European Championships | 23 Sep 2015
Schwechat sends the biggest team to the Russia
Photo: Courtesy ITTF
The international training - group of the Werner SCHLAGER Academy is present at the LIEBHERR 2015 ITTF European Championships in Russian Ekaterinburg from 25th September to the 4th of October with a bombastic contingent. Not less than 24 players from 15 different countries who permanently or to a predominant part live in Schwechat, will compete in the continental title-matches.
Some of the “Schwechater” travel to Russia with large (medal-) aspirations. Led by the the Portuguese World - Ranking no. 9 Marcos FREITAS who will be seeded as number 2 in the singles event and on top has to defend the gold medal in the teams event from last year (together with another Schwechater: Joao MONTEIRO). Chances for a medal are also good for the Austrian Men, the WSA - player Tetyana BILENKO (from WSA partner club SVNÖ Ströck) and Daniela DODEAN - Monteiro who lives in Schwechat since 5 years already and together with her Romanian team is counted to the favorites.
The WSA contingent in Ekaterinburg:
Men:
PORTUGAL: Marcos FREITAS, Joao MONTEIRO
AUSTRIA: CHEN Weixing, Robert GARDOS, Daniel HABESOHN, Dominik Habesohn, Stefan FEGERL
ITALY: Mihai BOBOCICA, Niagol STOYANOV
CZECH REPUBLIC: Tomas KONECNY, Lubomir JANCARIK
BULGARIA: Stanislay GOLOVANOV
LUXEMBOURG: Eric GLOD
ENGLAND: Daniel REED
Women:
AUSTRIA: LI Qianbing
CROATIA: Lea RAKOVAC (SVNÖ Ströck)
UKRAINE: Tetyana BILENKO (SVNÖ Ströck)
SWEDEN: Matilda EKHOLM (SVNÖ Ströck)
SLOVENIA: Alex GALIC
ISRAEL: Nicole TROSMAN
SWIZERLAND: Rahel ASCHWANDEN
SERBIA: Andrea TODOROVIC
LUXEMBOURG: Sarah de NUTTE
ROMANIA: Daniela DODEAN-MONTEIRO
