In the final of the Boys’ Team event, Omar and Khalid Assar prevailed against the boys from Germany with 3-1. The one year older Omar won all his matches and is also top favourite for the title in the Singles event played until Sunday. Energy-Sapping Day One “I feel really very tired now”, said a completely exhausted Omar Assar after the last match of the day that ended 20 minutes after midnight. “To play at home is always a bit of pressure too. Like every player playing in his country, I have to win the acceptance of the audience.” If that’s the Future, You will Like It After Omar Assar and Philipp Floritz had played a nail biting five games thriller in the opening match, the several dozen spectators in the Cairo Stadium could not know that an even better match was ahead. Khalid Assar and Ricardo Walther also went over five games and Walther equalised for Germany. Most of the time, like with normal players, the ball went over the net. In some rallies, they also played around the net post with incredible sidespin and once Walther even played the ball under the net holder from close to the floor back on the playing surface. Assar and Walther proved to have an amazing feeling for the ball, changing from offensive to defensive style sometimes within a rally. If that’s the table tennis of the future, you will like it!