Desai and Ghorpade lost the final 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-8) to mark the best finish for an Indian pairing in the four editions of the WTT Star Contender India, as per a press release.
The top-seeded Indian combination, who recently won the WTT Contender Muscat 2026, were pushed to the brink by the Korean qualifiers as they saved three match points before the home favourites emerged victorious 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10) in 42 minutes, as per a press release from
Staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, UTT continues to grow as a premier professional league. All 23 ties, over 16 action-packed days, will take place at Ahmedabad's EKA Arena.
Reigning champions Dempo Goa Challengers, led by Harmeet Desai, will be looking to go top of the table when they face Kolkata ThunderBlades in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Sunday.
The world number 46 got the better of Nigeria's Fatimo Bello, ranked 89th, in straight games 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2). Her next challenge will be South Korea's 17-year-old Park Gahyeon, as per Olympics.com.
Veteran Sharath Kamal, competing in men's Group 3, bounced back from his loss on the opening day with a dominant 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-7) win over Yemen's Ebrahim Gubran
In the title clash, Harmeet and Krittwika defeated Cuba's Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana 3-2 (8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5) in a competitive final clash that went down the wire
In the semifinals of the men's team category, India lost to Chinese Taipei by 0-3. As a part of this competition, both losing semifinal teams are given a bronze medal.
Harmeet Desai and Yangzi Liu led from the front as Athlead Goa Challengers scripted history by becoming the first team to successfully defend their title with an 8-2 thrashing of 2018 champions Dabang Delhi TTC in a pulsating final of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru In
Team India stalwarts Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai will look to rekindle their intense rivalry when their respective sides -- Dabang Delhi TTC and Athlead Goa Challengers -- face off for the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2024 title at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on