NEW DELHI: Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra are among the four players retained by their respective franchises ahead of the upcoming fourth season of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league.
The ten-time national champion Sharath was retained by the defending champions Chennai Lions, while Sathiya will play for the last season’s finalists Dabang Delhi TTC in the upcoming season too.
India’s star female paddler Manika has been retained by Bengaluru Smashers with the retention transfer originating from her former franchise, while Asian Games bronze medallist Manav Thakkar will continue to represent U Mumba TT.
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The ten-time national champion Sharath was retained by the defending champions Chennai Lions, while Sathiya will play for the last season’s finalists Dabang Delhi TTC in the upcoming season too.
India’s star female paddler Manika has been retained by Bengaluru Smashers with the retention transfer originating from her former franchise, while Asian Games bronze medallist Manav Thakkar will continue to represent U Mumba TT.
“Season 4 and this will be my fourth consecutive season for Dabang Delhi. The most unforgettable moment was certainly winning the championship point for Dabang Delhi in Season 2. I am eagerly looking forward to playing for the Delhi family again and winning the UTT this year,” Sathiyan said.
The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India.
The upcoming season will feature six teams: Bengaluru Smashers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Goa Challengers, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis and U Mumba TT.
At the recently concluded UTT Season 4 Coach Draft, where franchises were able to pick up two coaches each; attention now turns towards building a six-player squad at the UTT Season 4 Player Draft to be held in Mumbai next month.
There will be a pool of 40 players available, from which each team can pick two foreigners – one male and one female — and four Indians – two male and two female.
The league will be held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune from July 13-30.
(With inputs from PTI)
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