Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Table Tennis Player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	08/01/1993
Age	31 years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Physical Stats & More

Height	172 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai
Educational Qualification	BTech in Information Technology
School	Kola Perumal Chetty Vaishnav Senior Secondary School, Tamil Nadu

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Family

Father

Name Not Known

Mother

Malarkodi Gnanasekaran

Siblings

Sister(s)	Divya and Rekha Gnanasekaran

Spouse

N/A

Career

Playing style	Right-handed, Shakehand grip
Total Matches (as of 2021)	619
Total Matches won (as of 2021)	366
Total Matches lost (as of 2021)	253
Records	Gold medal in 2016 ITTF World Tour Belgium Open (Men's Singles) in Belgium Silver medal in the 2017 Seamaster Asarel Bulgaria Open (Men's Doubles) in Bulgaria Gold medal in the 2017 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open (Men's Singles) in Spain Gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 (Men's Team) in Gold Coast, Australia Silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 (Men's Doubles) in Gold Coast, Australia Bronze medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 (Mixed Doubles) in Gold Coast, Australia Bronze medal in Asian Games 2018 (Men's Team) in Jakarta, Indonesia Bronze medal in Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Australian Open (Men's Doubles) in Geelong Bronze medal in Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open (Men's Singles) in Muscat Silver medal in the 2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open (Men's Doubles) in Budapest
Awards & Honours	TOISA Table Tennis Player of the Year award (Jury choice) Arjuna Award 2018

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is an Indian table tennis player who broke into the World Top 25 ITTF rankings in 2019.
He discovered his passion for table tennis while in school and started competing in inter-school events.
His coach, Subramanian Raman, encouraged him to prioritize table tennis over engineering.
Sathiyan made his international debut at the 2011 World Junior Championships for India.
He has proudly represented India at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, earning medals at both events.
In addition to his sports career, Sathiyan holds a position as a Senior Executive Human Resources at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.