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VISION
: Taking Table Tennis to the Masses
MOTTO
: Catch them young and Make them Champs.
SDAT-AKG Table Tennis Development Centre, with the multiple objectives of developing the game at grass root
level, producing champions in the international arena of competition and promoting the under privileged players, is
at present in a sprawling 12,000 sq. ft campus with all the facilities at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Periamet,
Chennai with the support of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).
The Facilities include viz,
1.
Playing facilities with 18 Tables, Multi Balls,
2.
Fitness Arena for light weight training with Gym, Thread Mill and Exercise cycle
3.
Open Ground for Physical fitness – for sprints, jogging
4.
Infrastructure facilities with Rest Rooms for Boys and Girls; Office Rooms for Administrative
Activities and Discussions Room for Visitors / Parents
5.
State of art Technology – Video Analysis System
6.
Training Program on Advanced Technology … Robot Zone
The players of our Academy have been performing extremely well in both International and National arena.
The Honorary coaches Shri A. Srinivasa Rao and Shri. A. Muralidhara Rao besides serving in Tamil Nadu State
Association, Tamil Nadu Players Welfare Association, Madras District Association, Table Tennis Players Parents
Association in various capacities for the last 27 years of rich experience have produced hundreds of District,
University, State and National Ranked players including several International players, Arjuna awardees,
Olympians and the First Indian to win the Common Wealth Gold Medal, US Open and the recent Egypt Pro-
Tour Champion Shri. Achanta Sharath Kamal, current world ranking 39. Currently few our players are in the
Indian Team for the forth coming Commonwealth Champion ’10.
Due to this immense performance and the experience we have developed over the past 25 years of organising and
promoting the game of Table Tennis, the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu came forward and set-up
the present Table Tennis Development Centre (SDAT-AKG TTDC) as a joint venture with Twenty Years Lease
Agreement.
With the availability of Infrastructure and Technical Expertise, we have embarked upon bigger and ambitious
projects which will help our Academy and Players to achieve more in the game of Table Tennis
i.
Producing Champions in the International Arena
ii.
Expanding the promotional activities to District / Village levels (in future)
iii.
Setting up of National Table Tennis Academy (in future)
… … … Rao brothers
Hailing from Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, the Rao Brothers were ranked players in the state of Andhra Pradesh
before their jobs beckoned them to Chennai. The eldest of the two, A. Srinivas Rao, a NIS, Patiala (Premier Sports
Body of India) qualified Table Tennis coach, the 1st NIS coach from Tamil Nadu, an Andhra Pradesh State Junior
Champion in Singles and Doubles (along with his brother) is now retired from Income Tax, Chennai and is fully
focused on developing the game of table tennis in the country. The younger and vivacious A. Muralidhar Rao, an
Andhra Pradesh University Champion for three consecutive years between 1972 and ’75, is employed with Central
Excise, Chennai. He brings in the much needed zest and energy into the coaching process.
Their passion for the game of Table Tennis motivated them to do something more for the game, than just playing the
ping pong balls. They started coaching in the year 1983, at YMCA, Esplanade, Chennai, shifting their coaching stint
to Don Bosco, Holy Angels, Santhome Hr. Sec. School, Chennai and at present coaching at Padma Seshadri Bala
Bhavan Schools and YMIA, Mylapore, Chennai for the last 20 years and currently at SDAT-AKG, Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, Periamet, churning out Champions at the National and International levels, day in and day out, year after
year. Their day begins at 5.00 am goading their young players into fitness and coaching upto to 8.00 am and again
from 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm till they hit their bed, except between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm when the players take the
break to schools / colleges and the Brothers to their offices.
It is their sheer perseverance, persistence and passion (the 3 P’s) for the Game that has made them churn out
champions like Chetan Baboor, Raman, Indu, Shamini, M.S.Mythili, Bhuvaneswari, N. Arul Selvi, Rajath Kamal and
their current prodigy A.Sharat Kamal, Arjuna Awardee and Olympian and many more are in the pipe line to become
future champions.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Awards …
Arjuna Awardee – 2005
Mamallan Award presented by TN Govt - 2012
Awarded with the “Most Valuable Player” in the Asian Championship held at
Lucknow, February 2010
Meeting the expectations … the recent achievements
Silver Medalist at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Glasgow
Scotland - 2014
Gold Medalist – Doubles, Bronze Medalist in Singles and Team, in CommonWealth
Games ‟10 – New Delhi.
Current World Ranking – 38 (As on 5th May, 2014), the best International
Ranking by any Indian, so far
Awarded as the “Outstanding Sports Person of the Year – 2010” by SAHARA
INDIA
Champion - Egypt Pro-Tour at Cairo, July ‟10 – First Indian to Win
US Open Champion – June ‟10 – First Indian to Win
Bronze Medalist in Indian Pro-Tour at New Delhi, India in June ‟10,
Achieved the career best World Ranking of 55 (as on 31st March, 2010), the best
international ranking by any Indian
Won National Championship for FIFTH TIME – fourth consecutive National Title
In Asian Championship held at Lucknow, in the team quarter final event, he fully
extended and stretched to five games with Wang Liqin – former world Champion and
current world number six.
In the singles event KILLER SPIN EXHIBITION MATCH held at US, he defeated
Schlager – former world champion.
International …
Defeated world no. 48 - Hongkong‟s Jiang Tianyi in the Semi-finals, Egypt open „10
Defeated world no. 25 - Hongkong‟s Li Ching in the finals, Egypt open „10
Defeated world no. 34 - Patrick Baum in the Quarter Finals, India Pro-Tour „10
Defeated world no. 23 – Austria‟s Chen Wexing at Qatar Open „10
Defeated word no. 27 – Hongkong‟s Koi Lai Chak at Kuwait Open „09
Represented India for the second time in the Olympics Games held at Beijing „09
Represented India in the recently held World Championship held in Japan in April ‟09
and entered the Round of 32
Represented India in the World Championship, held in Japan
Won Silver Medal in Singles and Team Event and Gold Medal in Doubles in the recently
held Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, London – May 2009
Gold Medalist in Doubles event at Commonwealth Championship held at Glasgow,
Scotland in May ‟09, defeated the pair from Singapore who were top 10 in the world
ranking
National…
Current India No. 1 (As per world ranking) and “SIX TIMES” National Champion
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Meeting the expectations … the recent achievements
THREE TIMES National Champion
Commonwealth Games – Delhi 2010 - Silver Medalist
Represented India in the World Championship held in Japan - 2014
Won Bronze Medal in Team Event in the recently held Commonwealth Championships
at Glasgow, London – 2009
Represented India in many International events during the last year and part of the
coaching camps held in China for the preparation of Commonwealth Games, to be held in
India, October, 2010
International …
SAF Games at Dhaka – GOLD MEDAL – Team Event – 2010
SAF Games at Dhaka – SILVER MEDAL – Single Event - 2010
National …
Women‟s National Champion Finalist – 2009
Won National Ranking Tournament
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Meeting the expectations … the recent achievements
Appointed as Table Tennis Performance Analyst for the India Contingent by Sports
Authority of India
First Indian to become Analyst for Table Tennis
Part of the Indian Team as Analyst training for Commonwealth Games 2010
International …
Represented India at many international tournaments
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