Robert Gardos inspires with table tennis World Cup: victory despite the fever!

Robert Gardos inspires with table tennis World Cup: victory despite the fever!

Vienna, Österreich - On May 17, 2025, Robert Gardos successfully started the table tennis world championships in Doha. The 46-year-old player won 4: 2 (7, -6.10, -7.9.7) in the first round of the individual competition against Belgian Cedric Nuytinck. Gardos will meet Maharu Yoshimura in the second round. He also celebrated a successful start in the mixed event: Together with Sofia Polcanova, he prevailed 3-0 (12.10) against the Serbian pairing Dimitrije Levajac and Izabela Lupulesku. The duo is in the round of the last 32nd

Gardos could master his nervousness. He praised the strong performance of his partner Polcanova, who significantly helped him to win in the first round. After a balanced score of 2: 2, he found his rhythm again, which ultimately secured the important victory. On the same day, Polcanova plays in singles against the Thai woman Orwan Paranang. In addition, Gardos competes in the men's double with Daniel Habesohn against the Belgians Martin Allegro and Adrien Rassenfosse. Further rounds of rounds with Austrian participation are scheduled for Sunday.

progress in doubles and mixed

In the upcoming rounds, Gardos and Habeshn are challenged in doubles. The duo reached the round of 16 in Durban by remaining victorious in the second double round against the Australian Xavier Dixon and Yonghun Lee with 3: 0 (8, 6, 5). In the quarter-finals you will compete against the South Korean Jang Woo-Jin and Lim Jong-Hoon. However, it should be noted that Gardos previously left the tournament in singles against Jang Woo-Jin.

Gardos was also able to become in the mixed competition: Together with Sofia Polcanova, he is in the round of 16, where they now have to meet the Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin, which are set as number one. Polcanova also experienced success in singles and, together with the Romanian Bernadette Szöcs, who was set as number four, won 3-1 in the sixteenth final against the US double Amy Wang and Revenge. Karoline Mischek, on the other hand, left the women's double in the second round.

The psychological aspect in sport

The performance of athletes and Gardos are also in the context of sports psychology. The Institute for Sports Psychology in Freiburg intensively deals with the mental challenges in front of which athletes are facing, and conveys strategies for coping with stress and promoting resilience. In addition to the examination of the effects of stress on sporting performance, the influence of mental training and health -relevant behavior is also discussed. This research helps to support athletes in their development and performance, especially in pressure situations such as at World Championships.