Ruwen Filus
Germany
Germany
Ruwen Filus is an up-and-coming German table tennis player. He is a 6-time European table tennis championship team and once in doubles. He reached the finals of the WTT Contender in Almaty in 2022, losing 2-4 to Tomokazu Horimoto of Japan. He was born in Germany, is married, and has won national, European, and international tournaments. Filus Ruwen is a tall player, which enables him to reach shots that others may not.
Quick Facts
Biography
Ruwen Filus was born in Buckeburg town in Germany on February 1988. He is married and has two daughters. He has won national, European, and international medals for table tennis.
Career
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2018 Halmstad 2nd (Team)
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
2011 Sopot 1st (Team)
2013 Schwechat 1st (Team)
2015 Yekaterinburg 1st (Team)
2017 Luxembourg 1st (Team)
2018 Alicante 1st (Mixed Doubles) 3rd (Men’s Doubles)
2019 Nantes 1str (Team)
2021 Cluj-Napoca 1st (Team)
WORLD CUPS
2011 Magdeburg 3rd (Team)
PROFESSIONAL TOUR SINGLES ACCOLADES
2013 Czech Open 3rd
2017 Hungarian Open 3rd
2019 Thailand Open (Challenger) 1st
2021 WTT Star Contender 2nd
2022 WTT Contender Almaty 1st
PROFESSIONAL TOUR DOUBLES ACCOLADES
2017 Hungarian Open 3rd India Open
Austrian Open
2018 Czech Open 3rd
2019 Thailand Open (Challenger) 1str
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2009 Biefeld 2nd (Doubles)
2014 Wetzlar 3rd (Singles)
2015 Chemnitz 2nd, 2nd (Singles & Doubles)
2016 Biefeld 1st (Doubles)
2017 Bamberg 1st (Singles) 1st (Doubles)
2018 Berlin 2nd (Doubles)
2021 Bremen 2nd (Doubles) 3rd (Singles)
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
2005 Germany 2nd 1st (TSV Tündern)
2006 Germany 2nd (TTS Borsum)
2011 Germany 1st ( TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen2 )
2014 Germany 1st3 2nd (TTC Fulda-Maberzell)
2015 Germany 1st 2nd (TTC Fulda-Maberzell)
2017 Germany 1st 2ns (TTC Fulda-Maberzell)
2022 Germany 1st 3rd (TTC Fulda-Maberzell)
Game Style
Filus Ruwen uses a chopping/cut-type style. He also has a back-handed racket but scores many points on his forehand. He uses a shake-hand grip. Additionally, he plays a defensive game, which enables him to play a small distance from the table. Ruwen Filus plays all strokes, including a backhand topspin. This demands great physical and mental strength.
Ruwen Filus Racket Flip
Ruwen Filus has both a forehand and backhand flip.
Ruwen Filus racket flip is one of his trademark game styles. A racket flip is where, instead of hitting the ball straight onto the face of the bat, you face it down and spin the racket along an axis with your wrist. That bat remains at more or less the same angle to the table, but you move it forward and to the side over the ball. The impetus of the hit is still forward, but you mainly use your wrist.
Teachers and Influences
Not much is known about who exactly coached Ruwen Filus, but he claims that he improved dramatically when he was taught to play a defensive game — at age 9. At the end of half a year, he was the number one player of his age in all of Germany, simply from that one change.
Ruwen Filus Equipment
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Final Thoughts
Ruwen Filus has made a name for himself in the table tennis world with his defensive style. He’s ensured his mental and physical fitness are top-notch, enabling him to compete at the top level. He also played from a very young age, and the competitive mindset was there from at least age nine. He is very tall for a table tennis player, which is to his advantage in reaching otherwise unreachable shots. Ruwen has been able to play on both European and international stages. His focus on all shots means that he’s slightly unpredictable to his opponents, which is a great advantage. We may see more of this man yet.