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Ultimate Table Tennis is back

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April 2023

The Season 4 to kick off in Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on July 13; Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra will be the star attraction

India’s top table tennis league -- Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) is set to return after a three-year hiatus and is scheduled to be held from July 13-30, 2023 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. The franchise-based league — promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has been a game-changer for Indian table tennis since its inception in 2017.

Besides bringing world-class table tennis action to India, the league has witnessed the emergence of star Indian talent such as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra, who attracted the attention of the country with their stunning performances in the inaugural seasons of UTT.

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