European Table Tennis Championships: European Championship surprise Duda loses the table tennis final
After initially surprising victories, the German Benedikt Duda lost the final of the European Table Tennis Championships. The 30-year-old Bundesliga professional from TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt lost to Frenchman Alexis Lebrun in 0:4 sets. “I’m very proud of myself. I would have liked to go one step further. But Alexis was too strong for that,” said […]
Annett Kaufmann at the European Table Tennis Championships: A star since the Olympics – Sport
German table tennis has never had someone like Annett Kaufmann. In its history it has produced heroes such as Jörg Roßkopf, Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov and heroines such as Olga Nemes, Nicole Struse and Nina Mittelham. But when Kaufmann, 18, came on as a short-term substitute at the Olympics in August, showed sensationally energetic […]