TTCLM Round 1: Night of future table tennis stars

Truls MOREGARD (16-year-old) from Eslovs and Saarbrucken`s Darko JORGIC (20) and Cristian PLETEA (18) have contributed to their clubs` victories

 

Concluding day of the 2018/19 TTCLM Round 1 was marked by three rising table tennis stars 16-year old Truls MOREGARD from Eslovs and Darko JORGIC (20) and Cristian PLETEA (18) from Saarbrucken. The 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships runner-up MOREGARD has recorded two wins against G. V. Hennebont while 2017 STAG U21 ECH silver medalist JORGIC and 2017 European Youth Championships runner-up Cristian PLETEA both won their matches against Angers.

 

Eslovs Ai Bordtennis 2016 TTCLM runner-up beat Hennebont 3:1 at home. MOREGARD won both his encounters in straight games. First he overcame FAN Sheng Peng in the opener then he upset England`s Liam PITCHFORD who recently beat World and Olympic champion MA Long.

 

Other Group D clash has belonged to four-time TTCLM champion Fakel Gazprom Orenburg. Russian club beat new participant in the best 16 European clubs Post SV Mühlhausen 3:0. Two newcomers in the Orenburg`s side Marcos FREITAS and YAN An have been extended to full distance by Daniel HABESOHN and 2018 ITTF ECH runner-up Ovidiu IONESCU respectively. Actual world no. 5 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV secured third point for his team as he beat his compatriot Steffen MENGEL in straight games.

 

Orenburg`s biggest rival in Russia UMMC had successful start in the Group B. Tatiana KUTERGINA`s side prevailed against 2017 ETTU Cup winner Stella Sport La Romagne 3:0. Host team presented its new line-up FANG Bo Jonathan GROTH and Andrej GACINA (unique player from last season). GROTH`s win against CHEN Tianyuan was crucial moment for the final outcome.

 

The 26-year-old Patrick FRANZISKA was the most experienced Saarbrucken`s player against Angers. German beat Jens LUNDQVIST in the straight games while Darko JORGIC (20) and Cristian PLETEA (18) have defeated Jon PERSSON and Andréa LANDRIEU respectively.

 

TTCLM Round 1

 

Group B

 

UMMC – Stella Sport La Romagne 3:0

 

FANG Bo -Daniel GORAK 3:1 (11:7 11:6 8:11 13:11)

Jonathan GROTH – CHEN Tianyuan 3:1 (12:10 11:9 9:11 13:11)

Andrej GACINA – Brice OLLIVIER 3:0 (11:5 11:5 11:5)

 

Group C

 

Saarbrucken – Vaillante Sports Angers 3:0

 

Patrick FRANZISKA – Jens LUNDQVIST 3:0 (11:5 11:9 11:6)

Darko JORGIC – Jon PERSSON 3:2 (11:8 2:11 5:11 11:8 11:7)

Cristian PLETEA – Andréa LANDRIEU 3:2 (6:11 11:9 11:7 4:11 11:9)

 

Group D

 

Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – Post SV Mühlhausen 3:0

 

Marcos FREITAS – Daniel HABESOHN 3:2 (11:6 9:11 11:4 4:11 11:3)

YAN An – Ovidiu IONESCU 3:2 (15:13 8:11 11:5 8:11 11:7)

Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Steffen MENGEL 3:1 (10:12 11:3 13:11 11:6)

 

Eslovs Ai Bordtennis – G. V. Hennebont 3:1

 

Truls MOREGARDH – FAN Sheng Peng 3:0 (11:5 11:9 11:9)

Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS – Liam PITCHFORD 0:3 (3:11 9:11 7:11)

Robert SVENSSON – Cedric NUYTINCK 3:2 (15:17 5:11 13:11 11:8 11:3)

Truls MOREGARDH – Liam PITCHFORD 3:0 (11:7 11:7 11:9)

 

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