Men · IND
Manav Thakkar
World No. 47 ▼4
- World ranking
- No. 47, 771 points
- Age
- 26 (born 14 April 2000)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Borgar Haug | L 2-315-13, 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 7-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Ibrahim Gunduz | W 3-211-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Final | Samuel Walker | W 3-26-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Mehan Senthil / Ananya Muralidharan with Taneesha Kotecha | W 3-215-17, 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | W 3-25-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 14-12 |
Latest news
- Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed semi-finals as Poret and Nagasaki fall
- Tom Jarvis seeded eighth at WTT Contender Istanbul as Connor Green and Tianer Yu start in qualifying
- Liam Pitchford wins WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia from qualifying as Fu Yu takes the women's title at home
- Sam Walker two points from WTT Feeder Chennai title before Manav Thakkar comes back to win
Honours
5 titles and gold medals on record.
All honours →News
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed semi-finals as Poret and Nagasaki fall
The British pair won 33 of the last 47 points against Brazil, hours before Hursey's singles run ended against the top seed, Honoka Hashimoto.
- Update
Tom Jarvis seeded eighth at WTT Contender Istanbul as Connor Green and Tianer Yu start in qualifying
Tom Jarvis goes straight into the main draw as the eighth seed at WTT Contender Istanbul, which starts on Tuesday, with two more English players and Wales's Anna Hursey also entered.
- England
Liam Pitchford wins WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia from qualifying as Fu Yu takes the women's title at home
The Englishman came from 7-3 down in a deciding game in the first round and beat Deni Kozul in the final, while Fu Yu dropped two games all week.
- England
Sam Walker two points from WTT Feeder Chennai title before Manav Thakkar comes back to win
The Englishman arrived after a 30-hour journey without his luggage, then beat three Indian seeds and moved up 42 places in the world ranking.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Borgar Haug | L 2-315-13, 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 7-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Ibrahim Gunduz | W 3-211-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Final | Samuel Walker | W 3-26-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Mehan Senthil / Ananya Muralidharan with Taneesha Kotecha | W 3-215-17, 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | W 3-25-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 14-12 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Harmeet Desai | W 3-15-11, 11-4, 12-10, 13-11 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Payas Jain / Sayali Wani with Taneesha Kotecha | W 3-111-6, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Ibrahima Diaw | W 3-011-8, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Akash Pal / Sutirtha Mukherjee with Taneesha Kotecha | W 3-111-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Lee Jungmok | W 3-111-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Rupam Sardar / Subhankrita Datta with Taneesha Kotecha | W 3-011-2, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Lim Jonghoon / Oh Junsung with Manush Shah | L 0-38-11, 6-11, 3-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Liang Jingkun / Xiang Peng with Manush Shah | W 3-011-9, 11-5, 11-4 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Alexis Lebrun | L 0-37-11, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Chen Junsong / Zhou Qihao with Manush Shah | W 3-211-5, 11-6, 2-11, 7-11, 12-10 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Simon Gauzy | W 3-29-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Alexis Lebrun | L 1-312-14, 4-11, 11-9, 3-11 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Martin Allegro / Adrien Rassenfosse with Manush Shah | L 2-311-5, 6-11, 11-6, 9-11, 13-15 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 0-39-11, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Daniel Berzosa / Juan Perez with Manush Shah | W 3-25-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 16-17 | 48% | 1 | 1 | 21-11 |
| 2025 | 33 | 17-16 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 22-21 |
| 2024 | 44 | 27-17 | 61% | 0 | 1 | 33-19 |
| 2023 | 24 | 14-10 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 14-16 |
| 2022 | 24 | 10-14 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 13-16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2-2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 3-7 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
Where the ranking points come from
771 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Chennai 2026 | Winner | 125 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Contender Lagos 2026 | Quarter-final | 120 | Counts | 31 May 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Last 32 (team) | 111 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Tashkent 2026 | Last 16 | 45 | Counts | 1 November 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Counts | 21 June 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 23 August 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 15 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships Tashkent 2026 | Quarter-final (team) | 15 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 23 November 2026 |
| WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 22 February 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 25 January 2027 |
| WTT Contender Muscat 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 1 February 2027 |
| ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 | Last 16 (team) | 4 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 14 June 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Last 64 | 0 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Not held | – | Not held | R64 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | – | Not held | – | Not held | R32 | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Q | Q | Q | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Q | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | R64 | R32 | R32 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R32 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | R64 | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2022 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
WTT tour 5
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Chennai singles WTT Feeder Chennai 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Chennai doubles WTT Feeder Chennai 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Contender Lagos doubles WTT Contender Lagos 2026
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Lagos doubles WTT Contender Lagos 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Feeder Beirut II doubles WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 2-0 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2023 | Bundesliga1. FC Saarbrücken-TT 1-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Can Akkuzu | W 3-29-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10 |
| 30 Apr 2023 | Bundesliga1. FC Saarbrücken-TT 1-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Simon Gauzy | W 2-310-12, 12-10, 11-8, 3-11, 4-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 6 November 2026.