Veteran Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal produced a scintillating performance to overcome the country's top-ranked men's singles player Harmeet Desai to take Chennai Lions to victory against Goa Challengers in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Comp
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 22: The Yuva Kabaddi Series Summer Edition 2023 reached its climax in a dazzling display of talent and sportsmanship at the Chamundi Vihar Stadium. With 200 players battling it out in 120 matches, this year's edition was nothing short of a rollercoaster rid
India's top-ranked male paddler Harmeet Desai and Reeth Rishya produced scintillating performances as Goa Challengers beat U Mumba TT 9-6, ending their unbeaten run in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis won their previous tie against Goa Challengers, while Dabang Delhi Table Tennis defeated Bengaluru Smashers for their first victory.
U Mumba TT has won both of their previous ties in the league, whereas Goa Challengers are placed third with one win in the last two ties. World No. 18 Aruna Quadri and Lily Zhang are in brilliant form, while Indian paddlers Manav Thakkar and Diya Chitale have also contributed to the franchis
The Karnataka-based paddler took an early lead as she played accurate forehands to shock World No. 39 Suthasini on Monday. Archana did not lose momentum and took the first game by 11-6 before bringing her A game to the table and winning the second game by 11-8 and the tie for Puneri Paltan T
This is Karman Kaur Thandi's second runner-up finish in recent months as she had also finished second in the W60 Sumter Palmetto Pro Open held in the US. She has also been included in the Indian squad for the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China.
Chahal started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2011 and was bought by RCB in a 2014 auction. He went on to play 113 matches for them across eight seasons and even became their leading wicket-taker. But despite his immense contribution, he was not picked up.
Earlier, World No. 18 Quadri Aruna lived up to his reputation from the start of the tie and comfortably defeated the two-time Asian Games gold medallist 3-0 to earn three valuable team points for his franchise.
Hesson had joined the RCB franchise in August 2019 following a change in the coaching staff after their last-placed finish that year while Bangar began his journey with Bengaluru team ahead of the 2022 season with the departure if Simon Katich.
The Honourable Union Minister of Earth Sciences Shri Kiren Rijiju also visited Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 and saw enthralling action as Goa Challengers beat Dabang Delhi TTC by 10-5 team points.