Ruwen Filus

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Ruwen Filus
File:ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open Filus Ruwen 02.jpg
Filus in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 38)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[3]
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking18 (January 2018)[1]
Current ranking90 (12 August 2024)[2]

Ruwen Filus is a German table tennis player who plays for German club TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the German Tischtennis-Bundesliga.

Career

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In March, Filus played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Star Contender event, he upset Jang Woojin in the round of 32,[4] Jun Mizutani in the round of 16, Lin Yun-Ju in the quarter-finals, and Darko Jorgić in the semi-finals en route to an impressive surprise run to the finals.[5] He lost to Tomokazu Harimoto 4-2 in the finals.[6]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2019 ITTF Challenge, Thailand Open South Korea Seo Hyun-deok 4–2 [7]
2022 WTT Contender Almaty Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 4–3 [8]

Style

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Filus is a chopper that uses long pips on the backhand and a defensive Joo Se Hyuk blade; however, he actually tends to win many of his points on offensive shots.[5]

Personal life

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Filus married Verena Petri in June 2013. He has two daughters.[citation needed]

References

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