Walter Wels` astonishing victory

August 21, 2015
6:37 pm
Champions League Men

Austrian club beat away reigning TTCLM champion Orenburg 3:1 in the opening round of TTCLM

One of the most astonishing victories in the recent history of TTCLM has happened today in the Russian city of Orenburg where the 2013/14 champion of Austrian league beat actual TTCLM winner in the Round 1 of Group A: Fakel Gazproma – SPG Walter Wels 1:3. It doesn’t happen too often that two world`s Top 8 players lost all their matches in the same round but this time it was case with Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Vladimir SAMSONOV.

Serbian Zsolt PETO announced big victory for his side beating world`s no 5 and current individual European champion OVTCHAROV in four games. German was two points up in the middle of the fourth set but guest managed to provide very important point to Walter Wels.

After surprising victory against Dima OVTCHAROV in the Round of 32 of the recent China Open Yuya OSHIMA continued his winning streak against Orenburg`s players. Today he defeated both SAMSONOV (in five games) and OVTCAROV (in straight sets) showing that Walter Wels could be one of the biggest challengers in the 2015/16 TTCLM.

Fedor KUZMIN brought unique point for the host side in front of about 900 spectators.

TTCLM Round 1 Group A

Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – SPG Walter Wels 1:3

Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Zsolt PETO 1:3 (8:11 11:8 4:11 8:11)

Vladimir SAMSONOV – Yuya OSHIMA 2:3 (10:12 11:8 11:6 6:11 4:11)

Fedor KUZMIN – Mihai BOBOCICA 3:0 (11:8 11:6 14:12)

Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Yuya OSHIMA 0:3 (8:11 9:11 9:11)

European Team Championships – Day 5: Portugal and Slovenia Advance After Intense Knockout Duels

The knockout stage of the European Team Championships in Zadar brought a day full of drama, long battles, and emotional moments. Several underdogs who had caused upsets in the group...

Day 5 at the European Team Championships: Battles for the Quarter-Finals

On the fifth day of play at the European Team Championships in Zadar, the top 16 teams battled for a place in the quarter-finals. Poland – Austria 3–2 Poland advanced...

France, Slovenia, Austria and Czechia Secure Final Stage Spots at the European Championships in Porto

Both the Men’s and Women’s Events were marked by surprises in the group stage, but several of the teams that arrived in Zadar as favourites managed to recover after early...

ETTU Congress 2025: A Year of Progress and Growth

The 2025 ETTU Congress was held on Wednesday, 15 October, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Zadar, Croatia. The Congress followed the formal agenda, which included the President’s Welcome and...