India’s young paddlers made a strong debut at the ITTF World youth table tennis championships 2025 in Romania, returning with a historic silver medal in the under-19 boys’ team event and a bronze in the under-15 girls’ team event.
In the u-19 boys’ team final, Japan beat India 3-0 while South Korea blanked India 3-0 in the girls’ u-15 team semifinals.
The results: Boys: U-15: Final: Japan bt India 3-0 (Ryuusei Kawakami bt Ankur Bhattacharjee 15-17, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 13-11; Kazuki Yoshiyama bt P.B. Abhinandh 11-7, 11-8, 11-6; Tamito Watanabe bt Priyanuj Bhattacharyya 11-9, 11-7, 11-3).
Girls: U-15: Semifinals: South Korea bt India 3-0 (Yerim Heo bt Ankolika Chakraborty 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Kim Minseo bt Divyanshi Bhowmick 11-4, 8-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6; Lee Haelin bt M. Ananya 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10).
Published – November 26, 2025 05:07 pm IST
