chennai all eyes will on topseed and world no 49 g sathiyan as the chennai paddler is gearing up to take on the likes of state mates a sharath kamal anthony amalraj harmeet desai and manav thakkar in the singles of the 79th edition of the 11even sports senior nationals begin at the mega sports complex in ranchi on thursdaythere are 33 and 32 teams in men and women sections respectively participating in the event they have been divided into eight groups of four and five in the mens draw while its four teams each in womens affairdefending champions pspb mens teams will be a team beat as it boast of a formidable lineup consisting of sharath kamal amalraj and harmeet last years runnersup haryana will be another team to watch out for their mens section will be led by seasoned soumyajit ghosh the bengal paddler who joined haryana from pspb last year would be expected to shoulder the major responsibility and form a good combination with jubin kumar sarthak gandhi sourav saha and mohit verma but gujarat is no pushover thanks a good mix of youth and experience in devesh karia jignesh jaiswal the old warhorse jalay mehta manush shah and ishaan hingoranipspbs women team which ended up with bronze medal at manesar last year will be looking to make amends and a lot will defend on how the likes of reigning national champion madhurika patkar manika batra pooja sahasrabudhe and mouma das fare in the championship itll be interesting to see how pspb eves face the challenge from the squads like west bengal the title holders maharashtra and rbi