‘My best is yet to come’ says Sathiyan

‘My best is yet to come’ says Sathiyan

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 08:29 PM IST
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Kolkata: “I am happy with the way I am playing and I feel I am moving in the right direction. But I feel the best is yet to come,” Sathiyan told IANS from Chennai. “I have started to beat world-class players more frequently. I still feel the best is yet to come and I am marching towards my goal of top 15 by the end of this year,” said the engineer turned table tennis professional. Sathiyan jumped four spots to be 24th in the lastest ITTF rankings, following his sixth-place finish in the Asia Cup in Yokohama earlier this month. Riding the result, he secured a place in the World Cup scheduled to be held in Chengdu from October 25 to 27.

Last week, he was the sole Indian to reach the round of 32 in the World Championships in Hungary. Sathiyan’s rankings shot up thanks to a series of fine performances over a period of 12 months, beginning February 2018 (the best eight are taken for consideration). They include the Qatar Open (reached the round of 16), Hong Kong and Korea Open (round of 32), Australian Open (round of 16), and Austrian Open (round of 16). The next few months will be gruelling for Sathiyan with the World Table Tennis Championships, seven Pro Tours (China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic), Ultimate Table Tennis League and the Commonwealth Championships all lined up before the World Cup.

HIGHLIGHTS

• G Sathiyan climbed four spots to 24th in the latest ITTF rankings
• Was placed 6th place finish in the Asia Cup earlier this month helped secure a place in the World Cup
• He said his goal is to break into the top 15 by the end of 2019
• Fast-rising table tennis player G Sathiyan feels his best is yet to come, a day after he became the first Indian to break into the top 25 of the latest world ranking list released by International Table Tennis Federation.

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