Historic win for Portugal table tennis

September 29, 2017
1:11 pm
Champions League Men

First match and first victory for any Portugal’s team in the TTCLM: Pontoise – Sporting 1:3

Sporting Clube de Portugal debuted in the Table Tennis Champions League Men in a superb style beating away two times TTCLM winner AS Pontoise Cergy 3:1. This match held Thursday night (Sep 28th) saw for the very first time any Portugal`s club in this prestigious competition.

Sporting upset 2014 and 2016 TTCLM champions thanks to Joao MONTEIRO who beat both Can AKKUZU and his teammate from Portugal`s National Team Marcos FREITAS while the third point came from Diogo CARVALHO against Niagol STOYANOV. African champion Aruna QUADRI lost to FREITAS in the opening encounter.

AS Pontoise Cergy – Sporting Clube de Portugal 1:3

Marcos FREITAS – Quadri ARUNA 3:0 (11:5 11:9 11:8)

Can AKKUZU – Joao MONTEIRO 2:3 (2:11 15:13 6:11 11:6 8:11)

Niagol STOYANOV – Diogo CARVALHO 2:3 (11:4 9:11 10:12 11:5 5:11)

Marcos FREITAS – Joao MONTEIRO 1:3 (5:11 9:11 11:9 12:14)

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