Led by Achanta Sharath Kamal, Chennai Lions bounced again in fashion from their earlier loss within the Final Desk Tennis 2024 by defeating Dabang Delhi TTC 8-7 on the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
Dwelling favorite Sharath, who’s the league’s highest-ranked male Indian paddler, confirmed his class in a 2-1 win over Dabang Delhi TTC’s Andreas Levenko within the tie’s first males’s singles, unleashing a spread of highly effective smashes on the Austrian making his debut within the fifth season of UTT. Sharaths’s win set the tone for the tie, along with his teammates following swimsuit later.
Subsequently, within the tie’s first ladies’s singles, Sakura Mori defeated Orawan Paranang, 2-1, to increase Chennai Lions’ lead. Mori proved her prowess in troublesome circumstances, staying answerable for the match regardless of repeated fightbacks from her opponent. Whereas the Japanese paddler took the opening two video games, her Thai counterpart different her strategy within the third and claimed a comfort victory, lowering Dabang Delhi TTC’s deficit.
The blended doubles match between the 2 groups adopted the identical pattern, as Chennai Lions’ pairing of Sharath and Mori beat Dabang Delhi TTC’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Paranang 2-1. The hosts secured the tie within the very subsequent match, with Jules Rolland defeating native boy Sathiyan two video games to at least one.
Within the last match of the tie, Dabang Delhi TTC’s Diyale Chitale scripted private historical past. The Mumbai lady, who used to look at UTT as a fan from the stands, received her first match ever within the league in her second 12 months. She beat Poymantee Baisya 3-0.
For her spectacular victory, Chitale scooped the Indian Participant of the Tie honour. In the meantime, Chennai Lions’ Mori claimed the International Participant of the Tie gong, whereas Rolland was awarded with DafaNews Shot of the Tie award.
Detailed Scores
Chennai Lions bt Dabang Delhi TTC 8-7:
Sharath Kamal bt Andreas Levenko 2-1 (11-5, 11-8, 8-11); Sakura Mori bt Orawan Paranang 2-1 (11-10, 11-8, 4-11); Sharath/Mori bt Sathiyan/Paranang 2-1 (11-6, 11-6, September 11); Jules Rolland bt Sathiyan G. 2-1 (11-7, 11-9, 8-11); Poymantee Baisya misplaced to Diya Chitale 0-3 (September 11, 7-11, 5-11)
U Mumba Lose to Jaipur Patriots
Manav Thakkar’s spirited fightback went in useless as U Mumba TT misplaced their second tie to debutants Jaipur Patriots 6-9.
Manav partnered Maria Xiao to stage a sensational comeback win for the group from Mumbai within the blended doubles spherical; later, he fought again from a sport all the way down to beat Snehit SFR 2-1 within the tie’s second males’s singles. Nonetheless, earlier victories for Jaipur Patriots’ worldwide stars Cho Seung-min and Suthasini Sawettabut meant {that a} miracle come-from-behind win for U Mumbai TT proved simply past their attain.
Cho, taking part in simply his second match in UTT, defeated African desk tennis nice Quadri Aruna within the tie’s first males’s singles 3-0. Suthasini adopted in his footsteps by besting Spain’s Maria Xiao over three video games by a two-one margin, their match determined by a Golden Level.
Manav’s excellent show meant the impetus to proceed the fightback fell on Sutirtha Mukherjee. Nevertheless, Jaipur Patriots’ Nithyashree Mani maintained her composure amid the excessive stress – hitting some unbelievable photographs alongside the way in which – handy the tie to the debutants.
For his efforts, Manav took residence the Indian Participant of the Tie award. Cho was named the International Participant of the Tie, whereas Nithyashree claimed the DafaNews Shot of the Tie for her unbelievable chop end from a good angle.
