Oilmax Stag Yoddhas, Dabang Smashers level after four matches

Oilmax Stag Yoddhas and Dabang Smashers TTC were level at 6-6 after four matches in the ongoing tie on Day 13 of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) at the Thyagaraj Stadium here today.

G Sathiyan pulled off a 2-1 (11-2, 11-7, 6-11) victory over Croatian world No 75 Tomislav Pucar (Oilmax Stag Yoddhas) in the men's singles to hand Smashers an early lead.

However, Manika Batra scored an upset 2-1 (11-9, 11-9, 4 -11) victory over North Korean world No. 19 Kim Song I in the women's singles to level scores at 3-all for Oilmax Stag Yoddhas.

Next up was mixed doubles and Oilmax Stag Yoddhas' pair of Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Manika Batra rallied to beat AA Amalraj and Tetyana Bilenko 2-1 (10-11, 11-9, 11-9) and hand their team a 5-4 lead.
 

Kou Lei of Dabang Smashers took the first two games off Tomislav Pucar before the Croatian rallied to win the third game in the men's singles as the teams levelled at 6-all.

Action shifts to Mumbai from tomorrow for the final leg where DHFL Maharashtra United will lock horns with Falcons TTC in their fifth and final league fixture.