Challengers end the league stage atop
The Dempo Goa Challengers secured the top spot in the league stage of the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 after a decisive 10-5 victory over the UP Prometheans. The match concluded the league phase, setting the stage for the upcoming semifinals.
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The gulf between the table-topper and the bottom-placed side was evident as Dempo Goa Challengers signed off from the league stage with a commanding 10-5 victory over UP Prometheans in Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.
With both sets of owners employing dhol-tasha bands to rally their teams, the atmosphere was festive. But on the table, the contest was largely one-way traffic in favour of the home side.
Despite having been assured of the top spot, Goa resisted the temptation to rotate its squad and instead fielded its strongest combination. Experienced campaigners Alvaro Robles and Bernadette Szocs laid the foundation, although Szocs was pushed all the way by Sayali Wani, who produced one of her finest performances of the season before eventually falling short.
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