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
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
Harmeet Desai won the battle of the captains against G. Sathiyan, but the latter’s team emerged victorious anyway. Dabang Delhi TTC got redemption for losing in the Season 5 Finale as it took down reigning Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) champion Dempo Goa Challengers 9-6 on Wednesday. Later in the day, PBG Pune Jaguars joined Delhi … Read more
For at least three spectators, the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 fixture between Jaipur Patriots and Chennai Lions at a virtually empty EKA Arena on Tuesday was nothing more than a stop on their way to the Narendra Modi Stadium for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final. “We came here just to check … Read more
Beginner’s luck or a well-planned strategic move? Kolkata Thunder Blades’ decision to field Indian players in the first two singles worked wonders as the side defeated former champion Chennai Lions 8-7 in a thriller in its Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) debut on Monday. Thunder Blades’ paddlers, clad in baby blue kits, made their way into … Read more
A new identity brought about a change in the Pune franchise’s fortunes in the Maharashtra derby of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) as it defeated U Mumba for the very first time on Sunday. Having lost to the Mumbai-based outfit as Puneri Paltan in seasons 3 and 4, the rebranded PBG Pune Jaguars came from behind … Read more
The Ultimate Table Tennis league made its Ahmedabad debut on Saturday and fittingly, it was Gujarat-lad Harmeet Desai and his wife Krittwika Roy who came up with performances to remember. In the second tie of the Season 6’s opening day, Desai’s Goa Challengers began its title defence with a 10-5 victory over home side Ahmedabad … Read more
Former India table tennis player Anthony Amalraj, speaking at the launch of the fourth edition of Table Tennis Super League (TTSL) in Chennai on Wednesday, highlighted the need for professional leagues to grow the sport in India. “In Europe, we’ve always had a league system. But in India, we mostly had a tournament system, and … Read more
Sixteen days of invigorating end-to-end Ultimate Table Tennis action culminates in the big final on Saturday. With Dabang Delhi TTC beating league-debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers in the second semifinal, it was assured that for the first time, fans were going to witness a team lift its second title. Dabang bagged its only title in 2018, … Read more
For the first time in Ultimate Table Tennis’ history, teams have been given the freedom to handpick their own coaching staff. Dronacharya Awardee Raman Subramanian, German specialist Chris Pfeiffer—who has coached stars like Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra—veteran trainers Pavel Rehorek and Julien Girard, and former India No. 1 Jubin Kumar are all set to … Read more