No clash of dates between Commonwealth TTC and UTT

The potential conflict of dates between the Commonwealth Desk Tennis Championship (CTTC) and the seventh version of Final Desk Tennis (UTT) in July has been averted, with all stakeholders agreeing to make sure the 2 occasions don’t overlap.

The Hindu understands that UTT executives met representatives of the Commonwealth Desk Tennis Federation (CTTF) and the Desk Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) in New Delhi final week to work out a mutually acceptable answer.

A number of officers, requesting anonymity, confirmed that the seventh version of UTT shall be held in Goa from July 9 to 26. The twenty second version of the CTTC will then start in New Delhi on July 27, with the finals scheduled for August 2.

The revised schedule ensures that prime Indian paddlers, in addition to gamers from Commonwealth desk tennis strongholds comparable to Singapore, Nigeria and England, will be capable of take part in each occasions.

Initially, UTT had been allotted two potential home windows — July 9 to 26 and July 16 to August 2. Whereas UTT was deliberating over a mid-July begin, the TTFI secured internet hosting rights for the CTTC, which was awarded the July 23 to August 2 window.

The overlap prompted the TTFI to convey all stakeholders to the desk. After discussions, the events agreed on back-to-back scheduling to safeguard gamers’ pursuits and keep away from dilution of the standard of gamers taking part in each prestigious competitions.

Patriots terminated from UTT

In the meantime, Jaipur Patriots, one of many two current additions within the UTT since its return after the pandemic, has been terminated for non-payment of dues to the promoters of the league.

Based on a press release issued by 11Sports, promoters of UTT, the termination was inevitable as a result of “repeated non-compliance with the phrases of the executed franchise settlement and protracted fee defaults owed to 11Sports beneath the contract.” A brand new workforce shall be inducted because the Patriots’ substitute forward of UTT 2026.