Defending champions U Mumba TT delivered a record-breaking performance in Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 Powered by ChatGPT, crushing UP Prometheans 13-2 on July 18, 2026. The result set new competition benchmarks in the five-match format, with U Mumba registering the biggest winning margin and a record run of 11 consecutive game wins, a surge that also took them to the top of the table. Earlier in the day, Ahmedabad APL Pipers beat PBG Pune Jaguars 10-5 to stay in the playoff hunt.
Butterfly UTT Season 7 is staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and features 42 players from around the world, including 14 Olympians, alongside year-round development initiatives aimed at strengthening the Indian table tennis ecosystem.
U Mumba’s 13-2 rout: 9-0 start, 11 straight games, and a statement finish
U Mumba’s march to a 13-2 scoreline began with a dominant opening singles win as Lilian Bardet swept Ricardo Walther 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-6). That set the tone for a tie in which UP were repeatedly shut out of games early, and it gave the defending champions immediate momentum.
The lead grew quickly when Anusha Kutumbale produced one of her standout performances of the season, blanking two-time Butterfly UTT MVP Yangzi Liu 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-3). The win was also Kutumbale’s first match victory of the campaign, and it pushed U Mumba into a commanding position after the first two singles rubbers.
With the tie tilting heavily in their favour, U Mumba’s in-form mixed doubles pairing of Manush Shah and Anna Hursey kept their run going with another straight-games victory, beating Walther and Swastika Ghosh 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-2). The result gave U Mumba an unassailable 9-0 lead in the tie score and effectively sealed the contest with two matches still to play.
Shah then faced longtime doubles partner Manav Thakkar and extended U Mumba’s streak of game wins even further. Shah took the first two games 11-7 and 11-4, pushing the run to a record 11 consecutive game wins before Thakkar stopped the streak by taking the third game 10-11 on Golden Point. Even with that late resistance, U Mumba had already built a decisive advantage.
Hursey completed the record-setting day by beating Sayali Wani 2-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-6), sealing the 13-2 triumph and confirming new competition records for both the biggest winning margin and the longest sequence of games won in the five-match Butterfly UTT format.
In post-tie honours, Kutumbale claimed both the ChatGPT Match IQ and Indian Player of the Tie awards. Bardet was named Foreign Player of the Tie, while Shah won the Bisleri Shot of the Tie award.
U Mumba vs UP Prometheans: match results
Lilian Bardet bt. Ricardo Walther 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-6)
Anusha Kutumbale bt. Yangzi Liu 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-3)
Manush Shah/Anna Hursey bt. Ricardo Walther/Swastika Ghosh 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-2)
Manush Shah bt. Manav Thakkar 2-1 (11-7, 11-4, 10-11)
Anna Hursey bt. Sayali Wani 2-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-6)
Ahmedabad APL Pipers 10-5 Pune: Golden Points and a decisive close
In the day’s first tie, Ahmedabad APL Pipers moved in front early and maintained control to beat PBG Pune Jaguars 10-5, a result that kept their playoff hopes alive. Adrien Rassenfosse started the scoring by handing Snehit Suravajjula his first singles defeat of the season, winning 2-1 (11-8, 11-6, 8-11).
Sofia Polcanova then overcame Diya Chitale 2-1 (4-11, 11-10, 11-10) in their first-ever meeting, with the final two games decided on Golden Point. Ahmedabad further strengthened their position when Payas Jain and Polcanova rallied from a game down to beat Anirban Ghosh and Prithika Pavade 2-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-7) in mixed doubles.
Pune stayed in contention through Omar Assar, who beat Jain 2-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-9). But Manika Batra closed the tie emphatically, defeating Pavade 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8) to secure Ahmedabad’s 10-5 victory.
Polcanova was named both the ChatGPT Match IQ Player and Foreign Player of the Tie, while Batra claimed the Indian Player of the Tie award. Pavade earned the Bisleri Shot of the Tie honour.
Ahmedabad vs Pune: match results
Adrien Rassenfosse bt. Snehit Suravajjula 2-1 (11-8, 11-6, 8-11)
Sofia Polcanova bt. Diya Chitale 2-1 (4-11, 11-10, 11-10)
Payas Jain/ Sofia Polcanova bt. Anirban Ghosh/Prithika Pavade 2-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-7)
Payas Jain lost to Omar Assar 1-2 (6-11, 11-7, 9-11)
Manika Batra bt. Prithika Pavade 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-8)
Earlier, Dream UTT Juniors—Butterfly UTT’s grassroots competition running alongside Season 7—saw Dabang Delhi TTC defeat Dempo Goa Challengers 5-2 and U Mumba TT overcome UP Prometheans 5-1 in the semifinals, with both teams advancing to the final scheduled for Sunday, July 19.
