IndianOil UTT Season 6 Auction: Full List of Players Bought; 2 Indians Among 7 Paddlers In Most Expensive Buys

Mumbai, April 15: The IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 auction saw intense bidding battles, high-profile retentions, and exciting debuts as eight franchises assembled their squads for the upcoming season, scheduled from May 29 to June 15 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad.

Leading the headlines was Chinese star Fan Siqi, who became the most expensive player in UTT auction history, with Chennai Lions securing her services for 19.7 Lakh tokens. Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico followed closely, picked up by debutants Kolkata ThunderBlades for 19.3 Lakh tokens.

India's top-ranked women's player Diya Chitale emerged as the most expensive Indian player, retained by Dabang Delhi TTC via the Right to Match (RTM) card for 14.1 Lakh tokens. Among the men, Goa Challengers re-signed their two-time title-winning captain Harmeet Desai for 14 Lakh tokens, also via RTM.

UTT Season 6 Auction Top Buys

UTT Season 6 Franchise-wise Squad List

Ahmedabad SG Pipers

1. Manika Batra - Rs 12L
2. Ricardo Walther - Rs 11.6L
3. Snehit Suravajjula - Rs 9.9L
4. Giorgia Piccolin - Rs 7L
5. Divyansh Srivastava - Rs 4L
6. Yashini Sivashankar - Rs 2L

Chennai Lions

1. Fan Siqi - Rs 19.7L
2. Kirill Gerassimenko - Rs 12.4L
3. Payas Jain - Rs 11.6L
4. Sudhanshu Grover - Rs 2L
5. Jennifer Varghese - Rs 2L
6. Nikhat Banu - Rs 2L

Dabang Delhi TTC

1. Diya Chitale - Rs 14.1L (RTM)
2. Maria Xiao - Rs 12.6L
3. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran - Rs 10L
4. Quek Izaac - Rs 7L
5. Suhana Saini - Rs 2.3L
6. Sourav Saha - Rs 2.1L

Goa Challengers TTC

1. Zeng Jian - Rs 17.2L
2. Harmeet Desai - Rs 14L (RTM)
3. Tiago Apolonia - Rs 7L
4. Ronit Bhanja - Rs 4L
5. Krittwika Sinha Roy - Rs 4L
6. Sayali Wani - Rs 3.7L

Jaipur Patriots

1. Britt Eerland - Rs 11.1L
2. Kanak Jha - Rs 11L
3. Sreeja Akula - Rs 11L (RTM)
4. Jeet Chandra - Rs 5.7L
5. Pritha Vartikar - Rs 2.4L
6. Yashansh Malik - Rs 2L

Kolkata ThunderBlades

1. Adriana Diaz - Rs 19.3L
2. Aruna Quadri - Rs 11L
3. Ankur Bhattacharjee - Rs 11.4L (RTM)
4. Selena Selvakumar - Rs 3.9L
5. Ananya Chande - Rs 2L
6. Deepti Patil - Rs 2L

U Mumba TT

1. Bernadette Szocs - Rs 15.3L
2. Lilian Bardet - Rs 11.1L
3. Yashaswini Ghorpade - Rs 8.6L
4. Swastika Ghosh - Rs 7L
5. Akash Pal - Rs 4L (RTM)
6. PB Abhinandh - Rs 2.1L

PBG Pune Jaguars

1. Alvaro Robles - Rs 18.1L
2. Dina Meshref - Rs 11L
3. Taneesha Kotecha - Rs 4L (RTM)
4. Anirban Ghosh - Rs 4L
5. Reeth Rishya - Rs 4L
6. Mudit Dani - Rs 2.2L

A Season of Firsts and Familiar Faces

With the auction format introduced for the first time in UTT history, franchises approached squad-building with a mix of strategy, retention, and bold bids for international stars. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran's return to Dabang Delhi TTC marked a record sixth season with the same franchise, while fresh faces like Ankur Bhattacharjee, Jennifer Varghese, and PB Abhinandh highlighted the league's commitment to nurturing young Indian talent.

UTT co-promoter Vita Dani summed it up best: "The auction brought an exciting dynamic to the league. It was heartening to see equal focus on seasoned internationals and emerging Indian players. Season 6 is going to be a blockbuster."