India Table Tennis Squad for Asian Games 2026: Full Players List, Singles, Doubles & Team Events

India will field a strong 10-member table tennis contingent at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a blend of experienced campaigners and emerging paddlers across the singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team events.

The table tennis competition is scheduled from September 20 to 28, while the overall Asian Games will run from September 19 to October 4.

India Men's Table Tennis Squad

The men's contingent features Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai and Payas Jain.

Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah will represent India in the men's singles, while the doubles combinations will see Manav Thakkar-Manush Shah and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran-Harmeet Desai take the court.

The five players will also form India's men's team, with Payas Jain completing the unit.

Men's Event

Men's Singles: Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah
Men's Doubles: Manav Thakkar/Manush Shah; Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Harmeet Desai
Men's Team: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, Payas Jain

India Women's Table Tennis Squad

The women's squad comprises Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Syndrela Das.

Sreeja Akula and Yashaswini Ghorpade will compete in women's singles, while India has two doubles combinations in Sreeja Akula-Syndrela Das and Diya Chitale-Yashaswini Ghorpade.

In mixed doubles, Diya Chitale-Manush Shah and Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade will carry India's hopes.

Women's Event

Women's Singles: Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade
Women's Doubles: Sreeja Akula/Syndrela Das; Diya Chitale/Yashaswini Ghorpade
Mixed Doubles: Diya Chitale/Payas Jain; Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade
Women's Team: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Syndrela Das, Yashaswini Ghorpade

India Looking to Build on Historic Medal Run

Indian table tennis has won three Asian Games medals, all bronze. India's breakthrough came at Jakarta 2018, when the men's team won bronze and Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal added another bronze in mixed doubles. At Hangzhou 2023, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won bronze in women's doubles, ending a long wait for another podium finish.

The 2026 squad will therefore attempt to build on that momentum, although the challenge will be significant. Japan and China traditionally have strong table-tennis programmes, while the conditions in Aichi-Nagoya could also test Indian paddlers.