Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023, live streaming: Manika Batra, G Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal eye World Championships Finals quota

India’s top table tennis players will be in action at the Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023 tournament, which will be held at the Lusail Sports Complex in Doha, Qatar, from January 7 to 13.

The Asian WTTC Continental Stage is also a qualifying event for the World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals, which means Indian table tennis players, including Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal, will look to impress at the Doha meet. Watch the Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023 on live streaming in India.

An 11-member Indian contingent, five men and six women, will compete at the Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023.

Manika Batra, who rose to a career-high 35th in the world table tennis rankings earlier this week, is the highest ranked Indian in the fray. In men’s singles, G Sathiyan is world No. 39 while national champion Sharath Kamal is at 47th.

For singles events, players will be drawn into 16 Groups (A to R) of 5 or 6 players each based on world rankings. Each group winner will earn a quota place for the WTTC Finals in Durban, scheduled to start from May 20.

The runner-ups from each group will also be drawn randomly to play for eight more quota places.

Doubles pairs will be drawn into eight groups (A to H) of up to eight pairs each based on rankings. Each group winner wins a quota to the WTTC Finals.

Additional knockout matches will be played to fill up any remaining quota places.

Where to watch Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023 live in India?

Live streaming of the Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023 will be available on ITTF’s official YouTube channel. There is no live telecast of the table tennis tournament in India.

Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023: Indian table tennis squad

Men’s singles

G Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal, Manush Shah, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty

Women’s singles

Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Diya Parag Chitale, Reeth Tennison, Swastika Ghosh

Men’s doubles

G Sathiyan/Sharath Kamal, Manush Shah/Harmeet Desai

Women’s doubles

Manika Batra/Archana Kamath, Sreeja Akula/Reeth Tennison

Mixed doubles

G Sathiyan/Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula