Spearheaded by Manika Batra and Alvaro Robles, the team from Bengaluru prolonged their unbeaten streak and registered their third straight win, increasing their points tally to 32. Batra herself added to the flourish by defeating Suthasini Sawettabut in the tie\u2019s final match 3-0 - winning two Golden Points along the way - putting on a show for those watching.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tie\u2019s first match between Robles and Cho Seung-min produced rousing rallies and sensational comebacks, especially from the former, who became the first paddler to beat the South Korean in UTT 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Captain of PBG Bengaluru Smashers, Robles trailed in both games one and two at the time-out but rallied back to win both, thus taking the match. Jaipur Patriots\u2019 Cho swung one back in his team\u2019s favour with a win in the third.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lily Zhang followed in her captain\u2019s footsteps by securing PBG Bengaluru Smashers\u2019 second tie win, over Jaipur Patriots\u2019 Nithyashree Mani. Zhang took all three games - 11-5, 11-10, 11-5 - increasing her side\u2019s lead to 5-1. Nithyashree and Cho then partnered in the mixed doubles round to avenge their previous defeats, beating Anthony Amlaraj and Zhang 3-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u2018Comeback\u2019 was the theme of the men\u2019s singles. Just as his captain had done earlier, Jeet Chandra twice came from behind at the time-outs to beat Snehit SFR in a clean sweep. Jeet trailed 1-5 in the first game, and 2-5 in the second, but took the match with an 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 score-line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For their contributions to PBG Bengaluru Smashers\u2019 win, Jeet and Zhang were named the Indian and Foreign Player of the Tie, respectively. Robles claimed the ACT Fastest Rally of the Tie honour, while Zhang also took the Shot of the Tie honour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Friday\u2019s doubleheader will see Chennai Lions take on U Mumba TT and Dabang Delhi TTC square off against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
UTT 2024, the franchise-based league promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), is being broadcast live on Sports18 Khel and streamed online on JioCinema (India) and Facebook Live (Outside India).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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UTT 2024, the franchise-based league promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), is being broadcast live on Sports18 Khel and streamed online on JioCinema (India) and Facebook Live (Outside India).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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