Püchel confidently designed the fights in the preliminary round up to the pool final, which she reached early. Here the Wülfratherin met a fighter from Hanover. Püchel also dominated this duel at high speed, until she made a mistake opening the grip, which her opponent immediately punished with a shoulder technique. After that, the TBW athlete had to fight her way through the consolation round. She succeeded with convincing performances – she won two more matches and thus made it into the small final. Sophie Püchel won the competition for third place in extra time against a very experienced fighter from Lower Saxony with full points and thus secured the bronze medal.
