Men · IND
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
World No. 78
- World ranking
- No. 78, 443 points
- Age
- 33 (born 8 January 1993)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Final | Payas Jain / Priyanuj Bhattacharyya with Harmeet Desai | W 3-111-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Manav Thakkar | L 2-311-5, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 12-14 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Yashansh Malik | W 3-011-3, 11-9, 11-3 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Sanil Shetty / Snehit Suravajjula with Harmeet Desai | W 3-25-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Sanil Shetty | W 3-111-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 |
Honours
5 titles and gold medals on record.
All honours →Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Final | Payas Jain / Priyanuj Bhattacharyya with Harmeet Desai | W 3-111-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Manav Thakkar | L 2-311-5, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 12-14 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Yashansh Malik | W 3-011-3, 11-9, 11-3 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Semi-final | Sanil Shetty / Snehit Suravajjula with Harmeet Desai | W 3-25-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Sanil Shetty | W 3-111-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Shridhar Joushi / Rahul Malik with Harmeet Desai | W 3-211-6, 11-13, 13-11, 6-11, 11-3 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Sudhanshu Maini / Kumar Harshit with Harmeet Desai | W 3-111-4, 11-7, 7-11, 14-12 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Priyanuj Bhattacharyya | W 3-211-9, 8-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Choi Jiwook | L 2-311-9, 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 9-11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | John Russel Misal / Kheith Cruz with Sreeja Akula | L 2-34-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 10-12 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | John Russel Misal | W 3-211-13, 16-14, 12-10, 10-12, 13-11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Val Stephen Jaca / Rose Jean Fadol with Sreeja Akula | W 3-25-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 14-12 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Sora Matsushima | L 1-36-11, 11-8, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Jo Yokotani | L 2-310-12, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Yiu Kwan To | W 3-111-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Abhinandh Pradhivadhi | W 3-113-11, 14-12, 8-11, 11-3 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's doubles, Quarter-final | Seo Jungwon / Nam Seongbeen with Snehit Suravajjula | L 2-38-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 9-11 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Abhinandh Pradhivadhi / Sriram Sivam with Snehit Suravajjula | W 3-011-6, 17-15, 11-4 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Mohammad Habibi | W 3-011-7, 11-4, 14-12 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Yuta Tanaka | L 0-35-11, 7-11, 10-12 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 14-11 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 9-6 |
| 2025 | 31 | 19-12 | 61% | 1 | 2 | 11-12 |
| 2024 | 31 | 17-14 | 55% | 1 | 1 | 11-16 |
| 2023 | 21 | 8-13 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 13-14 |
| 2022 | 16 | 6-10 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 10-9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4-3 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 10-5 |
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
443 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 Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Quarter-final | 175 | Counts | 22 February 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Chennai 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Vientiane 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Doha 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 8 February 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Last 32 (team) | 28 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 20 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 20 September 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 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R32 | Not held | R64 | Not held | R128 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | R32 | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R32 | R64 | Q | Q | Q | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Q | Q | – | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | 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 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
WTT tour 5
- Winner 2026 WTT Feeder Chennai doubles WTT Feeder Chennai 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Feeder Vientiane singles WTT Feeder Vientiane 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Lagos doubles WTT Contender Lagos 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Feeder Beirut singles WTT Feeder Beirut 2024
- Winner 2021 WTT Contender Budapest doubles WTT Contender Budapest 2021
Club
Club matches
T.League: 1-5 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 1-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yuki Hirano / Taimu Arinobu with Masataka Morizono | L 0-28-11, 6-11 |
| 24 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 1-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Maharu Yoshimura | L 0-37-11, 10-11, 5-11 |
| 23 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 0-4 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Jun Mizutani / Kenta Tazoe with Masataka Morizono | L 1-211-6, 9-11, 14-16 |
| 22 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Hiroto Shinozuka / Kakeru Sone with Masataka Morizono | W 2-011-4, 11-10 |
| 16 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 1-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yukiya Uda | L 1-311-10, 6-11, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 15 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Mizuki Oikawa | L 0-35-11, 5-11, 6-11 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 2-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yukiya Uda | W 3-26-11, 10-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 2-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yukiya Uda | L 0-18-11 |
| 10 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-2 T.T Saitama | Panagiotis Gionis | L 0-35-11, 10-11, 8-11 |
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.