Fan Zhendong avenged his old rivals in France and Germany with double home wins in the Bundesliga

China News Service, Dusseldorf, Germany, September 5th. In the fourth round of the 2026-2027 German Table Tennis League A on the 5th local time, the Paris Olympic men's singles champion and Chinese athlete Fan Zhendong played at home on behalf of the Dusseldorf Club, scoring two points and defeating the Bergneustadt Club with a big score of 3:1.

In the 1/8 finals of the German Cup at the end of August, Fan Zhendong achieved 1 win and 1 loss. In the end, Dusseldorf lost to Ochsenhausen 1:3 and missed the chance to advance to the top 8.

After being eliminated from the German Cup, Dusseldorf's domestic cup journey this season has ended, but the team's journey in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League continues.

In the home match on the 5th, Fan Zhendong played in the first set and his opponent was French player Romain Ruiz. In August 2025, when Fan Zhendong represented Saarbrücken Club in the Bundesliga for the first time in his "abroad" career, he lost to Ruiz and German player Duda 2:3 and 1:3 respectively.

When they met again after a year, Ruiz's unique backhand twisting technique did not pose a threat to Fan Zhendong. Fan Zhendong had tight control on the stage, leaving no opportunity for his opponents to take advantage of. He defeated Ruiz in three straight games at 11:7, 11:7, and 11:8 to complete his "revenge".

In the second set, Carlberg, who represented Dusseldorf, fought fiercely with Duda for five games and lost 2:3. The two sides fought to a draw. In the third set, Qiu Dang defeated Larsenforth 3:0 and regained the lead for the Dusseldorf team.

In the crucial fourth set, Fan Zhendong played again. Facing his old rival Duda, Fan Zhendong used his serve to suppress Duda's receiving and attacking rhythm, and completed another crisp "revenge" with three 11:8s, helping the team maintain a complete victory in the first four rounds of the Bundesliga.

Duda said in the post-match interview: "After all, he is still Fan Zhendong. He is an Olympic champion and has won almost all honors that can be won. What happened in Saarbrücken last year is also a thing of the past." (End)