Manush Shah’s decisive singles clinches U Mumba’s spot in UTT final

4 min readJul 25, 2026 11:10 PM IST Manush Shah, ranked 40th in singles, employed his pedigree and years on the circuit to dismantle Ankur 11-7, 11-5. (UTT Photo)Manush Shah has been flying the Indian flag high in doubles, rising to an unprecedented world number 2 along with Manav Thakkar recently. On Saturday, though, he came up clutch with his singles game to eke out the tie-winning points for U Mumba against a spirited Ankur Bhattacharjee and HVR Kolkata Thunder Blades. Manush, who had set it up by winning his mixed doubles rubber prior to that, hence powered the Mumbai-based franchise into the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) season 7 final. They will defend their title against the unbeaten Dempo Goa Challengers on Sunday. Ankur, dubbed the ‘Conor McGregor of Indian TT’ by commentator Adam