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 16, 2026: Regional pride and crucial league points will both be on the line when reigning champions U Mumba TT take on PBG Pune Jaguars in the Maharashtra Derby on Matchday 8 of Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 Powered by ChatGPT on Thursday.

With Pune sixth and U Mumba seventh in the standings, Thursday's derby also presents both teams with a timely opportunity to reignite their campaigns and gain crucial ground in the race for the playoffs.

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.

U Mumba will be eager to kickstart their title defence after a challenging opening week despite several encouraging individual performances. Captain Manush Shah has continued to lead from the front, while Welsh teenager Anna Hursey has emerged as one of the breakout stars of the competition, registering victories over Indian internationals Syndrela Das and Manika Batra. France's Lilian Bardet has also impressed in patches, leaving the reigning champions searching for the complete team performance that could jolt their season into life.

Pune, meanwhile, arrive with momentum after securing their first win of the season behind standout displays from Snehit SFR and French Olympian Prithika Pavade. Snehit remains unbeaten in his singles appearances this season, while Pavade announced herself with a memorable comeback victory over two-time Butterfly UTT MVP Yangzi Liu. The Jaguars will also count on Indian international Diya Chitale, who became the most valued Indian player at the auction two seasons in a row.

A potential meeting between Manush and Snehit would pit two of India's leading men's singles players against each other, while foreign stars Hursey and Pavade have both enjoyed outstanding starts to the campaign and could produce one of the women's matches of the week. Omar Assar against Lilian Bardet promises another high-quality international contest, while the mixed doubles could once again prove pivotal in the derby.

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Schedule

July 16, 2026 | 7:30 PM | U Mumba TT vs PBG Pune Jaguars

Butterfly UTT Season 7 Teams

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

PBG Pune Jaguars: Diya Chitale, Prithika Pavade (France), Snehit SFR, Omar Assar (Egypt), Anirban Ghosh, Sayanika Maji