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Pune<\/b>: Rising star Manush Shah produced the biggest upset of the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 to stun World No. 17 Quadri Aruna on Thursday before Puneri Paltan Table Tennis defeated U Mumba TT 10-5 to reach the semi-finals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune.<\/p>\n
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis reached the last four of the league with a total of 38 points, while U Mumba TT crashed out with 33 points in the league stage.<\/p>\n
The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).<\/p>\n
The Vadodara boy, who is ranked 133 in the world, extended his brilliant show in the first match (Men’s Singles) of the last league stage tie as well to clinch a thrilling 2-1 win against Quadri and give his franchise a perfect start.<\/p>\n
The Puneri Paltan Table Tennis player began the match with positive intent as he used his sparkling forehand shots to unsettle Quadri and took the first game by 11-7. The Nigerian paddler came roaring back to win the second game 11-8 with ferocious shots on both flanks and forced the match into the decider.<\/p>\n
The third game went down to the wire as the young Indian paddler gave his all to win the decider by 11-8 and complete a remarkable victory in the league.<\/p>\n
Puneri Paltan Table Tennis further extended its lead to 4-2 after Hana Matelova beat Lily Zhang 2-1 in the second match of the tie. Lily took the first game 11-7 before Hana won the second game against the USA paddler through a golden point. The World No. 28 looked in trouble in the third game as well as Hana won the decider by 11-8.<\/p>\n
Manush and Hana defeated Manav Thakkar and Lily 2-1 to take the tie score to 6-3 in favour of Puneri Paltan Table Tennis. Manush and Hana started the match with immaculate coordination and won the first game 11-8 before losing the second by 4-11. The third game went in the favour of the Pune franchise by 11-5.<\/p>\n
Manav Thakkar faced defeat in the fourth match (Men’s Singles) of the tie as well as World No. 21 Omar Assar defeated the Indian paddler 2-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-5) to complete a remarkable victory for Puneri Paltan Table Tennis in the tie.<\/p>\n
The last match of the tie went in the favour of Archana Kamath of Puneri Paltan Table Tennis by 2-1 (8-11, 11-10, 11-5) against Diya Chitale.<\/p>\n
All the Season 4 ties start at 7.30 PM with broadcast on Sports 18 and streamed on JioCinema. The tickets are available on BookMyShow.<\/p>\n
Tie Result:<\/b><\/p>\n
U Mumba TT 5-10 Puneri Paltan TT<\/p>\n
Quadri Aruna 1-2 Manush Shah (7-11, 11-8, 8-11)<\/p>\n
Lily Zhang 1-2 Hana Matelova (11-7, 10-11, 8-11)<\/p>\n
Manav\/Lily 1-2 Manush\/Hana (8-11, 11-4, 5-11)<\/p>\n
Manav Thakkar 1-2 Omar Assar (11-8, 8-11, 5-11)<\/p>\n
Diya Chitale 1-2 Archana Kamath (11-8, 10-11, 5-11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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