Mystic Day

This weekend is so mystic for me. I just started with a thought to meet an old table tennis friend. We were looking for a common place to meet and play table tennis. My friend told me there is a tournament happening in TSquare Arena and we can pair for doubles event. I said yes and we gathered in the hall Saturday morning. I was excited to meet him after 8years. We participated in Singles league. Nice run this week, I had good match practices. We both played very good and qualified for Sliver cup. He brought Veg pulao & panner gravy from home we had after the league matches. The facility is awasome and organizers are one of the ambassador of table tennis. 

            Sunday was mystic. I say this not because I had a podium finish. I took my wife to the tournament saying "just a Sunday outing". She watched all my matches. When we started back to home, we boarded metro. The train was full and we were standing near two Moms and their toddlers sleeping in lap. We just enquired which baby is boy and which is girl. Train started and we were just conversating. We both were standing atleast a meter away from 2 toddlers. The train was near IndraNagar and I told my wife I am going to use my telephathy and wake the babies. I was asking one of the baby to wake up and look at me (mystic). It happened to my surprise! 5th second I went mystic. We both were looking at the toddler 'the boy' just tried to open his eyes and he looked both of us. I was super duper Haappii and I became second time mystic before her. 

April 23rd 2023, Happy World Table Tennis day!

Shiva Tandav at Mount Wuru

  Normally the Shivrati will be soaked with Spiritual Bliss. This year my Shivratri was completely different. Thanks to Checkmate club coach KrishnaArjun ji. 

This year I celebrated Shivratri in different Mountain peak not himalayas in the north but one of the Dakshina hill. The dance of Shiva from Aru (formless) to Wuru (different forms) creates different characteristic to a civilization. Sport is one of the characteristic of civilization. From ancient time sport is integral part of society. People tend to get attracted by one of the characteristic of society and climb the hill. Every inch towards the peak directs one to the Shiv tatva. 

Endless Bliss! Om NamahShivaya! 

May the Tandav of this hill bring Legends and Rishis of our future. All the very Best!

Useful links:

Shakti Kriya - click here

Star of this sport - click here

Inter club tournament, Bengaluru

I have represented Best club in inter club table tennis tournament conducted by century club (cubbon park). We finished 3rd position losing to Malleswaram A team in semi finals. We gave a tough fight making the score 2-2 wining 1Singles by Harsha and 1Doubles by Giridhar & Harsha. Finally it came to 5match and faced Ravi Naik of Malleswaram. I kept close points in first 2game but i lost the match and Malleswaram won the match 3-2 against us. Malleswaram team won the finals against host century club and crowned as champions. 

Highlights Oman open 2020

ITTF level 1 Coaching certificate

 I am happy to tell you that I have completed International Table Tennis Federation Level 1 coaching certificate successfully.

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Chennai Corporate olympiad Table tennis doubles Winners - 2017

 My Team mates -Sneha & R.S.Raja

Veterans League, Coimbatore Table Tennis

ITTF World Ranking November 2016

Inspired by Legends, ADKTTA Peelemedu

Transformation from Player to Coach

How did I start playing table tennis in Coimbatore? 

I use to study good in my primary school period suddenly my studies got dropped after 3rd standard. I studied in St.Michaels hr sec school opposite to royal theatre not many would know. So my poor score in exams continued till 6th standard. My father asked me to pick a sport so I might get interested in sports atleast. I use to see my father playing table tennis and bring big trophies to home. So I decided to learn table tennis so one day I to will win trophies like him. I attended the summer camp organized by Sunith sir in CMS school, 100ft road, Gandhipuram during my 6th standard summer leaves. I use to do exercises for 1hr and practice for 1hr initially. I played my first tournament in cadets category at Bharati colony community hall, peelemedu organized by cdtta. In my first tournament i was unseeded and beat no.1 in semi finals and no.2 in finals both players are from YTTA, saibaba colony. School reopened and I wished to continue practicing but I stayed in Srinivasa nagar, Madukarai Road,near sundarapuram and clubs is at 100ft road Gandhipuram. I use to pack my bat and kit in morning itself, take bus from my place to school and 3.30pm school ends and I will catch a bus from town hall mostly bus no.5, it will be Rs 2.00 ticket cost, I will get down in karpagam complex bus stop and walk to CMS school. Since my house is 15km from coaching center I use to play only 1hr that too with practice partner. Coach will come at 6.00pm at that time I will pack my things to home. Again I will catch a bus to Gandhipuram bus stand and from Gandhipuram to My house another bus. I will take 1hr journey to home in a heavily crowded bus. Then sometime later Sunith sir moved his club to Bharati colony community hall, peelemedu. Again after leaving from school I have to catch a 90A somannur bus and get down at Esso bunk and walk to the club. And again catch a bus and get down at ukkadam and take another bus to home. I don't know how, don't know whether it's because of this tedious travel in bus, my studies got improved gradually and I started to get into top 5 rank in class. Sports gives you self confidence to over come road blocks. People who think sports is disturbance to studies might think twice after my life story. My story might not be great story but I have experienced sports didn't stop me from getting top rank in class. Again in my polytechnic career I secured 88% with 2 State title for PSG Polytechnic College. And then I moved to Chennai for higher studies in SSN. It has been a decent and small journey as player.
Start playing Table Tennis it helps you to improve your studies. You might be in IIM some day who knows.

Right hand shake hand grip flick drills

Right hand Shake Hand grip 3rd Ball attack

One of the Fundamental techniques of table tennis is to attack after you serve. Wang Liqin 3 times World table tennis Champion shows his techniques to attack from FH & BH side of the table.

Right Hand shake-hand grip Server Techniques

Fundamental Serve technique which covers both long and short serve to the backhand corner and forehand corner. Wang Liqin the 3 times world table tennis champion showing his serve techniques. 

Corporate Olympiad at SDAT-AKG Chennai

Men's Doubles Gold - Dinesh & Sam

Men's Singles Gold - Hari & Silver - Dinesh

Top 10 angry moments in table tennis and in depth analysis

Lot of people play table tennis across the world. Whether it is a game or work or life, showing anger bring disgrace. When desire is not fulfilled anger pops up. This anger becomes a self destructing emotion when it is not handled in matured way. Even when it is shared among friends and family it bring disgrace to oneself. I see below videos as how people around us accept of anger levels. Its starts from small ball misses, bat throwing and gradually players start bursting it all over the place that's whether people around are humiliated and start reacting. Reaction start with arguments, yellow card and banding the player with Red card at-last.

Point 1: Players love this game and play forgetting themselves.
Point 2: When you play you want everything to happen on the board.(Opponent's not going to like it anyway)
Point 3: You are going to dive deep to control yourself and focus and what should be played to win.

Problem start when we are diving in without holding your emotions which is always projected outside. Nature of emotion bring feelings on people which in turn decides your behavior. Always dive deep to take control of things and aware of the behavior you show to people around us. Not every time we can be conscious of our emotions few time we have to let it go. but always Practice makes a man perfect.

Longest rally i have seen

Watch "No comments!" on YouTube

Reverse pendulum server

Amazing rallies of Table Tennis

Watch "卓球 世界選手権2011 スーパープレイ" on YouTube

Table tennis Serves variety

Watch "10 Serves - The Answers" on YouTube

Achanta Sharath Kamal vs Kirill Skachkov[Spanish Open 2011]

Sharath kamal Vs Ryu sung min

An awesome play by sharath in this match. probably we should say its a bad luck he lost it. Sharath had the control in the match. He was unluckly to lose few games in oc points. Anyway sharath is inching near the top players.