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Benedikt Duda

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Benedikt Duda
Personal information
Born (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)
Gummersbach, Germany[1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleleft-handed shakehand
Highest ranking17 (29 October 2024)[2]
Current ranking18 (19 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Busan Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cluj-Napoca Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmö Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz Singles

Benedikt Duda (born 4 April 1994 in Gummersbach) is a German table tennis player.

Biography

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Benedikt Duda started playing table tennis at the age of 10. His father was also a former professional table tennis player who played at TTC Schwalbe in Bergneustadt, the town where he grew up.[3]

In 2019 he won the European team championship and two years later he won it again.[4]

At the 2022 World Team Championships, he won a silver medal after losing to China in the final.[5] In 2023, he won a silver medal at the 2023 European Table Tennis Championships after losing the team final to Sweden.[6]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2021 WTT Feeder Düsseldorf Spain Álvaro Robles 4–1 [7]
2022 WTT Feeder Biella Greece Panagiotis Gionis 3–2 [8]
2024 WTT Contender Mendoza Spain Álvaro Robles 4–3 [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Benedikt Duda". teamdeutschland.de. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ "UTT 2019: Germany's Benedikt Duda aims for adaptability in maiden stint as Olympic dreams burn bright-Sports News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Titles defended, Germany and Romania win in Nantes". International Table Tennis Federation. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ "China Crowned Champions, Curtain Closes at 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals". International Table Tennis Federation. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Sweden Ends 21-Year Drought to Claim Men's Team Table Tennis Gold at 2023 European Championships in Malmö". European Table Tennis Union. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "WTT Feeder Düsseldorf". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "WTT Feeder Biella 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "WTT Contender Mendoza 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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