The 29th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships 2026 will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from October 19 to 25, bringing together some of Asia’s leading paddlers.
India will compete in both the men’s and women’s team events, with the championships also featuring individual competitions in men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
The tournament is an important opportunity for India to test its strength against Asia’s elite, including China, Japan and other leading table tennis nations.
India squad: Full list of players
India’s men’s team features three players – Manav Thakkar, Harmeet Desai, and Payas Jain. The team enters the tournament in the Champions Division, having finished among the top six teams at the previous edition.
The women’s squad comprises Syndrela Das, Yashaswini Ghorpade, and Swastika Ghosh. India’s women are listed in the First Division, where they will compete to progress to the Champions Division.
Apart from the singles and team competition, India will only participate in the mixed doubles, but there will be no men’s or women’s doubles teams in the competition.
India Representatives by Discipline
Men’s Singles: Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Payas Jain
Women’s Singles: Syndrela Das, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Swastika Ghosh
Mixed Doubles: Harmeet Desai, Yashaswini Ghorpade
ITTF Asian Championships 2026: Match schedule
The championships run for seven days, from October 19 to 25, in Tashkent. However, the exact dates, opponents and start times for each of India’s matches are yet to be published. The team’s competition and doubles competition will commence first, and it will conclude with the singles competition.
What does the tournament mean for India?
The competition carries particular importance for the Indian men’s team, which is seeded sixth and has direct entry into the Champions Division. The team will face a demanding challenge against established continental powers, with consistency across the five-player squad likely to be crucial.
India’s women, meanwhile, will need to navigate the First Division pathway. Teams progress through group-stage and knockout matches, with the two First Division semifinal winners advancing to the eight-team Champions Division. The revised format also allows group runners-up to remain in contention for promotion.
The tournament is also listed by the ITTF with a qualification pathway for the 2027 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, making team results significant beyond continental rankings.