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The table tennis World Cup starts in Doha on May 17th. With the exceptional talent Annett Kaufmann, a German is also part of the extended group of favorites. All important information about the World Cup in Qatar.
When and where does the World championship instead of?
The World Cup Table Tennis will take place this year from May 17th to 25th in the Qatarian capital Doha. The semi -finals are on May 23 (mixed) and on May 24th (all other competitions). The final and games for third place will be played on the following day.
How does the game mode work?
The athletes start in five competitions: in the men’s and women’s singles, men and women’s doubles as well as in mixed. 128 players start in the individual competitions, in the double competitions 64.,, The losers from the respective semi -finals play another match around the bronze medal. In the individual competitions, “Best of Seven” games are carried out in the double competition “Best of Five” games. One set goes up to 11 points.
Who is German hope Annett Kaufmann?
At the latest since the Olympic Games in Paris last year, the name Annett Kaufmann has been known in the global table tennis scene. Actually traveled as a reserve player, the 18-year-old led the German women’s team to a sensational fourth place.
On the way there she won all of her five singles, including the game in the semi -finals against the world ranking Miwa Harimoto from Japan. Only in the last semi-final game against Eunhye Lee from South Korea did she accept a defeat. The national coach Tamara Boros was also impressed. “The level she played in Paris was incredible. I have to say that was top 10 in the world“, she told the sports show.
In the same year, the down -to -earth Wolfsburg also crowned herself to the U19 world champion – as the first German player. From Saturday she should lead the German team again. A job that suits her: “I am actually a person who can lead groups well and I actually like this leadership position“, said Kaufmann in the Sportschau interview.
What other German players are there?
Germany sends five players into the field:
| player | Association | World ranking position |
|---|---|---|
Dang Qiu | Borussia Düsseldorf | 11 |
Benedikt Duda | TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | 13 |
Patrick Franziska | 1. FC Saarbrücken TT | 14 |
Dimitrij Ovchtarov | TTC Rhönsprudel Fulda-Maberzell | 20 |
Ricardo Walther | ASV Grünwettersbach | 35 |
| Player | Association | World ranking position |
|---|---|---|
Sabine Winter | TSV Dachau | 45 |
Ying Han | KTS Tarnobrzeg/Poland | 47 |
Xiaona Shan | TTC Berlin Eastside | 50 |
Yuan Wan | TTC Weinheim | 62 |
Annett Kaufmann | SV DJK Kolbermoor | 111 |
| Player: inside | competition |
|---|---|
Dang Qiu/Benedikt Duda | Men |
Patrick Franziska/Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Men |
Sabine Winter/Yuan Wan | Women |
Xiaona Shan/Annett Kaufmann | Women |
Annett Kaufmann/Patrick Franziska | Mixed |
Yuan Wan/Benedikt Duda | Mixed |
Who are the favorites?
In table tennis, China traditionally presents the house -high favorites. Since 2005 there has been neither a world champion in the men’s singles nor in the one in the women’s singles.
This year it is Lin Shidong and Wang Chuquin for men who take first and two in the world rankings. But Hugo Calderano from Brazil can also calculate medal opportunities, since this year he was the first South American to win the World Cup in Macao. From a European perspective, the Swedish exceptional talent Truls Moregard is best there.
For women, the world ranking of Sun Yingsha (China) is considered a measure of things. She is the defending champion and has won five of the past WTT tournaments. The first pursuer is Wang Elyu, also Chinese, who became world champion in 2021.
Despite her world ranking of “only” 111, Kaufmann also belongs to the extended group of favorites, and that its results have confirmed in the past few months. And that she has the potential, she knows: “EM title, World Cup medals, Olympic medals, so I see everything with me. “However, when it was ready, she said, she didn’t know. For this World Cup she would like to try,”To apply the things from the training and just have fun gaining experience and of course getting as far as possible. “
And the other Germans?
The goal of the German team: “Ato be represented in one or the other competition again this time when deciding on the allocation of the medals“, said DTTB sports director Richard Prause in an interview with the magazine” Tischtennis.de “. The men’s team might also be good for a surprise, after all, Dang Qiu is currently eleventh in the world rankings and the double Patrick Franziska/Dimitrij Ovtcharov BronzeWinner of the 2023 World Cup in Durban.