Chennai Lions

Professional table tennis franchise

Chennai Lions

Sport| Table tennis
Founded| 2019 (2019)
League| Ultimate Table Tennis
Based in| Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Stadium| Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
Colors| Yellow
Owner| Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Sameer Bharat Ram[1]
Head coach| A. Muralidhara Rao, Peter Engel[1]
Championships| 1 (2019)

Chennai Lions is an Indian professional table tennis franchise based in Chennai, that plays in Ultimate Table Tennis. It was established in 2019 by film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush and entrepreneur Sameer Bharat Ram.[1][2] They are the reigning champions of the league after defeating Dabang Delhi TTC in 2019 UTT finals.[3][4]

## Players

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### Current squad

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Indian Head coach - A. Muralidhara Rao

Foreign Head coach -  Peter Engel
Player  | Nat | Playing Hand
Sharath Kamal |  | Right
Anirban Ghosh  |  | Right
Madhurika Patkar |  | Right
Yashini Sivasankar  |  | Right
Petrissa Solja |  | Left
Tiago Apolonia |  | Right

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## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Ultimate Table Tennis

* Winners (1): 2019

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Chennai Lions | Ultimate Table Tennis Teams and Players | www.ultimatetabletennis.in". www.ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. ^ "UTT 2019 player draft: Sharath Kamal roped in by Chennai Lions, Manika Batra to play for Mavericks Kolkata". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. ^ "Flawless Chennai Lions are new UTT champions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
4. ^ Rao, Rakesh. "UTT 2019: Chennai Lions destroys Dabang Delhi 8-1, roars to title". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

## External links

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* Team profile

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Sports teams based in Tamil Nadu

Badminton|

PBL
Chennai Superstarz

Cricket|

IPL
Chennai Super Kings
Ranji Trophy
Tamil Nadu
TNPL
Salem Spartans, Chepauk Super Gillies, Lyca Kovai Kings, Dindigul Dragons, Ruby Trichy Warriors, iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, Siechem Madurai Panthers, Nellai Royal Kings
ICL
Chennai Superstars (now defunct)
CCL
Chennai Rhinos

Football|

ISL
Chennaiyin FC
I-League
Chennai City F.C.
Santosh Trophy
Tamil Nadu

Hockey|

WSH
Chennai Cheetahs
PHL
Chennai Veerans

Kabaddi|

PKL
Tamil Thalaivas

Table tennis|

UTT
Chennai Lions

Volleyball|

IVL
Chennai Spikers
Pro VL
Chennai Spartans (now defunct)
Prime VL
Chennai Blitz

See also: Sports in Tamil Nadu and Sports in Chennai
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