Benedikt Duda
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| Born | 4 April 1994 Gummersbach, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | left-handed shakehand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (13 May 2025)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (27 May 2025)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benedikt Duda (born 4 April 1994 in Gummersbach) is a German table tennis player.
Biography
[edit]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.[5]
In 2019 he won the European team championship and two years later he won it again.[6]
At the 2022 World Team Championships, he won a silver medal after losing to China in the final.[7] In 2023, he won a silver medal at the 2023 European Table Tennis Championships after losing the team final to Sweden.[8]
Singles titles
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2021 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf |  Álvaro Robles
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4–1 | [9] |
| 2022 | WTT Feeder Biella |  Panagiotis Gionis
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3–2 | [10] |
| 2024 | WTT Contender Mendoza | Álvaro Robles
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4–3 | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Benedikt Duda". teamdeutschland.de. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "World Ranking Men's Singles". ittf.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025_22_SEN_MS.html
- ^ https://ttcbergneustadt.eu/premiere-bei-der-wm-in-doha
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Titles defended, Germany and Romania win in Nantes". International Table Tennis Federation. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "China Crowned Champions, Curtain Closes at 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals". International Table Tennis Federation. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Düsseldorf". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Biella 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "WTT Contender Mendoza 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links
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