, Champion in Men’s Singles Event at the LIEBHERR ITTF European Championships in Alicante three years ago, Germany’s Timo BOLL will fight for his eighth title in Warsaw, Poland from 22nd to 27th June. After titles in Zagreb 2002, Belgrade 2007, Saint-Petersburg 2008, Ostrava 2010, Gdansk-Sopot 2011, Herning 2012 and Alicante 2018, star from Germany, currently placed at the position no. 3 in Europe, will be in pursuit for another one. Timo has the debut in the European Senior Championships as a 17 year old in 1998. BOLL will be challenged by top ranked European player on the list, Mattias FALCK, no. 8 at the World’s rankings. Year after BOLL clinched the gold in Alicante, FALCK reached medal rostrum at the LIEBHERR 2019 ITTF World Championships. Swede won silver after he beat Simon GAUZY of France in the quarters of the same Championships. Whilst FALCK still did not reach the medal rostrum in Singles at the European championships GAUZY has silver from 2016 when his teammate Emmanuel LEBESSON beat him in the final. In Alicante, BOLL was challenged by Romania’s Ovidiu IONESCU in the final. Bronze went to Patrick FRANZISKA of Germany and Sweden’s Kristian KARLSSON. Team of Germany can count on another gold medal winner. Europe’s no. 2, Dimitrij OVTCHAROV who won the titles in Ekaterinburg 2015 and Schwechat 2013 always chasing another one, for sure. Speaking about the European Champions on the list of participants at the LIEBHERR ITTF European Championships, it is Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus who was there first. In Eindhoven 1998, SAMSONOV clinched his first gold in European Singles Championships and two more followed in Courmayeur 2003 and Aarhus 2005. From the list of the Men’s Singles Event winners in past 23 years only two names are missing from the list of participants in Warsaw – Dane Michael MAZE who won in 2009 in Stuttgart and Peter KARLSSON who clinched gold in Bremen 2000.   Men’s Singles City Year Winner   Runner Up   Alicante 2018 T.BOLL GER O. IONESCU ROU Budapest 2016 E. LEBESSON FRA S. GAUZY FRA Ekaterinburg  2015 D. OVTCHAROV GER M. FREITAS POR Schwechat 2013 D. OVTCHAROV GER V. SAMSONOV BLR Herning 2012 T. BOLL GER TAN R. CRO Gdansk/Sopot 2011 T. BOLL GER P. BAUM GER Ostrava 2010 T. BOLL GER P. BAUM GER Stuttgart 2009 M. MAZE DEN W. Schlager AUT St. Petersburg 2008 T. BOLL GER V. SAMSONOV BLR Belgrade 2007 T. BOLL GER V. SAMSONOV BLR Aarhus 2005 V. SAMSONOV BLR J.M. SAIVE BEL Courmayeur 2003 V. SAMSONOV BLR T. WOSIK GER Zagreb 2002 T. BOLL GER K. KREANGA GRE Bremen 2000 P. KARLSSON SWE Z. PRIMORAC CRO Eindhoven 1998 V. SAMSONOV BLR Z. PRIMORAC CRO Bratislava 1996 J.O. WALDNER SWE J. PERSSON SWE Birmingham 1994 J.M. SAIVE BEL J.O. WALDNER SWE Stuttgart 1992 J. ROSSKOPF GER J.M. SAIVE BEL Gothenburg 1990 M. APPELGREN SWE A. GRUBBA POL Paris 1988 M. APPELGREN SWE A. MAUNOV URS Prague 1986 J. PERSSON SWE L. KUCHARSKI POL Moscow 1984 U. BENGTSSON SWE A. GRUBBA POL Budapest 1982 M. APPELGREN SWE J.O. WALDNER SWE Bern 1980 J. HILTON ENG J. DVORACEK TCH Duisburg 1978 G. GERGELY HUN I. JONYER HUN Prague 1976 J. SECRETIN FRA A. STROKATOV URS Novi Sad 1974 M. ORLOWSKI TCH G. GERGELY HUN Rotterdam 1972 S. BENGTSSON SWE I. JONYER HUN Moscow 1970 H. ALSER SWE I. KORPA YUG Lyon 1968 D. SURBEK YUG J. BORZSEI HUN London 1966 K. JOHANSSON SWE V. MIKO TCH Malmo 1964 K. JOHANSSON SWE Z. BERCZIK HUN Berlin 1962 H. ALSER SWE E. ARNDT FRG Zagreb 1960 Z. BERCZIK HUN N. NEGULESCU ROM Budapest 1958 Z. BERCZIK HUN E. GYETVAI HUN  

, With the spectacle of the LIEBHERR 2020 ITTF European Championships getting underway in a less the month, ETTU is pleased to unveil the list of participants for the great Continental gathering in Warsaw, Poland from 22nd to 27th June. All European top stars will be there fighting for five trophies on offer – in men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Both defending champions, Timo BOLL in Men’s and LI Qian in Women’s Singles Event will be on duty. On home soil LI Qian will run for her third medal at the European Championships. Beside gold that she clinched three years ago in Alicante, LI also has won bronze in Singles in 2011. Host nation will also be represented by the member of the Olympic team for Tokyo, Natalia BAJOR and Natalia PARTYKA. Defending champion, LI Qian is currently ranked at the position no. 8 in Europe and 34 at the ITTF rankings, whilst the bronze medallists from Alicante Sofia POLCANOVA topping the list of players in Europe. No. 17 in the World, Austria’s top player, suffered by the hands of Margaryta PESOTSKA of Ukraine in Spain three years ago and for sure she is aiming top spot in Warsaw now. In Austria’s jersey will also play the winner from 2005 LIU Jia. Germany has the strongest list of players. Led by Petrissa SOLJA, currently ranked at the position no. 2 in Europe and 20 in World, Germany will be also represented by no. 3 HAN Ying, no.9 Nina MITTELHAm and no. 10 SHAN Xiaona as well as Sabine WINTER. On the other side, Romania has showed her worth as a leading nation at continental level and the country’s representatives will prove tough to beat. No. 4 in Europe, Bernadette SZOCS fast on her feet and possessing a warrior-like persona on the table, leads the list. Only two positions lower is European singles champion from 2015 Elizabeta SAMARA. Three further Romanians will compete in the Women’s Singles draw: Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN, Irina CIOBANU and Adina DIACONU. Two more Olympians, Europe’s no. 5 Britt EERLAND of Netherlands and no. 13 Polina MIKHAILOVA of Russia will also be on duty in Poland.   Past finalists Women’s Singles   Venue Year Winner Runner Up Alicante  2018 LI. Q POL M. PESOTSKA. UKR Budapest 2016 HU M. TUR YU F. POR Ekaterinburg  2015 E. SAMARA ROU LI J. NED Schwechat 2013 LI F. SWE SHAN X. GER Herning 2012 V. PAVLOVICH BLR XIANG Y.F. FRA Gdansk/Sopot 2011 LI J. NED I. IVANCAN GER Ostrava 2010 V. PAVLOVICH BLR LIU J. AUT Stuttgart 2009 WU J. GER M. PESOTSKA UKR St. Petersburg 2008 R. PASKAUSKIENE LTU LIU J. AUT Belgrade 2007 LI J. NED NI X. LUX Aarhus 2005 LIU J. AUT M. STEFF ROU Courmayeur 2003 O. BADESCU ROU W. TAN-MONFARINI ITA Zagreb 2002 NI X. LUX K. TOTH HUN Bremen 2000 Q. GOTSCH GER M. STEFF ROU Eindhoven 1998 NI X. LUX T. BOROS CRO Bratislava 1996 N. STRUSE GER K. TOTH HUN Birmingham 1994 M. SVENSSON SWE G. KEEN NED Stuttgart 1992 B. VRIESEKOOP NED L. LOMAS ENG Gothenburg 1990 D. GUERGUELTCHEVA BLR TU Y. SUI Paris 1988 F. BULTOVA URS O. BADESCU ROU Prague 1986 C. BATORFI HUN F. BULATOVA URS Moscow 1984 V. POPOVA URS F. BULATOVA URS Budapest 1982 B. VRIESEKOOP NED J. HEMMERSLEY ENG Bern 1980 V. POPOVA URS G. PERKUCIN YUG Duisburg 1978 J. MARGOS HUN J. HEMMERSLEY ENG Prague 1976 J. HEMMERSLEY ENG M. ALEXNDRU ROM Novi Sad 1974 J. MARGOS HUN A.C. HELLMAN SWE Rotterdam 1972 Z. RUDNOVA URS B. KISHAZI HUN Moscow 1970 Z. RUDNOVA URS I. VOSTOVA TCH Lyon 1968 I. VOSTOVA TCH Z. RUDNOVA URS London 1966 M. ALEXNDRU ROM S. GRINBERG URS Malmo 1964 E. FOLDY HUN E. JURIK HUN Berlin 1962 A. SIMON FRG D. ROWE ENG Zagreb 1960 E. KOCZIAN HUN I. KEREKES HUN Budapest 1958 E. KOCZIAN HUN A. HAYDON ENG  

, LIEBHERR ITTF European individual Championships will take place in Warsaw, Poland from 22nd to 27th Jun in special ‘bubble’ conditions with detailed hygienic guidelines. Centralny Ośrodek Sportu Torwar will be the main venue of the event. The entries lists are closed with names of 113 Men and 106 Women on it. They will participate in five events: Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles Events and in Mixed Doubles. After the experience and success with the organising six events in special “bubble” conditions, this time ETTU will welcome media representatives to LIEBHERR ITTF European individual Championships. However, it will be under strict conditions regulated by the Media Hygienic Guidelines. You can find the Media Hygienic Guidelines here You can fill the accreditation here  Event website www.ettc2020.com