UTT 2025: U Mumba TT to face Pune Jaguars in first Maharashtra Derby on Season 6

Yashaswini Ghorpade will lead the charge for Mumbai in UTT 2025.

A fiery Maharashtra Derby awaits as U Mumba TT take on PBG Pune Jaguars in Ultimate Table Tennis 2025 on Sunday at 5 PM. With World No. 12 Bernadette Szocs and India’s rising star Yashaswini Ghorpade leading Mumbai’s charge, they’ll square off against a Pune outfit powered by Olympian and league stalwart Alvaro Robles, with the action live on Star Sports Khel and JioHotstar.

Captained by Szocs, the league’s highest-ranked player at the time of writing, U Mumba TT will be gunning for a strong start. The Romanian star leads a dynamic lineup that includes India’s fast-rising Yashaswini Ghorpade, now the country’s No. 2-ranked women’s singles player and riding high on an outstanding UTT debut in 2024.

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Joining them is Frenchman Lilian Bardet, back for his second stint after an impressive debut last year, where he won four of six matches and proved to be a clutch performer in tight moments. Prodigious Abhinandh PB and Swastika Ghosh, as well as doubles ace Akash Pal, will add depth to the U Mumba roster.

On the other side, PBG Pune Jaguars have built a formidable frontline anchored by Olympians Alvaro Robles and Dina Meshref. The Egyptian star makes her UTT debut with a deep resume, while Robles—returning for his fifth season—brings proven leadership and top-tier stats.

Robles, a former champion, led the league last season in serve success percentage (62) and had the highest game-winning rate of any male player, winning 13 of his 18 games at a success rate of 72.22 per cent, making him a cornerstone in high-pressure ties.

Backing them is a well-rounded core featuring experienced hands in Mudit Dani and Reeth Rishya, plus the versatile Anirban Ghosh in doubles. But it’s 19-year-old Taneesha Kotecha, A WTT Youth Contender silver medallist, who will be eager to make this stage her own, after the team from Pune backed her with a Right-to-Match bid in the UTT Season 6 auction.

UTT 2025 squads

U Mumba TT: Bernadette Szocs (Romania), Lilian Bardet (France), Yashaswini Ghorpade, Swastika Ghosh, Akash Pal, Abhinandh PB

PBG Pune Jaguars: Alvaro Robles (Spain), Dina Meshref (Egypt), Taneesha Kotecha, Anirban Ghosh, Reeth Rishya, Mudit Dani

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