Mumbai, April 15 -- Season 3 champions Chennai Lions made Chinese paddler Fan Siqi the highest-valued player at the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) auction on Tuesday, splurging 19.7 lakh tokens to secure her services for Season 6. With players going under the hammer for the first time, India's top-ranked national player Diya Chitale also emerged as the highest-valued Indian paddler, returning to Dabang Delhi TTC through the Right to Match (RTM) card at a value of 14.1 lakh tokens after an intense bidding war.

According to a release from Ultimate Table Tennis, reigning champions Goa Challengers re-signed two-time title-winning captain Harmeet Desai via RTM with a bid of 14 lakh tokens, double his base price. Season 2 winners Dabang Delhi TTC...