Hosts India has been placed in Group B for the two Men's and Women's occasions at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships beginning from today in Cuttack. Singapore and Scotland are the two groups in the Men's category in the group, while Sri Lanka, Wales, and South Africa are in the Women's category.
Top picks to win the title in Men's group occasion, the Indian unit which incorporates Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan will be facing Singapore and Scotland in the group stage at Cuttack's Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.
The competition will start on Wednesday and is one of the esteemed occasions in world table tennis. India is positioned at no.11, while Singapore and Scotland are on 61st and 91st positions individually.
The female paddlers, who will be led by Manika Batra, should confront South Africa, Wales, and Sri Lanka in Group B with a point of making it to the knockout phase of the competition. Batra is the main Indian paddler in the Top 100 rundown of female players in the world right now.
On Monday, Pakistan, Ghana and Guyana had hauled out of the competition. Pakistan had visa issues, while Ghana and Guyana were not ready to get government clearance. This is additionally the essential reason behind why the quantity of groups has come down to 12 from 17.
Men
Group A: England, Sri Lanka, Cyprus
Group B: India, Singapore, Scotland
Group C: Nigeria, Malaysia, Bangladesh
Group D: Australia, South Africa, Wales
Women
Group A: Singapore, Wales, Scotland
Group B: India, South Africa, Wales, Sri Lanka
Group C: Australia, Malaysia, Cyprus
Group D: Nigeria, England, Bangladesh