Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 To Begin With Exciting Double-Header In Ahmedabad
The sixth season of Ultimate Table Tennis starts at EKA Arena, Ahmedabad, with Dempo Goa Challengers vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers. Eight franchises compete in 23 ties, finale on June 15.
The sixth season of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) will begin at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad with a double-header including a match between defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers and home team Ahmedabad SG Pipers.
Earlier in the evening, Season 2 winners Dabang Delhi TTC will face Sreeja Akula-led Jaipur Patriots in the opener. Eight franchises will compete across 23 ties with the finale set for June 15.
U Mumba TT, led by world No. 14 Bernadette Szocs and rising Indian star Yashaswini Ghorpade, begin their season with a Maharashtra Derby on June 1 against PBG Pune Jaguars, spearheaded by Spanish ace Alvaro Robles.
Debutants Kolkata ThunderBlades, featuring world youth no. 5 Ankur Bhattacharjee and Olympians Quadri Aruna and Adriana Diaz, open their campaign on June 2 against Season 3 winners Chennai Lions, headlined by China's Fan Siqi, the most expensive pick at this year's auction, and former world youth number one (U-17) Payas Jain.
Other key clashes lined up include the Western Derby between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on June 2.
A rematch of last year's final between Dabang Delhi and Dempo Goa Challengers, which pits Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Diya Chitale against Harmeet Desai and Singapore's Zeng Jian, is set for June 4.
The semifinals will be played on June 13 and 14.
After the league stage, the top four teams on the points table will progress to the knockout stage before the semifinals and the finals.
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May 16, 2025, 16:26 IST
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