Sensation in Crumstadt: Dennis Weber becomes a German para table tennis champion!

Sensation in Crumstadt: Dennis Weber becomes a German para table tennis champion!

Crumstadt, a small town in Hesse, was the scene of an important sporting event last weekend: the German senior citizens' championships in Para table tennis 2024. Talented athletes with physical impairments competed against each other. Among the more than 100 participants were three players from the Harz Mountains who started for their club TSV Thiede in 1900. Kerstin Pfeiffer from Hattorf, Sascha Estig from Förste and Dennis Weber from Bad Grund wanted to demonstrate their skills and fight for medals in various competition classes.

The event, which extended over several days, offered the athletes the opportunity to compete in competition classes 6 to 11, while a competition class was also set up for players with different impairments. The games started on Friday with the double and mixed competition. Pfeiffer competed in doubles together with Christa Rösch from Chemnitz. Together they were able to secure a bronze medal despite a few defeats, which marked their successful start to the tournament.

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The first medals were only the beginning. Sascha Estig and Dennis Weber also tried their luck in doubles. With Michael Müller from Borussia Düsseldorf, a strong team had formed with Michael Müller, which fell in the semi -finals, but was still rewarded with a bronze medal. Weber, on the other hand, and his partner Frank Schneider were less lucky and was already eliminating in the group phase, despite solid performance.

A crucial moment of the championships came on Saturday when the individual competition started. For Pfeiffer, the challenge in competition class 8-10 was great. She struggled through three games in a group of four and although she could not win, she showed remarkable achievements by demanding formidable opponents to the fifth set.

For Estig, the group with five participants was even more demanding. Despite a very strong opponent, he was able to secure third place through two victories and two narrow defeats and thus win another bronze medal.

Dennis Weber becomes German champion

Dennis Weber achieved the greatest sensation. In competition class 8, only two groups were facing him in the preliminary round. After two clear victories, he moved into the semi -finals, where he defeated the player on one with 3: 1. The final was the highlight of his championship weekend, which he also won 3-1. Dennis Weber was crowned the German champion of WK8, a remarkable success, especially after his vice title in the previous year. "It was a great weekend with a lot of nice people," said Weber with joy and thanked his team Lower Saxony for the support.

The performance of the Harz table tennis players at the German championships in para table tennis not only proudly provided the regional fans, but also demonstrated the high quality of the para-sporty talent in Germany. These championships were more than just a sporting competition; They were a festival of the community spirit and the determination of what underlines the importance of such events for the participants and their relatives. target = "_ blank" rel = "nofollow noopener noreferer"> Further details on the results can be found at www.harzkurier.de .

With such achievements and results, these athletes set a strong sign of the importance of inclusion and the tireless efforts they put in their sport. The competition has shown that physical restrictions do not mean the end of the sporting career, but rather be an incentive to achieve exceptional success.