UTT: Yashaswini Pulls Off A Massive Upset, Becomes 1st Paddler To Beat China's Fan Siqi This Season

Rising star Yashaswini Ghorpade pulled off a massive upset in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) as she became the first paddler to beat China’s Fan Siqi this season in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Playing for U Mumba, Yashaswini, 20, defeated World No. 35 Fan 2-1 after coming back from 2-7 down in the decider. She won the match 11-5, 6-11, 11-10. U Mumba emerged winners in the tie against Chennai Lions, 9-6.

In another major upset of the day, India's Jeet Chandra defeated World No. 34 Ricardo Walther of Germany as Jaipur Patriots registered a dominant 11-4 win over Ahmedabad SG Pipers. The stunning win propelled Jaipur to the top of the table.

U Mumba’s Lilian Bardet continued his fine form with a 2-1 win over Kirill Gerassimenko, setting his team on their way. Then came the moment of the night: 20-year-old Yashaswini faced the unbeaten Fan and stunned the Chinese ace with a fearless performance.

After dominating the opening game 11-5, Yashaswini fell behind 2-7 and then 8-10 in the third. Battling back, she reeled off three straight points to take the game 11-10 on a Golden Point and hand Fan her first defeat of the season.

The momentum continued with Akash Pal and Bernadette Szocs combining for a 2-1 mixed doubles win, though Payas Jain swept Akash 3-0 in the next rubber to bring Stanley’s Chennai Lions level on the night. Szocs, however, delivered a flawless 3-0 win over Poymantee Baisya to secure the tie for U Mumba, who moved to second in the table.

Payas was named the Indian Player of the Tie, while Szocs claimed the Foreign Player of the Tie award. Yashaswini took home the Shot of the Tie honours.

In the game between Ahmedabad SG Pipers and Jaipur Patriots, the latter started strongly as Kanak Jha overcame a gritty debut from Divyansh Srivastava, while Britt Eerland swept Giorgia Piccolin 3-0. Ahmedabad hit back through Walther and Ayhika Mukherjee in the mixed doubles, but Jaipur stayed in control, with Sreeja Akula wrapping up the tie with a 2-1 comeback win over Ayhika.

Jeet earned Indian Player and Shot of the Tie honours, with Eerland named Foreign Player of the Tie.

Kanak Jha bt. Divyansh Srivastava 3-0 (11-10, 11-8, 11-6)

Britt Eerland bt. Giorgia Piccolin 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-10)

Jeet Chandra/Britt Eerland lost to Ricardo Walther/Ayhika Mukherjee 1-2 (8-11, 11-9, 7-11)

Jeet Chandra bt. Ricardo Walther 2-1 (11-10, 9-11, 11-9)

Sreeja Akula bt. Ayhika Mukherjee 2-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-6)

Lilian Bardet bt. Kirill Gerassimenko 2-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-3)

Yashaswini Ghorpade bt. Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-5, 6-11, 11-10)

Akash Pal/Bernadette Szocs bt. Payas Jain/Fan Siqi 2-1 (11-4, 11-3, 8-11)

Akash Pal lost to Payas Jain 0-3 (5-11, 8-11, 4-11)

Bernadette Szocs bt. Poymantee Baisya 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3)

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