Panaji, Jul 17 (PTI) Asian Games bronze medallist Ayhika Mukherjee handed Sofia Polcanova her first defeat of Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 as HVR Kolkata ThunderBlades defeated Ahmedabad APL Pipers 9-6 to register their second win of the campaign on Friday.
Ayhika’s impressive 2-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-3) triumph over the Austrian star capped another strong all-round display from Kolkata, who climbed further into playoff contention.
The tie swung decisively in Kolkata’s favour through the middle matches after Ankur Bhattacharjee and Ayhika delivered a commanding mixed doubles victory by 2-1 (11-9, 11-3, 4-11) over Payas Jain and Polcanova.
Eduard Ionescu, then, produced a clinical straight-games win — 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-7) — over Payas, before Ayhika completed the job in style.
In other matches, Kolkata’s Ankur Bhattacharjee lost to Adrien Rassenfosse 1-2 (11-10, 10-11, 10-11) while Zeng Jian lost to Ahmedabad’s Manika Batra 1-2 (7-11, 11-6, 10-11).
Later in the day, Dabang Delhi TTC will take on Dempo Goa Challengers in a rematch of the 2024 final. PTI ATK DDV
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