In Spain Tecnigen Linares will face UCAM Cartagena T.M in the quarterfinal of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup Women. Both Spanish sides looking forward good match. “The last time we played against each other was in the Spanish league in December. We lost 4-1. However we beat UCAM Cartagena in the Queen’s Cup ” stated President Tecnigen Linares Esteban Rodríguez PERALTO. The opening leg will be played in Linares. For the club are listed: Sutirtha MUKHERJEE Orawan PARANANG Anastasia GOLUBEVA Roxana ISTRATE and Paula BUENO “For the quarters we hope for a good match and a good result as well. All the players are in good health and shape with good result in the Spanish league.” In national championships Tecnigen Linares also has succes. “Currently we are at the leading poistion in our Group. We’re fighting for the play off and for the title. We are very satisfied with our latest performances ” concluded President PERALTO. Quarterfinals Wednesday 12/01/2022 17.30 Novi Sad: TTC Novi Sad (SRB) – Reus Ganxets MIRÓ (ESP) Friday 14/01/2022 15.00 Taganrog: “TMK-TAGMET” Taganrog (RUS) – ALCL TT Grand Quevilly (FRA) Friday 14/01/2022 20.00 Linares: Tecnigen Linares (ESP) – UCAM Cartagena T.M (ESP) Saturday 15/01/2022 18. 00 Budaörsi: SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club (HUN) – ASD Quattro Mori (ITA)
Unbeaten in Spain ASISA Borges VALL aims semifinal in TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup
In Czech Republic HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod will host ASISA Borges Vall in the opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup Men quarterfinal. Spanish side is coming from the Champions Legue Group Stage after they finished third in Group with Borussia Düsseldorf and Sporting Portugal. “We never had chance to play against HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod but we hope we will be able to secure the passage to the next stage. Of course we know it is going to be very difficult ” explained Jose Luis ANDRADE. The club is in very good run. They proved it in National league and they proved it already in the Champions Legue. The decisive match against Sporting was very close. “The players are in good shape. In Spanish Legue we are unbeaten so far. There are two groups in Spanish league and we are at the top of our Group ” stated ANDRADE. QUARTERFINALTAMANNEFTEGAS EUROPE CUP MEN OPENING LEG Thursday 13/01/2022 19.00 Roskilde: Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 (DEN) – KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 18.00 Havličkuv Brod: HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod (CZE) – ASISA Borges Vall (ESP) Saturday 15/01/2022 16.00 Wiener Neustadt: SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt (AUT) – SPG FELBERMAYR Wels (AUT) Sunday 16/01/2022 18.00 Viale San Martino -Messina: Top Spin Messina Fontalba (ITA) – USD Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo (ITA)
QUATTRO Mori Cagliari aiming place in top 4 in both Italy and Europe
Italy’s ASD QUATTRO Mori Cagliari travels to Hungary on Saturday to the opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup opening leg against SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club. They showed impressive run in the Group stage against TT Moravsky Krumlov Girbau Vic TT and Tecnigen Linares. “We’re happy to play in quarter final of the Europe Cup. Last qualifying stage wasn’t easy and the girls fought real hard to secure the knock out stage. We succeeded without losing a match. We had teams from Champions League and we all were so proud of this result ” explained coach Mattia CONTU. Without any doubt SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club is the club with great results on their record. “We are going to face a really good team and the girls are ready for the next battle. We hope for a good performance from all of them due to recent rest and the desire to compete again in this start of 2022 season.” On home soil the club that gathers international stars such as Andreea DRAGOMAN and Tania PLAIAN also aiming for the top in Italian League. “We are fighting to play Italian serie A1 play off and we hope to do better and better.” Quarterfinals Wednesday 12/01/2022 17.30 Novi Sad: TTC Novi Sad (SRB) – Reus Ganxets MIRÓ (ESP) Friday 14/01/2022 15.00 Taganrog: “TMK-TAGMET” Taganrog (RUS) – ALCL TT Grand Quevilly (FRA) Friday 14/01/2022 20.00 Linares: Tecnigen Linares (ESP) – UCAM Cartagena T.M (ESP) Saturday 15/01/2022 18. 00 Budaörsi: SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club (HUN) – ASD Quattro Mori (ITA)
Safe home win for Novi Sad in TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup
In Serbia TTC Novi Sad beat Spanish Reus Ganxets MIRÓ in the opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup quarterfinal. Aneta MAKSUTI brought the host two wins tonight. The match commenced and conclude with Aneta’s wins. In the opening match she beat Sara RAMIREZ 3:1 (11:9 11:9 8:11 11:7). In the last Aneta prevailed against Anastasiya KOLISH and she needed one game less (11:6 12:10 14:12). Tijana JOKIC overcame KOLISH in second duel in close five games (5:11 13:11 4:11 11:6 6:3). Only Svetlana BAKHTINA scored for the Spanish club. She accounted for Radmila TOMINJAK (9:11 6:11 3:11). “I am very satisfied not only with the result but also with the level of the play and fight we showed. We are always aiming high but I even though I was not sure we can win. In Spain we will be even better. Anamarija ERDELJI will join us therefore this win is even more important ” said JOKIC.
QIU Dang beat World’s vice champion Truls MOREGARD
After 1. FC Saarbrucken day earlier another German representative secured the victory in the quarterfinal of the Champions Legue Men. In the opening leg in away match champions Borussia Dusseldorf overcame K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo in Poland tonight. Another similarity to the opening duel in the Round was the result. Borussia Dusseldorf can wait for the return leg in more relaxed atmosphere since they overcame their adversaries in straight matches even without Timo BOLL. QIU Dang was under most severe pressure but he was to one to bring the dream start to the team after very close 3:2 win over the World’s vice champion Truls MOREGARD (7:11 11:9 14:12 9:11 0:6). It was very close encounter in which QIU showed he had a better nerves by winning the decisive game in clean sweep. Another Swede but at the other side of the net Anton KALLBERG overcame Jakub DYJAS in four games (11:13 4:11 13:11 9:11). Kristian KARLSSON world’s champion in doubles sealed the match with 3:0 win over Patryk LEWANDOWSKI (3:11 8:11 7:11). In Lisbon Sporting Clube de Portugal suffered by the hands of the players from Fakel Gazprom Orenburg. Guests was not in the mood for charity tonight. Aleksandr SHIBAEV overcame Guilherme PAULO (7:11 3:11 1:11) Hugo CALDERANO beat Diogo CARVALHO 1:3 (7:11 4:11 11:9 9:11). Dimitrij OVTCHAROV also played tonight. He overcame Vasco VELOSO (1:11 4:11 2:11).
2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Confirmed in April
The ITTF Group the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) and the city of Chengdu have unveiled the dates of the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals. The event will take place from Sunday 17 to Tuesday 26 April 2022. ITTF President Petra Sörling commented “I am delighted to confirm the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals will be held in April in Chengdu. In these times of uncertainty we are grateful to our hosts who have taken every necessary measure to ensure the successful delivery of our marquee event. The table tennis family is looking forward to a full year of table tennis action after a successful end of 2021 that heralded the international restart of the sport.” This will be the first time Chengdu is hosting a World Table Tennis Championships event and marks the first time since 2008 that China is playing host to a team championships event. The 40 best men’s and women’s teams will be vying for a medal in the new Chengdu High-tech Sports Centre. The event will be put under strict closed-loop management in a bubble format. Moreover the Chengdu entry and exit authorities will assist with visa processing and provide other border facilitation.
Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 holds the top in Denmark and look for good result in Europe
Danish Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 will meet Poland’s KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki in the quarterfinal of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup. Both sides met three years ago. “We played against each other in the season 2018/2019 and each team won one match but they were better overall and reached the second position in the group ” explained coach and player Allan BENTSEN. What is your expectations for the quarters? “We got a very strong opponent. But my players are all good and if they play on the top level we can make a good match. I think we can get a little more out of the players so if all play on their best it will be good.’ The club did not face any break due the Covid but they had a short Christmas break. “At the moment all are good and we have no problems with the Covid-19. Last matches we played in group stages of the Europe Cup in Portugal from 10th to 12th December. We are holding the top position in Danish League at the moment and we will continue after our Europe Cup matches…playoff will be in April/May.” Quarterfinal opening leg Thursday 13/01/2022 19.00 Roskilde: Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 (DEN) – KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 18.00 Havličkuv Brod: HB Ostrov Havlíčkův Brod (CZE) – ASISA Borges Vall (ESP) Saturday 15/01/2022 16.00 Wiener Neustadt: SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt (AUT) – SPG FELBERMAYR Wels (AUT) Sunday 16/01/2022 18.00 Viale San Martino -Messina: Top Spin Messina Fontalba (ITA) – USD Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo (ITA)
TTSC UMMC knows their adversaries very well
On Thursday Russia’s TTSC UMMC will play against TTC Neu-Ulm in Germany in the opening leg of the Champions Legue Men. “All players are ready for the Champions League matches. We haven’t seen them play for the past two weeks. But at the end of December the team played in the Russian championship. UMMC won five matches out of six and holds second place in the tournament ” commented Coach Tatiana KUTERGINA. “We have never played with the Neu-Ulm Team but all the players are well known to us the leaders of the team a table tennis players from Russia Lev KATSMAN and Vladimir SIDORENKO has excellent results. The match will not be easy for us but we like to fight and win in difficult situations ” stated KUTERGINA. Quarterfinal Opening leg Tuesday 11/01/2022 20.00 Hennebont: GV Hennebont TT (FRA) – FC Saarbrücken TT (GER) Wednesday 12/01/2022 17.00 Dzialdowo: K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo (POL) – Borussia Düsseldorf (GER) Wednesday 12/01/2022 20.30 Lisbon: Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) – Fakel Gazprom Orenburg (RUS) Thursday 13/01/2022 19.00 Neu Ulm: TTC Neu-Ulm (GER) – TTSC UMMC (RUS)
Higly respected coach Zlatko NOVAKOVIC passes away
Born in Zagreb on Wednesday 19th September 1945 Zlatko Novakovic passed away on Monday 10th January; he was 77 years old in 2020 he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He was the head coach of “Mladost” Zagreb for many years during the time when the club dominated matters in the country formerly known as Yugoslavia. Most notably he was the coach of Jasna Rather the former Jasna Fazlic women’s doubles bronze medallist partnering Gordana Perkucin at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. “Zlatko was my coach at Mladost during the most important years of my development. He created a healthy training environment in the club. He was strict but in a very kind way that is rarely seen in table tennis circles. As a human being and with his ethics there was no match. He was a father figure to many a great friend psychologist and extraordinary coach.” Likewise Zoran Primorac paid tribute. “Zlatko was my coach in the national team a real gentleman! He was always modest never putting himself in the spotlight; his calmness wisdom and mental strength helped me a lot during my career” reflected Zoran Primorac. “A great pedagogue he knew the human psyche and had a very good relationship with the players. He was a great coach and friend. I will miss him a great deal.” Later he was the coach in the German Bundesliga at Bayreuth and Ochenhausen; more recently he spent 10 years coaching at the Aspire Academy in Doha. He leaves behind Amela his wife the sister of Jasna Rather whom he married on on Saturday 5th January 1991 and two daughters Asja and Katja.
1. FC Saarbrucken opened the quarterfinal stage with the win
Still fresh from the triumph in the German Cup 1. FC Saarbrucken recorded opening leg win in the quarterfinal of the European Champions League. Club from Germany on their away match overcame French GV Hennebont in straight matches. In the Opening duel Darko JORGIC overcame Cedric NUYTINCK 0:3 (3:11 7:11 9:11). Unlike his clubmate Patrick FRANZISKA was stretched to full distance in the match against Omar ASSAR 2:3 (7:11 11:5 9:11 11:9 4:6). Tomas POLANSKY sealed the match with the win over Anders LIND in four games (11:9 9:11 7:11 11:13). “Darko played really good in the opening match he was the better one in this match and the result speak for itself. The next one between ASSAR and Patrick was very difficult and important. Patrick was 3:0 down in the decisive game and he came back to win 6:4. In my match I was prepared. I knew how dangerous is LIND. I was very focused and I tried to put each ball on the table. At the end all three of us are very happy with our performance. We are looking forward return leg in Saarbrucken ” said Tomas POLANSKY.
