The 2017/18 TTCLM final Fakel Gazprom – Borussia Dusseldorf (13-18 May)
The 2017/18 Table Tennis Champions League Men final between reigning champion Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (no. 1 seed) and actual runner-up Borussia Dusseldorf (no. 2) will take place on May 13th in Germany and May 18th in Russia. These two teams already met three times in the ultimate chapter as Russian side leads 2:1 thanks to last year`s victory. Some other TTCLM final figures you can see here:
61 final since the founding of Europe Club of Champions (1960)
48 lowest ranked player (Stefan FEGERL) of all 6 starters at the ITTF WR
42 years Vladimir SAMSONOV is the oldest 2017/18 finalist
20 final just in TTCLM era
19 titles won by German clubs the most successful country
16 finals Borussia Dusseldorf record holder
12 titles Vladimir SAMSONOV is the most decorated player
10 titles Borussia Dusseldorf is the most decorated club ever
10 wins (0 defeats) Jun MIZUTANI`s score the best one in 2017/18 TTCLM
5 titles Timo BOLL (Borussia) and Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Orenburg) each
4 titles Fakel Gazprom in total and in last seven years
3 times Orenburg and Borussia have met in the finals (German side leads 2:1)
2 ITTF WR actual spot of Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the best of all TTCLM finalists
1 ITTF WR recently occupied by Timo BOLL and Dimitrij OVTCHAROV
