Vishwa Deendayalan was a talented Indian table tennis player, who brought fame to the country by winning many national and international level competitions. He was India’s top level under-19 table tennis player. He died on 17 April 2022 when the taxi in which he was traveling; Along with 3 other players, was hit by a 12 wheeler truck in Ri-Bhoi district of Shillong, Meghalaya.
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Wiki/Biography
According to some sources Vishwa Deenadayalan was born on Sunday, 4 January 2004 and according to some sources, he was born on Thursday, 1 April 2004 (age 18 at the time of death) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. After completing his schooling at Jayagopal Garodiya Vivekananda Vidyalaya HSS, he joined Loyola College, Chennai. There he was studying B.Com in the first year of graduation.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Deena Dayalan.
Deena Dayalan, father of Vishwa Deenadayalan
His mother’s name is Anuradha Deena Dayalan. She is believed to have an elder sister, Raveena Deendayalan, who is a table tennis player by profession.
Vishwa with his elder sister
livelihood
As a young boy, Vishwa Deenadayalan had shown keen interest in the field of table tennis, as a result of which, his father admitted him to the Krishnaswamy Table Tennis Club in Chennai. During his initial phase of training, Vishwa was given intensive training by two famous faces from the world of table tennis, Ramnath Prasad and Jai Prabhu Ram. As the world’s prowess in table tennis grew, he became a member of the famous Tamizhaga Table Tennis Association (TTTA) state men’s team. Vishwa had reached the pre-quarters at the Hyderabad Nationals in 2019 with his mixed doubles partner Selena Deepti. Vishwa was selected as a part of the Tamizhaga Table Tennis Association (TTTA) state men’s team for the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Competition in Shillong. Selection for the Shillong team was not that easy for Vishwas, as he had to defeat another top player, Malesh Kumar, in the selection matches.
Vishwa Deendayalan after winning the championship
Vishwa was an excellent player, due to his skills, he was selected to be a part of the Indian team that will represent the country at the Under-19 World Table Tennis Youth Contenders in Linz, Austria. The international tournament was to start on 27 April 2022.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2013, Vishwa Deendayalan won the Republic Day Cup by defeating Sanketh in the final.
World after winning the Republic Day Cup in 2013
- In 2018, Vishwa Deendayalan became the Under-15 Junior National Champion.
A banner congratulating Vishwa Deendayalan on becoming national champion
- In 2018, Vishwa Deendayalan represented India in the cadet boys’ team event at the Serbia Open and won the gold medal in the tournament.
- In 2022, Vishwa Deendayalan became the under-19 boys title champion in the national ranking tournament. The tournament was held in Dehradun.
Death
On 17 April 2022, Vishwa Deendayalan was on his way to Shillong from Guwahati Airport to participate in the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Competition. He was traveling in a taxi with three other players; When the taxi collided with a 12 wheeler truck on National Highway – 6. With the help of the local people, the budding player was immediately taken to a local civil hospital in Nongpoh, where he was declared dead on arrival.
The taxi in which Vishwa Deendayalan was going to Shillong
M. Nithyashree, a TTTA female paddler, said in an interview,
The entire team of TTTA (men and women) left Guwahati airport around 12.30-1245 pm on Sunday afternoon in three different cars. When our car reached the spot, we saw that our coach Jai Prabhu Ram and some local people were rescuing our paddlers from the accident site. There were no injury marks on Vishwa. We kept shouting his name hoping he would open his eyes, but there was no response from him. Then a medical student or doctor also tried to perform CPR. He was then quickly taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance.”
Facts/General Knowledge
- Vishwa Deendayalan was influenced by his elder sister to take up the sport of table tennis, during an interview he said,
My sister (Raveena) used to play this game and I liked it immediately.
- Vishwa Deendayalan has won several cadet and sub-junior level table tennis championships at both national and international levels.
- Vishwa Deendayalan had a very lovable personality. His coaches R Ramnath Prasad and Jai Prabhu Ram said in an interview that,
At the table, he was a very aggressive player and outside, he was very polite. He was loved equally by everyone.”
- Vishwa Deenadayalan always wanted to make it to the list of top 100 world table tennis players.
- Vishwa’s performance at the table earned him praise from top table tennis player, Sharath Kumar. Sharath Kumar is also an ideal of compassion for the world.
- Following the tragic demise of Vishwa Deendayalan, the Meghalaya Table Tennis Association said in a statement,
The Meghalaya Table Tennis Association is saddened by the sudden death of Tamil Nadu’s top paddler D Vishwa, who was on his way to Shillong to participate in the 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championship.
- Many well-known personalities have expressed deep grief over the sudden demise of rising table tennis player Vishwa Deendayalan.
A collage made by the Table Tennis Federation in memory of Vishwa
- As a student, Vishwa Deendayalan always took his studies very seriously.
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