Grünwettersbach: And suddenly play-offs?
ASV Grünwettersbach keeps its chance for a play-off participation in the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL). On the 19th matchday, the Karlsruhe team defeated 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT 3:0 in their own hall. The Saarlanders, for their part, still have the best chances of a place among the top four despite the defeat.
ASV Grünwettersbach impressively demonstrates how close the middle of the TTBL table currently is. Recently, the Baden-Württemberger looked rather worried in the lower regions of the table, now theoretically even a place in the play-offs is possible. Thanks to the 3-0 win against 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT, ASV is currently four points behind fourth place with three matches still to play.
Against the shorthanded Saarbrücken team, the preliminary decision was made in the second singles match of the afternoon between Deni Kozul and Takuya Jin. Kozul, who is still winless in eleven singles matches this season, defeated his opponent in five hard-fought sets. Defensive strategist Xi Wang had given the hosts the lead earlier thanks to an unchallenged 3:0 (11:7, 11:3, 11:4) win over Olav Kosolosky. For the young Belgian, registered in the 2nd team of Saarbrücken, it was his first match in this TTBL season. The victory for ASV Grünwettersbach was finally bagged by Ricardo Walther. Against Tomas Polansky, the 31-year-old was convincing without losing a set.
Comments on the match
Deni Kozul, ASV Grünwettersbach: "Ricardo and Wang Xi did their job really well today. I am also very satisfied with my game. I'm glad that I could help the team and end my negative streak. It was a tough match."
Wang Zhi, coach 1st FC Saarbrücken-TT: "Besides Patrick Franziska and Cedrick Nuytinck, we are now also missing Darko Jorgic due to an injury. Then, of course, it will be difficult for us against Grünwettersbach. But we are still in front."
Top match in Bad Königshofen
On the 20th matchday of the TTBL, ASV Grünwettersbach will take on TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell on Sunday, March 19. On the same day, 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT will host TSV Bad Königshofen. You can watch all TTBL matches live on the Spontent channels on Twitch.
The 19th matchday in the overview
ASV Grünwettersbach – 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT 3:0
Xi Wang - Olav Kosolosky 3:0 (11:7, 11:4, 11:3)
Deni Kozul – Takuya Jin 3:2 (11:8, 11:9, 9:11, 9:11, 11:9)
Ricardo Walther – Tomas Polansky 3:0 (11:6, 11:9, 11:6)
1. FSV Mainz 05 – TSV Bad Königshofen 3:1
Yuto Muramatsu - Martin Allegro 3:0 (13:11, 11:7, 11:6)
Luka Mladenovic – Bastian Steger 1:3 (11:5, 5:11, 0:11, 5:11)
Andrei Putuntica – Filip Zeljko 3:2 (7:11, 7:11, 13:11, 12:10, 11:8)
Yuto Muramatsu – Bastian Steger 3:0 (11:3, 11:5, 11:4)
TTC Neu-Ulm – TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen 0:3
Maksim Grebnev – Alvaro Robles 0:3 (8:11, 6:11, 6:11)
Vladimir Sidorenko – Can Akkuzu 0:3 (8:11, 7:11, 4:11)
Lev Katsman – Samuel Kulczycki 2:3 (11:9, 11:5, 2:11, 11:13, 7:11)
Post SV Mühlhausen – Borussia Düsseldorf 3:0
Daniel Habesohn – Kay Stumper 3:0 (11:7, 11:0, 11:0)
Irvin Bertrand – Anton Källberg 3:2 (10:12, 11:6, 11:9, 4:11, 11:3)
Steffen Mengel – Timo Boll 3:0 (11:4, 11:8, 11:5)
SV Werder Bremen – TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt 1:3
Mattias Falck – Omar Assar 3:0 (11:7, 11:6, 11:3)
Cristian Pletea – Benedikt Duda 1:3 (2:11, 11:5, 8:11, 9:11)
Kirill Gerassimenko – Romain Ruiz 1:3 (11:3, 10:12, 9:11, 8:11)
Mattias Falck – Benedikt Duda 1:3 (11:13, 6:11, 11:8, 5:11)
TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell - TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau 1:3
Ruwen Filus – Patrick Baum 3:1 (7:11, 11:9, 11:4, 11:7)
Fanbo Meng – Yi-Hsin Feng 1:3 (5:11, 6:11, 11:6, 3:11)
Chun Ting Wong – Maciej Kubik 2:3 (7:11, 11:8, 8:11, 11:7, 6:11)
Ruwen Filus – Yi-Hsin Feng 2:3 (5:11, 11:8, 11:7, 9:11, 7:11)