Sathiyan is first Indian to play in Japanu2019s TT gig

09 February,2020 05:00 AM IST |   | 


New Delhi: World No. 30 G Sathiyan on Saturday became the first Indian to sign for Japanu2019s premier table tennis leagueu2014 the T League.

Sathiyan will be representing Okayama Rivets in the league, which began in 2018 and is the first ever professional league in Japan.

The switch to Japan for Indiau2019s top- ranked paddler comes after two fruitful seasons in Germany. u201c I made the decision to move out of Germany as Japan is much better for practice and the level is higher than Europe,u201d said Sathiyan.

PTI

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