Table Tennis - QIU Dang vs JORGIC Darko - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match Results

Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Table 1 - 21 Aug - 16:00

Men's Singles Gold Medal Match - Match 184

QIU Dang QIU D

JORGIC Darko JORGIC D

Referees/Judges
Function	Name
Umpire	LAT SVEILE SSVEILE Sanita
Umpire	SWE BERGFELDT RBERGFELDT Rebecca

Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Table 1 - 21 Aug - 16:00 -
Official

Men's Singles Gold Medal Match - Match 184

Official

		Match	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
GER QIU DQIU Dang	(Winner)	4	10	14	11	11	11
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 10 14 11 11 11 12 12 8 9 2 Duration: 8min 10min 6min 7min 4min
SLO JORGIC DJORGIC Darko		1	12	12	8	9	2
Duration:		00:42min	8min	10min	6min	7min	4min

Game/Match Statistics G/M	Match M	Game 1 G1	Game 2 G2	Game 3 G3	Game 4 G4	Game 5 G5	Game 6 G6	Game 7 G7
Longest rally (Strokes)	15	14	11	13	15	10
Average rally	3	4	3	3	4	4

Player Statistics	GER QIU DQIU Dang								SLO JORGIC DJORGIC Darko
Player Statistics	M	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	M	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7
Points won	57	10	14	11	11	11			43	12	12	8	9	2
Biggest lead	9	4	2	4	2	9			4	2	4	1	1	1
Points won on own serve	35	5	11	7	6	6			28	6	10	6	4	2
Points lost on own serve	14	6	2	2	4	0			21	5	3	4	4	5
Most consecutive points won	8	4	4	3	3	8			4	4	3	2	3	1
Greatest deficit overcome	4	-	4	1	1	1			4	4	-	-	-	-
Handedness/Grip	/								/

Player Statistics	SLO JORGIC DJORGIC Darko
Player Statistics	M	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7
Points won	43	12	12	8	9	2
Biggest lead	4	2	4	1	1	1
Points won on own serve	28	6	10	6	4	2
Points lost on own serve	21	5	3	4	4	5
Most consecutive points won	4	4	3	2	3	1
Greatest deficit overcome	4	4	-	-	-	-
Handedness/Grip	/

Referees/Judges
Function	Name
Umpire	LAT SVEILE SSVEILE Sanita
Umpire	SWE BERGFELDT RBERGFELDT Rebecca

Legend

G:: Game
G1:: Game 1
G2:: Game 2
G3:: Game 3
G4:: Game 4
G5:: Game 5
G6:: Game 6
G7:: Game 7
M:: Match
min:: minutes

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SLO

JORGIC DJORGIC Darko

On losing the gold medal match 4-1 to Dang Qiu (GER), having had a lead by 1-0, 8-4:

"Of course I’m sad after the tough loss against Dang in the final. I am sad but overall I’m happy that I reached this final. I played an amazing tournament and I just want to congratulate Dang for an amazing performance these couple of weeks. I had some chances in the final as well. I was leading 1-0, 8-4 but in the end I lost this match. Life goes on, I have to train more to keep going and I hope next year is my year."

On what made the difference between the two finallists:
"Dang was playing really good tactically. He was fighting from the beginning until the end. I was leading in the second set, 1-0, 8-4, he reached me and won this set. I think this was the crucial moment for how the match would go. We both showed an amazing performance, we both played amazingly and I’m really happy with how high I reached in the end."

GER

QIU DQIU Dang

On winning his first major senior singles title:

"I feel like I am the happiest man alive right now. It’s unbelievable, I don’t know how I achieved it but right now I just feel relieved and so happy. I think I need some time to think over all of these emotions I have right now.
"This is the biggest achievement I ever had. I knew it was the biggest match I’d ever had, today in the final."

On being down 1-0 in the gold medal match against Darko Jorgić (SLO) but coming back to win 4-1, supported by thousands of fans at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle:
"The atmosphere was great. When I turned over the second set I knew I had the momentum and the crowd was always on my side. They just pushed me further and further and then I just kept rolling. Luckily I played really well after that and somehow managed to win all the sets."

On what confidence the win brings for his next goals:
"It boosts the confidence. It’s an amazing feeling to win this prestigious tournament in such a strong continent as Europe, with such legends of this game who have won this tournament before and now I’m one of them.
"What is next? I feel that when I am European champion I have to focus my goals on the world championships and the Olympics, which will come up soon. Therefore I need to keep my results consistent, otherwise this title means nothing."

On his rise to become best in Europe:
"I think that my level was already good a few years ago. It was a bit unlucky for me that corona came and I had to stop. I won the Portugal Open 2020 and then the virus came and stopped everything. When the tournaments kept rolling again and I started to get the rhythm and feeling, I just play well.
"I don’t have secrets. I just try to do what I have to do every day; I go to the gym, I go to the practice as a normal player and try to improve myself and that’s the receipt for the success; you need to be consistent and patient."