Dabang Delhi, Ahmedabad Pipers Come Out Winners On Day Of Thrillers

Published 11 July 2026 · local

Dabang Delhi, Ahmedabad Pipers Come Out Winners On Day Of Thrillers Written By, Last Updated: July 11, 2026, 23:10 IST Sutirtha Mukherjee leads Dabang Delhi

Dabang Delhi, Ahmedabad Pipers Come Out Winners On Day Of Thrillers Written By, Last Updated: July 11, 2026, 23:10 IST Sutirtha Mukherjee leads Dabang Delhi to 8-7 victory over Kolkata Thunderblades in Ultimate Table Tennis. Ahmedabad APL Pipers beat U Mumba 9-6. Rapid Read Sutirtha Mukherjee and Sofia Polcanova in action (Picture credit: Butterfly UTT) Asian Games bronze medallist Sutirtha Mukherjee starred against her childhood friend Ayhika to stun the Kolkata Thunderblades and sneak an 8-7 win for Dabang Delhi in the opening game of Day 3 of Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7. The tie started with consecutive all-foreign singles encounters, where Egypt’s Youssef Abdelaziz bounced back after losing the opening game to beat Romania’s Eduard Ionescu 2-1.

Abdelaziz reeled off six successive points in the decider to give Delhi an early lead. Kolkata responded immediately as Singapore’s Zeng Jian overcame Spain’s Maria Xiao 2-1 in a high-quality women’s singles match, edging a thrilling final game 11-9 to level the tie at 3-all. Maria responded in style, joining forces with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran to bag a 2-1 win against Jian and Ankur Bhattacharjee in the mixed doubles, restoring Delhi’s lead at 5-4. A vital match awaited Sathiyan and Ankur, but the latter trumped his senior pro, bagging two golden points and winning 3-0, as Kolkata went up 7-5 in the tie. That left Sutirtha needing to win all three games to seal the tie for Delhi.

She rose to the occasion with a dominant 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 win against Ayhika, bagging Delhi’s second consecutive victory of the tournament. In the second match of the day, Ahmedabad APL Pipers took on defending champions U Mumba. France’s Lilian Bardet handed Mumbai an early advantage with a 2-1 victory over Adrien Rassenfosse. Wales’ Anna Hursey then doubled her team’s momentum, beating India’s Manika Batra 2-1 to extend Mumbai’s lead to 4-2. Ahmedabad hit back in the mixed doubles, where Sofia Polcanova and Payas Jain edged past Manush Shah and Anna Hursey 2-1 to reduce the deficit and make it 5-4 in the tie. Payas then stunned Manush with a 2-1 win to level the tie at 6-all, setting up a winner-takes-all showdown between Sofia Polcanova and Anusha Kutumbale.

Sofia pulled off a dominant 3-0 win as Ahmedabad finished with a 9-6 victory over U Mumba, who suffered their second consecutive defeat. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Goa, India, India First Published: July 11, 2026, 23:10 IST News sports other-sports Dabang Delhi, Ahmedabad Pipers Come Out Winners On Day Of Thrillers Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Loading comments...