PBG Bengaluru Smashers Triumph Over Ahmedabad SG Pipers in UTT 2024
In an exciting match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, PBG Bengaluru Smashers edged out Ahmedabad SG Pipers 9-6 in the UTT 2024 tie. This victory places Bengaluru at the top of the league table with 40 points.
Key Highlights
Bernadette Szocs from Romania won against Manika Batra in the women’s singles match, avenging her defeat at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Szocs’s win was 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 (2-1), which initially boosted Ahmedabad’s lead.
Lilian Bardet of France gave Ahmedabad a strong start by defeating Anthony Amalraj in the men’s singles with a score of 2-1 (11-9, 11-10, 10-11).
Szocs also teamed up with Manush Shah to win the mixed doubles match 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8) against Manika Batra and Alvaro Robles from Bengaluru.
Alvaro Robles, the captain of Bengaluru, won all three games in the men’s singles against Shah, earning him the title of Foreign Player of the Tie and bringing the score to 6-6.
Lily Zhang secured the final victory for Bengaluru by defeating Krittwika Sinha Roy 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-10) in the second women’s singles match.
Manika Batra was named the Indian Player of the Tie.
Doubts Revealed
PBG Bengaluru Smashers -: This is a team from Bengaluru that plays in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league.
Ahmedabad SG Pipers -: This is a team from Ahmedabad that also competes in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league.
UTT 2024 -: UTT stands for Ultimate Table Tennis, which is a professional table tennis league in India. The year 2024 indicates the current season.
Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium -: This is a large indoor sports arena located in Chennai, named after India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Bernadette Szocs -: She is a professional table tennis player from Romania who played for Ahmedabad SG Pipers in this match.
Manika Batra -: She is a famous Indian table tennis player who played for PBG Bengaluru Smashers in this match.
Alvaro Robles -: He is a professional table tennis player from Spain who played for PBG Bengaluru Smashers and was named Foreign Player of the Tie.
Lily Zhang -: She is a professional table tennis player from the USA who played for PBG Bengaluru Smashers.
Foreign Player of the Tie -: This is an award given to the best-performing foreign player in a particular match.
Indian Player of the Tie -: This is an award given to the best-performing Indian player in a particular match.
leads the league with 40 points -: This means that PBG Bengaluru Smashers are currently at the top of the league standings with the highest points, which is 40.
