Ultimate Table Tennis
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| Formerly | CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis |
|---|---|
| Sport | Table Tennis |
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2017 |
| Owner(s) | 11sports |
| President | Vita Dani |
| Administrator | Table Tennis Federation of India |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | India |
| Most recent champion(s) | Chennai Lions (1st title) (2019) |
| Most titles | Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC and Falcons TTC (1 title each) |
| TV partner(s) | Star Sports(live telecast) Hotstar, Jio TV(online streaming) |
| Official website | www |
The Ultimate Table Tennis is a professional level table tennis league in India. It was launched in 2017 and contested by 6 teams. It is organized by 11Sports promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani and held under the aegis of Table Tennis Federation of India. It is broadcast by Star Sports.[1][2][3][4][5]
The current champions are Chennai Lions, who won the title in their debut season after defeating the defending champions Dabang Delhi T.T.C in the season 3 finals in 2019.[6]
Teams
Current teams
Locations of the six UTT teams
| Team | City | Debut | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Lions | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Dabang Delhi T.T.C | Delhi, NCR | 2017 | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | |
| Goa Challengers | Goa | 2018 | – | |
| Puneri Paltan T.T. | Pune, Maharashtra | 2019 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | |
| RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | 2017 | Netaji Indoor Stadium | |
| U Mumba T.T. | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2019 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium | |
Owners
| Team | Owners | Indian Head coach | Foreign Head coach | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Lions | Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush | A Muralidhar Rao |  Peter Engel
|
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| Dabang Delhi T.T.C | Do It Sports | Sachin Shetty |  Vesna Ojstersek
|
T10 Sports | ART |
| Goa Challengers | Shrinivas Dempo, Vivek Bhargava | Arup Basak |  Bettine Vriesekoop
|
Xiom | Devashri Nirman LLP |
| Puneri Paltan T.T. | Insurekot Sports Pvt. Ltd. | Parg Agarwal |  Francisco Santos
|
Shiv-Naresh | Kotak |
| RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata | Sanjiv Goenka, Utsav Parekh | N Ravichandran |  Zoltan Batorgi
|
Puma | Inox |
| U Mumba T.T. | U Sports | Soumyadeep Roy |  Jiaqi Zheng
|
UpGrad |
Former teams
| Team | Debut | Dissolved | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons TTC | 2017 | 2018 | Rizwan Amlani |
| Shazé Challengers | 2017 | 2017 | Vivek Bhargava |
| Oilmax-Stag Yoddhas | 2017 | 2017 | Oilmax Energy Pvt Ltd & Stag International |
| Maharashtra United | 2017 | 2018 | DHFL |
| Warriors T.T.C. | 2018 | 2018 |
Tournament seasons and results
There have been three seasons so far with three different winners. Falcons TTC and Dabang Delhi TTC have been in finals two times.
| Season | Final | Final venue | Number of
teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2017 | Falcons TTC | 14–9 | Shazé Challengers | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | 6 |
| 2018 | Dabang Delhi T.T.C | 11–7 | Falcons TTC | Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata | 6 |
| 2019 | Chennai Lions | 8–1 | Dabang Delhi T.T.C | Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi | 6 |
References
- ^ "All you need to know about Ultimate Table Tennis". ESPN India. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "All about Ultimate Table Tennis". The Hindu. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis: India's first-ever professional league for the sport to begin from 13 July". Sportskeeda. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2018: Captains of six teams unveil trophy as tournament set to begin on Thursday". Firstpost. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2019 | Schedule, Teams, Auction & Owners". Kreedon.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-03-03.