Puneri Paltan Table Tennis needed only a game to clinch the tie when Natalia came to the table for the last match (Women's Singles) and defeated Archana Kamath 3-0 to keep Bengaluru Smashers alive in the league.
The coach draft at UTT began by determining the sequence or order for selection with each team picking up the numbered ball (1-6) from a pouch for Round 1. The order would be reversed for Round 2.