The Europe Cup Men semi-final line-up is now confirmed: Lille Metropole TT will face Real Club Cajasur Priego, while Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 will meet SF SKK El Nino Praha in the battle for a place in the final.
Despite a 2-3 defeat in the second leg, Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 secured their place in the Europe Cup Men semi-finals thanks to a convincing 3-0 victory in Denmark earlier this week.
The Danish side did enough over the two legs to progress, eliminating AS Pontoise Cergy TT after a tightly contested return match in France.
Pontoise opened strongly through Flavio MOURIER, but Roskilde quickly responded with solid performances from Jens LUNDQVIST and Tobias RASMUSSEN to take control of the tie overall.
Although the French side claimed the final two matches to win the return leg 3-2, Roskilde’s earlier 3-0 home success proved decisive.
AS Pontoise Cergy TT – Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 3-2
- Flavio MOURIER – Anders ERIKSSON 3-1 (9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2)
- Thomas LAROCHE – Jens LUNDQVIST 1-3 (11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 6-11)
- Rafael CABRERA – Tobias RASMUSSEN 0-3 (8-11, 5-11, 7-11)
- Flavio MOURIER – Jens LUNDQVIST 3-1 (10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8)
- Thomas LAROCHE – Dominykas SAMUOLIS 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 14-12)
Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 – AS Pontoise Cergy TT 3-0
- Jens LUNDQVIST – Rafael CABRERA 3-0 (12-10, 11-2, 11-4)
- Tobias RASMUSSEN – Alexandre CASSIN 3-2 (11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-13, 6-5)
- Anders ERIKSSON – Thomas LAROCHE 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5)
Lille Metropole TT seal semi-final berth with away victory
Lille Metropole TT confirmed their place in the Europe Cup Men semi-finals after recording victories in both legs of the quarterfinal tie against STK Vyhne.
In the return match, Lille secured a 3-1 away win to complete the job in convincing fashion.
The hosts opened strongly as Adam KLAJBER defeated Tom CLOSSET in straight games, giving STK Vyhne early momentum.
However, Romain BRARD quickly restored balance with a solid four-game victory over Filip SZYMANSKI. Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA then edged a dramatic five-game battle against Boguslaw KOSZYK, recovering from two games down to put Lille in front.
BRARD sealed the tie in dominant style, overcoming KLAJBER in straight games to secure the decisive third point and confirm Lille Metropole TT’s passage to the semi-finals.
STK Vyhne – Lille Metropole TT 1-3
- Adam KLAJBER – Tom CLOSSET 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6)
- Filip SZYMANSKI – Romain BRARD 1-3 (6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 5-11)
- Boguslaw KOSZYK – Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA 2-3 (11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 5-11, 2-6)
- Adam KLAJBER – Romain BRARD 0-3 (5-11, 8-11, 4-11)
Lille Metropole TT – STK Vyhne 3–0
- Romain BRARD – Boguslaw KOSZYK 3-1 (4-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4)
- Tom CLOSSET – Adam KLAJBER 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-5)
- Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA – Filip SZYMANSKI 3-2 (14-12, 11-13, 8-11, 11-3, 6-4)
