German League 2017/2018

[JesperStef]

The German Bundesliga - 2017/2018 season preview! The league is about to commence!

2016-2017 Champions Borussia Dusseldorf - Photo via: Matthias Ernst

Teams (ranked after last seasons results):

Borussia Düsseldorf (1):
Timo Boll (GER, World Ranking #7)
Stefan Fegerl (AUT, #24)
Kristian Karlsson (SWE, #25)
Anton Källberg (SWE, #95)

TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell (2):
Ruwen Filus (GER, #23)
Jonathan Groth (DEN, #36)
Wang Xi (GER, #117)
Thomas Keinath (SVK, #191)

1. FC Saarbrücken TT (3):
Tiago Apolonia (POR, #32)
Bojan Tokic (SLO, #56)
Patrick Franziska (GER, #56)
Patrick Baum (GER, #82)

TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen (4):
Simon Gauzy (FRA, #14)
Hugo Calderano (BRA, #27)
Yuto Muramatsu (JPN, #30)
Jakub Dyjas (POL, #55)
Joao Geraldo (POR, #79)

TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt (5):
Achanta Sharath Kamal (IND, #46)
Benedikt Duda (GER, #52)
Steffen Mengel (GER, #65)
Alvaro Robles (ESP, #83)

ASV Grünwettersbach (6):
Ricardo Walther (GER, #41)
Masataka Morizono (JPN, #66)
Samuel Walker (ENG, #131)
Dang Qiu (GER, #214)
Jan Zibrat (SLO, #232)

Post SV Mühlhausen (7):
Ovidiu Ionescu (ROU, #62)
Daniel Habesohn (AUT, #91)
Lubomir Jancarik (CZE, #111)
Bohumil Vozicky (SVK)

SV Werder Bremen (8):
Bastian Steger (GER, #33)
Omar Assar (EGY, #39)
Hunor Szöcs (ROU, #64)
Florent Lambiet (BEL, #176)

TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau (9):
Kou Lei (UKR, #28)
Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ, #135)
Constantin Cioti (ROU)

TSV Bad Königshofen (promoted from 2nd league):
Mizuki Oikawa (JPN, #115)
Kilian Ort (GER, #163)
Darko Jorgic (SLO, #173)
Filip Zeljko (CRO)


Live streaming of all matches:
http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv

 

[PolishTT17]

I'll be in Bremen that weekend and have the game on my list! Really looking forward to seeing Könighofen and Omar Assar! In the bush radio, people say that Lambiet is doing really well in the training group from Werder Bremen!
But at the end, everybody knows who will win. But maybe the young generation in Ochsenhausen will earn some fruits. They played under their level last year what was really dissatisfying for the management and the players.
Let's see what will happen

 

[TTHopeful]

Ochsenhausen to win this year me thinks.....

 

[JesperStef]

Full results from Round 1 (19-20 August 2017):

Düsseldorf 3:1 Bergneustadt (Sat 19 August)
1) Timo Boll 3:0 Alvaro Robles (11:4, 11:6, 11:9)
2) Anton Källberg 3:1 Benedikt Duda (11:3, 3:11, 12:10, 11:3)
3) Kristian Karlsson 1:3 Peter Sereda (11:7, 9:11, 7:11, 9:11)
4) Timo Boll 3:0 Benedikt Duda (11:4, 11:8, 11:8)
Video: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4457

Ochsenhausen 2:3 Fulda-Maberzell
1) Hugo Calderano 3:1 Wang Xi (11:8, 3:11, 11:7, 11:6)
2) Jakub Dyjas 2:3 Ruwen Filus (6:11, 11:8, 12:10, 11:13, 5:11)
3) Yuto Muramatsu 1:3 Jonathan Groth (9:11, 11:5, 9:11, 4:11)
4) Hugo Calderano 3:2 Ruwen Filus (11:5, 11:5, 8:11, 5:11, 11:6)
5) Jakub Dyjas 1:3 Wang Xi (13:15, 9:11, 11:4, 13:15)
Video: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4462

Mühlhausen 3:0 Grenzau
1) Daniel Habesohn 3:1 Kirill Gerassimenko (7:11, 12:10, 11:7, 11:6)
2) Ovidiu Ionescu 3:0 Kou Lei (11:3, 11:4, 11:4)
3) Lubomir Jancarik 3:0 Constantin Cioti (11:5, 11:4, 11:8)
Video: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4467

Bremen 3:1 Königshofen
1) Bastian Steger 3:0 Kilian Ort (11:7, 13:11, 11:5)
2) Omar Assar 3:1 Mizuki Oikawa (11:8, 6:11, 11:9, 11:9)
3) Hunor Szocs 1:3 Darko Jorgic (8:11, 9:11, 11:8, 7:11)
4) Bastian Steger 3:0 Mizuki Oikawa (14:12, 11:7, 11:8)
Video: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4459

Saarbrücken 3:2 Grünwettersbach
1) Tiago Apolonia 3:0 Samuel Walker (12:10, 12:10, 11:5)
2) Patrick Franziska 3:1 Ricardo Walther (11:5, 11:7, 10:12, 11:9)
3) Patrick Baum 2:3 Dang Qiu (11:9, 9:11, 12:10, 8:11, 6:11)
4) Tiago Apolonia 1:3 Ricardo Walther (12:10, 10:12, 10:12, 4:11)
5) Patrick Franziska 3:1 Samuel Walker (8:11, 11:7, 11:7, 11:7)
Video: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4458

 

[JesperStef]

Results from Round 2 (1-3 September 2017):

Friday 19:30 (GMT +2):
Bergneustadt (0:1) 2:3 Mühlhausen (1:0)
1) Benedikt Duda 3:1 Daniel Habesohn (11:7, 12:10, 4:11, 11:7)
2) Steffen Mengel 0:3 Ovidiu Ionescu (4:11, 9:11, 3:11)
3) Alvaro Robles 3:0 Lubomir Jancarik (11:7, 11:7, 11:9)
4) Benedikt Duda 2:3 Ovidiu Ionescu (5:11, 11:4, 11:4, 11:13, 10:12)
5) Steffen Mengel 2:3 Daniel Habesohn (11:9, 7:11, 7:11, 11:9, 5:11)

Saturday 19:00 (GMT +2):
Fulda-Maberzell (1:0) (Wang Xi, Filus, Groth) vs Grünwettersbach (0:1) (Walther, Morizono, Walker)
Live stream: http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4502

Sunday 15:00 (GMT +2):
Ochsenhausen (0:1) (Gauzy, Calderano, Muramatsu, Dyjas) vs Düsseldorf (1:0) (Fegerl, Karlsson, Källberg, but no Boll in this match)

Königshofen (0:1) (Oikiwa, Ort, Jorgic) vs Saarbrücken (1:0) (Franziska, Apolonia, Baum)

Grenzau (0:1) (Kou, Gerassimenko, Cioti) vs Bremen (1:0) (Steger, Assar, Szocs)

 

[Garrison]

We have good field of players but so far it was always Düsseldorf in the end. On paper Ochsenhausen has a very strong team but I feel like Düsseldorf is going to do it again. Boll seems to be in very good physical condition. If he makes 2 points every game they are very very hard to beat.

I wish we had 1 or 2 more top 15 players in the league.

 

[TTHopeful]

The best league is back

 

[Suga D]

Grenzau vs Bremen
http://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/video/4515
1) Kou vs Assar
2) Cioti vs Steger
3) Gerassimenko vs Szöcs
4) Kou vs Steger
5) Cioti vs Steger

There must be a little mistake here.
Can't imagine that Cioti will face Steger twice in a match.

 

[Garrison]

Gauzy got completely rekt in 17 minutes by Karlsson

 

[JesperStef]

Full results from Round 2 (1-3 September 2017):

Bergneustadt (0:1) 2:3 Mühlhausen (1:0) (Fri 1 September)
1) Benedikt Duda 3:1 Daniel Habesohn (11:7, 12:10, 4:11, 11:7)
2) Steffen Mengel 0:3 Ovidiu Ionescu (4:11, 9:11, 3:11)
3) Alvaro Robles 3:0 Lubomir Jancarik (11:7, 11:7, 11:9)
4) Benedikt Duda 2:3 Ovidiu Ionescu (5:11, 11:4, 11:4, 11:13, 10:12)
5) Steffen Mengel 2:3 Daniel Habesohn (11:9, 7:11, 7:11, 11:9, 5:11)

Fulda-Maberzell (1:0) 3:2 Grünwettersbach (0:1) (Sat 2 September)
1) Wang Xi 3:0 Dang Qiu (11:6, 11:4, 13:11)
2) Ruwen Filus 0:3 Ricardo Walther (6:11, 5:11, 4:11)
3) Jonathan Groth 3:0 Samuel Walker (11:8, 11:7, 12:10)
4) Wang Xi 2:3 Ricardo Walther (4:11, 11:5, 11:9, 8:11, 10:12)
5) Ruwen Filus 3:1 Dang Qiu (16:14, 3:11, 11:7, 11:7)

Ochsenhausen (0:1) 0:3 Düsseldorf (1:0)
1) Hugo Calderano 0:3 Anton Källberg (11:13, 9:11, 9:11)
2) Simon Gauzy 0:3 Kristian Karlsson (6:11, 8:11, 2:11)
3) Joao Geraldo 1:3 Stefan Fegerl (11:9, 8:11, 7:11, 8:11)

Königshofen (0:1) 2:3 Saarbrücken (1:0)
1) Mizuki Oikiwa 3:0 Bojan Tokic (11:8, 11:3, 11:4)
2) Kilian Ort 1:3 Patrick Franziska (8:11, 8:11, 11:3, 8:11)
3) Darko Jorgic 1:3 Tomas Polansky (9:11, 11:4, 8:11, 7:11)
4) Mizuki Oikiwa 3:2 Patrick Franziska (5:11, 11:6, 9:11, 11:4, 11:5)
5) Kilian Ort 2:3 Bojan Tokic (11:3, 3:11, 6:11, 12:10, 8:11)

Grenzau (0:1) 1:3 Bremen (1:0)
1) Kou Lei 3:1 Omar Assar (5:11, 11:4, 15:13, 11:7)
2) Constantin Cioti 2:3 Bastian Steger (10:12, 7:11, 11:8, 11:7, 9:11)
3) Kirill Gerassimenko 0:3 Hunor Szöcs (11:13, 10:12, 8:11)
4) Kou Lei 2:3 Bastian Steger (12:10, 11:9, 9:11, 4;11, 1:11)

 

[TTHopeful]

Ricardo Walther beat Tiago Apolonia. What's happening to Tiago lately? Thanks for the results Jesper

 

[PolishTT17]

Oh man... My tt hopes from Ochsenhausen got destroyed yesterday Even without Timo they had no chance at all...

 

[yoass]

Oh man... My tt hopes from Ochsenhausen got destroyed yesterday Even without Timo they had no chance at all...

I've seen remarkable performances by Kristian Karlsson the last few weeks. Interesting to see how he'll develop!

 

[PolishTT17]

I've seen remarkable performances by Kristian Karlsson the last few weeks. Interesting to see how he'll develop!

I totally agree with the performance from Sunday, but if we look back to the previous game against Bergneustadt he lost against Peter Sereda who's normally not playing in the league of a Kristian Karlsson.. So the point with the improving in the last weeks I can't agree But I hope I'll be wrong because I bet on Team Sweden for the Euros

 

[TTLondon2012]

20,Aug 2017: Dusseldorf vs Bergenustadt

Match 1: Timo Boll vs Alvaro Robles

 

[Garrison]

Again Ochsenhausen starts with a loss... This is not looking good. Calderano has to deliver

 

[JesperStef]

Results from Round 3 (1 October 2017):

Düsseldorf 3:1 Fulda-Maberzell
1) Timo Boll 3:0 Ruwen Filus (11:7, 12:10, 11:4)
2) Kristian Karlsson 1:3 Wang Xi (10:12, 11:5, 6:11, 4:11)
3) Stefan Fegerl 3:2 Jonathan Groth (9:11, 11:5, 6:11, 11:5, 11:1)
4) Timo Boll 3:0 Wang Xi (12:10, 11:3, 11:4)

Mühlhausen 3:0 Ochsenhausen
1) Daniel Habesohn 3:1 Simon Gauzy (11:9, 12:10, 8:11, 11:9)
2) Ovidiu Ionescu 3:1 Hugo Calderano (11:6, 12:10, 4:11, 11:9)
3) Lubomir Jancarik 3:1 Yuto Muramatsu (11:8, 8:11, 14:12, 11:8)

Bremen 3:1 Bergneustadt
1) Bastian Steger 3:0 Steffen Mengel (12:10, 11:8, 11:6)
2) Hunor Szöcs 1:3 Benedikt Duda (7:11, 6:11, 11:8, 7:11)
3) Florent Lambiet 3:2 Alvaro Robles (5:11, 12:10, 3:11, 11:5, 11:6)
4) Bastian Steger 3:1 Benedikt Duda (11:7, 7:11, 11:8, 11:6

Saarbrücken 3:0 Grenzau
1) Tiago Apolonia 3:1 Constantin Cioti (13:11, 11:7, 7:11, 11:6)
2) Patrick Franziska 3:1 Kirill Gerassimenko (12:10, 4:11, 11:4, 12:10)
3) Bojan Tokic 3:0 Kou Lei (w.o.)

Grünwettersbach 3:1 Königshofen
1) Masataka Morizono 3:1 Darko Jorgic (11:4, 11:5, 8:11, 11:9)
2) Ricardo Walther 3:0 Mizuki Oikawa (11:6, 11:5, 11:6)
3) Dang Qiu 0:3 Kilian Ort (6:11, 6:11, 8:11)
4) Masataka Morizono 3:2 Mizuki Oikawa (9:11, 6:11, 11:9, 11:9, 11:6)

 

[pgpg]

Somewhat dumb question - why exactly League format is essentially 'Best of 5', so the first team to make 3 points wins? Would it be better for spectators to have longer team matches? Or is it a given that spectators (and thus ticket sales) do not really matter?

 

[Garrison]

Somewhat dumb question - why exactly League format is essentially 'Best of 5', so the first team to make 3 points wins? Would it be better for spectators to have longer team matches? Or is it a given that spectators (and thus ticket sales) do not really matter?

It used to be first to 6 points with 4 players until 08/09 and 2 matches being played simultaneously, but the DTTB chose to change it for whatever reason (spectators have been declining ever since that year...) In season 18/19 they will bring doubles back at least.

 

[TTLondon2012]

01,Oct 2017: Dusseldorf vs Fulda

Match 1: Timo Boll vs Ruwen Filus