Ultimate Table Tennis: Bengaluru Smashers, Dabang Delhi TTC eye first win of the season
Pune (ANI). Star-studded Bengaluru Smashers and Dabang Delhi TTC will look to register their maiden win in the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune. on Tuesday. Bengaluru Smashers suffered a defeat against U Mumba TT in their opening match of season 4 while Dabang Delhi TTC lost to Goa Challengers. The franchise-based league, under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), has been a game-changer for Indian table tennis since its inception in 2017. Bengaluru Smashers are led by Indian star Manika Batra, while Kirill Gerasimenko and Natalia Bajor bring international experience to the team. Sanil Shetty would also like to improve his performance in the upcoming match. “We have a lot of new faces in our franchise in Season 4 and it has been an exciting experience playing with them so far. All the members of the team are really talented. Bengaluru Smashers will look to give their best in every match.” Next up against Dabang Delhi TTC,” commented Batra ahead of the match. Dabang Delhi TTC’s team, on the other hand, boasts of experienced campaigner Sathiyan Gnanasekaran while Sreeja Akula and Ayahika Mukherjee aim to bring their A-game to the table. Akula said, “Despite the loss against Goa Challengers, our franchise performed well in the last match. It was our first match in season 4, so, we will do better in the next match against Bengaluru Smashers. We will work on our mistakes.” do.” And do better in the upcoming encounter on Tuesday.” Barbora Balazova and Jon Persson bring international flavor to the franchise. All matches will begin at 7.30 pm on Sports 18 and will be streamed on JioCinema. Squad: Bengaluru Smashers Coach : Sachin Shetty, Vesna Ojstersek Players: Manika Batra, Kirill Gerasimenko, Sanil Shetty, Natalia Bajor, Poymanti Baisya and Jeet Chandra Dabang Delhi TTC Coach: Slobodan Grujic, A. Muralidhar Rao Players: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sreeja Akula, Barbora Balazova, Ayhika Mukherjee, Anirban Ghosh and John Person.(ANI)
