The final lineup for the Europe Cup Women was determined after thrilling golden matches, where both hosts came back from opening-leg defeats. Saint-Denis 93 TT joined Czech side SKST Plus Hodonín in the ultimate stage of the continental competition. FIBRAIN KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszów had defeated Saint-Denis 93 TT in the opening leg of the semifinal, continuing what had already been a dream season for the Polish club. However, in the return leg, Hsing-Yin LIU was unstoppable, securing wins over Zuzanna WIELGOS, Fen LI, and Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC in the golden match. Agathe AVEZOU also remained unbeaten, having defeated Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC and clinching a narrow but decisive victory against Zuzanna WIELGOS in the third duel of the golden match. In the other semifinal, last week, SKST Plus Hodonín bounced back from a straight-match defeat in Hungary to earn a 3-1 win at home against Budaörsi Sport Club, forcing a golden match and eventually advancing to the final. Saint-Denis 93 TT -FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW 3-1 Hsing-Yin LIU – Zuzanna WIELGOS 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-4) Prithika PAVADE – Fen LI 0-3 (6-11, 7-11, 9-11) Agathe AVEZOU – Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6) Hsing-Yin LIU – Fen LI 3-2 (11-9, 4-11, 7-11, 11-3, 6-3) Golden match Saint-Denis 93 TT -FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW 2-1 Hsing-Yin LIU – Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC 11-2 Prithika PAVADE – Fen LI 5-11 Agathe AVEZOU – Zuzanna WIELGOS 12-10 Opening leg FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW – Saint-Denis 93 TT 3-1 Fen LI – Hsing-Yin LIU 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-9) Zuzanna WIELGOS – Prithika PAVADE 3-0 (14-12, 11-7, 11-5) Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC – Agathe AVEZOU 1-3 (7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11) Fen LI – Prithika PAVADE 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-4)
Ina Jozepsone reelected as the President of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia
On June 8, the annual General Assembly of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia took place at the sports facilities of the O. Kalpaks Folk Applied Art Primary School in Riga. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the TTF of Latvia Council meeting minutes from June 15, 2024, presentation and discussion of reports from the President, Vice Presidents, and the Audit Committee on the activities and results of 2024, approval of the 2024 annual report, as well as elections for the positions of President, Board Members, and Audit Committee members. For the position of President, there was only one candidate – Ina JOZEPSONE. Members unanimously re-elected Mrs. JOZEPSONE for another term. There were thirteen candidates for the eight available positions on the Board: Davis AVDJUKEVICS, Janis AVDJUKEVICS, Vadims BEREZKOVS, Baiba BOGDANOVA, Egmonts CILDERMANIS, Nauris KARELIS, Genadijs KARTUZOVS, Aleksandrs MASKALONOKS, Kalvis SILJANIS, Eduards SPAGIS, Guntis SENHOFS, Viktors TOLKACEVS, and Sandijs VASILJEVS. “Before the vote, Genadijs KARTUZOVS requested to speak, during which he officially withdrew his candidacy. We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. KARTUZOVS for his many years of dedicated service on the TTF of Latvia Board” announced TTF Latvia. Following the vote, the newly elected Board Members are: Immediately after the General Assembly, the first meeting of the newly elected Board was held. During this session, Mr. Vadims BEREZKOVS and Sandijs VASILJEVS were appointed Vice Presidents, and Mr. Eduards SPAGIS was appointed Secretary General. The newly elected Audit Committee consists of:
