U Mumba TT, Athlead Goa Challengers look to stay in UTT 2024 playoffs race

Defending champions Athle Goa Challengers will look for final push to stay in race for playoffs of Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 when y lock horns with  U Mumba TT in ir last league encounters at Jawaharlal Nehru Stium here on Monday.

For both teams stuck in mid-table logjam with 29 points each, Monday’s face-off will serve as final showdown to keep mselves in hunt as race for playoffs heats up with atleast two more teams also in fray for top-four. A win for eir side will give m cushion for a potential reckoning in play-offs pecking order.

U Mumba TT are slightly ahe at .4 in leerboard, given that y have won 11 matches in contrast to .5 ranked Athle Goa Challengers, after winning 8 matches. Both sides boast of a star-studded line-up that spices up contest even more. Having completed a 9-6 win over Chennai Lions in ir previous encounter, Goa-based side will be hoping for ar stellar finish although it won’t be an easy task against U Mumba TT, who will be back in action after clinching a nervy 8-7 victory against Chennai Lions in ir previous tie.

While Mumbai-based outfit will pin ir hopes on likes of world 20 Quri Aruna of Nigeria, and Indian stars Manav Thakkar and Sutirtha Mukherjee, Athle Goa Challengers have a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in Harmeet Desai and experienced Australian Yangzi Liu in ir ranks.

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U Mumba TT vs Athle Goa Challengers

U Mumba TT: Manav Thakkar, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Aruna Quri (Nigeria), Akash Pal, Kavyasree Baskar, Maria Xiao (Spain)

Athle Goa Challengers:  Harmeet Desai, Yangzi Liu  (Australia), Yashaswini Ghorpe, Sudhanshu Grover, Sayali Wani, Mihai Bobocica (Italy)