UTT 2024: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Helps Dabang Delhi Beat Puneri Paltan 11-4 – News18

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran starred again as Dabang Delhi TTC beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 11-4 in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Friday.

Sathiyan, starting the tie as usual, defeated his Puneri Paltan Table Tennis counterpart Joao Monteiro 3-0, winning games one and three via Golden Points. The Dabang Delhi TTC captain set the tone for his team’s rapid win, aiding their climb up the table.

Dabang Delhi TTC’s Orawan Paranang continued her fine form in the tie’s first women’s singles; the Thai paddler, fresh from her win over the previously unbeaten Yangzi Liu, defeated Puneri Paltan Table Tennis’ Natalia Bajor two games to one. Paranang then partnered with Sathiyan to sweep aside Bajor and Anirban Ghosh, 3-0, in the mixed doubles round, sealing an early win for the team from Delhi.

Diya Chitale later beat Ayhika Mukherjee to enhance Dabang Delhi TTC’s win, while Ankur Bhattacharjee provided a rare silver lining for Puneri Paltan Table Tennis with his sweeping win over Andreas Levenko.

For their displays, Sathiyan and Orawan claimed the Indian and the Foreign Player of the Tie honours. Bajor’s effort in mixed doubles was named the ACT Fastest Rally of the Tie, while Paranang completed a double.

Dabang Delhi TTC bt Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 11-4:

• Sathiyan Gnanasekaran bt Joao Monteiro 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-10)
• Orawan Paranang bt Natalia Bajor 2-1 (11-9, 10-11, 11-7)
• Sathiyan/Paranang bt Anirban/Bajor 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-2)
• Andreas Levenko lost to Ankur Bhattacharjee 0-3 (10-11, 6-11, 7-11)
• Diya Chitale bt Ayhika Mukherjee 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-4)