(by Steve Hopkins)

The fourth installment of the Dusseldorf Masters concluded on the 17th.  The top seed was Kanak Jha, but he was upset by the eventual winner, Bastian Steger in the Quarterfinals.

The Semifinals matched Benedikt Duda and Bastian Steger and also Dang Qiu against Steffen Mengel.  Ultimately, Steger and Qiu prevailed in the Semis with Steger outlasting Qiu in a seven game Final.

The two matches shown below are the matches of most interest to American fans.  It is the Steger Quarterfinals match-up with Kanak Jha and the Final between Qiu and Steger.  Additional video highlights from the Dusseldorf Masters IV can be found here at tischtennis.de.

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