MUMBAI: IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has signed a three-year partnership with India’s leading sports
broadcaster, JioStar, aiming to elevate the sport’s presence and popularity nationwide. As UTT’s
Official Broadcast & Streaming Partner, JioStar will exclusively deliver live, multilingual coverage
across TV and digital platforms through 2027, a media release said.
IndianOil UTT Season 6 will be shown to fans all over India through JioStar’s wide broadcast network.
Matches will be shown live on TV and online. The live coverage will start on Star Sports 2 (on the first
day), Star Sports Khel, and Star Sports Tamil.
Rising stars like Diya Chitale, Payas Jain, Ankur Bhattacharjee, and Yashaswini Ghorpade will
take center stage alongside Olympians Aruna Quadri, Alvaro Robles, Bernadette Szocs, and Adriana
Diaz and China’s Fan Siqi. India’s elite—Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, and
Sreeja Akula—complete a thrilling lineup that promises world-class action and inspiration in equal
measure, the release added.
IndianOil UTT is associated with Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj
and Vita Dani. IndianOil UTT has rapidly become one of the most coveted global sports properties in
table tennis. In 2024, the league saw 20 million viewers across TV and OTT, a 1.3x increase from the
previous year. With this multi-year collaboration in place, the league is positioned to build on its
momentum and drive the next phase of growth for Indian table tennis.
Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj IndianOil UTT co-promoters, commenting on the partnership, said: “Over the
past few years, Indian table tennis has made meaningful strides, and IndianOil UTT’s mission has
been to accelerate that progress by providing a world-class platform for homegrown talent. Our
partnership with JioStar for the next three seasons will help us deepen that impact by reaching more
households, engaging new audiences, and laying a stronger foundation for the next generation of
Indian table tennis stars.”
IndianOil UTT Season 6 starts from May 12, and a total of 48 top-tier paddlers will compete across eight franchises in IndianOil UTT Season 6:
Ahmedabad SG Pipers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Dempo Goa Challengers TT, Jaipur Patriots,
Kolkata ThunderBlades, PBG Pune Jaguars, and U Mumba TT. The Harmeet Desai-led Dempo Goa
Challengers are the reigning two-time champions, aiming to become the first team to win three
titles.
