MUMBAI: Falcons TTC emerged champions of the inaugural CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s newest franchise sports league, after beating Shazé Challengers 14-9 in the final at the NSCI here Sunday.
According to the tournament rules, in the knockout stage the team that secures 14 points first is declared winner.
Awards:
MVP Male – Liam Pitchford – Rs100,000
MVP Female – Wu Yang – Rs100,000
Ultimate One – Wu Yang (456 Points) – Rs150,000
Final Scores
Shaze Challengers 9-14 Falcons TTC
MS – Li Ping beat Sanil Shetty 2-1 (11-9, 11-10, 7-11)
WS – Mouma Das lost to Wu Yang 3-0 (6-11, 2-11, 3-11)
MD – Soumyajit Ghosh/ Petrissa Solja lost to Sanil Shetty/ Lee Ho Ching 0-3 (9-11, 3-11, 8-11)
MS – Andrej Gacina beat Liam Pitchford 2-1 (11-3, 10-11, 11-7)
WS – Han Ying lost to Wu Yang 0-3 (10-11, 4-11, 8-11)
MS – Soumyajit Ghosh lost to Liam Pitchford 1-2 (11-5, 10-11, 7-11)
WS – Han Ying beat Sutirtha Mukherjee 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-7)
MS – Li Ping – Par Gerell 1-1 (11-8, 9-11)
