New -Delhi: Dronacharya award winner Raman Subramanian, German specialist Chris Pfeiffer – who trained stars like Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra – Veteran coach Pavel Rehorek and Julien Girard, and former India No. 1 Jubin Kumar take care of her ultimate table tennis. Own coaching team. The coaches Elena Timina, Parag Agrawal, Subhajit Saha, Sommyadeep Roy and Sachin Shetty come back to them, all of whom observe their second uttil titles.
Subramanian, the now leading champion of the second season Dabang Delhi TTC, offers extensive experience from Coaching India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 and will join in a new coaching partnership with the debutant Girard. Pfeiffer, now at the head of Ahmedabad SG Pipers, has been playing a key role in the Indian table tennis since 2022, while Rehorek has a coaching career for three decades. Kumar celebrates his debut with Kolkata Thunderblades and completes the preparation of the newcomers. In the meantime, experienced trainers Timina, Shetty and Vesna Ojstersek return to their sixth Utt season in a row to ensure continuity and expertise.
The franchise league carried by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the Aegis of the table tennis Federation of India will take place in the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad from May 29 to June 15.
With regard to the coaching line-up, the Co-Promoters of the Uutt said: “This season is an exciting new coaching talent in an already impressive squad and further strengthens the rich pool of the league. For the first time, the teams were able to approach the trainers directly and build their own employees in order to deal with the top levels.
The incumbent champions Goa Challengers reunited his season 4 of Timina and Agrawal, because they strive for a historic third title in a row. U Mumba TT kept John Murphy next to Jay Modak as a foreign trainer, while Ojstersek connects the former champion Saha at PBG Pune Jaguars.
The debutants Kolkata Thunderblades appointed the Swedish coach Tobias Bergman as partner Kumar, while the former master Chennai Lions decided for Roy and the German coach Jorg Bitzigeio. Jaipur Patriots teamed up Shetty with the first Utt trainer Rehork, while Ahmedabad SG Pipers is managed by the Somnath Ghosh and Pfeiffer duo.
Teams & trainers
Ahmedabad SG Pipers: Somnath Ghosh; Chris Pfeiffer (Germany)
Jaipur Patriots: Sachin Shetty; Pavel Rehorek (Czech Republic)
PBG Pune Jaguars: Subhajit Saha; Vesna Ojstersek (Slovenia)
Goa Challengers: Parag Agrawal; Elena Timina (Netherlands)
Dabang Delhi TTC: Raman Subramanian; Julien Girard (France)
Mumba TT: Jay Modak; John Murphy (Ireland)
Kolkata Thunderblades: Jubin Kumar; Tobias Bergman (Sweden)
Chennai Lions: SOUMYADEEP ROY; Jorg Bitzigeio (Germany)
