WTT Launches in India, Signalling Long-term Commitment to the Frontiers of the Sport

World Table Tennis (WTT) has officially launched WTT Event Management India Private Limited (“WTT India”), marking a major step in its mission to unlock the vast potential of India as a global table tennis powerhouse.
 
The establishment of WTT India reflects a deep strategic commitment to embedding the sport into the fabric of one of the world’s most dynamic sporting ecosystems—where passion, talent, and opportunity are on a steep upward curve.
 
WTT’s move into India is the latest in a series of strategic expansions designed to globalise the game at every level. Since its launch in 2021, WTT has rapidly built a dynamic, modern ecosystem of events across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Today, the WTT Series reaches fans in over 180 territories, elevating player visibility, and transforming table tennis into a year-round spectacle with world-class venues, cutting-edge production, and digital-first storytelling. From Grand Smashes in Asia to Champions events in Europe and the debut of US Smash and Europe Smash – Sweden in 2025, WTT has redefined the sport’s global footprint. And India now becomes an integral part of that next phase.
 
“India represents one of the most exciting frontiers for table tennis globally,” said Steve Dainton, WTT Chief Executive Officer. “The passion is there. The infrastructure is coming. The player base is growing. With WTT India, we’re now fully invested in building a long-term ecosystem that’s good for India, and good for the game. It’s about establishing a presence, creating new opportunities, and integrating India into the very fabric of our global calendar and community.”
 
India has already made waves with the WTT Star Contender event, first launched in Goa in 2023 to tremendous fanfare that set the tone for what table tennis could mean to Indian audiences. The event returned in 2024, once again drawing top global talent and showcasing the appetite for high-level competition in the country. In 2025, the event evolves further with its move to Chennai—a city steeped in table tennis heritage—where WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented By IndianOil raised the bar yet again for elite table tennis in India.
 
But the ambition doesn’t stop there. With the establishment of WTT in India, the vision is to build lasting foundations: from staging elite competitions to developing talent, from scaling sponsorship and media reach to nurturing a fan culture that mirrors the country’s sporting fervour.
 
Supporting this vision is Vita Dani, one of Indian sport’s most influential voices. A sports entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dani was the first Indian to be inducted as a governing board member of the ITTF Foundation. She is also the founder of the Dani Foundation, co-founder of the Dani Sports Foundation—focused on physical literacy and athlete development—and serves as Chairperson of Ultimate Table Tennis, India’s top-tier professional league.
 
“This is a passion project as much as it is a strategic one,” said Dani. “WTT India gives us the platform to channel international energy into a local movement. We have the talent, the ambition, and now the structure to dream bigger and deliver. More Indian players will now have the chance to compete in world-class events on home soil, by experiencing the WTT stage up close, and using it as a springboard to the global circuit. That kind of exposure can be game-changing.”
 
India’s role in the global table tennis story is just beginning. With a population of over 1.4 billion, an exploding youth demographic, and rising interest in racquet sports across all levels, the time is ripe for the sport to claim its space in the national consciousness.
 
At the heart of this new journey stands India’s most celebrated table tennis player: Sharath Kamal Achanta. A multiple-time Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic veteran, Achanta will serve as WTT India’s official ambassador, bringing his stature, insight and belief in the future of the sport.
 
“This moment feels like the turning of a page,” said Achanta. “The sport has come so far in India, and now, with WTT officially here, we have the chance to elevate it like never before. I’m proud to represent this next phase, not just as a player, but as someone who truly believes in the potential of Indian table tennis.”
 
The launch of WTT India is a pivotal chapter in WTT’s broader global growth strategy—a blueprint built on purpose, passion and partnership. From Asia to Europe to the Americas, WTT is scaling the pinnacles of modern sport.