The philanthropic arm of Dream Sports, Dream Sports Foundation (DSF) has developed an exclusive agreement with Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) to promote grassroots sports development.
As the Youth Development partner, DSF will establish the inaugural Dream UTT Juniors, a U-15 Table Tennis event designed to equip young talent with professional league experience.
The first Dream UTT Juniors will take place alongside the sixth edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis League in Ahmedabad from May 29 to June 8, 2025, and will be broadcast live on FanCode.
Harsh Jain, CEO & Co-founder, Dream Sports, said, “At Dream Sports, we are driven by our vision to ‘Make Sports Better’. Thanks to Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj, Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has played a pivotal role in nurturing India’s table tennis talent to compete & win at the global stage. But there remains a pressing need to support grassroots talent, and our partnership to create Dream UTT Juniors is a big step toward bridging this gap. Through our Dream Sports Foundation, we aim to empower the next generation of athletes to make India proud in the 2030 Youth Olympics and thereafter at the 2036 Olympics.”
Vita Dani, Co-promoter, Ultimate Table Tennis, said, “Dream UTT Juniors is a natural extension of our shared vision with Dream Sports Foundation — to strengthen the foundation of sport in India and empower young athletes. By giving budding table tennis talent early exposure to the world-class UTT ecosystem, we’re not just launching a tournament — we’re creating a pathway for the next generation of Indian stars to emerge.”
As part of the Dream UTT Juniors, the top eight boys and eight girls from the recently concluded Dream Sports Championship Table Tennis 2025, an inaugural U-15 tournament organised by DSF in collaboration with the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), were drafted into UTT’s eight franchises. They will get the rare chance to experience the intensity and standards of India’s top table tennis competition, increasing their development.
The news follows the recent success of DSF’s U-15 table tennis event, which received widespread appreciation for its excellent standard of competition and professionally managed setup, qualities that are uncommon at the junior level in India.
UTT has enhanced the sport since its beginning in 2017, showcasing top international and domestic players. The competition has played an important part in the gradual progression of table tennis talent in India, offering a platform for new players to compete and improve in a professional setting.
The partnership between DSF and UTT will be critical to the overall expansion of Indian table tennis, creating a clear route for athlete success by fostering the sport and offering a systematic roadmap for player development.
