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

#4 Sharath Kamal (India)

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 28: Sharath Kamal Achanta of India in action against Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong during day one of the Nakheel Table Tennis Asian Cup 2016 at Dubai World Trade Centre on April 28, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) — Kamal is a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist

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.