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UTT | Ahmedabad Pipers serves it hot against Jaipur Patriots, enters knockouts

In a franchise league as fiercely competitive as Ultimate Table Tennis, the ideal scenario is to have fate in your own hands going into the last tie. Facing a similar situation, Ahmedabad SG Pipers responded positively in its clash against another debutant, Jaipur Patriots. Mere formality Thanks to the Lions’ unprecedented 12-3 win in their penultimate league clash, Pipers had …

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It was the marquee clash of the Ultimate Table Tennis’ fifth edition so far. Despite a sizeable turnout trying to encourage the struggling Chennai Lions, Goa Challengers repeated the last year’s final heroics. Earlier in the evening, Bengaluru Smashers came back in the last two singles with a bang to seal a knockouts berth with its fourth victory in as …

UTT 2024: Empty seats greet Chennai Lions in season-opening thrashing

A mouthwatering clash featuring Indian stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, tickets priced as low as ₹49, an air-conditioned venue on a sultry Friday evening, easy accessibility to local transport, and ambient LED lights flashing in sync with peppy Tamil numbers. A five-minute contemplation might throw up five more reasons why it could have been safely presumed that home …

UTT 2023: Chennai Lions breezes past Puneri Paltan to set up final against Goa Challengers

Puneri Paltan TT, having scraped through to the semifinals, enjoyed the home support. Riding on an all-round show, A. Sharath Kamal’s army made short work of Puneri Paltan to win the semifinal 8-3 with four games remaining and set up an enticing final versus Goa Challengers. While Manush Shah and Hana ensured the tie was stretched into the fourth rubber, …

Manush Shah’s magnificence helped Puneri Paltan TT, the home team, snatch the advantage from Bengaluru Smashers. But Jeet Chandra and Natalia Bajor’s late charge meant the adopted home team - with the Pune-based owners having a larger cheering squad than the home team - sneaked ahead to a 8-7 win in the Ultimate Table Tennis season four. Manika Batra and …

UTT 2023: Puneri Paltan TT edges past Dabang Delhi TTC after Manush upsets Persson

A serve is considered the most vital aspect in an extremely technical and complex game, even at the highest level. Had it not been for Captain G. Sathiyan’s service error in the opening game of mixed doubles rubber, Dabang Delhi T.T.C. would have ended up on the winning side versus Puneri Paltan TT, despite Manush Shah pulling off a heist …

Diya Chitale, who moved court over her exclusion, included in CWG TT squad

Better sense, though in a small degree, prevailed when the National selectors proceeded to make a course correction and rightly replaced Archana Kamath with a deserving Diya Chitale in the Indian women’s team for Commonwealth Games, starting next month. All it took was six days and a letter from the Sports Authority of India to clear the selectors’ vision with …