghna Ahlawat
