Ultimate Table Tennis: PBG Bengaluru Smashers Face Puneri Paltan In A Clash Of Titans

Chennai: The PBG Bengaluru Smashers and Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis will seem to continue their a success approaches after they meet in Closing Desk Tennis 2024 on the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Monday.

The communities bought their first ties in opposition t the Chennai Lions and Ahmedabad SG Pipers, courtesy of substantial sized-killing efforts by capacity of Jeet Chandra and Ayhika Mukherjee.

The franchise-based league is promoted by capacity of Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani below the auspices of the Desk Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).

Jeet and PBG Bengaluru Smashers made a sturdy truth of their opening tie in opposition t hosts Chennai Lions, a success by capacity of a margin of Eleven-4. En path to the thumping win, Jeet defeated India’s pinnacle-ranked male paddler, Achanta Sharath Kamal, three-0, adding to his staff’s entire victory.

Captain Alvaro Robles, USA ace Lily Zhang, and experienced Indian paddler Anthony Amalraj – who most great participated in the blended doubles – additionally stood out for their shows for PBG Bengaluru Smashers, who should be aiming to construct on the threat-free showing of their opening tie after they face Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis.

“It definitely is a outstanding feeling, pretty beating him (Sharath) in Chennai,” Jeet observed, as quoted by capacity of a  press launch.

“We're discovering at forward; we're just getting begun. We're getting prepared for the upcoming fits,” he .

Even as they'd later relinquish that milestone to the staff from Bengaluru, Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis had beforehand claimed the season’s upper-rated win of their 10-5 victory in opposition t debutants Ahmedabad SG Pipers.

Significant killing, as soon as extra, grew to become the theme of the tie, pretty as Ayhika beat the league’s absolute best-ranked participant, Bernadette Szocs, three-0. Seventeen-yr-previous Ankur Bhattacharjee, too, had impressed in his sweeping win over French paddler Lilian Bardet.

“I grew to become excited to play alongside with her (Szocs); I grew to become definitely glad attributable to the truth I as an issue of fact have always cherished taking part in in opposition t higher-ranked players,” observed Ayhika.

“I geared up myself. I wasn’t wondering about a success or dropping; I grew to become most great wondering about taking part in my best activity. And yeah, it became out well!” she .

Yet one other big win for both part may perchance manual them get in path of the first purpose: crossing into the playoffs.

Squads:

PBG Bengaluru Smashers: Manika Batra, Alvaro Robles (Spain), Lily Zhang (USA), Jeet Chandra, Taneesha Kotecha, Amalraj Anthony

Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis: Ayhika Mukherjee, Natalia Bajor (Poland), Joao Monteiro (Portugal), Ankur Bhattacharjee, Anirban Ghosh, and Yashini Sivashankar.