India, July 17 -- Two-time champions Dempo Goa Challengers recorded a commanding 12-3 victory over Dabang Delhi TTC in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 on Friday, equalling the biggest margin of victory in the five-match format and strengthening their grip at the top of the standings. Earlier in the day, Ayhika Mukherjee became the first player to defeat Sofia Polcanova this season as HVR Kolkata ThunderBlades registered a crucial 9-6 victory over Ahmedabad APL Pipers to boost their playoff hopes.

Goa's victory was built on absolute domination throughout, with Alvaro Robles, Abhinandh PB, Syndrela Das, and Bernadette Szocs all winning their respective singles matches. Robles and Das also combined to hand Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Mar...