The German is the top seed going into the tournament
#4 Sharath Kamal (India)
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Kamal is a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist
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Ranked at 59, Achanta Sharath Kamal is one of the two Indian players to be in the top 100 of the world rankings. He is also the first Indian to win the singles title of an ITTF Pro Tour in Egypt in 2010. He captained the national team in the same event which beat the favourites and nine-time champions England. Sharath also won the US Open Table Tennis Championship in Michigan in 2010.
He is a regular in Germany in the Bundesliga where he has shined above all other players with consistent performances. He has represented the country in the Commonwealth Games numerous times where he won gold in 2006 and 2010, in addition to his seven national titles.
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Shraishth Jain
Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.
His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.
He has been watching sports religiously for as long as he can remember. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan and spends almost all of his free time watching one sport or the other, and keeping tabs on the happenings in the world of sport around the globe.
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