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Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium: Manav Thakkar beat his usual men’s doubles partner, Manush Shah two games to one in the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. But his win wasn’t enough to lead U Mumba TT to victory as debutants Ahmedabad SG Pipers made a solid recovery in the following matches, registering their second win on the bounce here.

Captains of their respective teams, Manav and Manush headed to the table first to contest the opening match of the tie, a men’s singles. Manav seized the advantage early, outfoxing Manush to win Game 1 11-2. He took the subsequent game 11-9, while Manush recovered to reduce the deficit with a Game 3 triumph.

Manush’s victory in Game 3 was crucial, as it allowed Reeth Rishya to level the tie for Ahmedabad SG Pipers with a 2-1 win over U Mumba TT’s Sutirtha Mukherjee. Manush then partnered with Bernadette Szocs in the mixed doubles, and the pair swept away U Mumba TT’s pairing of Manav and Maria Xiao, 3-0, sealing the final point of the thumping triumph with a brilliant combination move.