Athlead Goa Challengers rode a superlative performance by Harmeet Desai to keep their title defence on track by overpowering PBG Bengaluru Smashers 8-4 in the first semi-final of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.
World number 25 Manika Batra will spearhead PBG Bengaluru Smashers' challenge when they lock horns with defending champions Athlead Goa Challengers in the first semi-final of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.
Defending champions Athlead Goa Challengers inched closer to the semi-finals with a narrow 8-7 win against U Mumba TT in a closely-contested Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Monday.
Saturday's result propelled Athlead Goa Challengers to the joint second spot on the league table with 29 points. Chennai Lions are fourth with 25 points.
Led by Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, the team from Delhi has lost both its ties so far. However, the low margins of their defeats mean Dabang Delhi TTC are one heavy win away from jumping from their current spot in seventh to one reserved for the playoffs, as per a press release from UTT.
Heavyweights will collide when former winners Dabang Delhi TTC take on U Mumba TT in the teams' first tie of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 season at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai
Harmeet Desai bounced back in style after an early setback, partnering Yangzi Liu to success in the mixed doubles round, and helped reigning champions Athlead Goa Challengers beat debutants Jaipur Patriots in the first tie of IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoo
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