Pokal
Andras leads Bad Homburg into German Cup quarterfinals
TTC OE Clarity Telefonie-Systeme Bad Homburg has booked its ticket to the quarterfinals of the German Table Tennis Cup. In a 3–1 away victory over 1. FC Saarbrücken II, Csaba Andras emerged as the match-winner: the Hungarian held his nerve in both singles, clinching each in a deciding fifth game to secure Bad Homburg’s place in the next round.
The hosts, fielding only players with Bundesliga experience, struck first when Yuto Muramatsu swept Benno Oehme 3–0. But Bad Homburg hit back. Andras showcased his fighting spirit, overturning a 0–2 deficit against Eduard Ionescu to level the tie. Ivor Ban then added a 3–1 win over Dennis Klein to give the visitors the lead, before Andras sealed the deal with another five-set triumph—this time against Muramatsu.
Bad Homburg eyeing the Final Four
The quarterfinal berth keeps alive Bad Homburg’s hopes of reaching the prestigious Final Four, likely to be staged in January 2026. After a narrow Bundesliga loss in Bremen and a 0–3 defeat to Grünwettersbach, this result was an important boost. Saarbrücken II, meanwhile, must return to the table less than 15 hours later as they open their 2. Bundesliga campaign against 1. FC Köln.
Grenzau had already secured its place in the last eight on Wednesday, while SV Union Velbert joined them on Friday evening with victory in a second-division clash against 1. FSV Mainz 05. The remaining round-of-16 ties will be played next week.
Round of 16 results
1. FC Saarbrücken TT II – TTC OE Clarity Telefonie-Systeme Bad Homburg 1:3
Yuto Muramatsu – Benno Oehme 3:0 (11:9, 11:4, 11:4)
Eduard Ionescu – Csaba Andras 2:3 (11:7, 11:6, 7:11, 4:11, 6:11)
Dennis Klein – Ivor Ban 1:3 (9:11, 9:11, 11:8, 9:11)
Yuto Muramatsu – Csaba Andras 2:3 (10:12, 11:3, 6:11, 14:12, 9:11)
TTC indeland Jülich – TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau 0:3
Laurens Devos – Luka Mladenovic 0:3 (9:11, 10:12, 7:11)
Robin Devos – Feng Yi-Hsin 1:3 (7:11, 15:13, 5:11, 3:11)
Kas van Oost – Samuel Walker 0:3 (3:11, 5:11, 5:11)
Freitag, 12. September
20 Uhr: SV Union Velbert – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Freitag, 19. September
19 Uhr: 1. FC Saarbrücken TT – Borussia Dortmund
19.30 Uhr: TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell – ASC Grünwettersbach
Samstag, 20. September
16 Uhr: TSV Bad Königshofen – Borussia Düsseldorf
Sonntag, 21. September
13 Uhr: TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen – SV Werder Bremen
15 Uhr: Post SV Mühlhausen – TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt
Photo credit: Csaba Andras of TTC OE Clarity Telefonie-Systeme Bad Homburg (Wolfgang Bauer)
