My table tennis journey
Timeline of Key Events
- First Table Tennis trophy (club level tournament) won in Mumbai (JAN)
- Champion U10 yrs. Boys, MSD (Mumbai Suburban District), India (NOV)
- Champion U10 yrs Boys. Maharashtra State, India (JUN)
- Move to London, the UK, started to play at Fusion Table Tennis Club (SEPT)
- #1 rated player in the UK, U11 yrs. Boys
- First 4 star tournament win in Blackpool, the UK (MAR)
- #6 in Euro Minis in France (elite competition among best young players in Europe) (SEPT)
- #1 rated player in the UK, U12 yrs. Boys
- U11 yrs, U13 yrs, U15 yrs Boys, record hattrick of wins, Chandlers, Grantham, the UK.(JAN)
- Junior British League (JBL), Youngest player to play in the Premier Division (FEB)
- First European Trophy (outside of the UK), Winner in Slovakia Open, Malacky (MAR)
- Double wins in Linz Youth Table Tennis Championships, Austria (MAR) and in Prague Grand Prix , The Czech Republic (MAY)
- #1 rated player in the UK, U13 yrs. Boys
- Winner in Budapest, Hungary (JAN)
- Double wins in Zagiping, Zagreb, Croatia (APR) and in Prague Grand Prix, The Czech Republic (MAY)
- Double Gold in International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) certified tournament in Lithuania (JUN)
- Moved back to Mumbai, India (AUG)
- Double Gold win U13 yrs. (Boys Singles) and U15 yrs. (Boys Doubles) at ITTF certified Tunisia Open representing Team India (FEB)
- Champion U15 yrs. (Boys) in MSD (Mumbai Suburban District), India (OCT)
- Youngest member of Gold winning U18 yrs. Boys (MSD team) in Maharashtra State Championship, India (NOV)
- #1 rated player in the UK, U12 yrs. Boys
- U11 yrs, U13 yrs, U15 yrs Boys, record hattrick of wins, Chandlers, Grantham, the UK.(JAN)
- Junior British League (JBL), Youngest player to play in the Premier Division (FEB)
- First European Trophy (outside of the UK), Winner in Slovakia Open, Malacky (MAR)
- Double wins in Linz Youth Table Tennis Championships, Austria (MAR) and in Prague Grand Prix , The Czech Republic (MAY)
- #1 rated player in the UK, U13 yrs. Boys
- Winner in Budapest, Hungary (JAN)
- Double wins in Zagiping, Zagreb, Croatia (APR) and in Prague Grand Prix, The Czech Republic (MAY)
- Double Gold in International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) certified tournament in Lithuania (JUN)
- Moved back to Mumbai, India (AUG)
- Double Gold win U13 yrs. (Boys Singles) and U15 yrs. (Boys Doubles) at ITTF certified Tunisia Open representing Team India (FEB)
- Champion U15 yrs. (Boys) in MSD (Mumbai Suburban District), India (OCT)
- Youngest member of Gold winning U18 yrs. Boys (MSD team) in Maharashtra State Championship, India (NOV)
- Maharashtra State Tournaments Hattrick of back-to-back wins (JULY-AUG.-SEPT)
- West Zone (national level tournament) U15 Boys Singles Runners Up, #6 rank in India (OCT)
- Captain of Gold Winning U15 yrs. Boys Mumbai Suburban District (MSD) Team at Maharashtra State Championship, Pune (NOV)
- Captain of Gold winning U15yrs. Boys Maharashtra State Team at India Nationals, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh (NOV)
- Youngest member of Bronze winning U18 yrs. Boys Maharashtra State Team at India Nationals, Jammu (DEC)
- Covid 19 led competitive hiatus. Training continued at home with robot as a sparring partner (2020)
- Runners Up, U18 yrs. Boys, Maharashtra State Championship only at 15 years of age. (JAN 2021)
- Moved to Singapore (AUG 2021)
- Founded the after-school Table Tennis Club at Dulwich College Singapore (NOV 2021)
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100+ volunteer hours spent teaching TT:
(a) to seniors and those with Parkinson’s/ Dementia, volunteering as a part of Table Tennis For Good (TT4G), a non-profit in Singapore
(b) to younger students as a part of the after school club at Dulwich College, Singapore, initiated by Aadil - Led the development and outreach of TT4G program under TT For Life (TTFL) banner conceived by Aadil, successfully in 2 new elderly care centers in Singapore, where pilot programs have been initiated since August 2022.
