With highest ranked female paddler Han YingAand prodigies in Manav Thakkar, Soumyajit Ghosh andAMoumita Dutta, Shaze Challengers is a team to reckon with at the CEAT UTT.
The Shaze Challengers features rising star Manav Thakkar along with Soumyajit Ghosh. While Manav at 17 is the youngest male Indian star in the CEAT UTT, 24-year-old Soumyajit has already participated in two Olympics, London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.
In the Indian Womenas category, the Challengers have another 17-year-old in Moumita Dutta. a?Moua as sheas fondly called, displays an aggressive style of play. The right-hander also has 3AGold medals in the Iran Open under her belt. Complimenting Moumita Duttaas prodigious talent will be veteran Mouma Das. At 33, Das has been monumental figure in the Indian tableAtennis circles. The Challengers will look at her in the hopes of winning the inaugural UTT edition, and in the Arjuna Awardee, they have reliable shoulders to depend on.
In Andrej Gacina and Li Ping, the Challengers have a formidable duo to lead the challenge. Both aged 31, have the potential to take their side to the CEAT UTT crown. Li Ping representsAQatar in the international circuit and was the crowned winner in the Mixed Doubles category at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championship. Croat Andrej Gacina has notably bagged firstAposition at the European Championship in the Doubles Category; as well as second position in the team event.
As far as the international women players are concerned, the Challengers will believe they have the strongest pairing. Their first two Draft picks a Han Ying and Petrissa Solja are a force toAreckon with. In Ying, the Challengers can boast of the highest ranked female player in the league. Ying along with Solja, represent Germany at an international level. And while Ying prefersAa more defensive approach, Solja is famed for the attacking flair she brings to the table.
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