UTT 2024: Puneri Paltan Beat Jaipur Patriots, Keeping Their Chances Alive For Knockouts

Chennai: Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis stormed lower again into competition for an space inside of the knockouts with a 9-6 win over debutants Jaipur Patriots in a desirable UTT 2024 tie on the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Sunday.

Puneri Paltan had been on the underside of the eight-team table going into Sunday’s conflict and the win over the Jaipur-based franchise obvious them vigour their this is the reason of fourth spot with 28 substances of their kitty. The top four communities on the provision up of the league stage will qualify for the playoffs.

Jaipur Patriots leapfrogged a rung to take the fifth spot with 25 substances.

Both communities had been equally matched simply about relevant till the provision up and the substantial crowd inside of the condo change into saved on tenterhooks as the lead converted hands after simply about every other game.

Ankur Bhattacharjee, who change into later adjudged the Indian Participant of the Tie, put Puneri Paltan off to a winning accordingly fact of defeating Ronit Bhanja 2-1 (10-11, 11-10, 11-Eight) inside of the first males’s singles. The Bengal lad, who is yet to type defeat this season, made a best comeback after suffering an early setback in a common and common which obvious two consecutive golden substances.

Suthasini Sawettabut brought Jaipur Patriots lower again to level phrases with a 2-1 (Eight-11, 11-10, 11-7) verdict over the chiefly rated Ayhika Mukherjee.

Puneri Paltan regained the lead devoid of extend after when Natalia Bajor and Anirban Ghosh got the more excellent of Nithyashree Mani and Cho Seungmin 2-1 (11-10, 7-11, 11-9) inside of the blended doubles conflict.

Puneri Paltan inside of the conclusion put some sunlight hours between themselves and the Jaipur Patriots when Joao Monteiro registered his first win for the Pune-based franchise accordingly fact of beating the hazardous Cho Seungmin 2-1 (Eight-11, 11-10, 11-7).

That passed Puneri Paltan a 7-5 lead, going into the final common and common of the nighttime – the second adult females’s singles.

Natalia Bajor, who change into later adjudged the Foreign Participant of the Tie, wrapped up the victory for Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis with a 2-1 (11-Eight, 7-11, 11-6) win over a combating Nithyashree Mani inside of the second adult females’s singles.

Detailed ratings

Puneri Paltan Desk Tennis bt Jaipur Patriots 9-6:

Ankur Bhattacharjee bt Ronit Bhanja 2-1 (10-11, 11-10, 11-Eight)

Ayhika Mukherjee misplaced to Suthasini Sawettabut 1-2 (11-Eight, 10-11, 7-11)

Natalia Bajor/Anirban Ghosh bt Nithyashree Mani/Cho Seungmin 2-1 (11-10, 7-11, 11-9)

Joao Monteiro bt Cho Seungmin 2-1 (Eight-11, 11-10, 11-7)

Natalia Bajor bt Nithyashree Mani 2-1 (11-Eight, 7-11, 11-6)