Chennai Lions is an Indian professional table tennis franchise team based in Chennai that played in the Ultimate Table Tennis. It was established in 2019 by film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush and entrepreneur Sameer Bharat Ram.[1][2] They are the reigning champions of the league after defeating Dabang Delhi TTC in 2019 UTT finals.[3][4]
| Sport | Table tennis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| League | Ultimate Table Tennis |
| Based in | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Owner | Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Sameer Bharat Ram[1] |
| Head coach | A. Muralidhara Rao Peter Engel[1] |
| Championships | 1 (2019) |
Players (2019)
edit| Indian head coach - A. Muralidhara Rao | ||
|---|---|---|
| Foreign head coach - | ||
| Player | Nat | Playing Hand |
| Sharath Kamal | Right | |
| Anirban Ghosh | Right | |
| Madhurika Patkar | Right | |
| Yashini Sivasankar | Right | |
| Petrissa Solja | Left | |
| Tiago Apolonia | Right | |
Honours
editDomestic
edit- Winners (1): 2019
References
edit- ^ a b c "Chennai Lions | Ultimate Table Tennis Teams and Players | www.ultimatetabletennis.in". www.ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "UTT 2019 player draft: Sharath Kamal roped in by Chennai Lions, Manika Batra to play for Mavericks Kolkata". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Rao, Rakesh. "UTT 2019: Chennai Lions destroys Dabang Delhi 8-1, roars to title". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 March 2020.