The sixth season of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the franchise-based league, is set to conclude on Sunday at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat capital is the sixth city to witness the fast-paced action in as many editions. While the organisers have made efforts to take the tournament to existing as well as new … Read more
A cracking forehand down the line from Sreeja Akula ignited celebrations amongst the Jaipur Patriots players and coaches as the team took down Dabang Delhi TTC 8-7 in a nail-biting first semifinal of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season Six on Friday. Sreeja’s 2-1 triumph over Diya Chitale in a winner-takes-all second reverse singles was … Read more
Players of U Mumba and Dabang Delhi TTC wore black armbands during the last league game of Ultimate Table Tennis at EKA Arena to mourn the lives lost in the tragic airplane crash in Ahmedabad earlier on Thursday. “Deeply saddened by the tragic event in Ahmedabad. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected … Read more
Dimmer lights. No grand team entries or music. On Thursday, the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad hosted the last league-stage fixture of the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 in a sympathetic atmosphere after a tragic flight crash sent shockwaves throughout the city earlier in the day. Members of the two competing teams – Dabang Delhi TTC … Read more
Trailing Kolkata ThunderBlades 4-5 after mixed doubles during an Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 tie on Tuesday, Ahmedabad SG Pipers was already out of contention for a semifinal spot. Another disappointing season for the Pipers was heading towards its conclusion. Snehit Suravajjula, who had a win-loss record of 0-6 since his UTT debut last … Read more
As Dempo Goa Challengers captain Harmeet Desai came to the team bench after blanking Stanley’s Chennai Lions’ skipper Kirill Gerassimenko in the opening singles, he received a high-five from both the coaches and fellow teammates except one. Krittwika Roy, his wife, gave him a pat on the back. A little over an hour later, Roy … Read more
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
The absence of the review system became a major talking point at the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league on Sunday as season six continued to move towards its business end. Jaipur Patriots crushed home side Ahmedabad SG Pipers 11-4 in front of around 200 spectators at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad. With the Patriots leading … 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
Sreeja Akula, fresh off two straight victories in singles, would probably rank Thursday’s win at the Ultimate Table Tennis season 6 the highest. She took down Bernadette Szocs, World No. 12 and the highest-ranked player in the league, as Jaipur Patriots edged U Mumba 8-7 in front of barely 100 people at the EKA Arena. … Read more