Indian star contender

The WTT Star Contender Chennai: Sustaining the momentum of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Indian table tennis continues its ascent with 13 entries earning direct qualification for WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 based on their rank - a record-breaking Indian presence across all three WTT Star Contender events held in India. With a formidable foreign lineup led by Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto (World No. 4) and Hina Hayata (World No. 5), the stage is set for an electrifying tournament kickoff on March 25.

The WTT Star Contender Chennai men’s and women’s singles main draw will set a 48-player field while the doubles main draw (men’s, women’s, and mixed) will follow a 16-pair format. The tournament will feature a prize pool of USD 2,75,000 and award 600 points to the champions.

The women’s singles main draw will witness India’s best-ever representation across all editions of the WTT Star Contender, with Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade forming a formidable quartet. Meanwhile, four players have qualified directly for the men’s singles main draw in an Indian Star Contender for the first time, led by legend Sharath Kamal. He is joined by Manav Thakkar, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, and Harmeet Desai, all key members of India’s medal-winning Asiad and Asian Championships teams.