Five times TT European Champions Legue winners Russia’s Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg progressed to the quarterfinal of the event. In the Group D played in Poland in Grodzisk Mazowiecki they remained unbeaten in three rounds. With one defeat TTC Neu-Ulm will join Russia’s club in the quarters.
SF SKK El Nino Praha failed to put the pressure on Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg in the last round. Alexander SHIBAEV was forced to go full distance against Jiri VRABLIK but SHIBAEV was much stronger at the end. Hugo CALDERANO and Marcos FREITAS recorded straight games wins against Jakub ZELINKA and Frantisek ONDERKA.
In the direct clash for the remaining place that leads to the quarterfinal hosts of the tournament KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki lost to TTC Neu-Ulm. Young stars Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS and Lev KATSMAN the players who will fight for the title at the GAZPROM European Under 21 Championships next week led German club into the victory. Both players overcame Panagiotis GIONIS whilst KATSMAN accounted for CHUANG Chih-Yuan as well.
Group D
Day 3
KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki – TTC Neu-Ulm 1:3
Chih-Yuan CHUANG – Lev KATSMAN 2:3 (13:11 6:11 8:11 11:8 4:6)
Panagiotis GIONIS – Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS 1:3 (11:6 15:17 11:13 5:11)
Marek BADOWSKI – Vladimir SIDORENKO 3:2 (11:6 13:15 8:11 11:6 6:4)
Panagiotis GIONIS – Lev KATSMAN 2:3 (9:11 12:10 6:11 11:6 2:6)
Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – SF SKK El Nino Praha 3:0
Alexander SHIBAEV – Jiri VRABLIK 3:2 (11:9 11:9 7:11 10:12 6:1)
Hugo CALDERANO – Jakub ZELINKA 3:0 (11:1 11:8 11:7)
Marcos FREITAS – Frantisek ONDERKA 3:0 (11:4 11:9 11:4)
Day 2
Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki 3:1
LIN Yun-Ju – CHUANG Chih-Yuan 2:3 (11:9 4:11 9:11 11:6 5:6)
Hugo CALDERANO – Marek BADOWSKI 3:0 (11:5 11:1 12:10)
Marcos FREITAS – Panagiotis GIONIS 3:2 (11:1 10:12 5:11 11:4 6:1)
Hugo CALDERANO – Chih-Yuan CHUANG 3:1 (10:12 11:5 11:4 11:8)
TTC Neu-Ulm – SF SKK El Nino Praha 3:1
Lev KATSMAN – Jakub ZELINKA 3:1 (11:3 8:11 11:7 11:8)
Vladimir SIDORENKO – Jiri VRABLIK 1:3 (11:9 9:11 7:11 7:11)
Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS – Frantisek ONDERKA 3:0 (11:7 11:6 11:3)
Lev KATSMAN – Jiri VRABLIK 3:1 (11:7 8:11 11:5 11:6)
Day 1
Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – TTC Neu-Ulm 3:2
LIN Yun Ju – Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS 2:3 (11:4 5:11 8:11 11:5 4:6)
Hugo CALDERANO – Lev KATSMAN 3:1 (9:11 11:2 11:9 11:5)
Marcos FREITAS – Vladimir SIDORENKO 3:0 (11:4 11:7 11:7)
LIN Yun Ju – Lev KATSMAN 2:3 (12:14 11:6 8:11 11:3 2:6)
Hugo CALDERANO – Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS 3:0 (11:2 20:18 11:7)
SF SKK El Nino Praha – KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki 1:3
Jiri VRABLIK – Chih-Yuan CHUANG 3:2 (11:6 10:12 6:11 11:5 6:2)
Frantisek ONDERKA – Panagiotis GIONIS 0:3 (9:11 5:11 6:11)
Jakub ZELINKA – Marek BADOWSKI 2:3 (9:11 4:11 11:9 11:7 2:6)
Jiri VRABLIK – Panagiotis GIONIS 2:3 (8:11 11:4 3:11 11:6 3:6)
