IndianOil UTT Season 6 : PBG Pune Jaguars Prolong Winning Start, Beat Kolkata ThunderBlades 10-5
All 23 high-intensity ties this season will be broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioHotstar
Ahmedabad : PBG Pune Jaguars delivered a clinical, all-round performance to defeat Kolkata ThunderBlades 10-5, winning their second straight tie in the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6. With the season now underway, all ties will be broadcast on Star Sports Khel and Star Sports 2 Tamil, and streamed live on JioHotstar for fans across the country.
Staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, IndianOil UTT continues to grow as a premier professional league. All 23 ties, over 16 action-packed days, will take place at Ahmedabad’s EKA Arena, with tickets available only on BookMyShow.
In a pulsating clash between international heavyweights and IndianOil UTT stalwarts, Alvaro Robles edged Quadri Aruna to give PBG Pune Jaguars the ideal start, clinching all three games on Golden Points for his first singles win of the season. Remarkably, it marked the first time this rare feat has occurred twice in the same IndianOil UTT campaign. Dina Meshref then held her nerve in a tight 2-1 win over Adriana Diaz, sealing her maiden league victory before pairing with Anirban Ghosh to secure the mixed doubles 2-1 handing Pune early control of the tie.
Kolkata ThunderBlades hit back through young star Ankur Bhattacharjee, who took down Anirban with sharp, crowd-pleasing play in the second men’s singles. Crucially, though, Anirban snatched the final game to deny Ankur a full sweep—an important point that kept Pune ahead and denied Kolkata from leveling the tie. Reeth Rishya then closed the door on any hopes of a comeback, sweeping Selena Selvakumar 3-0 to seal the tie.
Final Scores
PBG Pune Jaguars 10-5 Kolkata ThunderBlades
Alvaro Robles bt. Quadri Aruna 2-1 (10-11, 11-10, 11-10)
Dina Meshref bt. Adriana Diaz 2-1 (11-8, 1-11, 11-10)
Anirban Ghosh/Dina Meshref bt. Ankur Bhattacharjee/Adriana Diaz 2-1 (11-9, 11-9, 7-11)
Anirban Ghosh lost to Ankur Bhattacharjee 1-2 (8-11, 7-11, 11-8)
Reeth Rishya bt. Selena Selvakumar 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8)
