Ahmedabad, June 2 -- India's 18-year-old sensation Ankur Bhattacharjee stunned Olympian
and World No. 55 Kirill Gerassimenko-an opponent ten years and 104 spots ahead of him-with a sweeping 3-0 victory, as debutants Kolkata ThunderBlades opened their Ultimate Table Tennis
(UTT) Season 6 campaign with a thrilling 8-7 win over Chennai Lions on Monday.
Staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, IndianOil UTT continues to grow as a premier professional league. All 23 ties, over 16 action-packed days, will take place at Ahmedabad's EKA Arena.
With Indian stars clashing against international heavyweights across all four singles matches, the spotlight was firmly on Ankur, w...