German Table Tennis Players Advance at WTT Feeder Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf. The WTT Feeder Düsseldorf (March 2nd to 6th) at the German Table Tennis Center (DTTZ) saw three German players – Elisa Nguyen, Lorena Morsch and Tom Schweiger – successfully qualify for the main draw. The first main round, featuring a German duel between Franziska Schreiner and Josephina Neumann, along with second-round matches and the opening games in the doubles competitions, is scheduled for Wednesday. The semi-finals in the singles competitions and the finals in the three doubles competitions will seize place on Friday.

Schweiger Remains Undefeated in Qualification

Tom Schweiger maintained an undefeated record throughout both qualifying rounds. Following his initial victory over Colombian Arcila, the Bavarian secured his group win with a confident win against Croatian Hencl. He continued his strong performance in the final elimination round, defeating Jann Mari Nayre (Philippines) without dropping a set. “I’m in good shape and I’m playing well in the league. Of course, there can be a few unpleasant opponents in the main draw, but in theory, there should be something against everyone,” said Schweiger. His opponent in the round of 32 is Brazilian Guilherme Teodoro, who plays for ASC Grünwettersbach in the Bundesliga.

Nguyen Prevails in Crucial Moment

Elisa Nguyen needed a strong finish in the third preliminary round singles to qualify for the main draw as the winner of group four. “Yesterday it didn’t go so well, but today I’m happy with my performance.” In the main draw, the Baden-Württemberg player will face Enisa Sadikovic from Luxembourg.

Wang Eliminated, Morsch Advances

Lisa Wang was defeated 3-0 in a German duel against Vivien Scholz (Luxembourg), resulting in her elimination and Scholz taking second place in the group. The Luxembourger had previously defeated Nguyen and too held a 2-1 record. Jamal Oudriss was also eliminated after two defeats on the first day of the tournament.

Lorena Morsch, the German U19 champion, won her third preliminary round game against English player Jasmine Wong after a win and a defeat the previous day, advancing to the main draw as the second-placed player in her group, where she will face English wildcard holder Mari Baldwin. “I’m quite happy with my two wins from the preliminary round. I just desire to play as well as I can in the main draw.”

Tuesday’s Results for German Players

• Women’s singles, group 1: Lorena Morsch – Jasmin Wong ENG 3:0 (5,4,9) – Morsch advanced as the second-placed player in the group.
• Women’s singles, group 4: Elisa Nguyen – Lisa Wang 3:0 (6,2,10) – Nguyen advanced as the group winner, Wang finished third.
• Men’s singles, group 10: Tom Schweiger – Ivan Hencl CRO 3:0 (7,5,6) – Schweiger won the group.
• Men’s singles, elimination round of the 16 group winners: Tom Schweiger – Jann Mari Nayre PHI 3:0 (6,6,6) – Schweiger advanced.

German Matches in the Main Draw on Wednesday

• Mixed, round of 16: Wim Verdonschot/Josephina Neumann – Hayato Miki/Manami Imaeda JPN 10 a.m., table 1
• Mixed, round of 16: Ricardo Walther/Ying Han – Connor Green/Tin Tin Ho ENG 10 a.m., table 3
• Mixed, round of 16: Dimitrij Ovtcharov/Annett Kaufmann – Maciej Kubik/Natalia Bajor POL 10:35 a.m., table 1
• Mixed, round of 16: Nandan Naresh USA/Sophia Klee – Borgar Haug NOR/Anna Hursey WAL 10:35 a.m., table 2
• Women’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Koharu Itagaki – Shuohan Men NED 11:10 a.m., Table 4
• Women’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Lorena Morsch – Mari Baldwin ENG 11:10 a.m., table 6
• Women’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Sophia Klee – Manami Imaeda JPN 11:45 a.m., table 2
• Women’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Elisa Nguyen – Enisa Sadikovic LUX 11:45 a.m., table 5
• Women’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Franziska Schreiner – Josephina Neumann 11:45 a.m., table 6
• Men’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Lleyton Ullmann – Andrei Putuntica ROU 12:20 p.m., table 1
• Men’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Tom Schweiger – Guilherme Teodoro BRA 12:20 p.m., table 2
• Men’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Benno Oehme – Alberto Mino ECU 12:55 p.m., table 3
• Men’s singles, 1st round (best 48): Fanbo Meng – Panagiotis Gionis GRE 1:30 p.m., table 3
• Women’s doubles, round of 16: Koharu Itagaki/Lisa Wang – Anna Hursey WAL/Tin Tin Ho ENG 2:05 p.m., Tisch 1
• Women’s doubles, round of 16: Josephina Neumann/Lorena Morsch – Kotomi Omoda/Manami Imaeda JPN 2:05 p.m., table 3
• Women’s doubles, round of 16: Franziska Schreiner/Sophia Klee – Izabela Lupulesku/Sabine Surjan SRB 2:05 p.m., table 4
• Men’s doubles, round of 16: Tom Schweiger/Andre Bertelsmeier – Ivor Ban/Filip Zeljko CRO 4:30 p.m., table 2
• Men’s doubles, round of 16: Wim Verdonschot/Cedric Meisser – Guilherme Teodoro/Leonardo Ilzuka BRA 4:30pm, table 4
• Men’s doubles, round of 16: Fanbo Meng/Kay Stumper – Iskender Kharki/Irisbek Artukmetov KAZ 5:05 p.m., table 1

German Players Participating:

• Men’s singles: Wim Verdonschot, Ricardo Walther, Andre Bertelsmeier, Kay Stumper, Steffen Mengel, Cedric Meissner, Fanbo Meng, Kirill Fadeev, Benno Oehme, Lleyton Ullmann, Tom Schweiger, Jamal Oudriss
• Men’s doubles: Wim Verdonschot/Cedric Meissner, Andre Bertelsmeier/Tom Schweiger, Fanbo Meng/Kay Stumper, Lleyton Ullmann/Jamal Oudriss
• Women’s singles: Annett Kaufmann, Xiaona Shan, Franziska Schreiner, Sophia Klee, Josephina Neumann, Koharu Itagaki, Lorena Morsch, Lisa Wang, Elisa Nguyen
• Women’s doubles: Franziska Schreiner/Sophia Klee, Lorena Morsch/Josephina Neumann, Koharu Itagaki/Lisa Wang
• Mixed: Dimitrij Ovtcharov/Annett Kaufmann, Ricardo Walther/Ying Han, Wim Verdonschot/Josephina Neumann, Nandan Naresh USA/Sophia Klee