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The Hindu
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
A bit of fun and a whole lot of learning: overseas paddlers revel in UTT's unique aspects
Contrary to the conventional professional table tennis leagues across the globe, Ultimate Table Tennis has adopted a different format. And the overseas players are latching on to it like a paddler to a table. Britt Eerland, the SuperMom Olympian from the Netherlands, is one of them, having made a successful debut for Jaipur Patriots in UTT Season 6. 'In the beginning, I called it Bollywood Table Tennis. It seemed like that, but in the end, we all want to participate and win. When I got an opportunity, I realised how competitive it was,' Eerland told The Hindu, bursting into laughter. Eerland was obviously referring to the razzmatazz that's created to attract television audience. With music blaring during the games and the breaks between five matches, UTT 2025 has continued to witness paddlers displaying their dancing moves during a match. Adriana Diaz, the Puerto Rican who has consistently maintained top-20 World rankings, is one of them. When she made her UTT debut in 2018, she was a promising paddler, way too focused on her game. On her return to UTT this season, she is soaking in all the entertainment around. 'One song that I have loved is desi girl, it's the best song ever. I listen to it every night,' Diaz said, hoping that she will play a part in helping Kolkata ThunderBlades waltz into the semifinals in the team's maiden UTT outing. Besides the lights and sound show, the UTT format is also different from the competitive circle. New dimension Each of the five ties in a match features three games. Contrary to the best-of-three games format elsewhere, it means every game is awarded a point. It has helped Eerland add a new dimension to her game. 'I like challenging myself. I would say I am someone who likes combats, but it means I don't start well. So, I was thinking of soaking in the pressure and starting well in this format,' she said. 'If you lose the first set, you lose a point for your team. I am making a conscious effort to start well. Sometimes it's too much pressure, but you need to feel uncomfortable to grow. So for me to grow, this is a great format'.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Jeet Chandra stuns WR34 Ricardo Walther to power Jaipur Patriots past Ahmedabad SG Pipers in IndianOil UTT Season 6
Jaipur: Indian campaigner Jeet Chandra led from the front as Jaipur Patriots beat Ahmedabad SG Pipers in the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Jeet pulled off a stunning 2-1 upset win over World No. 34 and World Championships silver medalist Ricardo Walther, powering Jaipur to an 11-4 victory that sent them to the top of the table. All ties this season are broadcast live on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil and streamed on JioHotstar. Staged 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. The tie opened with Jaipur Patriots' Kanak Jha surviving a spirited debut from Divyansh Srivastava, edging the opener on Golden Point before closing out the next two games 11-8, 11-6. Britt Eerland then doubled the lead with a composed 3-0 win over Giorgia Piccolin, sealing the third game with another Golden Point. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트, 비용 걱정되셨다면? 인천 시민을 위한 알짜 정보 플란치과 더 알아보기 Undo Ahmedabad clawed two games back through Walther and Ayhika Mukherjee, who took the mixed doubles 2-1 over Jeet and Eerland. Jeet returned to face Walther in the singles and delivered a sensational performance. He edged the German in the first game on Golden Point, dropped the second, but stormed back to take the decider 11-9—marking one of his biggest wins in IndianOil UTT yet. With the tie already in their hands, Sreeja Akula held off Ayhika Mukherjee in the final rubber, coming from a game down to win 2-1 and seal Jaipur's dominant 11-4 triumph. For his standout display, Jeet picked up the Indian Player of the Tie, as well as the Shot of the Tie honours. Meanwhile, Eerland's clean sweep over Piccolin saw her named the Foreign Player of the Tie. At the Dream UTT Juniors—a joint initiative by IndianOil UTT and Dream Sports Foundation—U Mumba TT and Kolkata ThunderBlades booked their spots in the final with solid semi final wins. Prateek Tulsani and Ananya Muralidharan starred for U Mumba in a 5-2 win over Jaipur Patriots, combining for a dominant doubles sweep to seal the deal. In the other tie, Kolkata's Ritvik Gupta and Swara Karmakar delivered a clinical 5-3 victory over Dempo Goa Challengers, winning both their singles rubbers and contributing vital points in the doubles. Final Scores Jaipur Patriots 11-4 Ahmedabad SG Pipers Kanak Jha bt. Divyansh Srivastava 3-0 (11-10, 11-8, 11-6) Britt Eerland bt. Giorgia Piccolin 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-10) Jeet Chandra/Britt Eerland lost to Ricardo Walther/Ayhika Mukherjee 1-2 (8-11, 11-9, 7-11) Jeet Chandra bt. Ricardo Walther 2-1 (11-10, 9-11, 11-9) Sreeja Akula bt. Ayhika Mukherjee 2-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-6).
India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Yashaswini Ghorpade stuns Fan Siqi as U Mumba, Jaipur Patriots dominate in UTT
India's 20-year-old rising star Yashaswini Ghorpade caused a major upset in IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Saturday, becoming the first player to beat China's Fan Siqi this season. Yashaswini's fearless performance helped U Mumba TT secure a 9-6 victory over Stanley's Chennai Lions at Ahmedabad's EKA in the day, Jeet Chandra led Jaipur Patriots to a dominant 11-4 win against Ahmedabad SG Pipers. Jeet stunned World No. 34 and World Championships silver medallist Ricardo Walther of Germany with a 2-1 singles victory, one of his biggest wins in the league so far. Jaipur Patriots climbed to the top of the table with this emphatic league, held under the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, continues to grow in stature as India's premier professional table tennis league. All 23 ties across 16 action-packed days are being played at EKA Arena, with matches broadcast live on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed on JioHotstar. In the U Mumba vs Chennai Lions tie, Lilian Bardet gave U Mumba a strong start with a 2-1 win over Kirill Gerassimenko. Yashaswini then faced Fan Siqi, who was unbeaten this season. Yashaswini dominated the first game 11-5, fell behind 2-7 and later 8-10 in the third game, before fighting back to win 11-10 on Golden Point — handing Fan her first defeat of the season.U Mumba's momentum continued as Akash Pal and Bernadette Szocs combined for a 2-1 mixed doubles win. Though Payas Jain levelled the tie with a 3-0 win over Akash, Szocs delivered a flawless 3-0 victory over Poymantee Baisya to seal the Patriots also featured strong performances from Kanak Jha, Britt Eerland, and Sreeja Akula, who secured the tie with a comeback win over Ayhika the Dream UTT Juniors semifinals, U Mumba TT and Kolkata ThunderBlades booked their spots in the final with solid team efforts, highlighting the league's focus on developing young talent.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Review system, the need of the hour in UTT
On a day that saw two disputes involving umpiring decisions in both the matches, the coaches and players hoped for the Table Tennis Review (TTR) system to be implemented in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT). 'The technology is available, so we could use it here also when it comes to the net service and the hidden service rules. We got booked for hidden service, but actually when I see how some of the opponents are serving, then you could call every serve as well. Normally the umpire should see this but otherwise technology can be helpful,' said Chris Pfeifer, the Ahmedabad SG Pipers coach. Ahmedabad's Ricardo Walther was yellow-carded on Saturday after stressing on the replays to be shown for a net service call that was ruled in favour of his opponent, Jaipur Patriots' Jeet Chandra. 'It was a very crucial point. From my chair, you could see that it was a net but there are two umpires over here and I think it was a bad day for the umpires as well.' TTR has been selectively implemented at various tournaments across the globe. Sachin Shetty, the Jaipur Patriots coach, disagreed with Pfeifer's assessment of the controversial point but echoed the sentiment over the TTR implementation. 'UTT should introduce the review system. We should introduce it in future. I think they are looking at it. It can even come in handy for deciding on the service trajectory,' Shetty said. 'With regard to the point, I can understand Ricardo felt bad about it but all of us on the bench were convinced that it wasn't a net serve, so I don't think the call was wrong.' In the late match, U Mumba's Bernadette Szocs was stunned to see Poymantee Baisya, the Chennai Lions paddler, being awarded a point after it bounced off the net camera and to the side of the net. While the rulebook clarifies that camera as an external equipment is considered as net, the TTR would have helped determine whether the ball touched the edge or the side of the table. 'The review system will help but it didn't matter in that game and the match eventually, but everyone will support the review system,' said Szocs' teammate Yashaswini Ghorpade, after surprising China's Fan Siqi.
United News of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- United News of India
U Mumba defeat Stanley's Chennai Lions 9-6 in UTT Season 6
Ahmedabad, June 7 (UNI) India's 20-year-old rising star Yashaswini Ghorpade pulled off a massive upset in UTT Season 6, becoming the first paddler to beat China's Fan Siqi this season in U Mumba TT's 9-6 win over Stanley's Chennai Lions on Saturday. Earlier, Jeet Chandra upset World No. 34 Ricardo Walther of Germany as Jaipur Patriots recorded a dominant 11-4 win over Ahmedabad SG Pipers. Staged 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. U Mumba's Lilian Bardet continued his fine form with a 2-1 win over Kirill Gerassimenko, setting his team on their way. Then came the moment of the night: 20-year-old Yashaswini faced the unbeaten Fan and stunned the Chinese ace with a fearless performance. After dominating the opening game 11-5, Yashaswini fell behind 2-7 and then 8-10 in the third. Battling back, she reeled off three straight points to take the game 11-10 on Golden Point and hand Fan her first defeat of the season. The momentum continued with Akash Pal and Bernadette Szocs combining for a 2-1 mixed doubles win, though Payas Jain swept Akash 3-0 in the next rubber to bring Stanley's Chennai Lions level on the night. Szocs, however, delivered a flawless 3-0 win over Poymantee Baisya to secure the tie for U Mumba, who moved to second in the table. Payas was named the Indian Player of the Tie, while Szocs claimed the Foreign Player of the Tie award. Yashaswini took home the Shot of the Tie honours. Earlier, Indian paddler Jeet Chandra led from the front as Jaipur Patriots beat Ahmedabad SG Pipers in a dominant 11-4 victory, climbing to the top of the table. Jeet stunned WR34 and World Championships' silver medalist Ricardo Walther 2-1 in singles, sealing one of his biggest IndianOil UTT wins yet. Jaipur started strongly as Kanak Jha overcame a gritty debut from Divyansh Srivastava, while Britt Eerland swept Giorgia Piccolin 3-0. Ahmedabad hit back through Walther and Ayhika Mukherjee in the mixed doubles, but Jaipur stayed in control, with Sreeja Akula wrapping up the tie with a 2-1 comeback win over Ayhika. Jeet earned Indian Player and Shot of the Tie honours, with Eerland named Foreign Player of the Tie. At the Dream UTT Juniors—a joint initiative by IndianOil UTT and Dream Sports Foundation—U Mumba TT and Kolkata ThunderBlades booked their spots in the final with solid semifinal wins. Prateek Tulsani and Ananya Muralidharan starred for U Mumba in a 5-2 win over Jaipur Patriots, combining for a dominant doubles sweep to seal the deal. In the other tie, Kolkata's Ritvik Gupta and Swara Karmakar delivered a clinical 5-3 victory over Dempo Goa Challengers, winning both their singles rubbers and contributing vital points in the doubles. Final Scores: Jaipur Patriots 11-4 Ahmedabad SG Pipers Kanak Jha bt. Divyansh Srivastava 3-0 (11-10, 11-8, 11-6) Britt Eerland bt. Giorgia Piccolin 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-10) Jeet Chandra/Britt Eerland lost to Ricardo Walther/Ayhika Mukherjee 1-2 (8-11, 11-9, 7-11) Jeet Chandra bt. Ricardo Walther 2-1 (11-10, 9-11, 11-9) Sreeja Akula bt. Ayhika Mukherjee 2-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-6) U Mumba TT 9-6 Stanley's Chennai Lions Lilian Bardet bt. Kirill Gerassimenko 2-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-3) Yashaswini Ghorpade bt. Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-5, 6-11, 11-10) Akash Pal/Bernadette Szocs bt. Payas Jain/Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-4, 11-3, 8-11) Akash Pal lost to Payas Jain 0-3 (5-11, 8-11, 4-11) Bernadette Szocs bt. Poymantee Baisya 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3). UNI BM
