Dabang Delhi TTC\u2019s Orawan Paranang continued her fine form in the tie\u2019s first women\u2019s singles; the Thai paddler, fresh from her win over the previously unbeaten Yangzi Liu, defeated Puneri Paltan Table Tennis\u2019 Natalia Bajor two games to one. Paranang then partnered with Sathiyan to sweep aside Bajor and Anirban Ghosh, 3-0, in the mixed doubles round, sealing an early win for the team from Delhi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Diya Chitale later beat Ayhika Mukherjee to enhance Dabang Delhi TTC\u2019s win, while Ankur Bhattacharjee provided a rare silver lining for Puneri Paltan Table Tennis with his sweeping win over Andreas Levenko.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For their displays, Sathiyan and Orawan claimed the Indian and the Foreign Player of the Tie honours. Bajor\u2019s effort in mixed doubles was named the Fastest Rally of the Tie, while Paranang completed a double with Shot of the Tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Friday\u2019s first tie between Chennai Lions and U Mumba TT served up a thriller, with Maria Xiao ultimately holding firm to see off Mouma Das in a final-match decider. With her team trailing 5-7, the debuting Mouma won back-to-back games and took the third to a Golden Point, only for Xiao to claim the victory and the tie for U Mumba TT, 8-7. Earlier, Quadri Aruna extended his winning streak by beating Jules Rolland while Manav Thakkar bested Achanta Sharath Kamal in the clash of the heavyweights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saturday\u2019s first tie will see PBG Bengaluru Smashers take on Ahmedabad SG Pipers, with both teams looking to inch toward the UTT 2024 playoffs. Tie 2 will feature hosts Chennai Lions playing reigning champions Goa Challengers.<\/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
Detailed scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dabang Delhi TTC bt Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 11-4: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran bt Joao Monteiro 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-10); Orawan Paranang bt Natalia Bajor 2-1 (11-9, 10-11, 11-7); Sathiyan\/Paranang bt Anirban\/Bajor 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-2); Andreas Levenko lost to Ankur Bhattacharjee 0-3 (10-11, 6-11, 7-11); Diya Chitale bt Ayhika Mukherjee 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-4)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Detailed scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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