Falcons TTC lead Shaze Challengers 8-4 after four matches

Falcons TTC were on top of Shaze Challengers 8-4 after four matches in the ongoing final of the inaugural CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), here today.

Five more matches remain in the title-clash.

According to the tournament rules, in the knockout stage the team that secures 14 points first is declared winner.

Li Ping put Shaze Challengers ahead with a 2-1 win over Sanil Shetty in the men's singles, the opening match of the tie.

However, in-form Wu Yang swept aside Mouma Das (Shaze Challengers) 3-0 in the women's singles to hand the lead to Falcons TTC 4-2.

Next up was mixed doubles and Falcons TTC's pair of Sanil Shetty and Lee Ho Ching brushed aside Soumyajit Ghosh and Petrissa Solja 3-0 to extend their team's lead to 7-2.
 

Croatian Andrej Gacina of Shaze Challengers beat Briton Liam Pitchford 2-1 in the men's singles.

Falcons TTC led 8-4 at this stage.