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Dusseldorf Masters X Video Highlights: Featuring Duda and Assar

(by Steve Hopkins) After the Dusseldorf Masters X event concluded last weekend, Benedikt Duda was the last man standing.  It was his second win, the only repeat winner except for Dima Ovtcharov. The highlights video below was posted by BorussiaDuesseldorf (the host of the event).  This includes some of the best points across the whole […]

Dusseldorf Masters X: Duda Doubles Down

(by Steve Hopkins) The 9th men’s Masters event concluded over the weekend.  The winner, Germany’s Benedikt Duda, the only player except for Ovtcharov to repeat as a Series Winner (Dimitrij Ovtcharov has won three times). This week, the event progressed almost exactly by seed.  The top 7 seeds all advanced, and the only early upset […]

Dusseldorf Masters VIII Video Highlights: Kallberg, Duda, Meissner

(by Steve Hopkins, photo from ETTU) After the 7th men’s Masters event concluded last weekend, the sixth different winner was crowned.  That winner, Anton Kallberg, was dominant throughout.  The other key storyline of the event was the play of 20 year old Cedric Meissner (pictured above).  Meissner opened the event off with a win over […]

Dusseldorf Masters VIII: Kallberg Answers the Call

(by Steve Hopkins, *full event coverage by tischtennis.de in German/photo by Fuhrmann) After the 7th men’s Masters event concluded today, the sixth different winner was crowned.  The winner today – Anton Kallberg of Sweden. The Dusseldorf Masters series have been held in June and July.  This is the eighth event overall (y were men’s events […]

Dusseldorf VII: Video Highlights

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) When Dang Qiu won the Seventh installment of the Dusseldorf Masters Series, he joined a strong list of winners including Timo Boll, Ovtcharov (twice), Duda, and Steger.  This was the seventh event (6 were men’s events and 1 was a female event).  The biggest story through the Semifinals was […]

Dusseldorf Masters VII: Q!

(by Steve Hopkins, photo by ITTFWorld) The latest installment of the Dusseldorf Masters event was held this week in Germany.  This week’s winner, Germany’s Dang Qiu. The Dusseldorf Masters series have been held in June and July.  This is the seventh event (6 were men’s events and 1 was a female event).  The biggest story […]

Dusseldorf Masters IV: Video Highlights

(by Steve Hopkins) The fourth installment of the Dusseldorf Masters concluded on the 17th.  The top seed was Kanak Jha, but he was upset by the eventual winner, Bastian Steger in the Quarterfinals. The Semifinals matched Benedikt Duda and Bastian Steger and also Dang Qiu against Steffen Mengel.  Ultimately, Steger and Qiu prevailed in the […]

Dusseldorf Masters III: Video Highlights

(by Steve Hopkins) Competitive table tennis is back in Germany in full force.  The Budesliga Championships was held over the weekend and the previous two weeks had warm-up tournaments labeled as the Dusseldorf Masters Series. The third and final installment of the Dusseldorf Masters concluded on the 17th.  The top two seeds were Dimitrij Ovtcharov […]

DÜSSELDORF MASTERS: Kanak Jha Videos

(by Steve Hopkins) With competitive table tennis back in Germany a few weeks before sanctioned events can be played in the US, we thought our viewers might enjoy watching the American Champion in competition.  Kanak Jha had respectable results in his first tournament since the layoff.  The Dusseldorf Masters is a three tournament series.  Jha […]

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