In the last match of the Champions League Men Group C Poland’s KS DEKORGLASS DZIAŁDOWO secured victory against French GV HENNEBONT TT on their home soil. Earlier SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt had concluded the group phase unbeaten securing their spot in the Final Four.
Tonight Jonathan GROTH showed superb form by earning two points. He defeated Andrei MALTIZOV and Alexander GILLEN without any trouble. Konishi KAII also faced no difficulties against Alexander GILLEN. Vladimir SIDORENKO was the sole player to score for the French side overcoming Patryk LEWANDOWSKI.
Austria’s SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt ascended from Stage One recording three wins out of three matches. Equally impressive they remained unbeaten in Stage Two.
“We are very happy that we made it to the Final 4. Throughout the group stage individuals stood out in matches – myself in Hennebont Jin UEDA and Frane KOJIC in the victory against Dzialdovo at home. I am happy with my performance in the last match in the Group in Poland. I am very proud of defeating such a player as Zhou Yu. It’s my biggest victory in the Champions League so far and I’m very happy to have been able to help the team achieve such a historic result. Special praise to Jin UEDA who improved with each match throughout the Champions League. He started slowly considering he hadn’t had ‘matches under his belt ‘ but when it mattered most he stepped up. Frane KOJIC played very well defeating Yoshiya KAI at home. He is also my motivator pushing me to work and progress lately. I also want to thank my coach Martin DOPPLER for his exceptional support and belief in me. I also want to thank the president of Wiener Neustadt for giving me the opportunity to play for the team despite being young and inexperienced ” said Ivor BAN.
There is no doubt about the mountains of tasks laying ahead for the club.
“Let’s continue to the Final 4 and give our all to win a few more individual matches regardless of the fact that the other three teams are much stronger than us. We won’t give up just like we didn’t against Dzialdowo.”
KS DEKORGLASS DZIAŁDOWO – GV HENNEBONT TT 3-1
Jonathan GROTH – Andrei MALTIZOV 3-0 (11-6 11-3 11-3)
Konishi KAII – Alexander GILLEN 3-0 (11-6 11-6 11-4)
Patryk LEWANDOWSKI – Vladimir SIDORENKO 0-3 (7-11 7-11 6-11)
Jonathan GROTH – Alexander GILLEN 3-0 (11-3 11-4 12-10)
