Triple 6-0 score for UMMC in group stage

December 25, 2019
3:46 pm
Champions League Men

2019/20 TTCLM group stage Review

The 2019/20 Table Tennis Champions League Men players with the best group stage win-loss records are two members of TTSC UMMC Jonathan GROTH and Alexander SHIBAEV. They won all six their encounters in Group B where their team also finished with six consecutive wins.

Players with the best individual scores so far are following (at least four games played): Jonathan GROTH (UMMC) 6-0 (18-4) Alexander SHIBAEV (UMMC) 6-0 (18-4) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Orenburg) 4-0 (12-0) Darko JORGIC (Saarbrucken) 4-0 (12-2) Kristian KARLSSON (Borussia) 4-0 (12-3) Panagiotis GIONIS (Bogoria) 7-1 (22-10) Andrej GACINA (UMMC) 6-1 (20-4) Marcos FREITAS (Orenburg) 6-1 (20-8) Pavel SIRUCEK (Bogoria) 5-1 (16-3) Tomas POLANSKY (Saarbrucken) 5-1 (16-4) Vladimir SAMSONOV (Orenbrug) 4-1 (14-4) Cedric NUYTINCK (Hennebont) 4-1 (14-5) Quentin ROBINOT (Hennebont) 4-1 (12-6) Timo BOLL (Borussia) 3-1 (10-3) Anton KALLBERG (Borussia) 5-2 (18-8) SHANG Kun (Saarbrucken) 4-2 (14-6)… There are three more unbeaten players with only three encounters in group stage: Patrick FRANZISKA (Saarbrucken) 3-0 (9-2) Omar ASSAR (Borussia) 3-0 (9-1) Ricardo WALTHER (Borussia) 3-0 (9-1).

Four teams enter knockout stage unbeaten: reigning TTCLM champion and five-time winner Fakel Gazprom Orenburg 6-0 (18-2) record holder and 11-time champion Borussia Dusseldorf 6-0 (18-3) current runner-up TTSC UMMC 6-0 (18-3) and 2012 finalist FC Saarbrucken 6-0 (18-4). Other 2019/20 quarter-finalists have the following win-loss records: KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki 4-2 (16-6) Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 3-3 (13-10) GV Hennebont 3-3 (12-11) Post SV Muhlhausen 3-3 (10-11).

The 2019/20 TTCLM quarter-finals will see the next four matchups: GV Hennebont TT (FRA) – Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (RUS) Post SV Muhlhausen 1951 e.V. (GER) – FC Saarbrucken TT (GER) K.S. Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (POL) – TTSC UMMC (RUS) Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 (DEN) – Borussia Dusseldorf (GER). Second placed clubs in group stage will play first leg on home soil scheduled for mid-January.

SPO Rouen crowned French champions for the first time in history

SPO Rouen captured the first French Pro A Men title in club history after edging GV Hennebont 3-2 in a dramatic final played in front of a packed Kindarena on...

BTDK named Sports Association of the Year 2026 in Denmark

Table Tennis Denmark has been named Sports Association of the Year 2026 in Denmark. The award was presented during the General Assembly of the Danish Sports Confederation and the Danish...

Felix WETZEL inspires dramatic comeback as Wels defend Austrian title

Felbermayr Wels successfully defended the Austrian Men’s Bundesliga title after an extraordinary final thriller in Wiener Neustadt, overturning a 0-2 deficit against regular season winners Panaceo Stockerau to secure the...

Olympiacos extend dynasty while Panathinaikos women end 52-year wait for Greek title

Olympiacos SFP in the men’s division and Panathinaikos AO in the women’s division were crowned Greek champions for the 2025/26 season after confirming their dominance in the A1 National League...