GSL: Tapti Tigers, Topnotch Achievers and Multimet Marvels off to winning starts

Bilkul Online | Ahmedabad | 26 Aug 2025

Cheers hit a crescendo inside the Naranpura Sports Complex to rightfully announce the commencement of the Gujarat State Table Tennis Association-backed table tennis league-Gujarat Super League (GSL) Season II which was declared open in presence of GSTTA chief patron Shri Vipul Mitra, IAS (rtd), on Monday here in Ahmedabad. Accompanying Shri Mitra were shri Kamlesh Mehta, secretary general, table tennis federation of India, shri Ramesh Merja, IAS (rtd) and member secretary Gujarat Pavitra Yatra Dham Vikas Board, shri Kanti Bhuva, chairman, GSL governing council, shri Hari Pillai, secretary, GSTTA shri Kushal Sangtani, working president, GSTTA.  

This three-day event (Aug 25, 26 and 27) is organised with the support of Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG), co-sponsored by Gujarat Tourism and associate sponsored by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation ltd (GMDC) with State Bank of India as the banking partner. Stiga is the equipment partner, Cosco remains the flooring partner while Mobisportz will be the streaming partner and Shalby Multi-speciality Hospitals is the medical partner.  

In the first session of the opening day, defending champion Tapti Tigers, Topnotch Achievers and Multimet Marvels registered resounding victories by defeating Bhayani Stars, Kataria Kings and Shamal Squad respectively.

It was the oldest player of the league-Anthony Amalraj of Tapti Tigers- who became the toast of the session as the 39-year-old former India no.1 won all his three ties he was involved in to help the defending champions beat Bhayani Stars 143-134.

Kataria Kings’ Dhairya Parmar, Gujarat no.1, took India No.4 Payas Jain of Topnotch Achievers by surprise as the 22-year-old local lad pocketed the game on golden point (10-10). However, Payas got the hold of things pretty soon as the skipper guided his team to a 144-127 win over Kings.  

Olympian Harmeet Desai, skipper of Multimet Marvels, starred in his teams’ 141-124 win over Shamal Squad.