The Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 tournament will start with a clash between defending champions Goa Challengers and newcomers Jaipur Patriots on August 22 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 will be available on live streaming and telecast in India.Ultimate Table Tennis was introduced in 2017 and continued for another two editions in 2018 and 2019. However, the tournament did not take place from 2020 to 2022 and returned in 2023.UTT 2024 will witness a total of 48 table tennis players in action, including 16 overseas players.India’s Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will headline the tournament, while Romania’s Bernadette Szocs and Germany’s Nina Mittelham, both ranked in the top 20 in women’s singles, will also feature.The table tennis tournament will have a total of 23 ties. Each tie will include five matches - two men’s singles, two women’s singles and one mixed doubles match.Two new teams join the roster - Ahmedabad SG Pipers and Jaipur Patriots – at Ultimate Table Tennis 2024. The eight teams will be split into two groups of four.All teams will play five matches each in the group stage. Each team will play three ties against the teams in their group and two ties from the teams in the other group. A consolidated table will be maintained for all eight teams and the top four will make the semi-finals.The semi-finals will be played on September 5 and 6 and the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 final will be played on September 7.Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 teams and squadsAhmedabad SG Pipers: Bernadette Szocs (Romania), Jash Modi, Lilian Bardet (FRA), Manush Shah, Prita Vartikar, Reeth Rishya Chennai Lions: Abhinandh PB, Jules Roland (FRA), Mouma Das, Poymantee Baisya, Sakura Mori (JPN), Sharath Kamal Dabang Delhi: Andreas Levenko (AUT), Diya Chitale, Lakshita Narang, Orawan Paranang (THA), Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Yashansh Malik Bengaluru Smashers: Alvaro Robels (ESP), Amalraj Antony, Jeet Chandra, Lily Zhang, Manika Batra, Taneesha Kotecha Goa Challengers: Harmeet Desai, Mihai Bobocica, Sayali Wani, Sudhanshu Grover, Yangzi Liu (AUS), Yashaswini Ghorpade Jaipur Patriots: Cho Seungmin (KOR), Moumita Dutta, Ronit Bhanja, Snehit, Suthasini Saveettabut, Nithyashree Mani Puneri Paltan: Ankur Bhattacharjee, Anirban Ghosh, Ayhika Mukherjee, Joao Monteiro (POR), Natalia Bajor (POL), Yashini Sivasankar U Mumba: Akash Pal, Kavyasree Baskar, Manav Thakkar, Maria Xiao (ESP), Quadri Aruna (NIG), Sutirtha MukherjeeUltimate Table Tennis 2024 scheduleAugust 23, FridayPuneri Paltan TT vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers - 5:00 PM ISTChennai Lions vs Bengaluru Smashers - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 24, SaturdayDabang Delhi TTC vs U Mumba TT - 5:00 PM ISTGoa Challengers vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 25, SundayChennai Lions vs Dabang Delhi TTC - 5:00 PM ISTU Mumba TT vs Jaipur Patriots - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 26, MondayBengaluru Smashers vs Puneri Paltan TT - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 27, TuesdayU Mumba TT vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 28, WednesdayDabang Delhi TTC vs Goa Challengers - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 29, ThursdayBengaluru Smashers vs Jaipur Patriots - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 30, FridayChennai Lions vs U Mumba TT - 5:00 PM ISTDabang Delhi TTC vs Puneri Paltan TT - 7:30 PM ISTAugust 31, SaturdayBengaluru Smashers vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers - 5:00 PM ISTChennai Lions vs Goa Challengers - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 1, SundayPuneri Paltan TT vs Jaipur Patriots - 5:00 PM ISTDabang Delhi TTC vs Bengaluru Smashers - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 2, MondayU Mumba TT vs Goa Challengers - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 3, TuesdayChennai Lions vs Puneri Paltan TT - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 4, WednesdayJaipur Patriots vs Ahmedabad SG Pipers - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 5, ThursdaySemi-final 1 - 1st vs 4th - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 6, FridaySemi-final 2 - 2nd vs 3rd - 7:30 PM ISTSeptember 7, SaturdayUTT final - 7:30 PM ISTWhere to watch Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 liveLive streaming of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 will be available on JioCinema. All the UTT 2024 matches will be telecast live on Sports18 Network TV channel in India.
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