Sreeja-Yashansh Shine As Jaipur Patriots Defeat Dabang Delhi To Reach UTT Season 6 Final
Sreeja Akula and Yashansh Malik led Jaipur Patriots to an 8-7 victory over Dabang Delhi TTC, reaching the UTT Season 6 Grand Final.
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Yashansh revels in Patriots' pink jersey
In the Ultimate Table Tennis season-opener between Dabang Delhi TTC and Jaipur Patriots – on the last day of May – the Delhi outfit had emerged victorious with an overwhelming margin of 11-4. Cut to Friday night and the Patriots not only settled the scores with the last year's finalist – and the only team to make it to the knockouts in each of UTT's six seasons – but also turned around its own fortunes after a disastrous debut season in 2024. No doubt Sreeja Akula will be credited for edging past Diya Chitale in an edge-of-the seat deciding match between the top two Indian paddlers, but it was Yashansh Malik – the lanky paddler from Delhi – who ensured the tie remained alive and Sreeja could afford to lose a game against Diya. Had it not been for Yashansh continuing his winning streak against seasoned G. Sathiyan, the decider may not have been enforced. When Yashansh – who had to warm the bench in the season-opener, took to the table, Dabang Delhi was leading 5-4. Captain Sathiyan – despite having lost the two last face-offs against Yashansh – was expected to take Delhi to safety. 'I watched the last match and decided to try out something different this time around. Today's was a crazy match, I am glad it went our way,' Yashansh said after the match. In the team championship battle between the duo at the National Championship in Surat in January, Yashansh had proven to be too quick for Sathiyan, getting past his rival's defence at will. On Friday, while the defensive wall of Sathiyan was at its best, Yashansh, the youngster, changed his strategy midway through the match. Instead of trying to take chances with powerful winners, Yashansh slowed the game down in the second game and surprised Sathiyan. The fact that Yashansh wiped out a 10-7 deficit in the first and 7-4 in the second to win both the games underlines that he was the more consistent of the two on the day. It will be interesting to see if the Patriots' stick with Yashansh as the Indian men's singles player over the bespectacled Jeet Chandra.
India Today
20 hours ago
- India Today
Jaipur Patriots edge Dabang Delhi to reach first-ever UTT Grand Final
Indian ace Sreeja Akula maintained her unbeaten run, while rising star Yashansh Malik stunned Sathiyan Gnanasekaran as Jaipur Patriots reached the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 Grand Final with a thrilling 8-7 win over Dabang Delhi TTC. All ties this season are broadcast live on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed on pulled off the biggest upset of the night with a 2-1 win over Delhi skipper Sathiyan, while Sreeja wrapped up the victory with a narrow victory against Diya Chitale in the final game of the tie. Jaipur Patriots will now play the winner of the second semi-final between Dempo Goa Challengers and U Mumba TT in the final on June under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, IndianOil UTT continues to grow as a premier professional league. All 23 ties, over 16 action-packed days, will take place at Ahmedabad's EKA Arena, with tickets available only on BookMyShow. Jaipur Patriots drew first blood in the semi-final, as Kanak Jha turned the tables on Izaac Quek with a 2-1 win, avenging his opening-day defeat. Quek controlled the early pace to take the first game 11-7, but Jha edged a tense second game on Golden Point with a forehand winner, before powering through the quickly drew level through Maria Xiao, who overcame a strong start from the in-form Britt Eerland to win 2-1, before the Delhi duo of Sathiyan and Xiao beat Jeet Chandra and Eerland, extending their perfect mixed doubles run to edge their team ahead on the kept Jaipur Patriots in the fight. After saving three game points in the opener to win on Golden Point, the youngster came from behind again in the second game to clinch it 11-9, marking his first win in IndianOil UTT. Sathiyan responded with an 11-6 win in the third, leaving the tie level at 6-6 heading into the final a high-stakes decider, Sreeja took the opening game 11-9 despite Diya clawing back from 1-5 down. With Dabang Delhi TTC's hopes on the line, Diya responded with a strong 11-6 win in Game 2. The final game was a nail-biter, with both paddlers locked at 8-8 before Sreeja sealed it with a blazing forehand winner, sending Jaipur to their first-ever IndianOil UTT final.
News18
a day ago
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Sreeja-Yashansh Shine As Jaipur Patriots Defeat Dabang Delhi To Reach UTT Season 6 Final
Sreeja Akula and Yashansh Malik led Jaipur Patriots to an 8-7 victory over Dabang Delhi TTC, reaching the UTT Season 6 Grand Final.
