chennai reigning national champion a sharath kamal is the top seed in mens singles while pooja sahasrabuddhe got the top billing in womens singles at the lic all india national ranking table tennis championships south zone which will start at the dharwad district indoor stadium from wednesdaysharath will face tough competition from the likes of central zone winner g sathiyan a amalraj harmeet desai and sanil shetty however missing from action will be soumyajit ghosh who is yet to play in a national ranking tournament this yearin the womens section the experienced manika batra and mouma das will have to play the qualifiers while pspbs archana kamath and poulami ghatak edged out batra in the toss all three were joint seventh in rankings with 55 points during the open draw mouma having missed both the central zone and the institutional championships at delhi has no points this seasonthe local challenge will be spearheaded by archana kushi viswanath and anargaya manjunath in the junior section while focus will be on sujan bharadwaj and akash in the subjunior and cadet sectionsthe sevenday event will witness over 800 players competing in 10 categories for rs 670 lakh prize money with just eight months to go for the commonwealth games in gold coast in australia and the asian games later in indonesia the tournament will be crucial for players as impressive performances can help them stake a claim in the national sidefor the championships stag tables and flooring will be used while dhs balls will be in play on the first five days stag balls will be used for the subjunior and cadet events only on the last two days