Borussia over against mission impossible

It’s strange to see great Borussia Düsseldorf in a losing streak, so main question that is appearing now is: how the team will react in upcoming games. After 3:1 away loss in 1st semi final leg of Men’s European Champions League at Chartres, Düsseldorf’s ,

It’s strange to see great Borussia Düsseldorf in a losing streak, so main question that is appearing now is: how the team will react in upcoming games. After 3:1 away loss in 1st semi final leg of Men’s European Champions League at Chartres, Düsseldorf’s Lions were beaten by Ochsenhausen 3:2 in German Bundesliga, playing without Timo BOLL.

Now these two clubs are sharing top spot with 9-3 (31-18) score. Borussia was focused on all four possible titles this season and after two finished competition it already reached one title (national cup, totally its 60th trophy). The chances in Bundesliga are always high, but that is not case with Men’s ECL expecting semi final rematch on March 22nd.

Singaporean GAO Ning pushed Borussia in very hard situation, beating Patrick BAUM and Timo BOLL (twice 3:0), so manager of Düsseldorf’s side Andreas PREUSS ties to sounds realistic: “We are practically eliminated. I give us maybe 5 % of chance. With a 5:11 set ratio, Borussia needs in the return leg actually a 3:0 victory to reach the final. I do not see that at the moment. We had some problems with extremely high humidity and totally contrary conditions, but that can not be an excuse”.

After clash at Chartres the team traveled to Biberach where lost by Ochsenhausen 3:2. Patrick BAUM took two points, defeating Kirill SKACHKOV 3:1 and RYU Seung Min 3:2, whilst young Ricardo WALTHER lost two and Christian SUSS one match (from Liam PTCHFORD 3:0). The club invites by its website all its fans to support Timo BOLL & Company in decisive moments of the season.

Next game to be held on March 17th, against TTC Frickenhausen which arives with Japanese champion Koki NIWA, Slovakian defender with Chinese roots YANG Wang and newly-crowned individual champion of Germany, Steffen MENGEL who beat Timo BOLL in seven games of the final.

Photo: Andreas PREUSS (Photo Roscher)

Related News

ETTU Champions League Women: Draw Sets Stage 2 Groups

The ETTU Champions League Women has reached Stage 2, following the opening phase tournament in Novi Sad. Today, the draw for Stage 2 was held in Luxembourg. In Serbia, four...

Read more

Reigning champions 1. FC Saarbrücken TT to face Dojlidy Białystok in Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the ETTU Champions League was held today in Luxembourg. The top eight clubs, who were exempt from the Group Stage, joined the...

Read more

ETTU President MOURA at the European Universities TT Championships

The 13th European Universities Table Tennis Championship, staged from 11 to 16 September 2025 at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ), welcomed ETTU President Pedro MOURA, who was present at...

Read more

Finlandia Open: Registrations are open

The 34th edition of the Finlandia Open is scheduled to take place from December 4th to December 7th 2025 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja. This competition is officially...

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions