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UTT 2024: Manika’s Bengaluru Smashers Face Harmeet-led Goa Challengers In First Semi-final

By IANS News September 05, 2024 • 12:52 PM View: 374

Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium: World No. 25 Manika Batra will spearhead PBG Bengaluru Smashers’ challenge when they lock horns with defending champions Athlead Goa Challengers in the first semi-final of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

As the tournament reaches its business end, the stakes are high, and no teams can afford any half measures in the crucial knockouts although all the franchises will be relieved of the arithmetics of their respective standings on the points table.

With 48 points, Bengaluru Smashers ended as the leaders on the points table, while Goa Challengers finished fourth at the end of the league stage on Wednesday.