Chennai Lions
Indian professional table tennis franchise
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Chennai Lions was an Indian professional table tennis franchise team based in Chennai that played in the Ultimate Table Tennis. It was established in 2019 by film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush and entrepreneur Sameer Bharat Ram.[1][2] They were the reigning champions of the league after defeating Dabang Delhi TTC in 2019 UTT finals.[3][4]
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| Sport | Table tennis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Disbanded | 2026 |
| Last season | 2025 |
| League | Ultimate Table Tennis |
| Based in | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Owner | Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Sameer Bharat Ram[1] |
| Head coach | A. Muralidhara Rao Peter Engel[1] |
| Championships | 1 (2019) |
Players (2019)
| Indian head coach - A. Muralidhara Rao | ||
|---|---|---|
Foreign head coach -  Peter Engel | ||
| Player | Nat | Playing Hand |
| Sharath Kamal |  |
Right |
| Anirban Ghosh | |
Right |
| Madhurika Patkar | |
Right |
| Yashini Sivasankar | |
Right |
| Petrissa Solja | |
Left |
| Tiago Apolonia |  |
Right |
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (1): 2019