Selena Selvakumar, returning to action after not being selected for Friday’s fixture against Dabang Delhi TTC, received a last-minute pep talk from Kolkata ThunderBlades skipper Adriana Diaz. Leading defending champion Dempo Goa Challengers 9-3, the ThunderBlades had already won the tie before the final singles match between Selena and Singaporean Zeng Jian. However, the baby … Read more
While the Kolkata Thunder Blades fans celebrated Quadri Aruna’s forehand winners against Dabang Delhi TTC skipper G. Sathiyan, Diya Chitale looked calm in the warm-up area. Standing a few metres away from Chitale was fellow Mumbaikar and 19-year-old Ananya Chande, preparing for her debut in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league. With Dabang trailing 5-7 … Read more
The Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai bore a sorry look yet again on Saturday with the Ultimate Table Tennis finding it increasingly onerous to scour for takers for the empty seats strewn across the main hall. You know the struggle is real when even the sound of cool air gushing in from centralised vents … Read more
The probability of a tournament’s defending champion succumbing to a crushing defeat against a newly introduced team is quite low. Ultimate Table Tennis witnessed one such episode as Ahmedabad SG Pipers steamrollered Goa Challengers 10-5 on Saturday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. However, the Pipers’ foray into the tournament was a rocky affair. The … Read more