UTT Season 6: Sathiyan And Diya Lead Dabang Delhi To 11-4 Win Over Patriots

Sathiyan, participating in his sixth consecutive season with Dabang Delhi, started strong by defeating Jeet Chandra 3-0 in Match 4, Game 2, ensuring a tie win for Delhi. Diya, this season’s highest-valued Indian player, followed with a solid 2-1 win over World No. 43 Britt Eerland, showcasing a strong performance by the Season 2 champions.

Organized by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, the IndianOil UTT continues to expand as a premier professional league. All 23 ties will be held over 16 days at Ahmedabad’s EKA Arena, with tickets available exclusively on BookMyShow.

UTT Season 6 kicked off with an exciting match between USA’s three-time Olympian Kanak Jha and Singapore’s 19-year-old Izaac Quek. Despite Kanak’s higher ranking and strong start, Izaac secured a 2-1 victory for Dabang Delhi with powerful backhand smashes. Jaipur’s Sreeja Akula made a comeback against Maria Xiao, overcoming an initial seven-point deficit to win 2-1 with the season’s first Golden Point.

In mixed doubles, the new pairing of Sathiyan and Maria clicked immediately, winning 11-6, 11-10, 11-6 for Delhi. Building on this momentum, Sathiyan and Diya Chitale clinched the final two matches, securing a dominant victory for Delhi.

Sathiyan was awarded the Indian Player of the Tie for his clean sweep over Jeet, while Maria received both the Foreign Player of the Tie and Shot of the Tie awards.

Earlier, in the Dream UTT Juniors, both Maharashtra teams secured narrow 5-4 wins. U Mumba TT narrowly defeated Stanley’s Chennai Lions with key victories from Prateek Tulsani and Ananya Muralidharan, while PBG Pune Jaguars triumphed over Kolkata ThunderBlades with a strong doubles performance by Atharva Nawarange and Tushti Sood.

Final scores:

Dabang Delhi TTC 11-4 Jaipur Patriots

Izaac Quek bt. Kanak Jha 2-1 (5-11, 11-5, 11-9)

Maria Xiao lost to Sreeja Akula 1-2 (11-4, 9-11, 10-11)

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Maria Xiao bt. Kanak Jha/Sreeja Akula 3-0 (11-6, 11-10, 11-6)

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran bt. Jeet Chandra 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-6)

Diya Chitale bt. Britt Eerland 2-1 (11-8, 11-7, 8-11)