In the Round of 16 of the Europe Cup Men, ASC Grünwettersbach and Postsportverein Mühlhausen 1951 e.V. justified their opening-leg victories and sealed their places in the next stage.
ASC Grünwettersbach overcame SPG Felbermayr Wels in four matches—one fewer than the five required in Austria. Andreas LEVENKO, who had secured both points in the first leg, was absent this time, making the task slightly easier for Leo DE NODREST, Guilherme TEODORO, and Ricardo WALTHER. TEODORO was the only player from the German club to suffer defeat, losing to Felix WETZEL.
“We’re happy to reach the quarterfinals of the Europe Cup by winning both matches. The team did a great job, and we hope to keep this momentum going in the next round!” said Leo DE NODREST.
Similarly, Postsportverein Mühlhausen 1951 e.V. overcame LILLE MÉTROPOLE T.T. After dropping one point in the opening leg, the German club dominated at home, preventing the French side from winning a single match. Ovidiu IONESCU faced some pressure against Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA, but Steffen MENGEL and Daniel HABESOHN secured straight-game victories over Romain BRARD and Vincent RASSELET to complete the sweep.
“We already had a victory from the first leg, and Lille was not here with their strongest lineup. So, we expected to win the match today. Now, we are looking forward to the quarterfinals, and we will do our best to win that as well,” said Daniel HABESOHN.
Round of 16
ASC Grünwettersbach – SPG Felbermayr Wels 3-1
- Leo DE NODREST – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9)
- Guilherme TEODORO – Felix WETZEL 2-3 (11-9, 11-8, 5-11,9-11, 5-6)
- Ricardo WALTHER – Tomas MARTINKO 3-0 (11-5, 14-12, 11-6)
- Leo DE NODREST – Felix WETZEL 3-1 (11-9, 12-10,7-11, 11-6)
Opening leg
SPG Felbermayr Wels – ASC Grünwettersbach 2-3
- Andreas LEVENKO – Leo DE NODREST 3-1 (11-2, 11-2, 7-11, 12-10)
- Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK – Ricardo WALTHER 0-3 (6-11, 6-11, 3-11)
- Felix WETZEL – Guilherme TEODORO 0-3 (6-11, 3-11, 6-11)
- Andreas LEVENKO – Ricardo WALTHER 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 12-10)
- Ping Cheng CHANG – Leo DE NODREST 2-3 (7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 4-6)
Postsportverein Mühlhausen 1951 e.V. -LILLE METROPOLE T.T 3-0
- Ovidiu IONESCU – Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA 3-2 (11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12, 6-0)
- Steffen MENGEL – Romain BRARD 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-3)
- Daniel HABESOHN – Vincent RASSELET 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 12-10)
Opening leg
LILLE METROPOLE T.T – Postsportverein Mühlhausen 1951 e.V. 1-3
- Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA – Irvin BERTRAND 1-3 (5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12)
- Romain BRARD – Ovidiu IONESCU 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5)
- Amir Hossein HODAEI – Daniel HABESOHN 1-3 (6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11)
- Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA – Ovidiu IONESCU 1-3 (11-7, 3-11, 4-11, 9-11)
