Ruwen Filus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ruwen Filus
Filus in 2017
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36) Bückeburg, Germany
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	18 (January 2018)
Current ranking	24 (22 August 2023)
Club	TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Germany World Championships Silver 2018 Halmstad Team World Cup Bronze 2011 Magdeburg Team European Championships Gold 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Team Gold 2017 Luxembourg City Team Gold 2018 Alicante Mixed doubles Gold 2021 Cluj-Napoca Team Silver 2015 Yekaterinburg Team Bronze 2018 Alicante Doubles

Ruwen Filus is a German table tennis player who plays for German club TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the German Tischtennis-Bundesliga.

Career

2021

In March, Filus played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Star Contender event, he upset Jang Woojin in the round of 32, Jun Mizutani in the round of 16, Lin Yun-Ju in the quarter-finals, and Darko Jorgić in the semi-finals en route to an impressive surprise run to the finals. He lost to Tomokazu Harimoto 4-2 in the finals.

Singles titles

Year	Tournament	Final opponent	Score	Ref
2019	ITTF Challenge, Thailand Open	Seo Hyun-deok	4–2
2022	WTT Contender Almaty	Lin Yun-ju	4–3

Style

Filus is a chopper that uses long pips on the backhand and a defensive Joo Se Hyuk blade; however, he actually tends to win many of his points on offensive shots.

Personal life

Filus married Verena Petri in June 2013. He has two daughters.