Hard-fought win of defending TTCLM champion

Fakel Gazproma Orenburg beat at home Vaillante Sports Angers 3:2 in the Round 3

 

Defending TTCLM champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg needed full five games to beat Vaillante Sports Angers in the opening match of Round 3. Actual individual European champion Dimitrij OVTCHAROV brought two points for the host side beating both Jens LUNDQVIST in the second encounter and Christophe LEGOUT in the decisive fifth one. Russian champion continues with 2-1 score in Group A while French club now has 1-2.

 

Two players who last more than two decades in European table tennis Vladimir SAMSONOV and Christophe LEGOUT met in the first game. Guest won opening set but Byelorussian responded by three games in a row. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV defeated Jens LUNDQVIST in four games to secure 2:0 lead for the triple TTCLM winner.

 

In the next two matches guests managed to level the score. First CHEN Jian overcame Alexey SMIRNOV in straight sets whilst LUNDQVIST prevailed against SAMSONOV in full five games. OVTCHAROV brought important victory for Orenburg having easy job against LEGOUT. German confirmed good form from the two recently held big events LIEBHERR ITTF European Championships and World Cup.

 

TTCLM Round 3 Group A

 

Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Vaillante Sports Angers TT 3:2

 

Vladimir SAMSONOV – Christophe LEGOUT 3:1 (8:11 11:5 11:9 11:9)

Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Jens LUNDQVIST 3:1 (12:10 11:7 10:12 11:6)

Alexey SMIRNOV – CHEN Jian 0:3 (6:11 9:11 5:11)

Vladimir SAMSONOV – Jens LUNDQVIST 2:3 (9:11 9:11 12:10 11:6 6:11)

Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Christophe LEGOUT 3:0 (11:5 12:10 11:7)

 

Related News

France Crowned European Team Champions for the First Time Since 1998

Newly crowned European Team Champion is France. In the final of the men’s event at the European Team Championships 2025 in Zadar, the Olympic bronze medallists overcame Romania 3–0 to...

Read more

Germany Crowned European Champions for the Tenth Time – Third Consecutive Title

The German women’s team are European champions for the tenth time overall and for the third time in a row since 2021. At the European Team Championships in Zadar, Croatia,...

Read more

France to Face Romania in the Men’s Final in Zadar

In the final of the European Team Championships 2025 in Zadar, France will meet Romania. For the first time in history, the Romanian men’s team have advanced to the final,...

Read more

Romania Set for Another European Final After Beating the Netherlands

The top seeds in the Women’s Event at the European Team Championships in Zadar, Romania, lived up to their status and booked their place in the final, where they will...

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions