Mumbai, April 28 -- UP Prometheans made full use of their purse, bringing together India's Manav Thakkar--one of the world's leading doubles players--and two-time league MVP Yangzi Liu in a standout combination at the Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 auction on Tuesday.

According to a release, reigning champion Bernadette Szocs emerged as the highest-valued player at 40 L tokens, joining two-time winners Dempo Goa Challengers, while Diya Chitale was the highest-valued Indian for the second consecutive year, moving to PBG Pune Jaguars for 37.4 L tokens.

Chitale's international doubles partner, Manush Shah, was picked up by U Mumba TT for 37.2 L tokens, bolstering their line-up alongside the retained Akash Pal. Fifteen-year-...