Andre Bertelsmeier and Wim Verdonschot in TTBL Bad Königshofen; Olympics 2028 bid.
Andre Bertelsmeier and Wim Verdonschot in TTBL Bad Königshofen; Olympics 2028 bid. “Local Heroes” in the TTBL: Bertelsmeier and Verdonschot in the Spotlight “Local Heroes” in the TTBL: Bertelsmeier and Verdonschot in the Spotlight The spotlight in the new season of the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) undoubtedly belongs to Olympic champion Fan Zhendong (Borussia Düsseldorf) and, of course, the returning world runner-up Hugo Calderano (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT). But “local heroes”—that is, homegrown stars—also hold a tremendous fascination for TTBL fans in the arenas and in front of their screens. In the second year since German icon Timo Boll retired, the “local heroes”—behind the “establishment” represented by the experienced national team quartet of Dang Qiu (Düsseldorf), Patrick Franziska (Saarbrücken), Benedikt Duda (TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt), and Dimitrij Ovtcharov (TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell)—the youngsters Wim Verdonschot (Borussia Düsseldorf) and Andre Bertelsmeier (TSV Bad Königshofen) are likely to be the most exciting players for the fan community. ...