Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Thursday said that his mixed doubles partner Manika Batra and he understand each other's game really well and shot placement is her strength
India's ace table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal believes that Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) tournament will help players get quality match practice ahead of the Hangzhou Asian Games in September
"When I played first season of UTT. It was an exposure for me. I think I have best at that time and this year also I will give my best. So, youngsters are getting the exposure. We have Diya and so many new players. This will help in growth of table tennis. It will become popular in India
It makes a return after four years. The previous edition of the tournament was played in 2019, following which it was cancelled numerous times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was founded in 2017, as per Olympics.com.
The Ultimate Table Tennis season 4 will also see some exciting young Table Tennis players take centre stage and showcase their potential in front of a large number of fans.
In the inaugural seasons of UTT, then rising stars like Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra come to the fore. The league features some of the top table tennis players from around the world, and India has its fair share of talented players representing in
Defending champions Chennai Lions take on Puneri Paltan Table Tennis at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on July 13 in the opening match of season 4. The semi-finals are scheduled on July 28 and 29 while the grand finale will be held on July 30.
The franchise-based league will witness six star-studded franchises -- Bengaluru Smashers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Goa Challengers, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis and U Mumba TT -- fighting for the coveted trophy over a period of 18 days.
Team owners, management and coaches got down to business in order to secure their teams as strategy and luck would allow them. The UTT Season 4 Player Draft set the stage for an epic comeback season.
The Ultimate Table Tennis draft will feature a total of 40 players of which 36 will be available for selection after the retentions of Sharath Kamal (Chennai Lions), Sathiyan (Dabang Delhi TTC), Manika (Bengaluru Smashers) and Manav (U Mumba TT) was utilised by four of the six franchisees.
UTT has witnessed the emergence of talents such as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra with their impressive performances in previous editions