New Delhi, June 8 -- A blockbuster western derby between reigning champions U Mumba TT and host city and two-time winners Dempo Goa Challengers will ignite Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 on July 9, with the opening tie set to begin at 19:30 at Goa's Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.

Over the next 17 days, all seven teams will face each other once in the league stage before the competition culminates with the semi-finals on July 24 and 25, followed by the grand final on July 26.

The action continues on July 10 with a compelling double-header, as UP Prometheans take on former champions Dabang Delhi TTC in a northern derby before Kolkata ThunderBlades face PBG Pune Jaguars. Ahmedabad APL Pipers kick off their competition a day ...