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Introduction to Table Tennis
- Like many other sports, Table Tennis began as a mild social diversion descending, along with lawn tennis and badminton, from the ancient midlevel game of tennis. Very little can be said about the history of Table Tennis. There is the creation of the game, and the development of the game, but that’s all. The game was created in 1881 by bored British Officers, who carved a ball from champagne’s cork and used cigar covers to bat it back & forth across a barrier of books dividing a table.
- It was popular in England in the second half of the nineteenth century under its present name & various trade names such as “Gossima” & “Whiff-Whaff”. After the name “Ping-Pong” (an imitation of the sound made by the ball striking the table & the vellum bats that were used) was introduced by J. Jaques & Son, the game became a fashionable craze.
- The early equipment comprised rubber or cork balls & bats made of dried animal skins stretched over a wooden frame. The game’s popularity rose steadily, sometimes dramatically and by 1901 Table Tennis tournaments were being organized.
- Then, over the next sixty years, Table Tennis got developed by perhaps thirty million competitive players and by uncountable millions who played less seriously. However, the game itself has not changed in essence since its earliest days, though it is faster, more subtle & more demanding than it was even only 20 years ago.
- During this period, the game had undergone radical changes in terms of both playing rules and the equipment used. Balls began to be made of celluloid, and bats were constructed from sheets of pimpled rubber glued onto wooden blades. Over the following decades, developments included “sandwich” rubber (pimpled rubber attached to a layer of sponge), rubbers specially treated to impart extra spin or to absorb spin, and “speed” glues that were absorbed into the sponge to make the rubber more springy and add speed to the ball.
- National Associations began to form during the 1920s.
- Due to the sport’s rapid growth, an international governing body was required.
- On January 15th, 1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded by Dr. Georg Lehman in Berlin, Germany.
- By December 1926, a constitution and rules were agreed upon.
- The first World Championships were held in the same year.
- Today, the ITTF represents 127 Affiliated Associations worldwide.
- Table Tennis has now evolved into a Corporate Game, rather than just a recreational table game.
Table Tennis in India
- 1935: Table Tennis activities started in Kolkata.
- 1939: Formation of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
- 1946: Introduction of Women’s Singles in the National Championship.
- 1954: Launch of the Junior Team Event for Boys.
- 1994: Sub-Junior National Championship introduced.
Table Tennis Federation of India – Key Milestones
- Since the early 1960s: TTFI has never missed a single international meet, marking a remarkable achievement for India.
- 1975: Successfully conducted the 33rd World Table Tennis Championship in Kolkata.
- 1987: Hosted the 36th World Table Tennis Championship in New Delhi.
India's Ongoing Success in Table Tennis
- India has made continuous progress both in standards and organization.
- Today, India ranks among the top 16 Table Tennis nations in the world.
- 1980: Hosted the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
- 1992: Hosted the Asian Junior Championships.
- 1994: Hosted the Senior Asian Table Tennis Championships.
- 1982, 1993, and 2001: Successfully conducted the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.
History of TTAB Established on October 29, 1977
- Table Tennis is the third fastest game in the world. In general, TT is very much popular in India, but in particular, cities like Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vadodara and Ajmer have shown special interest towards the game.
- India has the distinction of producing world class Table Tennis players. Table Tennis in India is played in schools, colleges, universities, clubs, individual homes and industrial houses.
- With a view to develop this game, Table Tennis Association of Baroda (City and District) (TTAB) was established way back in October 1977. Today, it has become a young & vibrant association of 48 Year.
- The span of this over quarter century has imparted a lot of radical changes in society about the perception towards the game of Table Tennis. TTAB has prioritized to make Table Tennis one of the most popular games in the District, State & Country.
The following were the founder members of TTAB:
- Dr. Shirish Purohit
- Mr. R.C. Shah
- Mr. V.S. Mehta
- Mr. P.Vipradas
- Mr. Suresh Sabnis
- Mr. M.R. Vyas
- Mr. Ramesh Dalvi
- Dr. G.M. Oza
- TTAB is the only association in Gujarat that organizes the prestigious Open Baroda Tournament and several major ranking tournaments with the support of affiliated clubs, institutions, and industries.
- We organize an Open Gujarat Major Ranking Tournament every year.
- We have launched Inter-School Table Tennis Tournaments to promote young talent in schools.
TTAB Achievements
- Only association in Gujarat which conducts maximum number of Major Ranking Championships at the National and International level.
- Organizes Open Baroda & Gujarat Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournaments every year.
- Only association to hold Residential advance level coaching camps with Arjuna Awardees & internationally famed players like G. Jagannath, R.R. Chachad, Monalisa Barua Mehta, Mamata Prabhu, N. Ravichandran, Kamlesh Mehta and V. Chandrashekhar for young talents of the district and state and national.
- Produced and has 9 qualified international-level Table Tennis umpires.
Our Championships
In the past TTAB has conducted following Championships very successfully
1995
West Zone Table Tennis Championship
- Dates: 15th to 19th September, 1995
- Participants: Top National and International players
- Venue: Community Hall, IPCL Township, Vadodara
1998
All India Inter Institutional Championship
- Organized by: Jointly with IPCL
- Participants: Top teams and top players of India
- Venue: Community Hall, IPCL Township, Vadodara
1999
National Ranking Table Tennis Championship (West)
- Dates: 2nd to 6th November, 1999
- Participants: Top National and International players
- Venue: Balbhavan, Vadodara
2000
Nirma National Ranking Table Tennis Championship
- Dates: 20th to 24th December, 2000
- Participants: Chetan Baboor, S Raman, Soumyadeep Roy, Subhajit Saha, N.R. Indu, P. Ghatak, Montu Ghosh, M.S. Mithily
- Venue: Balbhavan, Vadodara
2001
63rd Sub Junior National & Inter State Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 14th to 21st December, 2001
- Participants: 24 teams and top players of India
- Venue: Indoor Tennis Court, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Motibaug, Vadodara
2003
National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Competitors: Top National and International players including Sharath Kamal, S. Raman, Soumyadeep Roy, Subhajit Saha, N. R. Indu, Poulomi Ghatak, and Mouma Das
2005
National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 8th to 12th January, 2005
- Participants: Top National and International players including Sharath Kamal, S. Raman, S. Roy, Subhajit Saha, Poulomi Ghatak, and Mouma Das
2007
All India Prize Money Table Tennis Tournament
- Dates: 1st to 5th December, 2007
- Participants: Top National and International players including Soumyadeep Roy, Subhajit Saha, Poulomi Ghatak, Mouma Das, and Montu Ghosh
- This was the biggest prize money tournament of the country
2010
National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 23rd to 27th December, 2010
- Participants: Top National and International players including Soumyadeep Roy, Mouma Das, Neha Agrawal, and S. Satyan
- Venue: Gaekwad Baroda Golf Club, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Motibaug, Vadodara
2016
11even Sports Inter School Table Tennis National Championships
- Dates: 10th to 12th December, 2016
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2016
11even Sports Junior and Youth National And Inter State Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 6th to 11th January, 2017
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2017
11 SPORTS 63rd National School Games Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 3rd to 7th January, 2018
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2018
11SPORTS 64th National School Games Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 2nd to 6th January, 2018
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2019
UTT – 6th Asian School Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 13th to 21st August, 2019
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2019
UTT 65th National School Games Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 5th to 9th January, 2020
- Venue: SAMA Indoor Sports Complex, VMSS, New Sama Road, Vadodara
2022
UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 15th to 20th January, 2023
- Venue: SAMA Indoor Sports Complex, VSPF, Vadodara
2023
UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Dates: 21st to 27th November, 2013
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2024
UTT – 86th Inter State Junior and National Table Tennis Championships
2025
2nd Para National Ranking & Para National Championship 2025
- Dates: 17 TO 19 March 2025
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2025
PARA Senior Table Tennis National Championships 2024-25
- Dates : 21st TO 23rd March, 2025
- Venue: SAMA Indore Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat
2025
WTT Youth Contender 2025
- Dates : 26 FEBRUARY - 1 MARCH , 2025
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2025
UTT 1st National Ranking Table Tennis championships-2025-26
- Dates: 8th to 15th August,2025
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2025
UTT 2nd National Para Ranking Table Tennis championships-2025-26
- Dates: 2nd to 4th December,2025
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2026
World Table Tennis Youth Contender-2026
- Dates: 2nd to 5th January -2026
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
2026
World Table Tennis Feeder Series-2026
- Dates: 7th to 11th January -2026
- Venue: Sama Indoor Sports Complex, Vadodara
TTAB has unique distinction of conducting Advanced Coaching Camps as under
In the year 1977-78 with the help of international player and national Coach Shri R R Chachad at Pavilion, The MS University of Baroda.
- From 15th to 22nd June, 1988 with the help of Ex-National and International Player, National Coach and Arjuna Awardee, Shri G Jagannath, at Community Hall IPCL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 1st to 21st August 1992 with the help of Ex-National Champion, International player, Arjuna Awardee, Shri Chandrasekhar at Community Hall IPCL, Township, Vadodara.
- With the help of 8 times National Champion, National Coach and Arjuna Awardee Shri Kamlesh Mehta since 2001.
- From 12th to 23rd June, 2001, 27 players from Vadodara and four other districts benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta.
- From 6th to 16th June, 2005. 45 players from Gujarat and four other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta, organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 30th May to 13th June, 2006. 55 players from Gujarat and five other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 16th to 28th May, 2007. 57 players from Gujarat and five other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 3rd to 17th May, 2008. 58 players from Gujarat and five other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 23rd May to 6th June, 2009. 57 players from Gujarat and five other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 15th to 29th April, 2010. 58 players from Gujarat and seven other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 31st May to 10th June, 2011. 58 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 4th to 18th May, 2012. 69 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 28th May to 11th June, 2013. 57 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 20th May to 3rd June, 2014. 66 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 14th to 28th May, 2015. 66 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 3rd to 16th May, 2016. 63 players from all over India benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 4th to 18th May, 2017. 60 players from Gujarat and three other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta and Monalisa Barua Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 3rd to 17th May, 2018. 68 players from Gujarat and three other states benefited from the expertise of internationally acknowledged Shri Kamlesh Mehta and Monalisa Barua Mehta organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 11th to 25th May, 2024. 50 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of Arjuna Awardee Shrimati Monalisa Barua Mehta and national coaches Mamta Prabhu and N Ravichandran supported by other professional coaches, organized at community hall, RIL, Township, Vadodara.
- From 4th to 18th May, 2025, 37 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of Arjuna Awardee Monalisa Barua Mehta and national coaches Mamta Prabhu and N. Ravichandran, supported by other professional coaches, organized at Community Hall, RIL Township, Vadodara.
- From 2nd to 16th May, 2026, 50 players from Gujarat and other states benefited from the expertise of Arjuna Awardee Monalisa Barua Mehta and national coaches Mamta Prabhu and N. Ravichandran, supported by other professional coaches, organized at Community Hall, RIL Township, Vadodara.
TTAB officials’ presence at National and International Events:
- TTAB is indeed proud to have Nine international umpires from Vadodara: S/Shri P. Vipradas, Kalpesh Thakkar, H.R. Desai, Jityang Bhatt, RG Sheth, Dr. Atul Gupte, Shailesh Gosai , L.V. Thakre and Shri Arvind Dandekar .
- Shri P.S. Vipradas represented India as an Umpire at the 36th World TT Championships conducted at Novisad, Yugoslavia.
- He was also selected as an Umpire for the 33rd World Table Tennis Championships and the 5th Asian Championships.
- He has also been the Chief Referee in many International, National and State Level championships.
- His accuracy and proficiency has helped win laurels for himself and also for TTAB.
- Shri Kalpesh Thakkar, as a player, was selected by TTFI to compete in the US Open Table Tennis Championship at Fort Louder Del, Florida in the year 1997-98.
- Shri Kalpesh Thakkar’s representation at National/International level as an Official/Umpire:
- › International Umpire at the 14th Asian Table Tennis Championships at Osaka, Japan held in 1998.
› International Umpire at Asian Junior Championships organized by Tamil Nadu State Association in the month of August–Sept. 1999 at Chennai.
› International Umpire at India Cup organised by Mumbai Suburban Association in the month of April, 1999.
› International Umpire representing India in SAF Games at Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1999.
› Official in the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi in 2001.
› Chief-de-Mission & Manager of Indian Team (Men and Women) during the 16th Asian Table Tennis Championship at Bangkok in 2003.
› Delegate for Indian Junior National Table Tennis Team held at Las Vegas from 2nd to 5th July, 2008.
› ITTF PRO-TOUR Indian Open Table Tennis Championships – 2010, held at New Delhi (Trial Games for Commonwealth Games in the month of June 2010).
› National Technical Official XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 held at New Delhi.
› Kalpesh Thakkar was appointed as an Observer by TTFI for the 1st PARA National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament – 2023 held at Ahmedabad from 30th June to 3rd July, 2023.
› Kalpesh Thakkar was nominated as an Escort in the ITTF Thailand Para Open Table Tennis Championships – held at Pattaya, Thailand from 22nd to 28th August, 2023.
› Kalpesh Thakkar was nominated as an Escort in the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Hangzhou from 22nd to 28th October, 2023. - › Kalpesh Thakkar was nominated as a member of Indian para support team of ITTF’s world para challenger competition held at Taiwan during 2nd July to 5th July 2025.
- › Kalpesh Thakkar Was nominated as a Escort in the ITTF Asian Para Championships -2025 held From 14th to 19th October, 2025 at Beijing China
- › International Umpire at the 14th Asian Table Tennis Championships at Osaka, Japan held in 1998.
- Shri Jityang Bhatt was selected as an International Umpire for the 17th Commonwealth Championship from 30th May to 5th June, 2007 held at Jaipur.
- He was selected as an International Umpire for 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships from 16th to 22nd November, 2009 held at Lucknow.
- Shri Jityang Bhatt, an International Umpire, was nominated as an Umpire in the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships – 2023, announced to be held by Arunachal Pradesh at Dorjee Khandu Badminton Hall, Rajbhawan, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh from 14th to 17th May, 2023.
- Shri Jityang Bhatt (IU) was nominated as a Technical Official in the BRICS Games 2023 held at Durban, South Africa from 18th to 21st October, 2023.
TTAB has produced several players who have represented Gujarat State in different National Championships. Such as:
- Yogesh Desai, Prashant Mehta, A. Babi, Umesh Thorat, Kalpesh Thakkar, Lata George, Vasundhara Gupte, Smita Dalvi, Seema Dalvi, Chanrika Julasana, Meena Kanani, Alok Jain, Satish Patel, R.G. Sheth, Rajeev Sharma, Zankar Pandya, Sunil Mehta, Ajay Gupta, A.K. Khanderiya, Subal Mehta, Dhawal Mehta, Neil Desai, Arav Shah, Sumit Tembe, Pritesh Makhija, Bhinnang Kothari, Malay Parikh, Jalay Mehta, Bhusha Mehta, Krupa Majmudar, Ruchit Shah, Pankti Shah, Vishwa Shah, Shushrut Padhye, Jay Vakil, Shubham Chaddha, Aalap Patel, Tansha Anand, Nauka Shah, Neha Puri, Neha Saxena, Mitali Thakre, Surbhi Patel, Harsh Thakre, Aniket Thakkar, Shikhar Chokshi, Purva Shah, Parikshit Sorathia, Himali Gosai, Tanushri Joshi, Pinak Bowlekar, Pratham Madlani, Purva Nimbalkar, Malhar Thakkar, Manush Shah, Vidit Desai, Sheli Patel, Shail Dharpale, Dhruv Budhdeo , Ved Panchal, Krishna Patel, Mahek Sheth, Manas Dave, Anushka Pande and others.
- After laying a strong foundation, TTAB has earned numerous laurels from players and officials over the past 49 years, and is confident of even greater performance in future years.
TTAB Vision
TTAB
- Create Table Tennis Academy on the lines of PSPB TT Center at Ajmer, where in boys and girls having aptitude and liking towards the game will be tapped at an early age and given the right training and coaching with the help of National and International Coaches to produce world class players. TTAB has already started its groundwork effectively with the help of Government of Gujarat, MS University of Baroda, Local bodies, Individuals, Institutions, Clubs and others.
- Construct its own Table Tennis practice Hall and Office.
- Organize more and more National, State and local level Tournaments.
- Organize Coaching Camps with the help of National and State level Coaches.
- Tap the talent in the rural areas, presently going un-noticed through Taluka level Association.
- Associate with more and more Organizations, Clubs and Institutions to further popularize Table Tennis in the Sports loving city of Vadodara.
- TTAB hopes to continue getting support from Office Bearers of the Association, Players, Referees, Umpires, Officials, Institutions, Clubs, State and local Authorities, GSTTA, TTFI and Media who have helped popularize the game for over 49 years.
About TTAB
Table Tennis Association of Baroda (City and District) (TTAB) was established way back in October 1977. Today it has become a young & vibrant association of 46 years.
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