Para table tennis has its own special atmosphere teammates cheer colleagues who are playing from the very first point on the very first day but when we speak about complete experience the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships lifted the bar higher thanks to the technology of a new level. The tournament director Daniel VALERO who was the tournament director for the 2010 World Veteran Championships in Alicante/Elche conducts a well-coordinated team; the presentation is of the highest standards a 30-metre-long screen flashes the name of players with their photos as they enter the arena. Eight tables and each is individually lit so once a match finish the lights on that table turn off. The venue also benefitted from accessibility enhancement for wheelchair users with ten special toilets two ramps for the practice area and two ramps for the entrance being installed. “We’ve been watching the best ever World ParaTable Tennis Championships here in Granada! This competition always had a huge passionate environment around it but this year the level of organization is extremely high. As always the faces of the players and coaches do not lie and we can feel how all are impressed with the conditions they were presented in Granada. I wish to not only to thank the Royal Federacion Espanola de Tenis de Mesa for inviting me to be here but also to congratulate the level of organization we are all witnessing here. The challenge for the next organisers is really huge!” stated ETTU Acting President Pedro MOURA. Already 16 title holders are crowned. For a first time Mixed Doubles and Men’s and Women’s Doubles were played. In the Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada in mixed doubles class 20; in a final Poland’s Patryk CHOJNOWSKI and Natalia PARTYKA recovered from a two games to nil deficit to overcome Australia’s MA Lin and YANG Qian (5-11 9-11 11-6 11-7 11-3). “A very hard match today. We had to struggle so much to win this gold medal ” said Patryk CHOJNOWSKI “Yesterday when I lost in the women’s doubles final with Karolina (PEK) it was really painful I didn’t want to lose another final; to get the World Champion title with Patryk is incredible he is a fantastic person and a true friend” added Natalia Partyka In mixed doubles class 7 it was a full distance affair success for Germany. Thomas BRÜCHLE and Sandra MIKOLASCHEK (GER) secured the title at expense of Korea Republic’s KIM Juynggil and YOON Jiyu (11-6 7-11 5-11 12-10 11-8). “It was as really tough match it’s always tough playing against Koreans we knew we were not the favourites to win but that gave us great motivation” explained Thomas BRÜCHLE In the mixed doubles class 14 final. Jean-Paul MONTANUS and Kelly van ZON of Netherlands emerged successful by the very narrowest of margins against Ukraine’s Viktor DIDUKH and Maryna LYTOVCHENKO (4-11 11-7 6-11 13-11 12-10). “We can’t believe it! We are excited. A very long match we played point by point and at the end we’ve reached the title ” stated Jean-Paul MONTANUS. Great Britain’s Fliss PICKARD and Grace WILLIAMS in women’s doubles class 14 created a big upset. They commenced their journey as total outsiders. In fact Grace WILLIAMS who only started playing table tennis five years ago didn’t qualify for Andalucia she received a wild card. The win was on a par with their compatriot John HILTON who in 1981 won the men’s singles title at European Championships at odds of 1000-1! The duo overcame the top seeded German partnership of Stephanie GREBE and Juliane WOLF (11-9 11-7 12-10). Grace WILLIAMS said: “We are speechless totally shocked stunned with the victory I felt pressure before the match a bit overwhelmed as it was a World Championship final but I knew I had Fliss beside me and Shaun (MARPLES) in the corner. I knew whatever the outcome they’d be proud of me and I’d be proud of myself as well. As soon as we won the final point I thought ‘that’s it’ but it hasn’t really sunk in yet.” Andalucia 2022 World Para Championships Medallists: Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles Men’s Doubles Class 4 SF: CHA Soo Yong/PARK Jingheol (KOR) v Martin LUDROVSKY/Jan RIAPOS (SVK) 11 7 12 SF: Iker SASTRE/Miguel Angel TOLEDO (ESP) v Rafal CZUPER/Tomasz JAKIMCZUK (POL) -6 7 8 9 F: CHA Soo Yong/PARK Jingheol (KOR) v Iker SASTRE/Miguel Angel TOLEDO (ESP) 6 -10-9 5 7 Men’s Doubles Class 8 SF: KIM Younggun/KIM Junggil (KOR) v Abdullah OZTURK/Nesim TURAN (TUR) 7 5 8 SF: Yuttajak GLINBANCHUEN/Wanchai CHAIWUT (THA) v Valentin BAUS/Thomas SCHMIDBERGER (GER) 13 -8 – 10 9 11 F: KIM Younggun/KIM Junggil (KOR) v Yuttajak GLINBANCHUEN/Wanchai CHAIWUT (THA) 9 7 4 Men’s Doubles Class 14 SF: Rungroj THAINIYOM/Phisit WANGPHONPHATHANASIRI (THA) v Clément BERTHIER/Esteban HERRAULT (FRA) 6 -5 7 8 SF: Paul KARABARDAK/Billy SHILTON (GBR) v Jordi MORALES/Alvaro VALERA (ESP) -8 7 9 10 F: Paul KARABARDAK/Billy SHILTON (GBR) v Rungroj THAINIYOM/Phisit WANGPHONPHATHANASIRI (THA) 11-8 11-8 1-11 11-8 Men’s Doubles Class 18 SF: Lev KATS/Ivan MAI (UKR) v Ben DESPINEUX/Laurens DEVOS (BEL) -7 -3 8 11 8 SF: Josh STACEY/Ross WILSON (GBR) v Mateo BOHEAS/Thomas BOUVAIS (FRA) 6 8 -8 6 F: Lev KATS/Ivan MAI (UKR) v Josh STACEY/Ross WILSON (GBR) 11-9 11-4 13-11 Men’s Doubles Class 22 Group: 1. KIM Gitae/JEOUNG Kyuyoung (KOR) 2. Takeshi TAKAMORI/Koya KATO (JPN) 3. Timothe IVALDI/Antoine ZHAO (FRA) 4. Rory CARROLL/Samuel von EINEM (GBR) Women’s Doubles Class 5 SF: Dararat ASAYUT/Chilchitraryak BOOTWANSIRINA (THA) v LEE Migyu/SEO Suyeon (KOR) 9 -7 8 -4 5 SF: Michela BRUNELLI/Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Catia OLIVEIRA/Marliane SANTOS (BRA) 6 11 7 F: Michela BRUNELLI/Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Dararat ASAYUT/Chilchitraryak BOOTWANSIRINA (THA) -12 10 12 4 Women’s Doubles Class 10 SF: Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC/Nada MATIC (SRB) v Wijittra JAION/Wassana SRINGAM (THA) 8 7 -9 -8.3 SF: JUNG Younga/YOON Jiyu (KOR) v Alexandra SAINT-PIERRE/Flora VAUTIER (FRA) -10 5 8 6 F: Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC/Nada MATIC (SRB) v JUNG Younga/YOON Jiyu (KOR) 7 -8 7 -4 8 Women’s Doubles Class
17 champions already crowned after Doubles Events at the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Para table tennis has its own special atmosphere teammates cheer colleagues who are playing from the very first point on the very first day but when we speak about complete experience the Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships lifted the bar higher thanks to the technology of a new level. The tournament director Daniel VALERO who was the tournament director for the 2010 World Veteran Championships in Alicante/Elche conducts a well-coordinated team; the presentation is of the highest standards a 30-metre-long screen flashes the name of players with their photos as they enter the arena. Eight tables and each is individually lit so once a match finish the lights on that table turn off. The venue also benefitted from accessibility enhancement for wheelchair users with ten special toilets two ramps for the practice area and two ramps for the entrance being installed. “We’ve been watching the best ever World ParaTable Tennis Championships here in Granada! This competition always had a huge passionate environment around it but this year the level of organization is extremely high. As always the faces of the players and coaches do not lie and we can feel how all are impressed with the conditions they were presented in Granada. I wish to not only to thank the Royal Federacion Espanola de Tenis de Mesa for inviting me to be here but also to congratulate the level of organization we are all witnessing here. The challenge for the next organisers is really huge!” stated ETTU Acting President Pedro MOURA. Already 16 title holders are crowned. For a first time Mixed Doubles and Men’s and Women’s Doubles were played. In the Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada in mixed doubles class 20; in a final Poland’s Patryk CHOJNOWSKI and Natalia PARTYKA recovered from a two games to nil deficit to overcome Australia’s MA Lin and YANG Qian (5-11 9-11 11-6 11-7 11-3). “A very hard match today. We had to struggle so much to win this gold medal ” said Patryk CHOJNOWSKI “Yesterday when I lost in the women’s doubles final with Karolina (PEK) it was really painful I didn’t want to lose another final; to get the World Champion title with Patryk is incredible he is a fantastic person and a true friend” added Natalia Partyka In mixed doubles class 7 it was a full distance affair success for Germany. Thomas BRÜCHLE and Sandra MIKOLASCHEK (GER) secured the title at expense of Korea Republic’s KIM Juynggil and YOON Jiyu (11-6 7-11 5-11 12-10 11-8). “It was as really tough match it’s always tough playing against Koreans we knew we were not the favourites to win but that gave us great motivation” explained Thomas BRÜCHLE In the mixed doubles class 14 final. Jean-Paul MONTANUS and Kelly van ZON of Netherlands emerged successful by the very narrowest of margins against Ukraine’s Viktor DIDUKH and Maryna LYTOVCHENKO (4-11 11-7 6-11 13-11 12-10). “We can’t believe it! We are excited. A very long match we played point by point and at the end we’ve reached the title ” stated Jean-Paul MONTANUS. Great Britain’s Fliss PICKARD and Grace WILLIAMS in women’s doubles class 14 created a big upset. They commenced their journey as total outsiders. In fact Grace WILLIAMS who only started playing table tennis five years ago didn’t qualify for Andalucia she received a wild card. The win was on a par with their compatriot John HILTON who in 1981 won the men’s singles title at European Championships at odds of 1000-1! The duo overcame the top seeded German partnership of Stephanie GREBE and Juliane WOLF (11-9 11-7 12-10). Grace WILLIAMS said: “We are speechless totally shocked stunned with the victory I felt pressure before the match a bit overwhelmed as it was a World Championship final but I knew I had Fliss beside me and Shaun (MARPLES) in the corner. I knew whatever the outcome they’d be proud of me and I’d be proud of myself as well. As soon as we won the final point I thought ‘that’s it’ but it hasn’t really sunk in yet.” Andalucia 2022 World Para Championships Medallists: Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles Men’s Doubles Class 4 SF: CHA Soo Yong/PARK Jingheol (KOR) v Martin LUDROVSKY/Jan RIAPOS (SVK) 11 7 12 SF: Iker SASTRE/Miguel Angel TOLEDO (ESP) v Rafal CZUPER/Tomasz JAKIMCZUK (POL) -6 7 8 9 F: CHA Soo Yong/PARK Jingheol (KOR) v Iker SASTRE/Miguel Angel TOLEDO (ESP) 6 -10-9 5 7 Men’s Doubles Class 8 SF: KIM Younggun/KIM Junggil (KOR) v Abdullah OZTURK/Nesim TURAN (TUR) 7 5 8 SF: Yuttajak GLINBANCHUEN/Wanchai CHAIWUT (THA) v Valentin BAUS/Thomas SCHMIDBERGER (GER) 13 -8 – 10 9 11 F: KIM Younggun/KIM Junggil (KOR) v Yuttajak GLINBANCHUEN/Wanchai CHAIWUT (THA) 9 7 4 Men’s Doubles Class 14 SF: Rungroj THAINIYOM/Phisit WANGPHONPHATHANASIRI (THA) v Clément BERTHIER/Esteban HERRAULT (FRA) 6 -5 7 8 SF: Paul KARABARDAK/Billy SHILTON (GBR) v Jordi MORALES/Alvaro VALERA (ESP) -8 7 9 10 F: Paul KARABARDAK/Billy SHILTON (GBR) v Rungroj THAINIYOM/Phisit WANGPHONPHATHANASIRI (THA) 11-8 11-8 1-11 11-8 Men’s Doubles Class 18 SF: Lev KATS/Ivan MAI (UKR) v Ben DESPINEUX/Laurens DEVOS (BEL) -7 -3 8 11 8 SF: Josh STACEY/Ross WILSON (GBR) v Mateo BOHEAS/Thomas BOUVAIS (FRA) 6 8 -8 6 F: Lev KATS/Ivan MAI (UKR) v Josh STACEY/Ross WILSON (GBR) 11-9 11-4 13-11 Men’s Doubles Class 22 Group: 1. KIM Gitae/JEOUNG Kyuyoung (KOR) 2. Takeshi TAKAMORI/Koya KATO (JPN) 3. Timothe IVALDI/Antoine ZHAO (FRA) 4. Rory CARROLL/Samuel von EINEM (GBR) Women’s Doubles Class 5 SF: Dararat ASAYUT/Chilchitraryak BOOTWANSIRINA (THA) v LEE Migyu/SEO Suyeon (KOR) 9 -7 8 -4 5 SF: Michela BRUNELLI/Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Catia OLIVEIRA/Marliane SANTOS (BRA) 6 11 7 F: Michela BRUNELLI/Giada ROSSI (ITA) v Dararat ASAYUT/Chilchitraryak BOOTWANSIRINA (THA) -12 10 12 4 Women’s Doubles Class 10 SF: Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC/Nada MATIC (SRB) v Wijittra JAION/Wassana SRINGAM (THA) 8 7 -9 -8.3 SF: JUNG Younga/YOON Jiyu (KOR) v Alexandra SAINT-PIERRE/Flora VAUTIER (FRA) -10 5 8 6 F: Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC/Nada MATIC (SRB) v JUNG Younga/YOON Jiyu (KOR) 7 -8 7 -4 8 Women’s Doubles Class
Reigning champions are not in the mood for charity
Paranang ORAWAN lost to YANG Xiaoxin in the opening match (11:6 2:11 5:11 5:11) Roxana ISTRATE had no answer for FU Yu’s game (4:11 8:11 10:12) and Claudia CARAGEA also could not stop Elizabeta SAMARA. „It was a good match. We were motivated to play good and to win. Our adversaries did their best and fought very hard. Overall was a good match with good rallies too “ said Elizabeta SAMARA. This week in Group B French Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT also beat Spanish club. „ It is very dangerous team. They have top European players and I expect much closer match and bigger fight. However we will be ready for the challenge “ stated SAMARA. Match between TTC Novi Sad and Metz was completely opposite to duel in Spain looking by duration but the outcome was the same -the guests took home the points . It lasted almost four hours and at the end French side recorded victory. Adina DIACONU was the main force behind the victory. She beat Lam YEE LOK (11:7 11:9 11:6) and Aneta MAKSZUTI (11:9 11:8 4:11 11:3). Pauline CHASSELIN sufferde at he begining against MAKSZUTI (13:15 11:9 7:11 11:8 3:6) but she beat Novi Sad’s latest reinforcement YEE LOK in the decisive match(11:5 11:9 9:11 11:8). Annamaria ERDELYI beat WY Jiaduo to score second point for Serbia’s club (5:11 11:9 11:6 11:1). „We expected it will be a hard match …In the first match MAKSZUTI played a reay good and CHASSELIN was little bit stressed .. but with all of this she manage to go thru 2-2 “ said Adina.“My first match of course was very important because they were leading 1-0 and i knew the Hong Kong‘s player can play very good but i managed to be stable during all the match and to play my best game.“Speaking about the match between ERDELYI and WU DIACONU said: „Annamaria had a very special style of defensive play. WU managed to win the opening game but then ERDELYI found a good tactics for her. My second match against MAKSZUTI was very important because we were 1-2 down. As I said Aneta played very good today but I knew I have to win and to pushed team to 2-2. I played very good ana stayed calm in tough moments.“Overall Adina was very satisfied:“We showed we can win even if our game is not at the top. Now we will have some time to relax. With three wins we secured the top of the Group and the pass to to the quarters.“
Reigning champions are not in the mood for charity
Paranang ORAWAN lost to YANG Xiaoxin in the opening match (11:6 2:11 5:11 5:11) Roxana ISTRATE had no answer for FU Yu’s game (4:11 8:11 10:12) and Claudia CARAGEA also could not stop Elizabeta SAMARA. „It was a good match. We were motivated to play good and to win. Our adversaries did their best and fought very hard. Overall was a good match with good rallies too “ said Elizabeta SAMARA. This week in Group B French Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT also beat Spanish club. „ It is very dangerous team. They have top European players and I expect much closer match and bigger fight. However we will be ready for the challenge “ stated SAMARA. Match between TTC Novi Sad and Metz was completely opposite to duel in Spain looking by duration but the outcome was the same -the guests took home the points . It lasted almost four hours and at the end French side recorded victory. Adina DIACONU was the main force behind the victory. She beat Lam YEE LOK (11:7 11:9 11:6) and Aneta MAKSZUTI (11:9 11:8 4:11 11:3). Pauline CHASSELIN sufferde at he begining against MAKSZUTI (13:15 11:9 7:11 11:8 3:6) but she beat Novi Sad’s latest reinforcement YEE LOK in the decisive match(11:5 11:9 9:11 11:8). Annamaria ERDELYI beat WY Jiaduo to score second point for Serbia’s club (5:11 11:9 11:6 11:1). „We expected it will be a hard match …In the first match MAKSZUTI played a reay good and CHASSELIN was little bit stressed .. but with all of this she manage to go thru 2-2 “ said Adina.“My first match of course was very important because they were leading 1-0 and i knew the Hong Kong‘s player can play very good but i managed to be stable during all the match and to play my best game.“Speaking about the match between ERDELYI and WU DIACONU said: „Annamaria had a very special style of defensive play. WU managed to win the opening game but then ERDELYI found a good tactics for her. My second match against MAKSZUTI was very important because we were 1-2 down. As I said Aneta played very good today but I knew I have to win and to pushed team to 2-2. I played very good ana stayed calm in tough moments.“Overall Adina was very satisfied:“We showed we can win even if our game is not at the top. Now we will have some time to relax. With three wins we secured the top of the Group and the pass to to the quarters.“
UCAM Cartagena TM and Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT won their away matches
The winners of the Europe Cup last season Spanish UCAM Cartagena TM underlined their status and beat ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari in Italy in the opening match of the Group A of the Second Stage Champions League Women. In Group C French Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT also recorded away win and beat Spanish Tecnigen Linares 3:1. Club from Spain prevailed in straight matches against ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari. Romania’s player Andreea DRAGOMAN lost to Maria XIAO opening match in four games (11:8 6:11 12:14 9:11). Tania PLAIAN could not stop Lily Ann ZHANG (10:12 6:11 7:11) and Edem OFFIONG stretched Dora MADARASZ to full five games but lost the last duel (11:9 8:11 8:11 11:6 3:6). “We are very happy for this 3-0 victory but it wasn’t easy like scoreboard shows it. My game was the hardest and for me it was even more important to win this not only for the team but I took revenge for Tokyo Olympics. It is a good start in Champions League and we are very happy about it ” said MADARASZ. In Spain in the opening match of the Group C Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT needed four matches to overcame Tecnigen Linares. Jieni SHAO was the back bone of the team’s success. Portugal’s player overcame Roxana ISTRATE (12:10 8:11 11:1 12:10) and Paranang ORAWAN (15:17 11:7 11:8 15:13). Marie MIGOT beat Claudia KARAGEA (11:5 11:7 11:4) and in the opening match host team scored only point. Paranang ORAWAN beat Hana MATELOVA (15:13 11:8 5:11 11:5). “It was a close match Tecnigen Linares is a really good team with a solid number 1 Parawan. And ISTRATE is fighting on every point they made it very hard for us. Jieni managed two great points and I won the 3rd one. We are looking forward for the next matches to come and give our best as a team ” said MIGOT.
UCAM Cartagena TM and Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT won their away matches
The winners of the Europe Cup last season Spanish UCAM Cartagena TM underlined their status and beat ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari in Italy in the opening match of the Group A of the Second Stage Champions League Women. In Group C French Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT also recorded away win and beat Spanish Tecnigen Linares 3:1. Club from Spain prevailed in straight matches against ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari. Romania’s player Andreea DRAGOMAN lost to Maria XIAO opening match in four games (11:8 6:11 12:14 9:11). Tania PLAIAN could not stop Lily Ann ZHANG (10:12 6:11 7:11) and Edem OFFIONG stretched Dora MADARASZ to full five games but lost the last duel (11:9 8:11 8:11 11:6 3:6). “We are very happy for this 3-0 victory but it wasn’t easy like scoreboard shows it. My game was the hardest and for me it was even more important to win this not only for the team but I took revenge for Tokyo Olympics. It is a good start in Champions League and we are very happy about it ” said MADARASZ. In Spain in the opening match of the Group C Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT needed four matches to overcame Tecnigen Linares. Jieni SHAO was the back bone of the team’s success. Portugal’s player overcame Roxana ISTRATE (12:10 8:11 11:1 12:10) and Paranang ORAWAN (15:17 11:7 11:8 15:13). Marie MIGOT beat Claudia KARAGEA (11:5 11:7 11:4) and in the opening match host team scored only point. Paranang ORAWAN beat Hana MATELOVA (15:13 11:8 5:11 11:5). “It was a close match Tecnigen Linares is a really good team with a solid number 1 Parawan. And ISTRATE is fighting on every point they made it very hard for us. Jieni managed two great points and I won the 3rd one. We are looking forward for the next matches to come and give our best as a team ” said MIGOT.
ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA continued with this visits to Suppliers Pool companies
Arriving in Germany ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA continued with his visits to the ETTU Suppliers Pool companies. This week he returned to Germany to visit TIBHAR and DONIC offices in Saarbrücken. ETTU Acting President Pedro MOURA ETTU Deputy Secretary General Pierre KASS and Projects and Development Manager Galia DVORAK were welcomed by owner of the TIBHAR Company Roland BERG. TIBHAR is ETTU Premier Partner in this turn after they previously had agreement as ETTU Development Partner. At DONIC ETTU delegation held talks with President Frank SCHREINER and members of the DONIC Management team Peter BECKER and Steffen FETZNER. DONIC/NITTAKU is since 2016 the European Championships Official Balls Supplier with the NITTAKU ball. “We’ve just finished second round of visits to our Supplier Pool members having again excellent and productive meetings with our partners from TIBHAR DONIC and NITTAKU. I have to thank the kind and effective way our delegation has been received and we are really excited with the will of all brands to develop existing partnerships. We are all looking forward to the new opportunities arising from these meetings as we will continue to visit all our Supplier Pool members “said ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA. The two main goals remained the same for ETTU: the development of the sport and improvement of tournament structure. It also implies the development of coaches and encouraging participation of women and help Para Table Tennis athletes to make progress. It is not only equipment that may be needed equally education and training is vital. For all those actions the support of the partners and sponsors is mandatory.
ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA continued with this visits to Suppliers Pool companies
Arriving in Germany ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA continued with his visits to the ETTU Suppliers Pool companies. This week he returned to Germany to visit TIBHAR and DONIC offices in Saarbrücken. ETTU Acting President Pedro MOURA ETTU Deputy Secretary General Pierre KASS and Projects and Development Manager Galia DVORAK were welcomed by owner of the TIBHAR Company Roland BERG. TIBHAR is ETTU Premier Partner in this turn after they previously had agreement as ETTU Development Partner. At DONIC ETTU delegation held talks with President Frank SCHREINER and members of the DONIC Management team Peter BECKER and Steffen FETZNER. DONIC/NITTAKU is since 2016 the European Championships Official Balls Supplier with the NITTAKU ball. “We’ve just finished second round of visits to our Supplier Pool members having again excellent and productive meetings with our partners from TIBHAR DONIC and NITTAKU. I have to thank the kind and effective way our delegation has been received and we are really excited with the will of all brands to develop existing partnerships. We are all looking forward to the new opportunities arising from these meetings as we will continue to visit all our Supplier Pool members “said ETTU Acting president Pedro MOURA. The two main goals remained the same for ETTU: the development of the sport and improvement of tournament structure. It also implies the development of coaches and encouraging participation of women and help Para Table Tennis athletes to make progress. It is not only equipment that may be needed equally education and training is vital. For all those actions the support of the partners and sponsors is mandatory.
Borussia Düsseldorf started their new quest with the win
Reigning champions commenced their season in Champions League Men in victorious way. In opening match in Group A Borussia Düsseldorf beat HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod in Germany. Guests had a better start. Tomas MARTINKO overcame Anton KALLBERG (13:11 7:11 11:5 11:8) but then Timo BOLL leveled with the victory over Pavel SIRUCEK (8:11 11:7 11:6 11:5). Kay STUMPER beat Tomas TREGLER (11:2 11:5 11:7 12:10) and KALLBERG concluded the duel with the victory over SIRUCEK (11:4 11:7 11:7). “In the opening match MARTINKO played fantastically. I was not that bad but he was really great. However at the end it is important that the team won despite my poor start. I thought what I could do better and at the end I won the second duel. I had to thank to great support from the crowd we have here ” said KALLBERG. Team Captain Dimitrij PROKOPCOV spoke about missed chances on Ostrov’s side. “Borussia is one of the best clubs with very strong players but we expected something more. I hoped TREGLER could make a point and make the match longer.”
Borussia Düsseldorf started their new quest with the win
Reigning champions commenced their season in Champions League Men in victorious way. In opening match in Group A Borussia Düsseldorf beat HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod in Germany. Guests had a better start. Tomas MARTINKO overcame Anton KALLBERG (13:11 7:11 11:5 11:8) but then Timo BOLL leveled with the victory over Pavel SIRUCEK (8:11 11:7 11:6 11:5). Kay STUMPER beat Tomas TREGLER (11:2 11:5 11:7 12:10) and KALLBERG concluded the duel with the victory over SIRUCEK (11:4 11:7 11:7). “In the opening match MARTINKO played fantastically. I was not that bad but he was really great. However at the end it is important that the team won despite my poor start. I thought what I could do better and at the end I won the second duel. I had to thank to great support from the crowd we have here ” said KALLBERG. Team Captain Dimitrij PROKOPCOV spoke about missed chances on Ostrov’s side. “Borussia is one of the best clubs with very strong players but we expected something more. I hoped TREGLER could make a point and make the match longer.”
