WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, results, live streaming details

This is the third edition of the WTT Star Contender event in India.

The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025, India’s premier table tennis tournament, is set to debut in Chennai from March 25 to 30. This prestigious tournament is part of the WTT Star Contender series, which features only the world’s top-ranked players, ensuring high-quality competition. A minimum of six players from the world’s top 20 rankings are expected to participate.

With a prize pool of USD 275,000, the tournament offers crucial ranking points that contribute to players’ qualification for the WTT Cup Finals and WTT Champions Series. After the first two editions being held in Goa, Chennai now joins the elite list of cities hosting WTT events, further promoting table tennis in India.

Here’s everything you need to know about the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025:

WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 dates & venue

• Date: March 25 to March 30
• Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Who are the top seeds at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025?

Men’s Singles

1. Tomokazu Harimoto (Japan) – World Rank #4
2. Hugo Calderano (Brazil) – World Rank #6
3. Jonathan Groth (Denmark) – World Rank #17
4. Quadri Aruna (Nigeria) – World Rank #19
5. Omar Assar (Egypt) – World Rank #18
6. An Jaehyun (South Korea) – World Rank #22
7. Yukiya Uda (Japan) – World Rank #30
8. Sora Matsushima (Japan) – World Rank #31
9. Alvaro Robles (Spain) – World Rank #29
10. Nicholas Lum (Australia) – World Rank #34

Women’s Singles

1. Hina Hayata (Japan) – World Rank #5
2. Miwa Harimoto (Japan) – World Rank #6
3. Satsuki Odo (Japan) – World Rank #8
4. Shin Yubin (South Korea) – World Rank #10
5. Cheng I-Ching (Chinese Taipei) – World Rank #12
6. Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico) – World Rank #16
7. Miyuu Kihara (Japan) – World Rank #17
8. Miyu Nagasaki (Japan) – World Rank #24
9. Manika Batra (India) – World Rank #27
10. Sreeja Akula (India) – World Rank #28

Men’s Doubles

1. Tomoka Harimoto/Sora Matsushima (Japan) – CPR 26
2. Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar (India) – CPR 39
3. Lim Jonghoon/An Jaehyun (South Korea) – CPR 64
4. Ho Kwan Kit/Yiu Kwan To (Hong Kong) – CPR 92

Women’s Doubles

1. Satsuki Odo/Sakura Yokoi (Japan) – CPR 5
2. Zhu Chengzhu/Ng Wing Lam (Hong Kong) – CPR 35
3. Miyuu Kihara/Miwa Harimoto (Japan) – CPR 49
4. Miyu Nagasaki/Joo Cheonhui (South Korea) – CPR 56

Mixed Doubles

1. Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem (Hong Kong) – CPR 11
2. Lim Jonghoon/Shin Yubin (South Korea) – CPR 23
3. Sora Matsushima/Miwa Harimoto (Japan) – CPR 31
4. Diya Chitale/Manush Shah (India) – CPR 53

Which Indian players are participating at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025?

Men’s Singles

Main Draw – Sharath Achanta, Manav Thakkar, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, Manush Shah, Snehit Suravajjula, Ankur Bhattacharjee

Qualifiers – Divyansh Srivastava, Payas Jain, Mudit Dani, Akash Pal, Anirban Ghosh, Sarth Mishra, Abhinandh Pradhivadhi, Priyanuj Bhattacharyya, Akash Gupta, Shridhar Joushi, Arnav Karnavar, Shivjit Lamba, Prabhath Theegireddi, Naman Mehra, Samarth Kurdikeri, Harkunwar Singh, Arjav Gupta, Rudra Ghosh, Preyesh Suresh, Mohammed Ali

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Women’s Singles

Main Draw – Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Swastika Ghosh, Diya Chitale, Krittwika Roy, Suhana Saini, Taneesha Kotecha

Qualifiers – Divyanshi Bhowmick, Syndrela Das, Hardee Patel, Poymantee Baisya, Jennifer Varghese, Kavya Bhatt, Radhapriya Goel, Anjali Rohilla, Nithya Mani, Gungun Sahu, Avani Tripathi, Hansini Mathan, Garima Goyal, Anannya Basak, Nandini Saha, Diya Bramhachary, Nikhat Banu, Senhora Dsouza, Guna Varanasi, Alolika Sen, Neha Kumari, Naisha Rewaskar, Srijanee Dey, Ananya Chande, Kavya Baskar, Oishiki Joardar, Yashini Sivasankar, Harsha Calange, Amrutha Pushpak, Maria Rony

Men’s Doubles

Main Draw – Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Harmeet Desai, Mudit Dani/Kim Taehyun, Sharath Achanta/Snehit Suravajjula

Qualifiers – Ankur Bhattacharjee/Payas Jain, Sarth Mishra/Anirban Ghosh, Akash Gupta/Shivjit Lamba, Abhinandh Pradhivadhi/Preyesh Suresh, Shridhar Joushi/Arjav Gupta

Women’s Doubles

Main Draw – Ayhika Mukherjee/Sutirtha Mukherjee, Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Chitale, Swastika Ghosh/Sreeja Akula, Syndrela Das/Suhana Saini

Qualifiers – Sayali Wani/Taneesha Kotecha, Yashini Sivasankar/Selena Selvakumar, Nithya Mani/Radhapriya Goel, Diya Bramhachary/Anjali Rohilla. Jennifer Varghese/Divyanshi Bhowmick

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Mixed Doubles

Main Draw – Diya Chitale/Manush Shah, Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade, Manika Batra/Manav Thakkar, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Sreeja Akula

Qualifiers – Akash Pal/Poymantee Baisya, Swastika Ghosh/Anirban Ghosh, Ankur Bhattacharjee/Ayhika Mukherjee, Suhana Saini/Payas Jain, Sayali Wani/Sarth Mishra

Tournament format & prize money

The WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 follows the WTT Star Contender format, featuring:

• Men’s & Women’s Singles: 48-player main draw (32 direct entries, 16 from qualifiers)
• Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Doubles: 16-team main draw (with qualifying rounds)

The total prize money for the tournament is $275,000, with valuable ranking points contributing towards qualification for major global events.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025?

Fans can watch live telecast of the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 on Sports18 TV channels while live streaming for the event will be available on JioCinema (India), WTT Official YouTube Channel, WTT App.

India’s full schedule, fixtures and results for WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025

Will be added once main draw is announced.

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