German table tennis star Patrick Franziska has reached the final of the WTT Champions tournament in Frankfurt, securing a shot at the title against Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto.
- Franziska will face Harimoto in the final of the 500,000-dollar event.
Patrick Franziska advanced to the championship match after defeating Japan’s Shunsuke Togami 4:2 in the semifinals, SPORT1 reported. The 34-year-old German national team player from 1. FC Saarbrücken booked his second WTT final in just one week, according to Tagesspiegel.
One week prior, Franziska dropped a tight 3:4 decision to South Korea’s Jang Woojin in Montpellier. In the Frankfurt quarterfinals, the Hessen native also eliminated the tournament’s top seed and defending champion, Sora Matsushima of Japan.
Franziska now faces world number three Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan at 18.30 Uhr in the final of the 500,000-dollar tournament. Meanwhile, compatriot Sabine Winter missed out on an appearance in the women’s title match. The world number 13 fell 1:4 to Japan’s Satsuki Odo after taking the opening game. Winter had previously secured a dominant 4:0 victory over China’s eighth-ranked Chen Yi in the quarterfinals.
| Player | Tournament Stage | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Franziska | Semifinal | Shunsuke Togami | 4:2 Win |
| Sabine Winter | Semifinal | Satsuki Odo | 1:4 Loss |
| Patrick Franziska | Quarterfinal | Sora Matsushima | Win |
| Sabine Winter | Quarterfinal | Chen Yi | 4:0 Win |
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