Photo by: Let’s go Metz/N. MARTINO
Germany’s ttc berlin eastside clinched the Champions League Women title for the sixth time in club history. After their 2021 triumph, they returned to the top despite a narrow defeat in the return leg of the final. French side METZ TT, who finished as runners-up in 2023, repeated that success this season.
Following a dominant 3-1 victory in the opening leg in Berlin, ttc berlin eastside secured the overall victory after winning two of the first three matches in the return leg in Metz. Mariia TAILAKOVA gave the hosts early hope with a straight-games win over Sabina ŠURJAN, but Xiaona SHAN responded with a commanding 3-0 win over Adina DIACONU to restore Berlin’s lead. In a thrilling five-game encounter, Mia GRIESEL edged out Charlotte LUTZ 6-4 in the decisive game to seal the title for the German side.
Although TAILAKOVA later leveled the score with a walkover win against SHAN, and Sarah DE NUTTE defeated Josephina NEUMANN by a single point in the final game, the aggregate victory was already out of reach for the French team.
Second Leg Result:
METZ TT – ttc berlin eastside 3-2
- Mariia TAILAKOVA – Sabina ŠURJAN 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-9)
- Adina DIACONU – Xiaona SHAN 0-3 (7-11, 5-11, 5-11)
- Charlotte LUTZ – Mia GRIESEL 2-3 (11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 4-6)
- Mariia TAILAKOVA – Xiaona SHAN 3-0 (w.o.)
- Sarah DE NUTTE – Josephina NEUMANN 3-2 (9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6, 6-5)
Opening Leg Result:
ttc berlin eastside – METZ TT 3-1
- Sabina ŠURJAN – Charlotte LUTZ 3-2 (11-4, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 6-3)
- Xiaona SHAN – Adina DIACONU 1-3 (8-11, 10-12, 12-10, 8-11)
- Mia GRIESEL – Mariia TAILAKOVA 3-2 (3-11, 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 6-3)
- Sabina ŠURJAN – Adina DIACONU 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-7)
