{"id":81672,"date":"2025-09-21T00:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/?p=81672"},"modified":"2025-09-21T00:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:05:32","slug":"congratulations-to-fan-zhendong-opens-german-cup-campaign-with-a-3-0-sweep-extends-winning-streak-in-europe-to-four-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/congratulations-to-fan-zhendong-opens-german-cup-campaign-with-a-3-0-sweep-extends-winning-streak-in-europe-to-four-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Fan Zhendong! Opens German Cup Campaign with a 3-0 Sweep, Extends Winning Streak in Europe to Four Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the early morning of September 20, Beijing time<\/strong>, the German Cup<\/strong> 1\/8 finals took place. Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion Fan Zhendong<\/strong> made his debut in this event, where he dominated Hungary\u2019s Csudi<\/strong> with a decisive 3-0 sweep<\/strong>. Together with his teammates from 1. FC Saarbr\u00fccken<\/a> TT<\/strong>, Fan helped secure a 3-0 team victory<\/strong> over Borussia Dortmund. Recently, Fan has already won four consecutive matches<\/strong> in European league play, showing strong form. Full details below.<\/p>

Fan Zhendong\u2019s Background<\/h3>

Fan Zhendong was once ranked World No. 1<\/strong> and has been a core player for the Chinese Table Tennis Team<\/strong> across two Olympic cycles. Having achieved both a Grand Slam<\/strong> and a Full Slam<\/strong>, many expected the 1997-born star to continue competing for another Olympics. However, to everyone\u2019s surprise, he announced at the end of last year that he was withdrawing from the world rankings and would not participate in any international events during the Los Angeles Olympic cycle.<\/p>

This year, Fan has been competing in the Chinese Super League<\/strong> and preparing for the National Games in November<\/strong>. Even more unexpectedly, he also joined the European professional league<\/strong>, signing with Saarbr\u00fccken<\/strong>. Yet his European campaign did not start smoothly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Early Setbacks<\/h3>

According to the schedule, Fan is competing in the German Bundesliga<\/strong>, German Cup<\/strong>, and the Champions League<\/strong>. In his Bundesliga debut on August 31<\/strong>, he unexpectedly lost 2-3<\/strong> to France\u2019s Alexis Ruiz<\/strong>, ranked World No. 302, and then suffered another loss 1-3<\/strong> to Germany\u2019s Benedikt Duda<\/strong>. Saarbr\u00fccken eventually lost that match 1-3<\/strong> to TTC Neu-Ulm, a shocking outcome.<\/p>

Finding His Rhythm<\/h3>

By September 6<\/strong>, Fan quickly regained momentum. He defeated Zeljko<\/strong> (Croatia) 3-1 and Bettelsmeier<\/strong> (Germany) 3-1, helping Saarbr\u00fccken secure their first Bundesliga win of the season, beating K\u00f6nigshofen<\/strong> 3-1.<\/p>

On September 14<\/strong>, Fan continued his strong performance, sweeping Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Cedric Nuytinck<\/strong> (Belgium) 3-0<\/strong>, with Saarbr\u00fccken also winning 3-0 overall. Then on September 20<\/strong>, the two clubs met again in the German Cup. This time, Fan once again swept Csudi<\/strong> (Hungary) 3-0<\/strong>, leading Saarbr\u00fccken to another emphatic 3-0 team victory<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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