Manav stars as U Mumba beat RP-SG Mavericks in UTT

India's rising star Manav Thakkar produced a fine effort to pull U Mumba from the brink and hand his side a thrilling 9-6 victory over RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata in the Ultimate Table Tennis League here on Thursday.

Down 2-4 after the first two matches -- the women's singles and men's singles -- Manav and world no.11 Doo Hoi Kem clinched three points against RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata to set up U Mumba's second win in the tournament.

Even in the mixed doubles tie, U Mumba were trailing 0-7 in the first set but a series of attacking shots from Manav got them going, turning the tide and giving them a golden point set.

In the next two sets, they were right on top, stunning Sanil Shetty and Matilda Ekholm 11-6 11-7.

Manav was in his elements in the crucial reverse men's singles encounter, getting the better of Sanil Shetty 2-1.

U Mumba needed just one point going into the final match, but Sutirtha Mukherjee did one better, surprising Manika Batra 2-1 to give her side a massive win.

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