Chennai Lions

Chennai Lions
SportTable tennis
Founded2019 (2019)
LeagueUltimate Table Tennis
Based inChennai, Tamil Nadu
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
ColorsYellow  
OwnerAishwarya R. Dhanush, Sameer Bharat Ram[1]
Head coachA. Muralidhara Rao
Peter Engel[1]
Championships1 (2019)

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]

Players (2019)

Indian head coach - A. Muralidhara Rao
Foreign head coach - Germany Peter Engel
Player Nat Playing Hand
Sharath Kamal India Right
Anirban Ghosh India Right
Madhurika Patkar India Right
Yashini Sivasankar India Right
Petrissa Solja Germany Left
Tiago Apolonia Portugal Right

Source

Honours

Domestic

  • Winners (1): 2019

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chennai Lions | Ultimate Table Tennis Teams and Players | www.ultimatetabletennis.in". www.ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "UTT 2019 player draft: Sharath Kamal roped in by Chennai Lions, Manika Batra to play for Mavericks Kolkata". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ Rao, Rakesh. "UTT 2019: Chennai Lions destroys Dabang Delhi 8-1, roars to title". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 March 2020.