The second stage of the Champions League commences on Wednesday next week. Four groups will be hosted in Germany and in Russia.
Borussia Düsseldorf the most successful club in the history of Champions League Men winners of 12 titles will be the host of Group A in ARAG CenterCourt Düsseldorf. They will face no. two seeds in that Group Sporting Clube de Portugal. In addition from Stage 1 progressed Spanish CTT Borges and Austria’s SPG FELBERMAYR Wels.
The host in Group B is Russia’s TTSC UMMC. They were finalists in 2019. In the Group is French GV Hennebont TT whilst Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt from Austria booked their position through the Stage one as well as Italy’s Top Spin Messina Fontalba. Group B starts on Thursday.
Last year’s runners up 1. FC Saarbrücken TT e.V. will host Group C in Germany. Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 from Denmark is seeded at the position no. 2 whilst the Polish K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo and French AS Pontoise Cergy TT are already warmed up after September’s matches. AS Pontoise Cergy TT won the title in 2016.
In Group D Russia’s Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg five times winners are at the top of the group but the hosts are no. two seeds KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki. In Poland will also play Germany’s TTC Neu-Ulm and SF SKK El Nino Praha from Czech Republic. The matches in the last Groups commences on Friday.
