Bergneustadt takes the break as third

Slowly the thoughts are allowed to TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt Focus more on the play-offs, the first half of the season of the table tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) Benedikt Duda and Co. finally finished third in the table. In the last game of the first half of the season against TTC drawbridge Grenzau Bergneustadt did not show any nakedness and celebrated the eighth win of the season with 3: 0, which means that the team is now four points ahead of fifth place with 16: 6 points. “I think we can be very satisfied with the first half of the season,” said Bergneustadts Stefan Fegerl afterwards. “Now we’re going to have a nice Christmas, have a good start into the New Year – and then keep going on the gas so that we can hopefully continue like this.”

Fegerl himself had to fend off the greatest resistance on Sunday. Despite a 2-0 lead, the Austrian went into the decisive set against Ioannis Sgouropoulos, but retained the upper hand there to 3: 2 (11: 6, 11: 9, 10:12, 7:11, 11: 8). “That was the crux of the game,” said Grenzau’s coach Colin Heow, whose team is still in last place in the table without a win. “Then it was very difficult for us with the 2-0 deficit.” Benedikt Duda had decided the opening individual with 3-0 (11: 2, 11: 8, 11: 2) against Robin Devos, also in favor of Bergneustadt. In third place, Alvaro Robles got the third point with a 3: 1 (11: 7, 12:10, 9:11, 11: 4) against Cristian Pletea.

Saarbrücken missed the top four at halftime

The surprise of the matchday succeeded TSV Bad Königshofenwho won the first time against the 1. FC Saarbrücken TT import. Thanks to the 3-1 success, which was also the fourth win in a row, the Lower Franconians improved their points account to 12:10 and are only two points behind a play-off place. “That was a great first round,” said Bad Königshofens Bastian Steger. “We had speculated on a small chance and that Saarbrücken would be a little tired after the Champions League. Now we’re in a good position in the table and can celebrate Christmas in peace. ”Saarbrücken has as many points as Bad Königshofen and just missed a place in the play-offs at half-time with fifth place.

Steger pushed the door wide open for TSV: Against Shang Kun, who was surprisingly in second position, the 39-year-old initially had some problems, but bit into the match and finally won 3: 1 (5:11, 11: 1, 11: 4, 11: 9). Instead of the hoped-for break, Saarbrücken was 0: 1 behind. From a TSV point of view, Steger’s first win was gold-plated by Filip Zeljko. The Croatian teammate Kilian Ort said in an interview with the Bavarian Table Tennis Association over the course of the week that the Croatian had made “a big step forward”. And Zeljko proved this claim with his break at 3-0 (11: 7, 14:12, 11: 4) against Tomas Polansky, which made TSV go into the break with 2-0. Patrick Franziska then brought Saarbrücken back on track with his 3: 1 (4:11, 11: 6, 11: 5, 13:11) against Ort. The top singles were then a clear thing, Steger beat Polansky 3-0 (11: 5, 11: 3, 11: 9). “It’s good that we have a little break now,” said FCS coach Wang Zhi, whose team lost 3-1 in the Champions League final against Borussia Düsseldorf on Friday evening. “After the past few weeks we are a little tired. Nevertheless we gave everything today. ”

Mühlhausen beats Bremen in doubles

The most dramatic game of the day happened between SV Werder Bremen and the Post SV Mühlhausen, with the better end for the guests from Thuringia: Thanks to the 3: 2 success, Mühlhausen goes into the Christmas break with a positive point account, namely 10: 8. In the new year, Erik Schreyer’s team has two catch-up games to play, through which Post SV Mühlhausen can improve further. “It was very close today, both of them deserved victory. That was table tennis at the highest level, ”said Mühlhausen’s Ovidiu Ionescu about the game in Bremen. The Hanseatic League, on the other hand, slipped to ninth place with 10:12 points due to the sixth defeat of the season and should have a hard time reaching a play-off spot in the second half of the season. “Congratulations to Mühlhausen, they played very well,” said Werder top player Mattias Falck. “We are of course sad, especially since the defeats only occurred in the fifth set. But also have to acknowledge that they did well today. ”

The victory for Post SV was ensured in doubles by Ovidiu Ionescu and Lubomir Jancarik, who won 3: 2 (9:11, 11: 7, 5:11, 11: 7, 11: 8) against Marcelo Aguirre and Hunor Szöcs. Even with Mühlhausen’s two points in the individual, it went into the decision set. Daniel Habesohn fought his way back after a 2-0 set deficit against Hunor Szöcs and prevented the break with his 3: 2 (7:11, 6:11, 11: 8, 11: 3, 11: 7). And in third position, Steffen Mengel got 3: 2 (11: 6, 9:11, 11: 8, 9:11, 11: 6) against Kirill Gerassimenko. Bremen’s top players, however, could not be beaten: Falck beat Ionescu 3: 1 (8:11, 11: 3, 19:17, 13:11) and Habesohn also 3: 1 (11: 8, 12:10, 7: 11, 11: 6).

Fifth win of the season: Grünwettersbach wins against Bad Homburg

He is back on the road to success ASV Grünwettersbach, who after five defeats in a row a 3-0 against the TTC OE Bad Homburg import. With 10:12 points the Baden made the connection to the upper half of the table. “I’m happy that I won my individual. But our success as a team was even more important, ”said Tobias Rasmussen about Grünwettersbach’s fifth win of the season. “We had a bit of strife in the past games and are now relieved that we managed to win again.”

Before that, Rasmussen had provided the decisive point for his team, against Rares Sipos the 24-year-old scored 3: 2 (11: 6, 14:16, 11: 6, 5:11, 11: 6) and thus his second win of the season. The successes of his teammates were clear at the beginning. As expected, Wang Xi had little trouble with Nils Hohmeier in the opening individual and improved his first round record to 11: 5 with the 3-0 (11: 9, 11: 9, 11: 4). Then Dang Qiu ran hot after losing the first set against Lev Katsman and celebrated an ultimately sovereign 3: 1 (8:11, 11: 8, 11: 6, 11: 4) success. “Our boys were a bit tired, but we still had one or the other chance,” said Bad Homburg’s coach Tobias Beck, whose team is eleventh with 2:20 points. “There were a few short sentences. But in the end Grünwettersbach deserved to win. We will now recharge our batteries in order to be well prepared for the important tasks in the second half of the season. ”

The 11th matchday at a glance

SV Werder Bremen – Post SV Mühlhausen 2: 3
Mattias Falck – Ovidiu Ionescu 3: 1 (8:11, 11: 3, 19:17, 13:11)
Hunor Szöcs – Daniel Habesohn 2: 3 (11: 7, 11: 6, 8:11, 3:11, 7:11)
Kirill Gerassimenko – Steffen Mengel 2:3 (6:11, 11:9, 8:11, 11:9, 6:11)
Mattias Falck – Daniel Habesohn 3: 1 (11: 8, 12:10, 7:11, 11: 6)
Marcelo Aguirre / Hunor Szöcs – Ovidiu Ionescu / Lubomir Jancarik 2: 3 (11: 9, 7:11, 11: 5, 7:11, 8:11)

TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell – TTC Neu-Ulm 1: 3
Ruwen Filus – Emmanuel Lebesson 0: 3 (8:11, 10:12, 8:11)
Aruna paintings – Tiago Apolonia 3: 2 (11: 8, 7:11, 11: 2, 9:11, 11: 8)
Fan Bo Meng – Vladimir Sidorenko 0:3 (8:11, 9:11, 4:11)
Ruwen Filus – Tiago Apolonia 2:3 (11:9, 9:11, 5:11, 11:9, 5:11)

TSV Bad Königshofen – 1. FC Saarbrücken TT 3: 1
Bastian Steger – Shang Kun 3: 1 (5:11, 11: 1, 11: 4, 11: 9)
Filip Zeljko – Tomas Polansky 3:0 (11:7, 14:12, 11:4)
Kilian Ort – Patrick Franziska 1: 3 (11: 4, 6:11, 5:11, 11:13)
Bastian Steger – Tomas Polansky 3:0 (11:5, 11:3, 11:9)

ASV Grünwettersbach – TTC OE Bad Homburg 3:0
Wang Xi – Nils Hohmeier 3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 9, 11: 4)
Dang Qiu – Lev Katsman 3: 1 (8:11, 11: 8, 11: 6, 11: 4)
Tobias Rasmussen – Rares Sipos 3: 2 (11: 6, 14:16, 11: 6, 5:11, 11: 6)

TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt – TTC drawbridge Grenzau 3: 0
Benedikt Duda – Robin Devos 3: 0 (11: 2, 11: 8, 11: 2)
Stefan Fegerl – Ioannis Sgouropoulos 3: 2 (11: 6, 11: 9, 10:12, 7:11, 11: 8)
Alvaro Robles – Cristian Pletea 3: 1 (11: 7, 12:10, 9:11, 11: 4)

Monday, December 21, 7 p.m.
Borussia Düsseldorf – TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen

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