Werder Bremen: Winning streak continues – Zhendong beaten!

Werder Bremen: Winning streak continues – Zhendong beaten!

Things are currently going haywire in the table tennis Bundesliga! SV Werder Bremen in particular is in great form and sent a strong signal last week when they swept 1. FC Saarbrücken out of the stadium 3-2. This was already the fourth win in the fifth game and catapulted Bremen to the top of the table, as reported by butenunbinnen.de. Particularly impressive was the victory of Bremen player Marcelo Aguirre over Chinese superstar Fan Zhendong, who was previously considered one of the strongest competitors.

Fan Zhendong, born on January 22, 1997 in Guangzhou, has already won numerous titles in his career, including four World Cup victories and the singles gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. However, his loss to Aguirre was notable as he had only lost five times before to non-Asians. This defeat was his 22nd against a player from outside Asia, which made the entire league sit up and take notice. Wikipedia explains that Zhendong has been playing for 1. FC Saarbrücken since 2025 and is thus enriching our league.

Werder Bremen on the road to success

The coach Cristian Tamas seems to have a good hand and emphasizes the unpredictability of the league. “It's getting tighter and tighter and every team can trip everyone up,” he said after the game. This underlines the close race for the title this season. On Sunday, Bad Königshofen, bottom of the table, awaits Werder, where a win is firmly in the cards. However, Tamas sees the game as 50:50, which makes it clear that no game is easy to win.

In the game against Saarbrücken, several players contributed to the success with their performances. Kirill Gerassimenko won against Patrick Franziska 3-1 and thus secured another important point. Mattias Falck, however, couldn't quite live up to expectations and lost both of his games, including a 3-0 loss against Zhendong. However, his team manager Sascha Greber will praise the team's overall performance after they performed so well against one of the title contenders. Aguirre was named Player of the Day and said he was overjoyed with his win.

Looking into the future

The next games could be crucial for Werder. The club has clearly reported back after previous defeats against the champions TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen. Motivation and self-confidence are high – factors that can often make the difference in sport.

Overall, it remains to be seen whether Werder Bremen can continue to maintain this form. The next duel against Bad Königshofen could be important in order to maintain the lead in the table. The league remains exciting and it will be interesting to see how the situation surrounding Zhendong develops in the next few weeks as he currently has a large number of fans behind him in Germany waiting for his return.