There were exciting duels and surprising victories at the table tennis district cup in Elsfleth. Outsiders triumphed, favorites stumbled – and the winning teams qualified for the district competition.
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Elsfleth – Outsider successes, favorites’ victories and lots of close games: the final day of the adults in the table tennis district cup exceeded expectations in Elsfleth. In three finals, the winner prevailed 4:3: TTG Lemwerder/Warfleth defeated Oldenbroker TV in the district league, AT Rodenkirchen III defeated TV Esenshamm in the district league, and TTG Jade II defeated Lemwerder/Warfleth III.
The winning teams qualify for the district competition. The teams in which only one team in the Wesermarsch district is represented also play there: four teams from Elsflether TB (men’s A, B, women’s A and girls 15) as well as TTV Brake (women’s B) and TV Esenshamm (women’s C).
Men’s C (district class): TTG Lemwerder/Warfleth – Oldenbroker TV 4:3. In the previous two rounds, Oldenbroker TV had eliminated two teams from the 2nd district class, AT Rodenkirchen and TTC Waddens, from the 1st district class. In the final, the OTV found its champion: the leader of the 2nd district class. TTG Lemwerder/Warfleth took a 3-0 lead. Oldenbroker Michael Krüger lost the deciding set 9:11 against Thang Vinh Tran. In the last individual, Krüger lost twice with 10:12 against the strongest player of the season, Maximilian Mellenthin (17:1). Mareike Schneider, who is moving to the women’s association league leaders Werder Bremen in the second half of the season, won her last individual for Oldenbroker TV.
TTG L/W: Matthias Tischler (1), Maximilian Mellenthin (2), Thang Vinh Tran (1), Mellenthin/Tischler; OTV: Eike Vedde (1), Mareike Schneider (1), Michael Krüger, Vedde/Krüger (1).
Men D (district league): TV Esenshamm – AT Rodenkirchen III 3:4. Pure excitement and a big surprise: Esenshamm is sixth in the district league, the ATR is at the bottom. TVE won three of the five five-set games and was ahead 2-0.
But it wasn’t enough. After being 1:2 down, Rodenkirchen’s Jonas-Daniel Brendler/David Zivku won the deciding set 14:12. Zivku also overturned a 0-2 set deficit in singles.
TVE: Jörn Wührmann (1), Uwe Hiller (1), Lars Vink (1), Hiller/Vink; ATR III: David Zivku (1), Jonas-Daniel Brendler, Phil Helmers (2), Brendler/Zivku (1).
Men’s E1 (1st district class): SG TTC Kleinensiel/SV Nordenham – TTV Brake IV 4:1. Both teams played with substitutes. Nevertheless, the result is a surprise. The seventh in the table ultimately clearly asserted itself against the second in the table.
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TTG Lemwerder/Warfleth won the cup in Elsfleth.
SG TTC/SVN: Christoph Carstens (2), Dennis Hollmann (1), Daniel Wooge (1), Carstens/Hollmann; TV IV: Markus Rittmann, Axel Büsing, Andre Hell, Rittmann/Hell (1).
Herren E2 (2nd Kreisklasse): TTV Brake VI – TTV Brake V 0:4. In the club duel, the undefeated leaders left nothing to be desired in 90 minutes.
TTV VI: Jan Erik Plachetka, Peter Korsak, Timo Acker, Korsak/Plachetka; TTV V: Thomas Meyer (1), Jörg Kayser (1), Frank Köhler (1), Kayser/Köhler (1).
Men E3 (3rd district class): TTG Jade II – TTG Lemwerder/Warfleth III 4:3. Jade took a 3-1 lead. But things got exciting again. Lemwerder’s Björn Röfer turned around a 0-2 deficit in his singles. But Thomke Bolles scored the decisive point for Jade against the undefeated leaders.
TTG II: Manfred Renken (1), Thomke Bolles (2), Hans Mester, Renken/Bolles (1); TTG L / W II: Björn Röfer (1), Dennis Dieckmann (1), Sven Anderson (1), Dieckmann/Röfer.
Youth 19: AT Rodenkirchen – Elsflether TB 1:4. In the duel between the district league teams, the second-placed team from Elsfleth lived up to its role as favorite.
ATR: Phil Helmers (1), Luca Vetter, Levin Hofschild, Helmers/Hofschild; ETB: Daniel Schildt (2), Mattes Wiegmann, Michael Weil (1), Schildt/Weil (1).
Youth 15, TTV Brake – Elsflether TB 2:4. In the duel between the second-placed team in the district league and the third-placed team, the Brakers initially made up for a 0-2 deficit. But after the equalizer, the ETB was back in control.
TTV: Maximilian Breßler, Mika Leske, Haydar Shnawa (1), Lieske/Shnawa (1); ETB: Jakob Mahlke (2), Elias Ribel (2), Lennox Büsing, Mahlke/Lukas Lange.
At the final day of the table tennis district cup in Elsfleth, the winners prevailed in eight classes. The final between TTG Jade and AT Rodenkirchen IV was particularly exciting, in which TTG Jade turned a 1:3 deficit into a 4:3 victory, with the penultimate singles in the fifth set bringing the decision. The other finals were largely dominated by the favorites, such as the clear success of the Elsflether TB, a narrow victory for the Elsflether against Lemwerder after a dramatic five-set game as well as clear successes in the women’s and junior classes.
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The following teams from the Wesermarsch district are taking part in the district table tennis competition: Elsflether TB (men’s district league), TTC Waddens (men’s district league), Elsflether TB II (1st district class), TTV Brake, AT Rodenkirchen and Oldenbroker TV (2nd district class). Players from SV Nordenham were also represented at the district championships. The participation of these teams results from the current league affiliations and the performances shown at the district championships according to the articles mentioned.
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Surprising cup successes are very important for the clubs and players involved, as they not only lead to significant financial profit – for example, reaching the semi-finals can mean millions in bonuses and significant income from ticket sales and advertising for third division clubs. Such successes increase the reputation and awareness of the clubs as well as the motivation of the players, such as outsiders Phoenix Lübeck or Arminia Bielefeld, who experience the status of “David against Goliath” through unexpected cup victories and ignite internal and regional euphoria. In addition, cup triumphs can enable a starting place in international competitions and contribute to the sporting advancement or sustainable development of the clubs.
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