Germany’s powerhouse team TTC Neu-Ulm narrowly avoided defeat in Poland tonight. In Group B of the Champions League Men TTC Neu-Ulm managed to overcome KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki after three and a half hours of play. They needed the full five matches and the decisive match concluded in the fifth game.
Milosz REDZIMSKI gave the hosts a dream start with a victory over Dimitrij OVTCHAROV. It took five games but he eventually won it by a narrow margin. Truls MOREGARD was also stretched to the full distance but he managed to level the match with a victory over Panagiotis GIONIS.
Truls MOREGARD recorded a second win against Milosz REDZIMSKI and in the decisive match OVTCHAROV was once again forced to go the full distance before sealing the victory after being tied at 2-2 and 4-4 in the fifth game.
In the previous rounds TTC Neu-Ulm triumphed over HB Ostrov z.s. twice and the Czech team also suffered at the hands of the players from KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki – TTC Neu-Ulm 2-3
Milosz REDZIMSKI – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 3-2 (4-11 11-7 11-7 6-11 6-5)
Panagiotis GIONIS – Truls MOREGARD 2-3 (11-7 11-7 11-13 9-11 3-6)
Takuya JIN – Quadri ARUNA 3-1 (12-10 11-4 8-11 11-8)
Milosz REDZIMSKI – Truls MOREGARD 0-3 (8-11 10-12 8-11)
Panagiotis GIONIS – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 2-3 (11-7 5-11 17-15 7-11 4-6)
