Rising star Diya Chitale pulled off an enormous upset towards World No. 26 Manika Batra as Dabang Delhi TTC staged a late cost to upstage desk toppers PBG Bengaluru Smashers 8-7 in an exhilarating UTT 2024 tie that went proper right down to the wire on the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Diya outplayed Manika 3-0 (11-6, 11-10, 11-8) as Dabang Delhi TTC – who have been seemingly down and out after PBG Bengaluru Smashers raced right into a 7-1 lead – pulled off the unthinkable by clinching seven consecutive video games.
The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani beneath the auspices of the Desk Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The league is airing on Sports18 Khel and streaming stay on JioCinema in India and Fb Reside exterior India.
Regardless of struggling their first lack of the season, PBG Bengaluru Smashers turned the primary group to enter the knockouts with 48 factors after 5 ties. Dabang Delhi TTC proceed on the second spot with 41 factors.
PBG Bengaluru Smashers have been off to a promising begin when Alvaro Robles blanked teenager Yashansh Malik 3-0 (11-3, 11-10, 11-5) within the first males’s singles. Lily Zhang continued her unbeaten run this season, outclassing Orawan Paranang 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-7) within the first ladies’s singles.
The American star has dropped only one recreation this season and Sunday’s outcome was her fourth 3-0 win on the trot.
Nonetheless, Orawan and G Sathiyan sparked the turnaround for the Delhi-based franchise after they downed the star pair of Manika and Alvaro Robles 2-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-8) within the combined doubles. Sathiyan went on to clean a preventing Jeet Chandra 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-5) to lift visions of a comeback by Dabang Delhi TTC.
That arrange a nail-biting end with Diya Chitale taking over a formidable problem towards Manika within the second ladies’s singles. The promising teenager pulled off a large slaying act as she comprehensively outplayed the skilled Group India star.
Earlier within the day, Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis stormed again into rivalry for a spot within the knockouts with a 9-6 win over debutants Jaipur Patriots in an thrilling conflict. The group from Pune are within the fourth spot with 28 factors. Jaipur Patriots leapfrogged a rung to take the fifth spot with 25 factors.
Ankur Bhattacharjee put Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis off to a successful begin by defeating Ronit Bhanja 2-1 (10-11, 11-10, 11-8) within the first males’s singles.
Suthasini Sawettabut introduced Jaipur Patriots again to stage phrases with a 2-1 (8-11, 11-10, 11-7) verdict over the extremely rated Ayhika Mukherjee. Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis regained the lead instantly when Natalia Bajor and Anirban Ghosh obtained the higher of Nithyashree Mani and Cho Seungmin 2-1 (11-10, 7-11,11-9) within the combined doubles conflict, after which obtained a two-point lead when Joao Monteiro registered his first win within the match by beating the harmful Cho Seungmin 21- (8-11,11-10,11-7).
Natalia Bajor wrapped up the victory for Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis with a 2-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-6) win over a preventing Nithyashree Mani within the second ladies’s singles.
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