Player of the UMMC table tennis club Jonathan Groth reached 1/16 of the World Cup, which  was held in Paris from 18-21 of October. We can’t but remind you, that it was his first participation in this prestigious tournament.

Groth successfully held two matches in the group stage: first, he won confidently Australian tennis player Heming Hu — 4: 0, then in a stubborn fight, he was able to beat the Swede Mathias Karlsson 4: 3.

However, in the second round of the competition Jonathan did not find any worthy counter-arguments against Niva Koki from Japan, who continued further, defeating the UMMC athlete with the score 4: 1.

This week, Jonathan Groth and his teammates will gather in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. On Friday, October 26, in the match of the 3rd round of the European Champions League, the UMMC will fight against the Austrian club «Walter Wels».