Europe Top 16: Ovtcharov and Boll are heading for the next final duel

Montreux (SID) The table tennis world number one Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Hameln/Orenbrug) and record European champion Timo Boll (Düsseldorf) are looking forward to their next final duel with a top-class player at the Europe Top 16 in Montreux, Switzerland. After three final comparisons in the last six months, the two top stars are once again in the semi-finals of the 61.000 euro tournament as the last of six participants from the German Table Tennis Association (DTTB). Defending champion Ovtcharov will play against Danish European champion Jonathan Groth in his first tournament since jumping to the top of the world rankings on Sunday. Boll, third in the world rankings, has to deal with the Belarusian veteran Vladimir Samsonow in the second semi-final. On the first day of the tournament, the two DTTB aces showed good form. World Cup winner Ovtcharov, who can extend his top 16 record winning streak to four successes in the event of his fifth triumph in World Cup qualification, beat both the local wildcard starter Lionel Weber (4:0) and the Greek defensive artist Panagiotis Gionis (4th :1) through without any problem. Boll won against his Austrian clubmate Stefan Fegerl (4:0) and his national teammate Bastian Steger (4:1), who eliminated European champion Emmanuel Lebesson (France) 4:2 in the round of XNUMX. In addition to Steger, last year's third-place finisher Sabine Winter (Kolbermoor) was also eliminated in the quarterfinals (1:4 against title holder Li Jie/Niedrelande). One round earlier, Ruwen Filus (Fulda) and the Mixed World Championship bronze medalist Petrissa Solja failed in their second tournament after a break of several months due to “physical and mental exhaustion”.

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Europe Top 16: Ovtcharov and Boll are heading for the next final duel

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