Five players to watch out for at the Seamaster ITTF World Tour India Open

Modified Feb 10, 2017 18:55 IST

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany in action during the Men's Team Bronze Medal match between Korea and Germany at the Rio Centro Pavilion on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) — The German is the top seed going into the tournament

#2 Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus serves during the Mens Table Tennis Bronze Medal match between Jun Mizutani and Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus at Rio Centro on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) — The Belarusian is the most experienced face on the tour

Ranked world no.8, Vladimir Samsonov is easily the most experienced and accomplished player on the roster. He went all the way to the quarterfinals in the recently concluded Hungarian Open, underlining the fact that he is a force to reckon with even at 40 years.

Amazingly, he is only the second paddler in the history of the game to stay in the Top 10 for 15 long years. He has also won a whopping 26 ITTF Pro Tour titles, the most by any player.