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Four men's national singles titles, two Commonwealth gold for doubles and runner-up in the Asia Cup and Commonwealth Championships-Indian table tennis player Chetan Baboor's cupboard of trophies speaks volumes about his prowess and skills.
Baboor's achievements at both the national and international circuits can be attributed to his stint of professional table tennis for Swedish club Kalmar, where he spent about six years in the nineties. In Kalmar, a top division club, Babor got to play alongside legendary table tennis players like Jan Ove Waldner and the experience did a world of good to his game.
At the international stage, Baboor represented India at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics besides several editions of the World championships, Commonwealth, South Asian Federation and Asian championships.
Between 1998 and 2000, when Baboor was in the midst of a purple patch, he beat Chinese 1996 Olympics singles gold medallist Liu Guoliang and Ma Wenge and the 1996 Olympics bronze medallist Jorg Rosskopf (Germany).
Baboor, Arjuna awardee for 1997, move to the U.S. to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree in the Thunderbird University, Arizona, in 2001.
