Chennai Lions is an Indian professional table tennis franchise team based in Chennai that played in the Ultimate Table Tennis. It was established in 2019 by film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush and entrepreneur Sameer Bharat Ram.[1][2] They are the reigning champions of the league after defeating Dabang Delhi TTC in 2019 UTT finals.[3][4]

Chennai Lions
SportTable tennis
Founded2019 (2019)
LeagueUltimate Table Tennis
Based inChennai, Tamil Nadu
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
ColorsYellow  
OwnerAishwarya R. Dhanush, Sameer Bharat Ram[1]
Head coachA. Muralidhara Rao
Peter Engel[1]
Championships1 (2019)

Players (2019)

edit
Indian head coach - A. Muralidhara Rao
Foreign head coach -   Peter Engel
Player Nat Playing Hand
Sharath Kamal   Right
Anirban Ghosh   Right
Madhurika Patkar   Right
Yashini Sivasankar   Right
Petrissa Solja   Left
Tiago Apolonia   Right

Source

Honours

edit

Domestic

edit
  • Winners (1): 2019

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Chennai Lions | Ultimate Table Tennis Teams and Players | www.ultimatetabletennis.in". www.ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "UTT 2019 player draft: Sharath Kamal roped in by Chennai Lions, Manika Batra to play for Mavericks Kolkata". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ Rao, Rakesh. "UTT 2019: Chennai Lions destroys Dabang Delhi 8-1, roars to title". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
edit