The International Table Tennis Federation announced the ITTF Athletes’ Commission election results. The following ten athletes were elected by their peers out of 25 candidates; they will serve a four-year term. Name Votes Election criteria SAMARA Elizabeta (ROU athlete) 74.91 % Highest-voted Athlete from Europe ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (IND athlete) 66.08 % Highest-voted Athlete from Asia RIOS Daniely (PUR athlete) 46.64 % Highest-voted Athlete from the Americas ASSAR Omar (EGY athlete) 45.94 % Highest-voted Athlete from Africa TAPPER Melissa (AUS athlete) 42.40 % Highest-voted Athlete from Oceania FEGERL Stefan (AUT athlete) 57.95 % Next highest voted Athlete PERSSON Jon (SWE athlete) 57.60 % Next highest voted Athlete LIU Shiwen (CHN athlete) 54.77 % Next highest voted Athlete LUNDBACK Ingela (SWE para-athlete wheelchair) 52.26 % Highest-voted wheelchair Para-Athlete VAN ZON Kelly (NED para-athlete standing) 48.39 % Highest-voted standing Para-Athlete “I feel deep emotion joy and I am amazed! I am grateful to all of my colleagues who voted for me there are so many! I feel responsible for each of the players and I just wish not to disappoint them ” said SAMARA. The elections were held between Monday 7 to Sunday 13 November. Voting was online using LUMI ®. The number of voters among athletes increased by 18% compared with the election held in 2018 while participation of para-athletes almost tripled. Petra SÖRLING ITTF President commented:”I would like to thank all the candidates and congratulate the ten elected athletes. The Executive Committee and I are looking forward to working closely with them. The Athletes Commission is crucial as it links the athletes and the ITTF ensuring the athletes’ priorities and viewpoints are communicated and represented. I am also delighted by the large increase in the number of votes; our athletes are more and more engaged in the future direction of the sport of table tennis.” All members of the Athletes’ Commission will be invited to the forthcoming ITTF Summit in December in Amman Jordan. At the summit the commission along with IOC Athletes’ Commission member RYU Seung-Min will elect two chairs to sit on the ITTF Executive Committee. For the first time the two chairs will be one man and one woman to ensure gender parity. Full results and information about the ITTF Athletes’ Commission election can be found here..
New ITTF Athletes Commission Members Elected – 5 Europeans on Board
The International Table Tennis Federation announced the ITTF Athletes’ Commission election results. The following ten athletes were elected by their peers out of 25 candidates; they will serve a four-year term. Name Votes Election criteria SAMARA Elizabeta (ROU athlete) 74.91 % Highest-voted Athlete from Europe ACHANTA Sharath Kamal (IND athlete) 66.08 % Highest-voted Athlete from Asia RIOS Daniely (PUR athlete) 46.64 % Highest-voted Athlete from the Americas ASSAR Omar (EGY athlete) 45.94 % Highest-voted Athlete from Africa TAPPER Melissa (AUS athlete) 42.40 % Highest-voted Athlete from Oceania FEGERL Stefan (AUT athlete) 57.95 % Next highest voted Athlete PERSSON Jon (SWE athlete) 57.60 % Next highest voted Athlete LIU Shiwen (CHN athlete) 54.77 % Next highest voted Athlete LUNDBACK Ingela (SWE para-athlete wheelchair) 52.26 % Highest-voted wheelchair Para-Athlete VAN ZON Kelly (NED para-athlete standing) 48.39 % Highest-voted standing Para-Athlete “I feel deep emotion joy and I am amazed! I am grateful to all of my colleagues who voted for me there are so many! I feel responsible for each of the players and I just wish not to disappoint them ” said SAMARA. The elections were held between Monday 7 to Sunday 13 November. Voting was online using LUMI ®. The number of voters among athletes increased by 18% compared with the election held in 2018 while participation of para-athletes almost tripled. Petra SÖRLING ITTF President commented:”I would like to thank all the candidates and congratulate the ten elected athletes. The Executive Committee and I are looking forward to working closely with them. The Athletes Commission is crucial as it links the athletes and the ITTF ensuring the athletes’ priorities and viewpoints are communicated and represented. I am also delighted by the large increase in the number of votes; our athletes are more and more engaged in the future direction of the sport of table tennis.” All members of the Athletes’ Commission will be invited to the forthcoming ITTF Summit in December in Amman Jordan. At the summit the commission along with IOC Athletes’ Commission member RYU Seung-Min will elect two chairs to sit on the ITTF Executive Committee. For the first time the two chairs will be one man and one woman to ensure gender parity. Full results and information about the ITTF Athletes’ Commission election can be found here..
Victory for AS Pontoise Cergy TT at the start of Campaign in Group D
In the Groups D in Champions Legue Men AS Pontoise Cergy TT overcame Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 in four matches. Marcos FREITAS was the key player with two wins over Michael MAZE (11:5 11:4 11:4) and Jens LUNDQUIST (11:7 11:1 11:4). In the second match CHO Seung Min lost to Jens (9:11 11:8 7:11 7:11) and Esteban DORR overcame Mikkel HINDERSSON (11:5 8:11 11:5 11:6). “It is always tough to play against such experienced players. In the end I am happy we finished with a victory im happy with the way I played and looking forward to the next match against Saarbrucken ” said Marcos FREITAS.
Victory for AS Pontoise Cergy TT at the start of Campaign in Group D
In the Groups D in Champions Legue Men AS Pontoise Cergy TT overcame Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 in four matches. Marcos FREITAS was the key player with two wins over Michael MAZE (11:5 11:4 11:4) and Jens LUNDQUIST (11:7 11:1 11:4). In the second match CHO Seung Min lost to Jens (9:11 11:8 7:11 7:11) and Esteban DORR overcame Mikkel HINDERSSON (11:5 8:11 11:5 11:6). “It is always tough to play against such experienced players. In the end I am happy we finished with a victory im happy with the way I played and looking forward to the next match against Saarbrucken ” said Marcos FREITAS.
Panathinaikos A.C. in wining mode in Linz
In the opening leg of the Stage three in Europe Cup Women Greek Panathinaikos A.C. beat LZ Linz Froschberg in Austria in straight matches. Ana TOFANT gave guests dream start with the victory over Andrea PAVLOVIC (11:8 11:5 4:11 11:3) before Aikaterini TOLIOU overcame Phantita PINYOPISAN (11:9 11:8 11:9). “ It was a tough match for everyone but we were very well prepared. Ana started very good against PAVLOVIC and gave me confidence for my match after which I was patient until the last point. In the last match PARIDI won very close duel. In the 5th set she was calm and made really good points ” said Aikaterini TOLIOU. Club had nice support in Linz. “We had big support from our fans here and they gave us the motivation to win! Now we are going to prepare our home match that will be very interesting as well.” Konstantina PARIDI beat Anastasiya ADZIONAVA (11:8 9:11 12:14 11:5 6:2). “We are very happy about today’s victory we were very motivated to win this match and the presence of our supporters gave us a great push. Now we will prepare for our home match and try to have a great performance ” said PARIDI. Hosts did not hide their emotions but there is a bright side of everything. „We are disappointed “ said Manager Günther RENNER: „There is only one positive thing we will go to Athens eat good see the Acropolis and we will face a much better weather.“
Panathinaikos A.C. in wining mode in Linz
In the opening leg of the Stage three in Europe Cup Women Greek Panathinaikos A.C. beat LZ Linz Froschberg in Austria in straight matches. Ana TOFANT gave guests dream start with the victory over Andrea PAVLOVIC (11:8 11:5 4:11 11:3) before Aikaterini TOLIOU overcame Phantita PINYOPISAN (11:9 11:8 11:9). “ It was a tough match for everyone but we were very well prepared. Ana started very good against PAVLOVIC and gave me confidence for my match after which I was patient until the last point. In the last match PARIDI won very close duel. In the 5th set she was calm and made really good points ” said Aikaterini TOLIOU. Club had nice support in Linz. “We had big support from our fans here and they gave us the motivation to win! Now we are going to prepare our home match that will be very interesting as well.” Konstantina PARIDI beat Anastasiya ADZIONAVA (11:8 9:11 12:14 11:5 6:2). “We are very happy about today’s victory we were very motivated to win this match and the presence of our supporters gave us a great push. Now we will prepare for our home match and try to have a great performance ” said PARIDI. Hosts did not hide their emotions but there is a bright side of everything. „We are disappointed “ said Manager Günther RENNER: „There is only one positive thing we will go to Athens eat good see the Acropolis and we will face a much better weather.“
Pavel ŠIRUČEK awaits old club mates from Dartom Grodzisk Mazowiecki
After they met mighty Borussia Düsseldorf in Germany last week HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod will host KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki in Czech Republic tomorrow. In the opening match of the Champions League Men Second Stage Group A Borussia Düsseldorf recorded 3:1 victory. “We played a very good match in Düsseldorf where we managed to get one point. Of course nobody wants to lose but I was satisfied with the performance of the players. Now we have a match for second place in the group. We will be ready in the strongest lineup Tomáš TREGLER Pavel ŠIRUČEK Michal OBEŠLO and Tomáš MARTINKO. And 400 of our fans in the hall ” promised HB Ostrov’s Manager Miroslav JINEK. For sure Pavel ŠIRUČEK is well aware what they can expect in the second round duel. Pavel won three titles in 2014 2015 and 2016 in Czech League with HB Ostrov before he moved to Poland. With Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki he won the title in 2019 and 2022. Last season the club was third in the Europe Cup. “The Polish club could be very dangerous. They have very good players but I think we have a chance to win. It will be very important for Pavel ŠIRUČEK because he had play in Grodzisk Mazowiecki for several years. However he is not nervous at all and is looking forward to the match like the rest of us ” stated JINEK.
Pavel ŠIRUČEK awaits old club mates from Dartom Grodzisk Mazowiecki
After they met mighty Borussia Düsseldorf in Germany last week HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod will host KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki in Czech Republic tomorrow. In the opening match of the Champions League Men Second Stage Group A Borussia Düsseldorf recorded 3:1 victory. “We played a very good match in Düsseldorf where we managed to get one point. Of course nobody wants to lose but I was satisfied with the performance of the players. Now we have a match for second place in the group. We will be ready in the strongest lineup Tomáš TREGLER Pavel ŠIRUČEK Michal OBEŠLO and Tomáš MARTINKO. And 400 of our fans in the hall ” promised HB Ostrov’s Manager Miroslav JINEK. For sure Pavel ŠIRUČEK is well aware what they can expect in the second round duel. Pavel won three titles in 2014 2015 and 2016 in Czech League with HB Ostrov before he moved to Poland. With Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki he won the title in 2019 and 2022. Last season the club was third in the Europe Cup. “The Polish club could be very dangerous. They have very good players but I think we have a chance to win. It will be very important for Pavel ŠIRUČEK because he had play in Grodzisk Mazowiecki for several years. However he is not nervous at all and is looking forward to the match like the rest of us ” stated JINEK.
Linz AG Froschberg recorded second victory agains TT Moravsky Krumlov
Like two days ago Linz AG Froschberg recorded victory against TT Moravsky Krumlov in the Stage two Group D of the Championships League Women. At home soil Linz AG Froschberg won in straight matches. Sofia POLCANOVA opened the match with the victory over Mitsuki YOSHIDA (11:9 11:4 11:6). „Today we showed our dominance already in the the beginning. I think everyone played well and we are happy with the result “ said POLCANOVA. Suthasini SAWETTABUT prevailed against Valeriia SHCHERBATYKH (11:9 11:6 11:7) before Yulia PROKHOROVA beat Ekaterina CHERNYAVSKAYA (11:6 11:8 11:3) „ I am very happy we won without drama! I played better today then in Czech Republic “ said PROKHOROVA. This is third defeat for Moravsky KRUMLOV. Beside two against Austria’s side they also lost to French Saint-Quentin TT.
Linz AG Froschberg recorded second victory agains TT Moravsky Krumlov
Like two days ago Linz AG Froschberg recorded victory against TT Moravsky Krumlov in the Stage two Group D of the Championships League Women. At home soil Linz AG Froschberg won in straight matches. Sofia POLCANOVA opened the match with the victory over Mitsuki YOSHIDA (11:9 11:4 11:6). „Today we showed our dominance already in the the beginning. I think everyone played well and we are happy with the result “ said POLCANOVA. Suthasini SAWETTABUT prevailed against Valeriia SHCHERBATYKH (11:9 11:6 11:7) before Yulia PROKHOROVA beat Ekaterina CHERNYAVSKAYA (11:6 11:8 11:3) „ I am very happy we won without drama! I played better today then in Czech Republic “ said PROKHOROVA. This is third defeat for Moravsky KRUMLOV. Beside two against Austria’s side they also lost to French Saint-Quentin TT.
