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.
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.
Great suspense at the opening of the TAMANNEFTEGAS ECLW
The quarterfinal opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Champions League Women commences tomorrow in France where TT Saint Quentinois awaits KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg. Polish club’s players looking forward their first clash in 2022. “Players are fit HAN Ying played some interesting matches in Japanese League at the end of the year. All others prepared as usual. First match in this year in Polish League we played with Viktoria PAVLOVICH only so there will be for others first official high-level confrontation in New Year ” stated Kinga STEFANSKA. KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg holds the leading position in the Polish national league and they are able to use wide roster. Last time they played against TT Saint Quentinois nine years ago and they won both legs in straight matches. Now their adversary is much stronger. Coach Zbigniew NĘCEK expects very tough battle. Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO proved many times that she is very dangerous against the players with the defensive style of play Polina MIKHAILOVA is able to beat anyone and Sarah DE NUTTE brought medal from World Championships. “St Quentinois is high class team that is why we would like to bring to Poland a good result. Both teams had chance to win ” said coach NECEK. Quarterfinal Opening leg Wednesday 12/01/2022 19.30 Saint Quentin: TT Saint Quentinois (FRA) – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 19.00 Lys Lez Lannoy: CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA) – Metz TT (FRA) Sunday 16/01/2022 16.30 Linz: Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT (FRA) Tuesday 18/01/2022 18.00 Hodonin: SKST PLUS Hodonin (CZE) – TTC Berlin eastside (GER)
Great suspense at the opening of the TAMANNEFTEGAS ECLW
The quarterfinal opening leg of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Champions League Women commences tomorrow in France where TT Saint Quentinois awaits KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg. Polish club’s players looking forward their first clash in 2022. “Players are fit HAN Ying played some interesting matches in Japanese League at the end of the year. All others prepared as usual. First match in this year in Polish League we played with Viktoria PAVLOVICH only so there will be for others first official high-level confrontation in New Year ” stated Kinga STEFANSKA. KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg holds the leading position in the Polish national league and they are able to use wide roster. Last time they played against TT Saint Quentinois nine years ago and they won both legs in straight matches. Now their adversary is much stronger. Coach Zbigniew NĘCEK expects very tough battle. Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO proved many times that she is very dangerous against the players with the defensive style of play Polina MIKHAILOVA is able to beat anyone and Sarah DE NUTTE brought medal from World Championships. “St Quentinois is high class team that is why we would like to bring to Poland a good result. Both teams had chance to win ” said coach NECEK. Quarterfinal Opening leg Wednesday 12/01/2022 19.30 Saint Quentin: TT Saint Quentinois (FRA) – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 19.00 Lys Lez Lannoy: CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA) – Metz TT (FRA) Sunday 16/01/2022 16.30 Linz: Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT (FRA) Tuesday 18/01/2022 18.00 Hodonin: SKST PLUS Hodonin (CZE) – TTC Berlin eastside (GER)
CP Lyssois Lille Métropole looking forward all-French clash in Champions League
In all-French quarterfinal of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Champions League Women in the opening leg CP Lyssois Lille Métropole will host Metz TT. Led by member of the Swedish Olympic team Linda BERGSTROM at the list of players are also Sibel ALTINKAYA Agnes LE LANNIC Andrea TODOROVIĆ Margo DEGRAEF and Katsiaryna SIVAKOVA. “We are all healthy and looking forward to the quarterfinal. Andrea TODOROVIC had an injury in the shoulder area before Christmas but she is back in practice “reported BERGSTROM. The schedule is very busy and it gives the opportunity to prepare well for the forthcoming duel in Champions Legue. “We will play two matches in the French league on 9th and 11th January before the start of the quarterfinal. I hope for a good performance in those matches so we come with solid confidence for the quarterfinal. We are at the moment on 7th position in the French Pro A League and we have been playing good so we are satisfied ” said BERGSTROM. Yesterday the team beat TT JOUÉ-LÈS-TOURS 3:1 so it is already a good sign. Last time they meet Matz the close encounter concluded in favor of adversaries. “We played against Metz in November and lost 2-3 so we are looking forward to a rematch. Metz has very strong players so our whole team has to play at a high level for us to have the chance to win. Whatever happens I think we are looking forward two entertaining matches ” concluded BERGSTROM. Quarterfinal Opening leg Wednesday 12/01/2022 19.30 Saint Quentin: TT Saint Quentinois (FRA) – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 19.00 Lys Lez Lannoy: CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA) – Metz TT (FRA) Sunday 16/01/2022 16.30 Linz: Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT (FRA) Tuesday 18/01/2022 18.00 Hodonin: SKST PLUS Hodonin (CZE) – TTC Berlin eastside (GER)
CP Lyssois Lille Métropole looking forward all-French clash in Champions League
In all-French quarterfinal of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Champions League Women in the opening leg CP Lyssois Lille Métropole will host Metz TT. Led by member of the Swedish Olympic team Linda BERGSTROM at the list of players are also Sibel ALTINKAYA Agnes LE LANNIC Andrea TODOROVIĆ Margo DEGRAEF and Katsiaryna SIVAKOVA. “We are all healthy and looking forward to the quarterfinal. Andrea TODOROVIC had an injury in the shoulder area before Christmas but she is back in practice “reported BERGSTROM. The schedule is very busy and it gives the opportunity to prepare well for the forthcoming duel in Champions Legue. “We will play two matches in the French league on 9th and 11th January before the start of the quarterfinal. I hope for a good performance in those matches so we come with solid confidence for the quarterfinal. We are at the moment on 7th position in the French Pro A League and we have been playing good so we are satisfied ” said BERGSTROM. Yesterday the team beat TT JOUÉ-LÈS-TOURS 3:1 so it is already a good sign. Last time they meet Matz the close encounter concluded in favor of adversaries. “We played against Metz in November and lost 2-3 so we are looking forward to a rematch. Metz has very strong players so our whole team has to play at a high level for us to have the chance to win. Whatever happens I think we are looking forward two entertaining matches ” concluded BERGSTROM. Quarterfinal Opening leg Wednesday 12/01/2022 19.30 Saint Quentin: TT Saint Quentinois (FRA) – KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg (POL) Friday 14/01/2022 19.00 Lys Lez Lannoy: CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA) – Metz TT (FRA) Sunday 16/01/2022 16.30 Linz: Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT (FRA) Tuesday 18/01/2022 18.00 Hodonin: SKST PLUS Hodonin (CZE) – TTC Berlin eastside (GER)
Daniels KOGANS and Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ crowned Baltic Youth Top 10 Champions
The winner in the boys’ group was Latvian Daniels KOGANS the second place has won by Aleksandras CHMELEVSKIS and the third place took Lukas LAKETCENKO both from Lithuania. In the girls’ group the first place was won by Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ the second – by Vitalia REINOL from Estonia and the third place winner was Sabina MUSAJEVA from Latvia. The President of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia and ETTU Vice president Ina JOZEPSONE and Secretary General of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia Baiba BOGDANOVA congratulated winners and athletes with cups diplomas and medals. Baltic Youth TOP-10 participants from Estonia – Boys: Pert Marten LEHTLAAN Andrei MALTIZOV Märt KURVET. Girls: Vitalia REINOL Arina LITVINOVA Raili NURGA. Coaches: Vallot VAINULA Kristo KAUKULA and Liidia ANDREEVA. Lithuanians who participated in the Baltic Youth TOP-10 Championships: Aleksandras CHMELEVSKIS Lukas LAKETCENKO Šimonas LUKŠA. Girls: Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ Eivilė ABRAMAVIČIŪTĖ Simona RIMKEVIČIŪTĖ. Coaches: Viktor FRIZEL and Laima BUBNELYTĖ. Participants from Latvia – Boys: Daniels KOGANS Arturs SPALIS Deniss VASILJEVS Romāns STREĻČUKS. Girls: Sabina MUSAJEVA Aleksandra JERŠOVA Rēzija MEĻĶE Franciska LINIŅA. Coaches: Olga KARTUZOVA and Kirils JAHONTOVS. More information here. All results available here.
Daniels KOGANS and Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ crowned Baltic Youth Top 10 Champions
The winner in the boys’ group was Latvian Daniels KOGANS the second place has won by Aleksandras CHMELEVSKIS and the third place took Lukas LAKETCENKO both from Lithuania. In the girls’ group the first place was won by Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ the second – by Vitalia REINOL from Estonia and the third place winner was Sabina MUSAJEVA from Latvia. The President of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia and ETTU Vice president Ina JOZEPSONE and Secretary General of the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia Baiba BOGDANOVA congratulated winners and athletes with cups diplomas and medals. Baltic Youth TOP-10 participants from Estonia – Boys: Pert Marten LEHTLAAN Andrei MALTIZOV Märt KURVET. Girls: Vitalia REINOL Arina LITVINOVA Raili NURGA. Coaches: Vallot VAINULA Kristo KAUKULA and Liidia ANDREEVA. Lithuanians who participated in the Baltic Youth TOP-10 Championships: Aleksandras CHMELEVSKIS Lukas LAKETCENKO Šimonas LUKŠA. Girls: Karina IVANAUSKAITĖ Eivilė ABRAMAVIČIŪTĖ Simona RIMKEVIČIŪTĖ. Coaches: Viktor FRIZEL and Laima BUBNELYTĖ. Participants from Latvia – Boys: Daniels KOGANS Arturs SPALIS Deniss VASILJEVS Romāns STREĻČUKS. Girls: Sabina MUSAJEVA Aleksandra JERŠOVA Rēzija MEĻĶE Franciska LINIŅA. Coaches: Olga KARTUZOVA and Kirils JAHONTOVS. More information here. All results available here.
OVTCHAROV recovered and ready for the quarterfinal of the TTCL
Five times title winners in the European Champions Legue mighty club from Russia Fakel Gazprom Orenburg will travel to Portugal on their first encounter in top European club competition this year. The opening leg will be played in Lisbon against Sporting Clube de Portugal. For Marcos FREITAS it will bring slight advantage of playing in his country but more important is that Dimitrij OVTCHAROV is fully recovered and ready to join him. “We are looking forward to the knock out stage of the Champions League. All our players are healthy and in excellent physical shape. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV had a successful surgery in Munich. He practically did not stop training. He will already play in the TTCL opening leg in Lisbon ” TTC Fakel-Gazprom Vice-President and Head coach Victor ANDREEV shared good news with us. OVTCHAROV is already back in playing mode. “In the Russian Championship in Yekaterinburg Dimitrij played one match and won.” In Russia National league holds the top of the standings. “TTC Fakel-Gazprom is the leader in the Russian Championship after the first round of the competition. Our team won a convincing victory over the club UMMC with a score of 3:0. We are happy with this result.” Coach ANDREEV praised the adversaries but has no doubt who is the favorite. “Our club has played against Sporting Clube De Portugal several times. We met the Portuguese team in the semifinals of the Champions League in 2018. Our team beat Sporting 3:0. Vladimir SAMSONOV Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Jun MIZUTANI played then as part of our club. However we do not want to underestimate anyone. Sporting Clube De Portugal is a very good team. Our players are seriously preparing for the upcoming quarterfinal in Lisbon.” TTC Fakel-Gazprom Vice-President was confident that the club’s stars will proved their worth once again. “We believe in our victory. It is not a secret for anybody that three players from Fakel-Gazprom are among the ten best world players – Hugo CALDERANO LIN Yun Ju and Dimitrij OVTCHAROV. We managed to create a great team. We are proud of our team! We wish everyone to be healthy and have a good start in the knock out stage!” 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)
OVTCHAROV recovered and ready for the quarterfinal of the TTCL
Five times title winners in the European Champions Legue mighty club from Russia Fakel Gazprom Orenburg will travel to Portugal on their first encounter in top European club competition this year. The opening leg will be played in Lisbon against Sporting Clube de Portugal. For Marcos FREITAS it will bring slight advantage of playing in his country but more important is that Dimitrij OVTCHAROV is fully recovered and ready to join him. “We are looking forward to the knock out stage of the Champions League. All our players are healthy and in excellent physical shape. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV had a successful surgery in Munich. He practically did not stop training. He will already play in the TTCL opening leg in Lisbon ” TTC Fakel-Gazprom Vice-President and Head coach Victor ANDREEV shared good news with us. OVTCHAROV is already back in playing mode. “In the Russian Championship in Yekaterinburg Dimitrij played one match and won.” In Russia National league holds the top of the standings. “TTC Fakel-Gazprom is the leader in the Russian Championship after the first round of the competition. Our team won a convincing victory over the club UMMC with a score of 3:0. We are happy with this result.” Coach ANDREEV praised the adversaries but has no doubt who is the favorite. “Our club has played against Sporting Clube De Portugal several times. We met the Portuguese team in the semifinals of the Champions League in 2018. Our team beat Sporting 3:0. Vladimir SAMSONOV Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Jun MIZUTANI played then as part of our club. However we do not want to underestimate anyone. Sporting Clube De Portugal is a very good team. Our players are seriously preparing for the upcoming quarterfinal in Lisbon.” TTC Fakel-Gazprom Vice-President was confident that the club’s stars will proved their worth once again. “We believe in our victory. It is not a secret for anybody that three players from Fakel-Gazprom are among the ten best world players – Hugo CALDERANO LIN Yun Ju and Dimitrij OVTCHAROV. We managed to create a great team. We are proud of our team! We wish everyone to be healthy and have a good start in the knock out stage!” 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)
