Dabang Delhi stunned defending champions Goa Challengers in the day’s opening match at UTT 2025.
PBG Pune Jaguars delivered a clinical, all-round performance to defeat Kolkata ThunderBlades 10-5, while Dabang Delhi TTC held their nerve in a blockbuster rematch of the 2024 final, edging past defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers 9-6 in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT 2025) Season 6 on Thursday.
In a pulsating clash between international heavyweights and UTT stalwarts, Alvaro Robles edged Quadri Aruna to give PBG Pune Jaguars the ideal start, clinching all three games on Golden Points for his first singles win of the season. Remarkably, it marked the first time this rare feat has occurred twice in the same UTT campaign.
Dina Meshref then held her nerve in a tight 2-1 win over Adriana Diaz, sealing her maiden league victory before pairing with Anirban Ghosh to secure the mixed doubles 2-1—handing Pune early control of the tie.
Kolkata ThunderBlades hit back through young star Ankur Bhattacharjee, who took down Anirban with sharp, crowd-pleasing play in the second men’s singles. Crucially, though, Anirban snatched the final game to deny Ankur a full sweep—an important point that kept Pune ahead and denied Kolkata from leveling the tie.
Reeth Rishya then closed the door on any hopes of a comeback, sweeping Selena Selvakumar 3-0 to seal the tie.
Meshref was awarded the Foreign Player of the Tie, while Diaz claimed the Shot of the Tie. Reeth claimed the Indian Player of the Tie honour.
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In the day’s first match, Harmeet Desai edged Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in a gripping three-game showdown between two of India’s finest, but it wasn’t enough as Dabang Delhi TTC sealed their second win of the season, this time over reigning champions Dempo Goa Challengers in a rematch of last year’s final.
Izaac Quek opened with a clinical 3-0 win over Tiago Apolonia for Delhi, while Zeng Jian hit back for Goa by sweeping Diya Chitale. Delhi regained the lead through Sathiyan and Maria Xiao’s composed doubles win, but Harmeet’s 2-1 victory over Sathiyan levelled things again.
In the decider, Xiao rose to the occasion, dominating Sayali Wani 3-0 to clinch the tie. Harmeet was named Indian Player and Shot of the Tie winner, while Xiao claimed Foreign Player of the Tie honours.
Dabang Delhi TTC 9-6 Dempo Goa Challengers
- Izaac Quek bt. Tiago Apolonia 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-9)
- Diya Chitale lost to Zeng Jian 0-3 (9-11, 5-11, 6-11)
- Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Maria Xiao bt. Harmeet Desai/Zeng Jian 2-1 (8-11, 11-5, 11-8)
- Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost to Harmeet Desai 1-2 (11-8, 9-11, 9-11)
- Maria Xiao bt. Sayali Wani 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-6)
PBG Pune Jaguars 10-5 Kolkata ThunderBlades
- Alvaro Robles bt. Quadri Aruna 2-1 (10-11, 11-10, 11-10)
- Dina Meshref bt. Adriana Diaz 2-1 (11-8, 1-11, 11-10)
- Anirban Ghosh/Dina Meshref bt. Ankur Bhattacharjee/Adriana Diaz 2-1 (11-9, 11-9, 7-11)
- Anirban Ghosh lost to Ankur Bhattacharjee 1-2 (8-11, 7-11, 11-8)
- Reeth Rishya bt. Selena Selvakumar 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8)
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