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.
Manika Batra of Bengaluru Smashers made a winning start in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 as she defeated Diya Chitale of U Mumba TT by 2-1 here at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune on Thursday.
One of Africa's greatest table tennis players, Aruna, who is currently ranked 12th in the world and played the first two seasons of UTT makes his return to India for a third time.