Falcons TTC won the inaugural Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) title after beating Shaze Challengers 14-9 in the final in Mumbai on Sunday.
In the knockouts, the tournament rules says, the team that secures 14 points first is declared the winner.
In men’s singles, the opening match of the tie, Li Ping put the Challengers ahead with a 2-1 win over Sanil Shetty.
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But in the women’s singles, Falcons TTC bounced back with a 4-2 lead after Wu Yang defeated Mouma Das of Shaze Challengers 3-0. Next up was mixed doubles and Falcons Sanil Shetty and Lee Ho Ching beat Soumyajit Ghosh and Petrissa Solja 3-0 to extend lead to 7-2.
Wu Yang the recorded her second win and took the Falcons closer to victory with a 3-0 win over world No.9 Han Ying. Falcons extended their lead to 11-4.
Falcons moved one-point (13-5) away from the title when Liam Pitchford beat Soumyajit Ghosh 2-1 in the men’s singles. But it was Par Gerell who sealed the deal for the Falcons at 14-9.
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