Kurz, who is well known for his previous brilliance in the World Championship could confirm his spot in the event in the next week after winning all three matches during the third matchday of Group B.

He defeated Karsten Koch (6-3), Maik Langendorf (6-1) and Dragutin Horvat (6-3), the latter himself falling from 1st to 4th. Kurz as a result went from third to the top spot with only one more day to go.

Daniel Klose, Manfred Bilderl and Dragutin Horvat are currently still in the top four with Klose in particular being the nearest to securing his spot. This means there is two up for grabs on Sunday.

Sixteen participants are divided into two groups. Spread over four match days, a player from a specific group will play twice against the other players from his group. This means that everyone will play fourteen group matches.

The top four of each group will advance to the quarter-finals. These will be played just like the semi-finals and the final on Sunday June 14. The winner of this event will receive an invitation to the World Championship.

Karsten Koch 3-6 Nico Kurz
René Eidams 2-6 Thomas Köhnlein
Daniel Klose 1-6 Maik Langendorf
Manfred Bilderl 6-5 Dragutin Horvat
René Eidams 6-3 Karsten Koch
Maik Langendorf 1-6 Nico Kurz
Thomas Köhnlein 6-2 Manfred Bilderl
Dragutin Horvat 2-6 Daniel Klose
Karsten Koch 2-6 Maik Langendorf
Manfred Bilderl 6-3 René Eidams
Nico Kurz 6-3 Dragutin Horvat
Daniel Klose 6-5 Thomas Köhnlein
Manfred Bilderl 6-4 Karsten Koch
Dragutin Horvat 5-6 Maik Langendorf

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