The activities of the ETTU Para Committee continue this year with great success. The ETTU Para Committee with the help of ETTU Vice President in charge of Para Table Tennis Sonja GREFBERG and the ETTU projects Manager Galia DVORAK are making great efforts to continue introducing events that will help the growth of the continental Para youth movement. One of the key proposals of the committee was the organization of the first u-23 Para Training Camp held in Lasko last year.Twelve months later the initiative is set to be repeated from 12 to 17 December at the Bella Italia Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro home of the Italian’s Paralympic Centre where the Italian National Team trains every day. A total of 26 athletes in wheelchairs and standing from Great Britain Latvia Finland Portugal Spain Holland and Italy will be taking part of this second edition of the camp. The players that will be attending are the British Daniel MEAD Josh HILL and Joseph CROUSE the Latvian Valters VOICIS the Finnish Aaro MAKELA the Portuguese Mario BASTARDO the Spaniards Alejandro DIAZ Iker Gonzalez and Marlon Lopez the Dutch Roy van der BURG Yannick PAREDIS Paul van der OORD Dustin EIER Sem ROELOFS and Frederique van HOOF and the Italians Leonardo COLETTA Marco BOVE Mirko BRUSCHI Lorenzo MAGARELLI Elena ELLI Roberto MARTINELLI Stefano BUTTI Manuel FORTUZZI Edoardo CASATI Matteo PARENZAN and Carlotta RAGAZZINI. The coaches in the camp will be the Italian Alessandro ARCIGLI from Italy the Spanish José MACHADO- The sparring players are the Korean HWANG Eunbit the Ukrainian Sofia SHEREDEHA the Croatian Nikola VUKELJA and Zvonimir KRAMARIC and the Italians Nicola FALAPPA and Massimo PISCHIUTTI. “With this kind of technical activity – explains ARCIGLI chair of the committee- ETTU intends to give continuity to the important work we are carrying out in the various countries to promote Paralympic table tennis among the young Under 23 players. Our goal is to give young people and their families a moment of sport and socializing as well as a great opportunity for growth not only on a technical-sporting level but also on a personal level. Perhaps among them we will find the champions of the future what is certain is that the days they will spend in Lignano Sabbiadoro will represent an unforgettable life experience for them the entrance door to the great family of international table tennis”
In Lignano Sabbiadoro the 2nd ETTU Under 23 Paralympic stage
The activities of the ETTU Para Committee continue this year with great success. The ETTU Para Committee with the help of ETTU Vice President in charge of Para Table Tennis Sonja GREFBERG and the ETTU projects Manager Galia DVORAK are making great efforts to continue introducing events that will help the growth of the continental Para youth movement. One of the key proposals of the committee was the organization of the first u-23 Para Training Camp held in Lasko last year.Twelve months later the initiative is set to be repeated from 12 to 17 December at the Bella Italia Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro home of the Italian’s Paralympic Centre where the Italian National Team trains every day. A total of 26 athletes in wheelchairs and standing from Great Britain Latvia Finland Portugal Spain Holland and Italy will be taking part of this second edition of the camp. The players that will be attending are the British Daniel MEAD Josh HILL and Joseph CROUSE the Latvian Valters VOICIS the Finnish Aaro MAKELA the Portuguese Mario BASTARDO the Spaniards Alejandro DIAZ Iker Gonzalez and Marlon Lopez the Dutch Roy van der BURG Yannick PAREDIS Paul van der OORD Dustin EIER Sem ROELOFS and Frederique van HOOF and the Italians Leonardo COLETTA Marco BOVE Mirko BRUSCHI Lorenzo MAGARELLI Elena ELLI Roberto MARTINELLI Stefano BUTTI Manuel FORTUZZI Edoardo CASATI Matteo PARENZAN and Carlotta RAGAZZINI. The coaches in the camp will be the Italian Alessandro ARCIGLI from Italy the Spanish José MACHADO- The sparring players are the Korean HWANG Eunbit the Ukrainian Sofia SHEREDEHA the Croatian Nikola VUKELJA and Zvonimir KRAMARIC and the Italians Nicola FALAPPA and Massimo PISCHIUTTI. “With this kind of technical activity – explains ARCIGLI chair of the committee- ETTU intends to give continuity to the important work we are carrying out in the various countries to promote Paralympic table tennis among the young Under 23 players. Our goal is to give young people and their families a moment of sport and socializing as well as a great opportunity for growth not only on a technical-sporting level but also on a personal level. Perhaps among them we will find the champions of the future what is certain is that the days they will spend in Lignano Sabbiadoro will represent an unforgettable life experience for them the entrance door to the great family of international table tennis”
Great success for France at the ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunisia
ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunisia concluded yesterday with Japan’s Miyuu KIHARA and China’s LIN Shidong have emerged as U19 singles champions on an unforgettable final day of action. Flavien COTON brought home the U15 Boys’ Singles title following back-to-back wins over Japanese opposition on the final day. Surviving a tense semifinal encounter against Takumi TANIMOTO in the morning session (11-8 7-11 12-14 11-8 9-11 11-9 11-9) COTON set up a title showdown with Kazuki YOSHIYAMA later in the day. Responsible for eliminating top-ranked Alan KURMANGALIYEV in the last four YOSHIYAMA made a bright start to the final but couldn’t convert as COTON chalked up four of the six games in his favour to lift the trophy (10-12 13-11 8-11 11-5 11-6 11-9). Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS and Hungary’s Balazs LEI clinched gold in Under 15 Boys’ Doubles Event by beating Japan’s Kazuki YOSHIYAMA and Takumi TANIMOTO in the final. French pairings Flavien COTON and Nathan LAM won bronze. Displaying excellent form in the run up to the final day Miyuu KIHARA was presented with an enormous test at the semifinal hurdle which she passed with flying colours defeating 2021 champion KUAI Man 4-1 (8-11 11-8 11-6 12-10 13-11). With the trophy in sight Kihara produced one last dazzling display to see off compatriot Miwa HARIMOTO (11-7 4-11 11-7 11-9 11-8) to confirm her status as World Youth champion and World Youth No.1. China’s LIN Shidong left Rades with the U19 Boys’ Singles title. In doing so Lin came away with a clean sweep of titles winning all four U19 titles on offer in Tunisia. French star Felix LEBRUN provided the opposition in the semifinals and gave Lin a good run for his money but saw his hopes dashed across six games (9-11 11-7 11-9 10-12 11-7 11-9). French Felix LEBRUN and Romania’s Darius MOVILEANU both clinched bronze. In Under 19 Boys’ Doubles Japan’s Hayate SUZUKIA and Belgium’s Adrien RASSENFOSSE won silver and French Felix LEBRUN and Thibault PORET won bronze. In Under 19 Girls’ Doubles French Charlotte LUTZ and Prithika PAVADE halted in final and clinched silver whilst Germany’s Annett KAUFMANN and Mia GRIESEL won bronze In Under 19 Mixed Event Felix LEBRUN and Prithika PAVADE of France and Poland’s and Japan’s combination of Maciej KUBIK and Miwa HARIMOTO clinched bronze. In Under 15 Girls’ Doubles Germany’s Eireen Elena KALAITZIDOU and French Alesia SFERLEA won bronze as well as French duo Leana HOCHART and Gaetane BLED. In Under 15 Mixed Event Alan KURMANGALIYEV of Kazakhstan and Hana GODA of Egypt beat Maria BERZOSA of Spain and Tiago ABIODUN of Portugal in the final. Bronze medalists are William BERGENBLOCK of Sweden and Natalia BOGDANOWICZ of Poland.
Great success for France at the ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunisia
ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunisia concluded yesterday with Japan’s Miyuu KIHARA and China’s LIN Shidong have emerged as U19 singles champions on an unforgettable final day of action. Flavien COTON brought home the U15 Boys’ Singles title following back-to-back wins over Japanese opposition on the final day. Surviving a tense semifinal encounter against Takumi TANIMOTO in the morning session (11-8 7-11 12-14 11-8 9-11 11-9 11-9) COTON set up a title showdown with Kazuki YOSHIYAMA later in the day. Responsible for eliminating top-ranked Alan KURMANGALIYEV in the last four YOSHIYAMA made a bright start to the final but couldn’t convert as COTON chalked up four of the six games in his favour to lift the trophy (10-12 13-11 8-11 11-5 11-6 11-9). Slovakia’s Samuel ARPAS and Hungary’s Balazs LEI clinched gold in Under 15 Boys’ Doubles Event by beating Japan’s Kazuki YOSHIYAMA and Takumi TANIMOTO in the final. French pairings Flavien COTON and Nathan LAM won bronze. Displaying excellent form in the run up to the final day Miyuu KIHARA was presented with an enormous test at the semifinal hurdle which she passed with flying colours defeating 2021 champion KUAI Man 4-1 (8-11 11-8 11-6 12-10 13-11). With the trophy in sight Kihara produced one last dazzling display to see off compatriot Miwa HARIMOTO (11-7 4-11 11-7 11-9 11-8) to confirm her status as World Youth champion and World Youth No.1. China’s LIN Shidong left Rades with the U19 Boys’ Singles title. In doing so Lin came away with a clean sweep of titles winning all four U19 titles on offer in Tunisia. French star Felix LEBRUN provided the opposition in the semifinals and gave Lin a good run for his money but saw his hopes dashed across six games (9-11 11-7 11-9 10-12 11-7 11-9). French Felix LEBRUN and Romania’s Darius MOVILEANU both clinched bronze. In Under 19 Boys’ Doubles Japan’s Hayate SUZUKIA and Belgium’s Adrien RASSENFOSSE won silver and French Felix LEBRUN and Thibault PORET won bronze. In Under 19 Girls’ Doubles French Charlotte LUTZ and Prithika PAVADE halted in final and clinched silver whilst Germany’s Annett KAUFMANN and Mia GRIESEL won bronze In Under 19 Mixed Event Felix LEBRUN and Prithika PAVADE of France and Poland’s and Japan’s combination of Maciej KUBIK and Miwa HARIMOTO clinched bronze. In Under 15 Girls’ Doubles Germany’s Eireen Elena KALAITZIDOU and French Alesia SFERLEA won bronze as well as French duo Leana HOCHART and Gaetane BLED. In Under 15 Mixed Event Alan KURMANGALIYEV of Kazakhstan and Hana GODA of Egypt beat Maria BERZOSA of Spain and Tiago ABIODUN of Portugal in the final. Bronze medalists are William BERGENBLOCK of Sweden and Natalia BOGDANOWICZ of Poland.
The draw for the final stage of the Champions League Women
The draw for the final stage of the Champions League Women was held today in Luxembourg. In the quarterfinal reigning champions Poland’s KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg will meet Serbia’s Novi Sad whilst five time winners and last year’s runners up TTC Berlin eastside will clash with French Metz TT. Another French representative Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT will play against 2013 winners Linz AG Froschberg. Spanish UCAM Cartagena will play against third French club Saint Quentin TT.
The draw for the final stage of the Champions League Women
The draw for the final stage of the Champions League Women was held today in Luxembourg. In the quarterfinal reigning champions Poland’s KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg will meet Serbia’s Novi Sad whilst five time winners and last year’s runners up TTC Berlin eastside will clash with French Metz TT. Another French representative Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT will play against 2013 winners Linz AG Froschberg. Spanish UCAM Cartagena will play against third French club Saint Quentin TT.
The draw for the ECLW draw on Monday via zoom
The draw for the quarter finals of the Champions League Women will be made on Monday 12th December starting 1300 CET. In the quarterfinal are the winners of the Groups UCAM Cartagena T.M of Spain Metz TT of France KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg of Poland and Austria’s Linz AG Froschberg as well as runners up TTC Novi Sad of Serbia Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT and Saint-Quentin TT of France and Germany’s TTC Berlin eastside. Please see below access details: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82138120584?pwd=Zkx6NTVHWHZ2YzFyR0o3eVpCdnJpUT09 Meeting ID: 821 3812 0584 Passcode: 417355
The draw for the ECLW draw on Monday via zoom
The draw for the quarter finals of the Champions League Women will be made on Monday 12th December starting 1300 CET. In the quarterfinal are the winners of the Groups UCAM Cartagena T.M of Spain Metz TT of France KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg of Poland and Austria’s Linz AG Froschberg as well as runners up TTC Novi Sad of Serbia Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT and Saint-Quentin TT of France and Germany’s TTC Berlin eastside. Please see below access details: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82138120584?pwd=Zkx6NTVHWHZ2YzFyR0o3eVpCdnJpUT09 Meeting ID: 821 3812 0584 Passcode: 417355
ETTU ASSIGNED COMPETITION MANAGER (F/M)
European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) invites applications from suitably qualified individuals with a Table Tennis background for the position of Assigned Competition Manager to assist the ETTU Competition Manager Alen Ivancin. ETTU has an extensive and increasing annual programme of Championships events and tournaments. The Assigned Competition Manager will have responsibility at certain events for inspection pre-event preparation liaison with Local Organising Committee entries draw and time schedule event management and delivery. Please send your application including motivational letter and curriculum vitae (CV) to registration@ettu.org and competition@ettu.org no later than Thursday 5th January 2023.
ETTU ASSIGNED COMPETITION MANAGER (F/M)
European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) invites applications from suitably qualified individuals with a Table Tennis background for the position of Assigned Competition Manager to assist the ETTU Competition Manager Alen Ivancin. ETTU has an extensive and increasing annual programme of Championships events and tournaments. The Assigned Competition Manager will have responsibility at certain events for inspection pre-event preparation liaison with Local Organising Committee entries draw and time schedule event management and delivery. Please send your application including motivational letter and curriculum vitae (CV) to registration@ettu.org and competition@ettu.org no later than Thursday 5th January 2023.
