The German women’s national table tennis team has won its first game at the World Team Championships in China.
The German women’s national table tennis team has won its first game at the World Team Championships in China.
In the 3-2 win against India, the European Championship runner-up Nina Mittelham (TTC Berlin Eastside) had to fend off a defeat at the start with a score of 1-2. The 25-year-old won 3-1 against Manika Batra after trailing 1-0 sets. In the decisive fifth match, Han Ying, number eight in the world rankings, from the top Polish club KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg clearly won 3-0 sets against Sreeja Akula.
“To be honest, the game was even harder than I expected,” said national coach Tamara Boros. “I’m glad that we have a very good teamwork.” The next opponent in Chengdu is Egypt on Sunday morning.
Source: Stern
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