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
After three rounds in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season Six, Chennai Lions is the only team amongst the eight franchises which has not won a single tie in Ahmedabad. The side, which clinched the title on its debut season in 2019 (Season Three) and finished as runner-up in 2023 (Season Four), is seventh … 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
Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula were retained by Goa Challengers TTC and Jaipur Patriots, respectively, by employing the Right to Match card, while Manika Batra was signed by Ahmedabad SG Pipers after PBG Pune Jaguars let go of the star female paddlers in the Player Auction ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis’ sixth edition. “It … Read more
Chinese paddler Fan Siqi, World No. 13 Bernadette Szocs, Olympians Aruna Quadri and Alvaro Robles, and several rising Indian paddlers led by junior World No. 6 Ankur Bhattacharjee, will headline the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 player auction, set to take place in Mumbai on Tuesday. For the first time in UTT history, team … 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
Debutant Jaipur Patriots did not get an ideal start to the fifth season of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), succumbing to a 6-9 loss against the defending champion Goa Challengers on Thursday. However, the tournament debut of South Korea’s Cho Seungmin, who was part of the Patriots’ camp, was nothing less than spectacular. With enormous pressure … Read more