, Saint-Denis Us 93 won the first ever title at the Tamanneftegas Women’s Europe Cup Final. At the ultimate stage of the event they overcame Hungarian SH-ITB Budaörsi in fantastic five matches thriller. Georgina POTA took an early control of the match against Camille LUTZ who managed to put some pressure only in third game. It finished by narrow margin, but POTA left the table unbeaten. Prithika PAVADE was severely tested in the match against Sabina SURJANA, but in the decisive game, once again she showed she can not lose. She won the fifth game 6:0. Maria FAZEKAS had 2:0 lead before Lieili MOSTAFAVI recovered to level. She maintained solid performance in the fifth game, but Maria withstood her spirited comeback. Still unbeaten at the European tournaments, Prithika PAVADE confirmed her dominancy in the duel against Georgina POTA. For a second time in the day Sabina SURJAN was on duty in the decisive match. This time she failed to beat Camille LUTZ. “I never expected this. No one of us did. I played bad at the beginning of the tournament, but now everything fit to place. I am so proud of my teammates,” said LUTZ. The player of the tournament Prithika PAVADE was modest. “I am feeling proud, but I was not alone there. I needed mye team to win the third point in every match. My victories counts only with them,” said PAVADE. SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club – Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table 2:3 Georgina POTA – Camille LUTZ 3:0 (11:6, 11:2, 14:12) Sabina SURJAN – Prithika PAVADE 2:3 (6:11, 11:7, 11:6, 5:11, 0:6) Maria FAZEKAS – Leili MOSTAFAVI 3:2 (11:7, 12:10, 6:11, 2:11, 6:4) Georgina POTA – Prithika PAVADE 0:3 (8:11, 5:11, 2:11) Sabina SURJAN – Camille LUTZ 2:3 (12:10, 6:11, 9:11, 11:6, 2:6) Previously in the all-French duel Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table overcame CP Lyssois Lille Métropole with Prithika PAVADE shined once again and led her team into the victory. In the opening match against Linda BERGSTROM as well as in the last match against Dora MADARASZ she was stretched to full distance, but stayed unbeaten. “In both matches PAVADE had a good start, but her adversaries were very strong. In the final stages of the match she was more focused,” explained Camille LUTZ. Camille beat Agnès LE LANNIC in straight games to secure the third point for the victory. “I played so many times against Agnès LE LANNIC in France, so for me that was my advantage. I am always good when I am on familiar ground,” added LUTZ. Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table – CP Lyssois Lille Métropole 3:1 Prithika PAVADE – Linda BERGSTROM 3:2 (11:9, 11:9, 9:11, 9:11, 6:3) Leili MOSTAFAVI – Dora MADARASZ 0:3 (8:11, 9:11, 7:11) Camille LUTZ – Agnès LE LANNIC 3:0 (11:9, 11:6, 11:4) Prithika PAVADE – Dora MADARASZ 3:2 (11:1, 11:8, 9:11, 9:11, 6:2) Novi Sad beat two favorites from the Champions League, on their way to the semi final, but they stumbled on the third hurdle. In emotional duel against SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club, Hungarian team halted their dream. The quality was on the Hungarian side, but it was hard for Sabina SURJAN to play against the teammates from Serbia’s club. “Sabina has played for us in national league and it was very difficult for her to perform against teammates. Even harder here in Novi Sad,” explained coach of Novi Sad Slobodan STOJANOV. Sabina SURJAN was struggling with mixed emotions. ‘It very hard for me. I tried to shut down, but still I was nervous,”explained SURJAN. TTC Novi Sad – SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club 1:3 Aneta MAKSZUTI – Georgina POTA 1:3 (11:7, 8:11, 9:11, 8:11) Tijana JOKIĆ – Sabina SURJAN 3:2 (10:12, 6:11, 11:9, 12:10, 6:2) Radmila TOMINJAK – Petra LOVAS 1:3 (1:11, 12:10, 4:11, 5:11) Aneta MAKSZUTI – Sabina SURJAN 0:3 (7:11, 8:11, 9:11)    

, On the third day of the play at the Tamanneftegas Women’s Europe Cup Final, SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club and Saint-Denis US 93 TT secured their semi finals spots for tomorrow. In the afternoon program CP Lyssois Lille Métropole and Novi Sad joined them. Tomorrow in the semi final Denis US 93 TT will meet CP Lyssois Lille Métropole whilst H-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club will play against Novi Sad. In the morning round of the tournament led by Prithika PAVADE French Saint-Denis US 93 recorded another win that launched them into the semis. Club beat ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari in four matches, but it could be even shorter duel. “We put our focus on Tania PLAIAN, because we are all aware how dangerous she is. She played at the fantastic level here and we are very happy to see that Leili MOSTAFAVI was so close to overcame her. Leili lost in five games by narrow margin,” explained Camille LUTZ. Prithika PAVADE overcame Rossana FERCIUG and PLAIAN to continue fantastic row of victories. She is unbeaten at the European competitions since last February.PAVADE clinched the European U21 Championships title in the singles after 9 wins; at the European Olympic Singles Qualifications in Portugal last month she booked the ticket for Japan by secured unbeaten status in 7 matches. In Novi Sad, so far, Prithika recorded 5 wins. ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari – Saint-Denis US 93 TT (FRA) 1:3 Tania Maria PLAIAN – Leili MOSTAFAVI 3:2 (7:11, 15:13, 11:4, 6:4) Rossana A. FERCIUG – Prithika PAVADE 0:3 (7:11, 4;11, 2:11) WEI Jian – Camille LUTZ 1:3 (3:11, 10:12, 11:6, 5:11) Tania Maria PLAIAN – Prithika PAVADE 0:3 (3:11, 7:11, 7:11)   After some drama in the first quarterfinal the second one was the comparatively quiet affair with the favorites prevailed in straight matches. Hungarian SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club overcame Austria’s TTC CarinthiaWinds Villach to secure tomorrow’s semi final. “I am not very safe with my game against defense and we tried to avoid their defensive players, so I moved to position no. two. They predicted it and at the beginning it was Petra LOVAS who played against Anna FENYVESY and I had to meet Ivana MALOBABIC. It ended well eventually. I won two opening games easily, got scared a little; lost the focus, but prevailed. Now I am very happy that I played against the players with defensive style to bust my self confidence. At the end Georgina POTA sealed the match without difficulties,” said Sabina SURJAN. Sabina played for Novi Sad before she moved to Hungarian club. “I wish them well against Hododnin and I hope we will meet in the semi final,” said SURJAN. TTC CarinthiaWinds Villach – SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club (HUN) 0:3 Anna FENYVESY – Petra LOVAS 1:3 (5:11, 11:5, 4:11, 5:11) Ivana MALOBABIC – Sabina SURJAN 1:3 (3:11, 11:9, 8:11, 9:11) Kiara SEGULA – Georgina POTA 0:3 (5:11, 9:11, 5:11)   , Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT lost to CP Lyssois Lille Métropole in straight matches in all-French quarterfinal. The breaking point was the duel between Hana MATELOVA and Linda BERGSTROM which concluded by narrowest of margins – by death point in decisive games. ““My duel was very intense one. I entered in the match slowly and i built it gradually. As the match progressed I surprised myself how my forehand worked well. My spin on spin game, forehand top spin was very good. It is not something you can easily achieved against players like Hana MATELOVA,” said BERGSTROM. Faced the sudden death point game, BERGSTROM was not afraid. “We usually use this system at the trainings, so I am well prepared. Also I felt confident and my game was constantly on good level.” Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT – CP Lyssois Lille Métropole 0:3 Hana MATELOVA – Linda BERGSTROM 2:3 (11:9, 8:11, 11:9, 8:11, 5:6) Maria DOLGIKH – Dora MADARASZ 1:3 (11:6, 10:12, 2:11, 3:11) Marie MIGOT – Agnès LE LANNIC 0:3 (wo) , TTC Novi Sad upset the merits and overcame SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin in a dramatic five matches duel. The back-bone of the club’s success was Aneta MAKSZUTI, but Tijana JOKIC also proved her worth when she won the decisive match against Solomiya BRATEYKO. Aneta overcame both Solomiya BRATEYKO and Natalia PARTYKA in straight games. “I was relaxed because yesterday we already reached our first goal. This is bonus and extra pleasure. I was not under pressure just played,”sad Aneta. Tijana JOKIC was involved in two thrillers. She recovered from 0:2 in reverse to leveled the match against Natalia PARTYKA, then she had 5:3 in decisive game, but lost. In fifth match today she “erased” that match from her memory and overcame Solomiya BRATEYKO in straight games. TTC Novi Sad – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin 3:2 Aneta MAKSZUTI – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3:0 (12:10, 11:9, 11:9) Tijana JOKIĆ – Natalia PARTYKA 2:3 (3:11, 7:11, 11:9, 11:5, 5:6) Alina ZAHARIA – Linda ZÁDĚROVÁ 0:3 (9:11, 2:11, 7;11) Aneta MAKSZUTI – Natalia PARTYKA 3:0 (11:8, 11:7, 11:8) Tijana JOKIĆ – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3:0 (11:4, 11:9, 14:12)  

, On the second day of the play at the Tamanneftegas Women’s Europe Cup in Novi Sad the ultimate matches in the Group Stage were on the menu. SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club and Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT had the day off since they completed their Group match yesterday. SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin was the first to join them in the quarterfinal. Czech team secured the quarterfinal place after the victory over ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari. Yesterday they overcame Asea Sarises Florinas in straight matches, but today they faced much firmer adversary. The player who caused most problems to the favorites was Romania’s Tania PLAIAN. She beat both Natalia PARTYKA and Solomiya BRATEYKO in straight games. “PLAIAN improved her game and become very dangerous and mature player with complete arsenal of strokes. In addition Italian club has experienced WEI Jian. She is not in the peak of her career, but still she can create a lot of pressure,” said PARTYKA.”the most important thing is that we are in the quarterfinal. We are looking forward the draw from the top position in the group.” Group D ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin 2:3 Tania PLAIAN – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3:0 (11:6, 11:7, 11:9) WEI Jian – Natalia PARTYKA 0:3 (7:11, 5:11, 4:11) Rossana FERCIUG – Linda ZADEROVA 0:3 (6:11, 7:11, 8:11) Tania PLAIAN – Natalia PARTYKA 3:0 (11:2, 11:6, 12:10) WEI Jian – Solomiya BRATEYKO 1:3 (11:6, 6:11, 11:13, 8:11) In Group C Croatia’s Ivana MALOBABIC was the back-bone of TTC Carinthiawinds Villach success over Alicante TDM. Two wins, over Paula BUENO and Irina ERMAKOVA with addition of the point coming from Anna FENYVESY secured Austria’s triumph. Three matches concluded in straight games and the real drama came with the fourth match between Ivana MALOBABIC and Irina ERMAKOVA. “I have to admire my adversary’s tactics. She forced me to work hard for each point. She “killed” my game and made me change the pace in order to save the match,” said MALOBABIC. Group C TTC Carinthiawinds Villach – Alicante TDM 3:1 Ivana MALOBABIC – Paula BUENO 3:0 (11:6, 11:5, 11:6) Tetiana TATIANINA – Irina ERMAKOVA 0:3 (8:11, 7:11, 7:11) Anna FENYVESY – Laura RAMIREZ 3:0 (11:6, 11:3, 11:5) Ivana MALOBABIC – Irina ERMAKOVA 3:1 (11:5, 11:7, 7:11, 12:10) , In the direct clash for the place in the quarterfinal Novi Sad overcame Italian club ASD Tennistavolo Norbello. After seven appearances in the Europe Cup, hosts finally reached the Round of 8. It was the dramatic match despite the final outcome of the 3:0. The key moment was the win of Aneta MAKSUTI against Aikaterini TOLIOU in the opening duel of the match. MAKSUTI proved she got very good game for the defensive player. “It was important for the team to win this duel. We put a lot on that scenario. It is difficult when you know that you have to win, but I fulfilled my task,” said MAKSUTI. Alina ZAHARIA recovered from two to null in reverse to win the match against Chiara COLANTONI, whilst Tijana JOKIC also had a slow start against Krisztina NAGY. Group A ASD Tennistavolo Norbello – TTC Novi Sad 0:3 Aikaterini TOLIOU – Aneta MAKSZUTI 0:3 (8:11, 7:11, 8:11) Chiara COLANTONI – Alina Georgina ZAHARIA 2:3 (11:7, 11:8, 7:11, 8:11, 3:6) Krisztina NAGY – Tijana JOKIĆ (11:9, 15:17, 4:11, 6:11) Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table moved to the quarterfinal from the top spot in the Group C. After victory over TTC Carinthiawinds Villach on the opening day they beat Alicante TDM to justify their status. “Spanish side surprised us with the line up, but PAVADE was at the top of the challenge. She plAyed very safe and gave us good start. Those two days of play were good for us and we are ready for the quarterfinal. Our confidence is at the high level,” said MUSTAVAFI. Group C Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table – Alicante TDM 3:0 Prithika PAVADE – Irina ERMAKOVA 3:0 (11:7, 11:2, 11:7) Leili MOSTAFAVI – Marina ÑIGUEZ 3:0 (11:1, 11:4, 11:6) Camille LUTZ – Laura RAMIREZ 3:1 (14:16, 11:8, 11:3, 11:2)     , Whilst the winner of the Group D SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin was waiting the outcome of the draw for the quarterfinal, Asea Sarises Florinas and ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari were playing the decisive match for the knock out phase. Whether it was the defeat in the morning hours or win in late night for Cagliari, Tania PLAIAN stayed firm to her task. She won four out of four matches today and led her team into the knock out phase. “We wanted so much to win this one. It is important for the club to reach the knock out phase and I am very happy now. We proved how strong team we are. Despite the defeat in the morning we showed great spirit we cheered each other and we support each other into the victory,” said PLAIAN.   Asea Sarises Florinas – ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari 1:3 Judith LIU vs. Rossana A. FERCIUG 3:0 (11:1, 11:7, 11:6) Romane LE SCOUR – Tania PLAIAN 1:3 (4:11, 11:8, 5:11, 6:11) Chrysi FOTIADOU – WEI Jian 0:3 (4:11, 16:18, 2:11) Judith LIU – Tania PLAIAN 1:3 (11:13, 5:11, 11:7, 8:11)

, The drama at the Tamanneftegas Women’s Europe Cup Final commenced in the second round of the Group phase on day one. Favorites, SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin, overcame Asea Sarises Florinas in straight matches, but it was much closer than the result predicted. In two matches the sudden death point system was implemented in decisive game. The match between Solomiya BRATEYKO and Judith LIU was the first one that brought sudden death point. In nerves wrecking fifth game it was the Ukraine’s player first who reached the sixth point. “I already played under this system in Linz at the final of the Champions League Women and I am in favor of it. It suits my game perfectly. You just have to focus on each point and that is the basic of my style. I had problem with LIU’s service game and it was very difficult to overcame her,” said BRATEYKO. In the opening game Natalia PARTYKA overcame Romane LE SCOUR in four game, but in the last, Linda ZADEROVA needed five to beat Chrysi FOTIDAU. It was Greek player who had a better start, but in the finish it was ZADEROVA with better nerves. Group D SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin – Asea Sarises Florinas 3:0 Natalia PARTYKA – Romane LE SCOUR 3:1 (11:4, 10:12, 11:4, 11:4) Solomiya BRATEYKO – Judith LIU 3:2 (2:11, 11:7, 11:6, 10:12, 6:4) Linda ZADEROVA – Chrysi FOTIDAU 3:2 (7:11, 11:4, 7:11, 11:5, 6:4) , Like BRATEYKO, Prithika PAVADE from French Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table was recently on duty in Portugal and secured her Olympic ticket. Here, in Novi Sad it looked that she did not lose the steam from the Olympic Qualifications. Youngest French table tennis Olympian was the back bone of her club’s success with two wins over Anna FENYVESY and Ivana MALOBABIC. TTC Carinthiawinds Villach had a better start with MALOBABIC beating Camille LUTZ, but after that the pendulum swung in favor of Saint-Denis Us 93. “It is always less pressure in the match when you are playing for the team. It is only maters that the team wins at the end. However, with or without pressure, I want to win every match. That is why I am here,” said PAVADE. Group C TTC Carinthiawinds Villach – Saint-Denis Us 93 Tennis De Table 1:3 Ivana MALOBABIC – Camille LUTZ 3:0 (11:7, 11:6:, 11:3) Anna FENYVESY – Prithika PAVADE 0:3 (4:11, 6:11, 5:11) Tetiana TATIANINA – Leili MOSTAFAVI 0:3 (9:11, 4:11, 4:11) Ivana MALOBABIC – Prithika PAVADE 1:3 (5:11, 7:11, 11:9, 6:11) Hungarian SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club was stretched to full distance against French Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT. Marie MIGOT was forced to withdrew from her match and in the last Petra LOVAS played instead of Georgina POTA. “The injuries affected both sides. Also it was our first match at the tournament and we wanted to try all the players. I had to wait long for my last duel; five hours of preparation at the end of the day,” said LOVAS.   Group B SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT 3:2 Maria FAZEKAS – Maria DOLGIKH 3:1 (11:8, 12:10, 5:11, 11:9) Georgina POTA – Hana MATELOVA 0:3 (10:12, 9:11, 7:11) Sabina SURJAN – Marie MIGOT 3:0 (1:0, wo) Maria FAZEKAS – Hana MATELOVA 1:3 (4:11, 8:11, 11:8, 2:11) Petra LOVAS – Maria DOLGIKH 3:0 (11:9, 11:6, 11:9)   CP Lyssois Lille Métropole secured their quarterfinal position with the second win of the day. French team overcame hosts, TTC Novi Sad in a dramatic match. “All three players played at the very good level. As a team we justified our position. It is always hard to play against the hosts, but we managed to secure important win,” said Linda BERGSTROM.   Group A TTC Novi Sad – CP Lyssois Lille Métropole 1:3 Alina ZAHARIA – Linda BERGSTROM 0:3 (2:11, 7:11, 3:11) Tijana JOKIC – Dora MADARASZ 2:3 (11:9, 5:11, 5;11, 13:11, 0:6) Aneta MAKSUTI – Agnes LE LANNIC 3:0 (11:7, 11:5, 11:7) Alina ZAHARIA – Dora MADARASZ 1:3 (9:11, 8;11, 11:6, 9:11)

, The winners of the ETTU Cup in 2016 French CP Lyssois Lille Métropole won the opening match in the Group A at the first day of the play at Tamanneftegas Women’s Europe Cup In the opening duel Swede Linda BERGSTROM struggled to find the game for the Aikaterini TOLIOU’s defensive style of play. Two opening games went easily on Greek’s player account. The game heated up in the third, but it was to late for BERGSTROM. It proved as a tactically hard match. In the second duel Dora MADARASZ responded quickly to French teams advantage. In the duel against Chiara COLANTIONI she was in the driving seat and leveled the match to 1:1 after win in four games. In the match against two experienced backspin artists Agnes LE LANNIC and Krisztina NAGY it was French player who prevailed. On her second exit to the table MADARASZ needed some time to find the rhythm against Aikaterini TOLIOU, but from the second game held her grip firm. “Both my duels today were difficult. I have played against COLANTONI for a first time. In addition I thought the game will start much slower, but very quickly both of us were in the strong rhythm. I love to play against players with defending style and Linda also helped me with few tips for the match against TOLIOU. It did not work at the start, I made my life complicated in the opening game, but after that I felt and I played better,” said MADARASZ. Group A CP Lyssois Lille Métropole – A.S.D. Tennistavolo Norbello 3:1 Linda BERGSTROM – Aikaterini TOLIOU 0:3 (7:11, 4:11, 10:12) Dora MADARASZ – Chiara COLANTONI 3:1 (11:8, 6:11, 11:8, 11:4) Agnes LE LANNIC – Krisztina NAGY 3:1 (11:9, 7:11, 13:11, 11:7) Dora MADARASZ – Aikaterini TOLIOU 3:0 (16:14, 11:6, 11:4)    

, SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin of Czech Republic arrived in Novi Sad with the high hopes for the medal at the Tamanneftegas Europe Cup Women Final to be played from Amanitas 6th to 9th May. “We are coming to Novi Sad without our Asian players, that means Natailia PARTYKA, Solomiya BRATEYKO, Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ and two junior national team players Linda ZÁDĚROVÁ and Anna KLEMPEREROVÁ.The team is in a good shape, we have just won our quarter-finals series in Czech league 5:0 and 5:1, which was good preparation for the tournament. Solomiya played also well in Olympic qualification in Portugal and Linda with Markéta had good results in Czech women national team tournament, so it seems we are prepared well for Europe cup, “ explained SKST Stavoimpex Hodonín  coach Jaroslav MIKESKA. MIKESKAS’ optimism has a good base. “Now in 2021 there are no restrictions for professional players, so the Covid situation didn’t affect our trainings. It affected only our national league, because the regular season was only one rounded and not two as usual. But I think the situation should not have big affection for the Europe cup.” The aspirations are therefore high. “We are coming with hopes of fighting for a medal position in Europe cup, although we won’t have Sakura MORI as we had in the Champions league in last December. But this is a chance for some of our young players to play hard matches against best in Europe. However, for sure we are aware of a strength of all teams competing in Novi Sad, so first we need to concentrate to go through group stage and then we will see,” concluded MIKESKA. SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (Czech Republic) leads the standings in Grouyp D followed by ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari (Italy) and Asea Sarises Florinas (Greece).