Bergneustadt win in Dortmund – Duda delivers twice

To round off Matchday 6 of the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL), TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt earned a vital victory in the fight for the play-off places. After a 3–1 win away to Borussia Dortmund, Benedikt Duda’s team sit third in the table. For Dortmund, only Adam Szudi tasted success on Sunday evening.

As the world No. 8, different standards apply — and Duda knows it. “People expect me to take two points often, and I’m happy I was able to deliver again,” he told Dyn after the win. He had sealed the team’s success with his second straight-games 3–0 of the day against Dortmund’s Cédric Nuytinck, having already beaten Alberto Mino earlier.

Szudi’s consolation point for BVB

In addition to Duda’s two points, Leo de Nodrest got Bergneustadt rolling — also without dropping a game. Nuytinck, forced to play at No. 1 in the absence of Dortmund’s top players Anders Lind and Kristian Karlsson, struggled to shoulder the load on the night.

Dortmund’s lone point came after the interval through Adam Szudi. In a hard-fought match featuring game scores of 14–12 and 19–17, the Hungarian claimed his first TTBL win of the season with a 3–1 over Adrien Rassenfosse. “Szudi was simply the bolder player in the decisive moments and deserved the win,” Duda said, analysing Dortmund’s only success.

Bergneustadt solid in the play-off race

After the surprise 2–3 defeat at Zugbrücke Grenzau, Schwalbe are back on track. Six matchdays in, the club sit third and are firmly on play-off course. Despite many good performances, Dortmund — now 4–8 — have to cast an eye down the table.

Matchday 6 at a glance

Borussia Dortmund – TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt 1–3
Cedric Nuytinck – Leo de Nodrest 0–3 (6:11, 7:11, 8:11)
Alberto Mino – Benedikt Duda 0–3 (4:11, 10:12, 10:12)
Adam Szudi – Adrien Rassenfosse 3–1 (5:11, 14:12, 19:17, 11:8)
Cedric Nuytinck – Benedikt Duda 0–3 (6:11, 7:11, 7:11)

TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell – ASC Grünwettersbach 3–2
Jonathan Groth – Tobias Hippler 3–1 (11:7, 11:7, 11:13, 11:9)
Fanbo Meng – Hiroto Shinozuka 1–3 (8:11, 10:12, 11:8, 8:11)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov – Damian Floro 3–0 (11:5, 11:9, 11:3)
Jonathan Groth – Hiroto Shinozuka 2–3 (13:11, 7:11, 13:11, 7:11, 8:11)
Ovtcharov/Meng – Hippler/Floro 3–0 (11:9, 12:10, 11:5)

TSV Bad Königshofen – SV Werder Bremen 0–3
Bastian Steger – Marcelo Aguirre 2–3 (11:7, 11:3, 8:11, 9:11, 10:12)
Daniel Habesohn – Kirill Gerassimenko 2–3 (7:11, 11:13, 11:9, 11:9, 10:12)
Andre Bertelsmeier – Mattias Falck 0–3 (10:12, 6:11, 7:11)

1. FC Saarbrücken-TT – Post SV Mühlhausen 3–0
Eduard Ionescu – Ivo Quett 3–0 (11:3, 11:7, 11:6)
Darko Jorgic – Ovidiu Ionescu 3–2 (12:10, 7:11, 11:8, 11:13, 11:7)
Patrick Franziska – Erik Schreyer 3–0 (11:3, 11:6, 11:4)

TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen – TTC OE Clarity-Telefonie Systeme Bad Homburg 3–0
Iulian Chirita – Ivor Ban 3–2 (5:11, 11:6, 11:13, 11:6, 11:4)
Andreas Levenko – Juan Perez 3–0 (11:9, 11:5, 11:8)
Tiago Abiodun – Csaba Andras 3–1 (11:9, 10:12, 12:10, 11:6)

TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau – Borussia Düsseldorf 1–3
Maciej Kubik – Li Yongyin 3–2 (7:11, 9:11, 11:9, 13:11, 11:8)
Samuel Walker – Kanak Jha 1–3 (6:11, 11:9, 9:11, 10:12)
Martin Allegro – Anton Källberg 0–3 (2:11, 7:11, 5:11)
Maciej Kubik – Kanak Jha 2–3 (12:10, 10:12, 8:11, 12:10, 8:11)

All matches are live on Dyn.

Header image: Benedikt Duda of TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt (Photo: Sven Kubeile)