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Business To Business, New Delhi, 10 September 2025: The pre-quarterfinal stage of the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships witnessed the majority of top-seeded players progressing, albeit not without some minor setbacks.
In the men's singles, the fourth seed, Ronit Bhanja, was eliminated early; nevertheless, other prominent contenders such as Ankur Bhattacharjee, Harmeet Desai, G. Sathiyan, and Payas Jain secured their places in the quarterfinals.
SFR Snehit had to summon considerable resolve to defeat Priyanuj Bhattacharyya in a hard-fought 3-2 contest, while Harmeet Desai also endured a five-game battle to overcome Tharun Shanmugam.