Jubilation at the Fox’s house following a 6–0 victory in the relegation battle + Video

On the evening of 14 November 2026, the women’s teams of LTTV Leutzscher Füchse 1990 and DJK Offenburg – who were in second-last and last place in the table respectively – faced each other. The Leipzig side fielded the following line-up: Clio Barcenas (1), Leonie Hildebrandt (2), Marlene Scheibe (3) and Kira Kölling (4). The Offenburg side fielded Petra Heuberger, Kiara Maurer, Jana Kirner and Hanna Farladanska.

Before the tournament, we asked captain Leonie for her prediction.

Leonie, you’re playing against DJK Offenburg today – what are you expecting?

“I think they’ll be close matches, as they are always in the league. We’ve got a chance against everyone, and everyone’s got a chance against us – so we’re hoping for fair and exciting matches, and perhaps with a better outcome for us.”

It got off to a good start: in the doubles, Leonie and Kira won 3–0 in sets against Petra Heuberger and Kiara Maurer. Clio and Marlene made things more exciting in their match against Hanna Farladanska and Jana Kirner, eventually winning 3–2.

In the subsequent singles match between Clio Barcenas and Jana Kirner, Clio won convincingly 3–0 in sets, whilst Leonie found it tougher against Hanna Farladanska, the only left-hander in the match. However, she also won 3–2.

During the break, we asked Tim Schlimme, one of the Füchse coaches, for his impressions.

Tim, the doubles and the first two singles matches are over; the score is 4–0 to the Füchse ladies. How satisfied are you so far?

Very satisfied – this is the first time we’ve played in this new line-up, with Kira at the bottom and Clio at the top, here in our hall. Kira is about to play her singles match, but so far it’s all come together very well and the matches have been both entertaining and successful in terms of the results. I can only say that I’m very satisfied.

Some matches were thrilling five-set affairs – do you enjoy that?

It’s always fun, and for the spectators who make the effort to come here, it’s great when they get to see a few more sets than if everything just goes smoothly 3–0. The best rallies usually happen in the fifth set from 9 to 9 onwards – that’s when things really get going.

What are your objectives for this season?

This season is definitely about finding stability in this new line-up. As far as our league position is concerned, our aim is to secure our place in the division – hopefully not just on the final match day, but perhaps as early as the start of the second half of the season.

The score is now 4–0; there are still two singles matches to come – number 3 and number 4 against the other side’s number 3 and number 4. Perhaps a quick word on the rules. If we win both of these singles matches, we’ll have won the tournament; but if one or both are lost, what happens then?

The rule is that the match ends immediately once a team has reached 6 points. That means if both matches are won now, the tournament would be over. If, for example, one match ends quickly 3–0 in our favour and the other is still in the fifth set, then the next match will go ahead as planned. That means our number one would play, and as soon as our number six scores the final point and wins her match, the number one’s match would stop, regardless of the current score. That match would no longer count towards the score. If our number 6 loses her match, play continues until one team reaches 6 points.

Tim, thank you very much for talking to us.

The match between Marlene Scheibe and Kiara Maurer did indeed come to a swift end at 3–0. Kira found it tougher against Petra Heuberger; in the meantime, the match between Clio and Hanna Farladanska had begun and ended when Kira won the fourth set 11–3. The Leutzscher Füchse ladies won 6–0 against DJK Offenburg.

The cheers from the roughly 40 spectators were loud, and the team were visibly delighted – a sentiment Leonie also expressed to us.

Congratulations on the victory, Leonie. The tournament is over – what do you make of the clear 6–0 result?
We’re very, very happy and it was great fun. I can’t remember the last time we managed a 6–0 win, and after a long run of defeats, this is the first match we’ve managed to win again.

That gives us hope for the future, I suppose.
Definitely – it was great fun; the fans were on fire again, and we hope things will carry on in the same vein for the next match.

The next match is away; then back here in 14 days – who are you up against?
Next week we’re away at Neckarsulm, and the week after that – though on Sunday at 1.00 pm here – we’re up against FC Bayern Munich.

We’ll see you then; for now, enjoy your victory. Thanks for the chat.

A commanding victory, with some great matches on display, for the Leutzscher Füchse women’s team – a result that bodes well for the season. Leipzig table tennis fans should have a look at the women’s fixture list and are welcome to come along to the home matches. We’ll definitely be reporting on this further.