Table Tennis

MUMBAI: Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has added an eighth franchise to the league’s roster with the announcement of the SG Sports and Entertainment (SGSE) Pvt Ltd-owned unit that will represent Ahmedabad.

The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), continues to grow as SGSE - a strategic arm of the APL Apollo Group - comes on board after a successful fourth edition in July last year. The team will be known as Ahmedabad SG Pipers.

Oct 06, 2022 07:10
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Aug 09, 2022 17:08
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Apr 25, 2022 07:04
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Feb 25, 2022 20:02
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Feb 17, 2022 20:02
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