Speyer cheers: JSV moves into the final race with victory against Karlsruhe!

Speyer cheers: JSV moves into the final race with victory against Karlsruhe!

On June 29, 2025, the JSV Speyer showed a remarkable performance in the derby against BC Karlsruhe and secured participation in the final round of the 1st Bundesliga South with a 10: 4 victory. Despite a half-time deficit of 3: 4, the JSV turned the result in the second round with an impressive record of 7: 0, which the team brought to the success of success and keeps the hopes for the "Final Four" alive in Wuppertal on October 25th. This reports mrn news .

In the first round of the fight, some fighters of the JSV ran into close duels. Yves Touna, Philip Müller and Felix Bächle had to give up after hard fights. Nevertheless, Franz Haettich, Onise Bughade and Irakli Kupatadze were able to successfully design their duels and contributed significantly to keep the JSV in the race. The victory of Irakli Kupatadze, which secured the final point with a flash of lightning, secured the victory of Irakli Kupatadze after only ten seconds in the second round.

comeback in front of a home audience

The derby was not only a success against Karlsruhe, but also the result of a whole season in which the JSV Speyer celebrated a comeback in front of their home audience. During their first Bundesliga home fight day in Judomaxx, the fighters won two victories from three fights and thus secured the relegation in the 1st Bundesliga South prematurely. In the first fight against VfL Sindelfingen, the JSV led 6-1 at halftime and finally won 10: 4. Samuel Mendel, who is only 16 years old, celebrated his first victory in front of a home crowd after he came directly from the U18 southwestern German championships.

The second fight against the Judoteam Heidelberg/Mannheim was a big challenge. At half -time the JSV was 3: 4 behind. However, important victories by Andreas Benkert and Irakli Kupatadze enabled a comeback success by winning the second round 6-1 and thus secured the overall victory with 9: 5. The third fight against the record champions Abensberg, on the other hand, ended with a defeat for JSV Speyer (10: 4). Nevertheless, team boss Michael Görgen-Sprau expressed his satisfaction about the previous season and the early relegation, such as

The services and the team spirit of the JSV Speyer promise an exciting continuation of the season. The fighters have already demonstrated that they are able to react in printing situations and to do the necessary success.