UTT 2024 Semi-Final: When & How To Watch PBG Bengaluru Smashers vs Athlead Goa Challengers?

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Manika Batra's PBG Bengaluru Smashers' lock horns with defending champions Athlead Goa Challengers led by Harmeet Desai in the first semi-final of the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2024 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Thursday (September 5).

As the tournament reaches its business end, the stakes are high, and no teams can afford any half measures in the crucial knockouts although all the franchises will be relieved of the arithmetics of their respective standings on the points table.

With 48 points, PBG Bengaluru Smashers ended as the leaders on the points table, while Athlead Goa Challengers finished fourth at the end of the league stage on Wednesday (September 4).

Heading into the contest against the Athlead Goa Challengers, PBG Bengaluru Smashers will be hoping to continue their dominating run in the tournament, having won four out of the five ties in the league stage.

In contrast, none of the other three semifinalists have managed to win more than three ties. But having said that, the reigning champions can't be discounted at any cost, as they will bank on their previous experience to reach a second consecutive final.

In the crucial last-four clash, the PBG Bengaluru Smashers will pin their hopes on the experience of Manika, American Lily Zhang and Spanish star Alvaro Robles, and the exuberance of the young brigade led by Jeet Chandra and Taneesha Kotecha.

On the other hand, the Athlead Goa Challengers will have a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in Harmeet Desai and the experienced Italian Mihai Bobocica and Yangzi Liu of Australia in their ranks. Not to forget, Yashaswini Ghorpade has been in scintillating form, and could be the one to watch out in her potential clash against Lily Zhang.

PBG Bengaluru Smashers vs Athlead Goa Challengers Squads

• PBG Bengaluru Smashers: Manika Batra, Alvaro Robles (Spain), Lily Zhang (USA), Jeet Chandra, Taneesha Kotecha, Amalraj Anthony.
• Athlead Goa Challengers: Harmeet Desai, Yangzi Liu (Australia), Yashaswini Ghorpade, Sudhanshu Grover, Sayali Wani, Mihai Bobocica (Italy).

When and how to watch UTT 2024 semi-final 1 - PBG Bengaluru Smashers vs Althead Goa Challengers?

The UTT 2024 semi-tinal tie will air on Sports18 Khel and stream live on JioCinema in India and Facebook Live outside India. The tie will commence at 7:30 PM IST on Thursday (September 5).

For fans who want to watch the action live at the venue, tickets are available online through BookMyShow and offline at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium box office near Gate no. 1.