Orenburg Sarbrucken and Ochsenhausen have 3-0 score each. Ochsenhausen`s Simon GAUZY (5-0) leads in the individual scores
The 2017/18 Table Tennis Champions League Men continues this Wednesday November 22nd with Round 4 games. There are three clubs unbeaten so far: reigning champion and four times winner TTC Fakel Gazprom Orenburg 2009 runner-up TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen and 2012 semi-finalist Saarbrucken.
Ochsenhausen`s no. 1 Simon GAUZY actual World no.8 holds the best individual score after first three rounds. Frenchman won all his five encounters (5-0) followed by two Orenburg`s players Jun MIZUTANI (4-0) Vladimir SAMSONOV (3-0) and two members of Saarbrucken Tiago APOLONIA (3-0) and Patrick FRANZISKA (3-0).
Group A brings a do-or-die clash for double TTCLM winner AS Pontoise Cergy (actual score 1-2). Marcos FREITAS travels to his homeland Portugal to face TTCLM newcomer Sporting (2-1). Portugal`s side upset French club in the opening round 3:1 thanks to Joao MONTEIRO who provided two wins beating Can AKUZZU and Marcos FREITAS in the decider. In other Group A game Bogoria (0-3) hosts Orenburg (3-0). Defending champion is very close to its 8th consecutive quarter-final.
GROUP A (individual scores)
Fakel Gazprom: OVTCHAROV 2-1 MIZUTANI 4-0 SAMSONOV 3-0
Sporting: ARUNA 1-3 MONTEIRO 4-1 CARVALHO 2-1
AS Pontoise Cergy: FREITAS 2-2 AKKUZU 1-2 STOYANOV 1-2
Bogoria Grodzisk: YOSHIDA 0-1 SIRUCEK 0-4 GORAK 0-3 HAN 1-1
Group B leader Saarbrucken (3-0) opposes 2016 TTCLM runner-up Eslovs (0-3) in Sweden playing for its fourth consecutive win. Swedish team will fight for the very first victory in the ongoing season. Two former runner-ups Chartres (1-2) and UMMC (2-1) will meet in France in the possibly decisive clash for the second spot in this group. Russian side got big advantage in the opening round 3:0 (9:2) in case that both sides finished group stage with same score.
GROUP B (individual scores)
Saarbrucken: APOLONIA 3-0 FRANZISKA 3-0 TOKIC 2-1 BAUM 1-0
UMMC: GACINA 2-1 YOSHIMURA 2-0 SHIBAEV 2-3 VLASOV 1-1
Chartres: GARDOS 2-2 LORENTZ 0-3 A. ROBINOT 0-1 GERELL 1-2
Eslovs: SVENSSON 0-4 XU 3-2 MOREGARDH 1-2 KOSIBA 0-1
Ochsenhausen (3-0) is determined to stay unbeaten in Group C playing in Ostrava (1-2) while host side aims its second win. German club beat Czech Republic`s team 3:1 in the opening round of the 2017/18 season. Stela Sport La Romagne and SPG Walter Wels will meet in Austria after very tense and exciting clash in France two months ago. The 2016/17 ETTU Cup Men winner beat Austrians 3:2 in the Round 1 thanks to CHEN Tianyuan who secured two points for his side.
GROUP C (individual scores)
TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen: GAUZY 5-0 CALDERANO 2-0 GERALDO 1-1 DYJAS 0-1 MURAMATSU 1-0
Stella Sport La Romagne: SHIAHO 3-2 CHEN 3-1 CRISAN 0-2 OLLIVIER 0-1
Ostrava 2016: TREGLER 2-1 GIONIS 1-3 KARAKASEVIC 2-2
SPG Walter Wels: PETO 0-4 CHO 2-3 DEVOS 1-2
Group D is unique one without undefeated teams. TTCLM record holders with ten titles Borussia Dusseldorf is fully motivated to beat Hennebont in France being upset by the same opponent in the Round 1 at home. French club won that clash 3:2 in spite of facing Timo BOLL in his best shape. One more unexpected result was seen in the Round 1 when Roskilde defeated away Dekorglass Dzialdowo 3:2 hence Polish side will seek revenge this time.
GROUP D (individual scores)
Borussia: BOLL 3-1 FEGERL 0-3 KARLSSON 3-2 KALLBERG 2-1
Hennebont: Q. ROBINOT 2-2 PITCHFORD 4-1 NUYTINCK 2-2
Dekorglass Dzialdowo: MATSUDAIRA 2-0 VRABLIK 2-2 WANG 1-4 WONG 2-2
Roskilde: ZHAI 2-3 MAZE 1-4 TROMER 1-2
2017/18 TTCLM Round 4
GROUP A
Sporting Clube De Portugal – AS Pontoise Cergy (Nov 23 20:00 CET)
K.S. Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki – TTC Fakel Gazprom (Nov 24 18:30 CET)
GROUP B
Chartres ASTT -TTSC UMMC (Nov 24 19:00 CET)
Eslovs Ai Bordtennis – FC Saarbrücken Tischtennis (Nov 24 19:30 CET)
GROUP C
TTC Ostrava 2016 – TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen (Nov 22 18:00 CET)
SPG Walter Wels – Stella Sport La Romagne (Nov 23 19:00 CET)
GROUP D
Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 – K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo (Nov 22 19:00 CET)
G.V. Hennebont T.T. – Borussia Düsseldorf (Nov 24 20:00 CET)
