Ultimate Table Tennis is a professional level table tennis league in India.[4] Launched in 2017, it consists of 8 teams.[5] The league is held by Table Tennis Federation of India.[6] The 2024 champions are Goa Challengers who defeated Dabang Delhi TTC in the finals.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Ultimate Table Tennis | |
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| Sport | Table Tennis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2017 [1] |
| Owner(s) | 11Sports |
| President | Vita Dani |
| Administrator | Table Tennis Federation of India |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | India |
| Most recent champion(s) | Goa Challengers (2024) |
| Most titles | Goa Challengers (2023, 2024) |
| TV partner(s) | Sports18[2] |
| Streaming partner(s) | JioCinema[3] |
| Official website | Website |
Falcons TTC won the first season with a 14–9 score against Shazé Challengers. Dabang Delhi TTC won the second season with a 11–7 result against defending champs Falcons TTC. Chennai Lions won their season three victory with an 8–1 score against defending champions Dabang Delhi TTC. Season four saw Goa Challengers winning with an 8–7 game against defenders Chennai Lions.
Goa Challengers defended their title with an 8–2 win over Dabang Delhi TTC in season 5.
Format
editA tie is an encounter between 2 teams and consists of 9 matches. Every match consists of three games. Every game is played up to eleven points. The team, that have won the most games of a tie is the winner.
| No. | Type | Player A | Player B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MS | Foreign | Indian |
| 2 | WS | Indian | Foreign |
| 3 | XD | Foreign / Indian | Foreign / Indian |
| 4 | MS | Foreign | Foreign |
| 5 | WS | Foreign | Foreign |
| 6 | MS | Indian | Foreign |
| 7 | WS | Foreign | Indian |
| 8 | MS | Foreign | Foreign |
| 9 | WS | Foreign | Foreign |
Teams
editCurrent teams
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| Team | City | Debut | Stadium | Coaches | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad SG Pipers | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 2024 |  Jay Modak Francisco Santos
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SG Sports Entertainment Private Limited | ||
| Bengaluru Smashers | Bengaluru, Karnataka | 2023 | Anshuman Roy Elena Timina
|
Punit Balan | ||
| Chennai Lions | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Subin Kumar Tobias Bergman
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Harini Yadav Karishma Yadav | |
| Dabang Delhi TTC | Delhi, NCR | 2017 | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | Sachin Shetty Vesna Ojstersek
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Radha Kapoor Khanna | |
| Goa Challengers | Goa | 2017 | Subhajit Saha Zoltan Batorfi
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Shrinivas Dempo Vivek Bhargava | ||
| Jaipur Patriots | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 2024 | Somnath Ghosh Ronald Redep
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World of Krida Private Limited | ||
| Puneri Paltan TT | Pune, Maharashtra | 2019 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | Parag Agrawal Jorg Bitzigeio
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Insurekot Sports Pvt. Ltd. | |
| U Mumba TT | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2019 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium | Anshul Garg John Murphy
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Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd. | |
Former teams
edit| Team | Debut | Dissolved | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons TTC | 2017 | 2018 | Rizwan Amlani |
| Shazé Challengers | 2017 | 2017 | Vivek Bhargava |
| Oilmax-Stag Yoddhas | 2017 | 2017 | Oilmax Energy Pvt Ltd Stag International |
| Maharashtra United | 2017 | 2018 | DHFL |
| Warriors TTC | 2018 | 2018 | |
| RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata | 2017 | 2019 | Sanjiv Goenka Utsav Parekh |
Seasons and results
editThere have been five seasons of Ultimate Table Tennis. Goa Challengers have won the league two times in 2023 and 2024. Dabang Delhi TTC have been in the finals thrice and won it once. Chennai Lions have been in the finals twice and won it once.
| Year | Final | Venue | Total teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2017 | Falcons TTC | 14–9 | Shazé Challengers | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | 6 |
| 2018 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 11–7 | Falcons TTC | Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata | |
| 2019 | Chennai Lions | 8–1 | Dabang Delhi TTC | Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi | |
| 2023 | Goa Challengers | 8–7 | Chennai Lions | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune | |
| 2024 | Goa Challengers | 8–2 | Dabang Delhi TTC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 8 |
Team squads
editSeason 1 (2017)
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Season 2 (2018)
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Season 3 (2019)
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Season 4 (2023)
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Season 5 (2024)
editThe 2024 Ultimate Table Tennis league saw 48 players, including 16 internationals. Two new teams namely Ahmedabad SG Pipers and Jaipur Patriots made their debut in season 5 of UTT.[7]
Points table
editSeason 1
edit| Position | Team | Ties | Matches | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | ||||
| 1 | Falcons TTC | 5 | 3 | 27 | 78 |
| 2 | Shazé Challengers | 5 | 4 | 24 | 73 |
| 3 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 5 | 3 | 28 | 69 |
| 4 | DHFL Maharashtra United | 5 | 2 | 21 | 64 |
| 5 | Oilmax-Stag Yoddhas | 5 | 2 | 18 | 61 |
| 6 | RP-SG Mavericks | 5 | 1 | 17 | 60 |
Season 2
edit| Position | Team | Ties | Matches | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | ||||
| 1 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 5 | 3 | 23 | 63 |
| 2 | RP-SG Mavericks | 5 | 4 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Falcons TTC | 5 | 4 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Maharashtra United | 5 | 2 | 15 | 49 |
| 5 | Warriors TTC | 5 | 1 | 13 | 47 |
| 6 | Empowerji Challengers | 5 | 1 | 13 | 42 |
Season 3
edit| Position | Team | Ties | Matches | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | ||||
| 1 | U Mumba TTC | 5 | 4 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | Chennai Lions | 5 | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Goa Challengers | 5 | 3 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 5 | 3 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | RP-SG Mavericks | 5 | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Puneri Paltan TT | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 |
Season 4
edit| Position | Team | Ties | Matches | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | ||||
| 1 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 5 | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | Chennai Lions | 5 | 2 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Puneri Paltan TT | 5 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Goa Challengers | 5 | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Bengaluru Smashers | 5 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
| 6 | U Mumba TT | 5 | 2 | 8 | 33 |
Season 5
edit| Position | Team | Ties | Matches | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | ||||
| 1 | Bengaluru Smashers | 5 | 4 | 16 | 48 |
| 2 | Ahmedabad SG Pipers | 5 | 3 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Dabang Delhi TTC | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Goa Challengers | 5 | 3 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Chennai Lions | 5 | 2 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | U Mumba TT | 5 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Puneri Paltan TT | 5 | 2 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Jaipur Patriots | 4 | 1 | 7 | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis: India's first-ever professional league for the sport to begin from 13 July". Sportskeeda. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2023: Schedule, Results, Points Table, Telecast & Live Streaming Info Of UTT Season 4 – myKhel". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Viacom18 gets the right to broadcast Ultimate Table Tennis - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "All you need to know about Ultimate Table Tennis". ESPN India. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "All about Ultimate Table Tennis". The Hindu. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2018: Captains of six teams unveil trophy as tournament set to begin on Thursday". Firstpost. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (20 August 2024). "Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: Preview, schedule, squads, streaming info and all you need to know about UTT season 5". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.