Champions League Men | 23 May 2016

Eslovs targets second trophy in six days

XU, SVENSSON and OVERSJO won Swedish Super League 6th consecutive time, but now they are focused on the returning leg of the 2015/16 TTCLM against Pontoise (live on laola1.tv, Sunday, 17:00)

 

Eslovs AI Bordtennis confirmed its class in the national league of Sweden, winning it 6th time in a row and 11th in total. XU Hui, Robert SVENSSON and Mattias OVERSJO beat Halmstad 4:1 in the third final match to secure the crown, as XU again contributed with two points, against Harald ANDERSSON and Mattias KARLSSON.

 

Actual ETTU Cup winner has a nice chance to take its very first double crown, bearing in mind returning final leg of 2015/16 TTCLM next Sunday (May 29th, 17:00, live on laola1.tv). Eslovs travels to Paris with 3:1 (9:5) advantage from the first match against Pontoise, held on Swedish soil, in front of 1,000 people. They won 11 out of last 12 national championships (2005-09, 2011-16).

 

Eslovs – Halmstad 4:1

XU Hui – Harald ANDERSSON 3:1 (11:7, 11:5, 10:12, 11:4), Mattias OVERSJO – Mattias KARLSSON 2:3 (8:11, 11:7, 8:11, 11:2, 9:11), Robert SVENSSON – Fabian AKERSTROM 3:1 (9:11, 11:5, 11:9, 11:4), XU Hui – Mattias KARLSSON 3:1 (11:2, 11:3, 3:11, 11:5), Mattias OVERSJO – Fabian AKERSTROM 3:0 (11:4, 11:3, 11:7).