In the Round of 16 of the Europe Cup Men, Czech club SKK EL NINO PRAHA overcame Roskilde Bordtennis in Denmark.
All three players from the Czech club posted victories. Tomas KONECNY defeated Jens LUNDQVIST, who also lost to Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA. David REITSPIES beat Dominykas SAMUOLIS, while Tobias RASMUSSEN secured one point for Roskilde in his duel against PRYSHCHEPA.
“We had a good start; it was important that I won against LUNDQUIST. Unfortunately, Ievgen then lost a close match. David, playing in the third position, performed excellently and won easily.
In the last match, Ievgen was down 2–0, but he found a strategy against their number one and won in the fifth set. We’re happy with the result, but we still have a tough match ahead in Prague, said KONECNY.
The return leg is scheduled for 14th February.
Roskilde Bordtennis – SF SKK EL NINO PRAHA 1-3
- Jens LUNDQVIST – Tomas KONECNY 1-3 (11-6, 6- 11, 5-11, 7-11)
- Tobias RASMUSSEN – Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 13-11)
- Dominykas SAMUOLIS – David REITSPIES 0-3 (4-11, 2-11, 5-11)
- Jens LUNDQVIST – Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA 2-3 (11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 3-6)
