USA\u2019s top-ranked male paddler, Jha became the first player in league history to win a match with three Golden Points in his 3-0 triumph over Kirill Gerassimenko. Subsequently, India\u2019s top-ranked female paddler, Sreeja, followed with a clinical 3-0 win over Nationals\u2019 gold medalist Poymantee Baisya as Jaipur raced to a 6-0 lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
All 23 ties, over 16 action-packed days, will take place at Ahmedabad\u2019s EKA Arena.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having won their opening battles, Jha and Sreeja then paired up to stretch Jaipur\u2019s winning start to eight games, sealing their first tie win of the campaign with a commanding 2-1 win in mixed doubles over Payas Jain and Fan Siqi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Chennai showed late resolve. Payas responded with a 3-0 win over Yashansh Malik in a clash of Delhi talents, while Fan, the league\u2019s highest-valued player, added two more games in her 2-1 win against Britt Eerland. Though the result was sealed, the Lions clawed back six valuable games, potentially crucial when table standings tighten at the business end of the league.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sreeja took home the dual honours of the Indian Player and Shot of the Tie for her displays, while Jha picked up the Foreign Player of the Tie award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, at the Dream UTT Juniors\u2014a joint initiative by IndianOil UTT and Dream Sports Foundation\u2014Kolkata ThunderBlades and Dempo Goa Challengers cruised to identical 7-2 wins over Dabang Delhi TTC and PBG Pune Jaguars, respectively. Ritvik Gupta and Swara Karmakar led the charge for Kolkata, each securing singles victories while combining for a dominant doubles win. For Goa, Sahil Rawat and Aarya Redkar delivered in style, winning all three match-ups against PBG Pune Challengers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Final Scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jaipur Patriots 9-6 Stanley\u2019s Chennai Lions<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kanak Jha bt. Kirill Gerassimenko 3-0 (11-10, 11-10, 11-10)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sreeja Akula bt. Poymantee Baisya 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kanak Jha\/Sreeja Akula bt. Payas Jain\/Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-4, 11-7, 8-11)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yashansh Malik lost to Payas Jain 0-3 (10-11, 5-11, 7-11)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kanak Jha\/Sreeja Akula bt. Payas Jain\/Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-4, 11-7, 8-11)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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