MUMBAI: India’s 2018 Commonwealth Games heroes and top paddlers from around the world will be showcasing their skills in the second edition of CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Powered By Kellogg’s that gets underway in Pune from June 14.
UTT, an initiative by the Vita Dani promoted 11Sports, with the support of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), will see the Indian stars – Manika Batra, Mouma Das, Madhurika Patkar Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Sutirtha Mukherjee – under the spotlight after their historic achievement in the Gold Coast Games in April, where they bagged a record eight medals (three Gold, two Silver and three Bronze).
Frenchman Simon Gauzy (World No. 12) and Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem (World No. 13) are among the top-ranked foreign players in the league featuring six franchises – Empowerji Challengers, Dabang Smashers TTC, Falcons TTC, Maharashtra United, RP-SG Mavericks and Warriors TTC.
Players from 19 different nationalities will be competing in the league and amongst them are 24 Olympians, 19 National champions and 17 No. 1 ranked players of their respective countries.
During the league phase spread over 15 days, each team will play the other once with six ties each in Pune and Delhi. Kolkata will play host to three league ties besides the semifinals and the grand finale on July 1.
Prize money of Rs 30 million is on offer as the teams battle for top honours over 18 days of competition.
The winners will be richer by Rs 10 million while the runners-up will bag Rs 7.5 million. Both losing semifinalists will get Rs 5 million each.
All matches will commence at 7 PM IST and will be telecast live on Star Sports Select 1 HD and SD, Hotstar and Jio TV.
For detailed fixtures list click here…
