I picked up a lot of Chinese fans at the World Cup: Sathiyan
The memorable debut of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, India's topmost player, at the men's international table tennis World Cup, has put him on the road to the Olympics with two memorable wins in Chengdu, over the then world No. 22 Simon Gauzy and No. 24 Jonathan Groth. Talking about the audience, he said, "There were many Chinese cheering for me...it was heartwarming."