Table Tennis
UTT 2024: Paltans defeat Ahmedabad 10-5, Chennai fall to Bengaluru 4-11, Highlights
The first of six doubleheaders in this year's UTT will feature the second debutants before the southern derby beckons.
Sharath Kamal will turn out for the Chennai Lions. (Photo Credit: UTT)
Chennai: Day two of the Ultimate Table Tennis features a doubleheader, with Puneri Paltans defeating debutants Ahmedabad SG Pipers 10-5 in the first game.
In the second game, Bengaluru Smashers beat Chennai Lions 11-4
World no.13 paddler Benardette Szocs from Romania will feature for the Ahmedabad Vipers, as will Ahyika Mukherjee for Puneri Paltans.
Local boy and veteran Sharath Kamal took to the court in Chennai colors, facing off Alvaro Robles and Manika Batra's Bengaluru Smashers.
Catch all the Highlights here:
Live Updates
- 23 Aug 2024 1:12 PM GMT
Puneri 6-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 2-0 Bardet, Game 2
Ankur rides his luck as he starts game two with an early lead!
- 23 Aug 2024 1:11 PM GMT
Puneri 6-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 11-8 Bardet, Game 1
Ankur, the seventeen-year-old, has made a fierce start to his UTT career!
He is bringing the heat on to the court and his team is fired up as well!
One for the future!
- 23 Aug 2024 1:08 PM GMT
Puneri 5-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 9-5 Bardet, Game 1
Ankur is too hot to handle for Lilian Bardet! The Indian is just two away from taking game one!
- 23 Aug 2024 1:07 PM GMT
Puneri 5-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 8-4 Bardet, Game 1
This has been some introduction from Ankur, who is pumped up and is showing it as well!
Intense contest!
- 23 Aug 2024 1:06 PM GMT
Puneri 5-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 5-3 Bardet, Game 1
Bardet is slowly pulling himself into the game.
- 23 Aug 2024 1:04 PM GMT
Puneri 5-4 Ahmedabad Ankur 3-1 Bardet, Game 1
An electric start from the young Indian, as he is bringing the heat on Bardet!
- 23 Aug 2024 1:03 PM GMT
Game one of match four is underway!
Can Ankur, the current Youth National Championship winner, make his mark in the UTT?
- 23 Aug 2024 1:00 PM GMT
The fourth match will see Ankit take on Bardet!
Puneri need three games out of the next six to win the match whereas Ahmedabad need four of the remaining six to register their first win in UTT.
Exciting matches ahead.
- 23 Aug 2024 12:58 PM GMT
Puneri 5-4 Ahmedabad Ahyika/Joao 7-11 Szocs/Manush, Game 3
Ahmedabad Pipers storm back into the tie winning the mixed doubles 2-1 and have reduced the deficit to one!
This is shaping up to be an exciting tie and every game counts from here on!
Up next: Ankur Bhattacharjee vs Lilian Bardet
