Broadcast on the Star Sports network and streamed on JioHotstar, the tie will take place at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium

Goa, July 26, 2026: Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 Powered by ChatGPT comes full circle on Sunday, with the competition’s record winners Dempo Goa Challengers facing reigning champions U Mumba in the Grand Finale–and a repeat of the campaign’s opening fixture–at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at 19:30. The tie will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network and streamed live on JioHotstar.

It is a fitting finale between the two standout teams of the season, who created history along the way. Goa became the first side in Butterfly UTT history to complete the league stage unbeaten before extending that run with a semifinal victory over Dabang Delhi TTC. U Mumba, meanwhile, scripted one of the competition's greatest turnarounds, recovering from an opening defeat to Goa and a slow start to register the biggest-ever victory in the five-match format, a 13-2 triumph over UP Prometheans, before storming into a second successive final.

Staged under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, Butterfly UTT Season 7 features 42 players from around the world, including 14 Olympians, while continuing to strengthen the Indian table tennis ecosystem through elite competition and year-round development initiatives.

The championship clash brings together the league's finest performers across every department. Goa's remarkable unbeaten run has been powered by the consistency of Alvaro Robles, Bernadette Szocs, and breakout Indian star Abhinandh PB, while teenager Syndrela Das has emerged as one of the revelations of the season. U Mumba's resurgence has been built around captain Manush Shah, Frenchman Lilian Bardet, and Anna Hursey, whose performances have transformed the defending champions into the competition's form team.

Statistically, there is little to separate the finalists. Robles leads the men's standings with 217 points won, with Bardet second on 192, while Szocs tops the women's charts with 199 points, ahead of Hursey's 192. Bardet and Abhinandh are ranked first and second for forehand winners in men’s competition; Robles and Manush top the backhand winners’ charts. Szocs leads the women’s department in forehand winners, while Hursey is ranked amongst the best in backhand, highlighting the quality on both sides.

History is on the line for both finalists. Goa are chasing an unprecedented third title and becoming the first team in Butterfly UTT history to earn the “Invincibles” tag. U Mumba, meanwhile, can successfully defend their title and draw level with Goa as Butterfly UTT's most successful franchise, with two championships apiece.

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Schedule

July 26, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Final: Dempo Goa Challengers vs U Mumba TT

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Teams

Dempo Goa Challengers: Bernadette Szocs (Romania), Syndrela Das, Alvaro Robles (Spain), Divyansh Srivastava, Ananya Chande, Abhinandh PB

U Mumba TT: Manush Shah, Akash Pal, Lilian Bardet (France), Anna Hursey (Wales), Nityashree Mani, Anusha Kutumbale