Falcons T.T.C.’s Sanil and Dabang Smashers T.T.C.’s Sathiyan upset top seeds at ITTF World Tour Platinum Australia Open

In the run-up to the much anticipated Ultimate Table Tennis, Indian stars Sanil Shetty, who will represent Falcons T.T.C, and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who was drafted by Dabang Smashers T.T.C, created an upset on Tuesday by toppling their Korean and Chinese Taipei counterparts in the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum Australia Open at Gold Coast, Australia.

Sanil beat Korea’s Jang Woojin, the no.13 seed, (11-9, 3-11, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8) and Sathiyan accounted for Chinese Taipei’s Chen Chien-An, the no.14 seed (11-6, 4-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9). In a space of two days, Falcons T.T.C.'s Shetty has beaten players who last year had won ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles titles.

Their victory against their higher-ranked counterparts should definitely be a morale booster for both Falcons T.T.C and Dabang Smashers T.T.C. leading up to the league that starts from July 13, 2017 in Chennai.