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 24, 2026: Former champions Dempo Goa Challengers and Dabang Delhi TTC renew their rivalry in the first semifinal of Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 Powered by ChatGPT on Friday, with a place in the final at stake. While Goa have enjoyed a flawless league campaign to finish unbeaten at the top of the table, Delhi arrive on the back of a strong late-season surge that saw them clinch the final semifinal berth on the last day of league action.

The sides met just a week ago in the league phase, when Goa registered a commanding 12-3 victory. However, the semifinals will be contested under Butterfly UTT's knockout format, with the tie ending the moment a team reaches eight games, ensuring every individual game carries added significance.

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.

Dempo Goa Challengers' unbeaten run has been built on remarkable depth across the lineup. Alvaro Robles and Abhinandh PB finished first and second among the men's field for games won during the league stage, while reigning MVP Bernadette Szocs and teenager Syndrela Das both ranked among the top five women. Robles and Szocs also topped the men's and women's points-won charts respectively, underlining Goa's consistency on both sides of the draw.

Dabang Delhi TTC, meanwhile, have rediscovered their rhythm at the perfect time. Captain Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has led the resurgence with a series of influential performances, while Maria Xiao has quietly enjoyed a strong campaign, leading the women's field in service winners. Their mixed doubles partnership has repeatedly delivered in pressure moments and could once again prove decisive in a tie where every game matters.

The opening semifinal also pits Goa's all-round strength against Delhi's big-match experience. While Goa seek to cap their historic league campaign by reaching the final, Delhi will hope to overturn the result from their league meeting and continue a late-season revival that has already carried them from outside the playoff places into the last four.

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Schedule

July 24, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Semi-Final 1: Dempo Goa Challengers vs Dabang Delhi TTC

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Teams

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

Dabang Delhi TTC: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Divyanshi Bhowmick, Maria Xiao (Spain), Youssef Abdelaziz (Egypt), Raegan Albuquerque, Sutirtha Mukherjee