(By Butterfly Americas)
Relive the semifinal action from WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026, where Germany’s Patrick Franziska gave the home crowd another reason to cheer with a 4 – 2 victory over Japan’s Shunsuke Togami.
Franziska twice took the lead, winning the first and third games 11 – 7 and 11 – 6. Togami answered both times, taking the second game 11 – 8 and the fourth 11 – 5 to level the match at 2 – 2. Franziska pulled ahead with an 11 – 7 win in the fifth and edged the sixth 11 – 9 to book his place in the men’s singles final against Tomokazu Harimoto.
Watch Patrick Franziska vs Shunsuke Togami in the video below.
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