Ochsenhausen bids farewell to the winter break with a home win
It was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for the cup semifinal between TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen and TTC Neu-Ulm. However, the young guard of the TTC could only offer little resistance to the trio from Ochsenhausen.
In the opening singles between Simon Gauzy and Lev Katsman, the first three rounds were hard-fought. Gauzy finally won 3:1 against the 21-year-old left-hander Katsman (11:9, 8:11, 11:8, 11:5).
Can Akkazu ensured the 2:0 lead from the hosts' point of view with his victory against Maksim Grebnev, who could only secure the third set (13:11, 11:6, 6:11, 11:9).
Shunsuke Togami successful in first home match
After the break, it was Japan's Shunsuke Togami with his clear 3:0 win over Vladimir Sidorenko who secured Ochsenhausen's victory over TTC Neu-Ulm (11:7, 11:6, 11:9). After his first home match, Togami was visibly relieved: "I am happy and played very well today".
At the winter break, Ochsenhausen now sits in third place in the table. The team from Neu-Ulm, is in sixth place.
Neu-Ulm's head coach Dmitrij Mazunov, who was previously still in the service of the TTF, put the defeat into perspective: "We don't have the goal of reaching the play-offs or playing for the championship title. In the Bundesliga, we want to give the young players as much playing practice as possible."
Ochsenhausen's head coach Yong Fu was visibly pleased with the win, "I'm very happy today and happy for our guys, who played great today. Of course Neu-Ulm played with the three young players against us. Nevertheless, I am proud of our guys. Before Christmas, it is again a very important victory for us. We'll now take a week's break and then prepare for the cup game."
The 11th matchday in overview
TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen – TTC Neu-Ulm 3:0
Simon Gauzy – Lev Katsman 3:1 (11:9, 8:11, 11:8, 11:5)
Can Akkazu – Maksim Grebnev 3:1 (13:11, 11:6, 6:11, 11:9)
Shunsuke Togami – Vladimir Sidorenko 3:0 (11:7, 11:6, 11:9)
TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell – 1. FSV Mainz 05 3:2
Quadri Aruna – Luka Mladenovic 3:0 (12:10, 11:1, 11:6)
Fan Bo Meng – Yuto Muramatsu 1:3 (11:5, 10:12, 8:11, 5:11)
Alexandre Cassin – Andrei Putuntica 1:3 (7:11, 11:13, 12:10, 4:11)
Quadri Aruna – Yuto Muramatsu 3:2 (11:6, 8:11, 5:11, 11:7, 11:2)
Alexandre Cassin/Fan Bo Meng – Luka Mladenovic/Andrei Putuntica 3:1 (11:8, 11:9, 11:7)
Post SV Mühlhausen – TSV Bad Königshofen 2:3
Ovidiu Ionescu – Bastian Steger 0:3 (10:12, 6:11, 9:11)
Steffen Mengel – Yukiya Uda 3:2 (11:6, 11:6, 5:11, 9:11, 11:3)
Daniel Habesohn – Filip Zeljko 3:0 (13:11, 11:7, 11:6)
Ovidiu Ionescu – Yukiya Uda 2:3 (4:11, 11:9, 13:11, 8:11, 8:11)
Daniel Habesohn / Steffen Mengel - Bastian Steger / Filip Zeljko 2:3 (6:11, 8:11, 11:8, 11:7, 3:11)
SV Werder Bremen – TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau 3:2
Mattias Falck – Patrick Baum 0:3 (5:11, 4:11, 9:11)
Kirill Gerassimenko – Maciej Kubik 1:3 (11:9, 11:13, 9:11, 4:11)
Marcelo Aguirre – Samuel Walker 3:1 (11:3, 13:15, 11:6, 11:7)
Mattias Falck – Maciej Kubik 3:0 (11:7, 11:8, 11:7)
Kirill Gerassimenko/Cristian Pletea – Samuel Walker/Patrick Baum 3:2 (11:2, 11:1, 10:12, 7:11, 11:4)
1. FC Saarbrücken TT – ASV Grünwettersbach 3:1
Cedric Nuytinck – Ryota Shimmyo 3:1 (11:4, 11:7, 7:11, 11:9)
Darko Jorgic – Deni Kozul 3:1 (8:11, 11:4, 11:4, 11:7)
Tomas Polansky – Ricardo Walther 2:3 (7:11, 4:11, 11:8, 11:8, 7:11)
Cedric Nuytinck – Deni Kozul 3:0 (11:6, 11:9, 11:6)
Borussia Düsseldorf – TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt 3:1
Anton Källberg – Alberto Mino 3:0 (11:6, 13:11, 11:3)
Sharath Kamal Achanta – Omar Assar 2:3 (8:11, 11:7, 3:11, 11:2, 11:13)
Timo Boll – Romain Ruiz 3:0 (11:9, 11:8, 11:7)
Anton Källberg – Omar Assar 3:1 (6:11, 11:2, 11:6, 11:6)
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