Inspired sathiyan

Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium: Captain Sathiyan Gnanasekaran put on a dazzling show to overcome Mihai Bobocica and helped Dabang Delhi TTC prevail over Goa Challengers in the Ultimate Table Tennis at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Sathiyan's superb win set the stage for his team’s first win of UTT 2024.

In the battle of the Olympians, Bobocica struck first, taking the first game 11-8 via a 23-shot rally, the longest of the season so far. However, Sathiyan retaliated with an inspired comeback and took games two and three to claim the match.

In the tie’s first women’s singles, Dabang Delhi TTC’s Orawan Paranang scripted history by becoming the first paddler to defeat Yangzi Liu in UTT 2024. Paranang stunned her opponent with an 11-7 win in Game 1, before taking Game 2 and, consequently, the match on a Golden Point. Liu claimed Game 3 to reduce the deficit of her defeat.