During the 2020 European Under-21 Championships in Varazdin ETTU Secretariat members had a meeting with the EUSA representatives. ETTU Secretary General Richard SCRUTON Deputy Secretary General Pierre KASS and Project Consultant Zita PIDL had discussions with EUSA Sports Manager Besim ALITI Assistant Sports Manager Liam SMITH and Technical Delegate for Table Tennis Matija KRNC. The topics in focus were the upcoming European Universities Games in Serbia’s city of Belgrade where Table Tennis is included as one of the 21 sporting events on the official program as well as next year’s European Universities Table Tennis Championships taking place in Olomouc Czech Republic. ETTU and EUSA signed Memorandum of Understanding between two organisations three years ago.
KALLBERG recorded two wins on the second day of play in Varazdin
European Under 21 Championships The best ranked player in Europe last month Andreea DRAGOMAN of Romania successfully concluded the day two at the competition in Singles at the European Under 21 Championships in Varazdin. DRAGOMAN overcame Katarzyna WEGRZYN of Poland in six games (10:12 11:5 11:6 10:12 11:9 11:5). In the same Group Slomiya BRATEYKO of Ukraine overcame Leili MOSTAFAVI of France by same margin (6:11 9:11 11:6 11:5 11:7 11:7). In the second match Andreea beat BRATEYKO (11:4 11:6 11:3 11:6) whilst WEGRZYN beat MOSTAFAVI (11:5 7:11 11:8 11:8 6:11 11:8). Title holder Adina DIACONU of Romania is well known as a slow starter so she needed one game today to get into the gear before she overcame Julia SLAZAK of Poland (8:11 11:4 11:3 11:8 13:11) but she was much more convincing in the next round against Olga VISHNIAKOVA of Russia (11:9 11:6 11:5 11:7). “It is true I need some time to adjust to conditions in the venue. This time was even harder it took some time before I settle into the right rhythm; I struggled to adjust my game to the new balls ” said DIACONU. Olga VISHNIAKOVA overcame Alksandra VOVK of Slovenia (9:11 11:3 14:12 7:11 11:8 11:3) and VOVK suffered in the match against SLZAK as well. In Group C Mariia TAILAKOVA of Russia justified her status and beat Tania PLAIAN of Romania in the opening match in the Singles (11:6 3:11 11:9 11:5 13:11. “I did not used to play with this balls so it was very difficult for me. Now after this win I feel much better. I came here to win the medal and I hope I will do it. At the Russia’s Championships I played in the quarterfinal; I am not happy with that I did not win the medal but I am happy with my game. I am in good shape ” said last year’s runner up TAILAKOVA. However she failed to produce victory in next round against Prithika PAVADE of France (11:9 6:11 9:11 5:11 11:13). PAVADE needed only four games to overcame Orsolya FEHER of Hungary (11:8 11:9 11:6 11:8) in the opening round. In the opening match of the second day of play in the Women’s Singles Christina KALLBERG of Sweden create a biggest upset of the round by beating Europe’s no. four player at the rankings Lisa LUNG of Belgium (4:11 8:11 9:11 11:6 11:8 7:11). “I had a tough day yesterday and today I feel much better when I reached the second round of the qualifications. I never have beat Lisa before and this is very important victory for me ” said KALLBERG. She continued in winning pace and overcame Natalia GRIGELOVA of Slovakia (11:7 11:4 11:7 11:9). Kristina KAZANTSEVA of Russia overcame Natalia GRIGELOVA (11:9 11:6 11:1 6:11 11:9) and lost to Lisa LUNG. “I started good and the game developed in the good direction maybe too good. When I won the third game 11:1 I thought I could not lose until the end. I was wrong. I lost the fourth game and it took me a lot of effort to come back in next ” said KAZANTSEVA about the match against GRIGELOVA. Tatiana KUKULKOVA of Slovakia overcame Katarina STRAZAR of Slovenia (11:3 11:6 7:11 11:5 11:8) and Andrea PAVLOVIC continued with good matches in the same Group. Croatia’s only representative in singles overcame Gabriela STEPANOVA of Czech Republic (12:10 11:4 11:5 11:2). She also beat KUKULKOVA in straight games (10:12 6:11 8:11 9:11) to secure the passage to the Round of 16 tomorrow. Russia’s Anastasia KOLISH suffered by the hands of Romania’s Elena ZAHARIA (11:8 9:11 6:11 11:4 13:11 3:11 9:11). The bad run for top seeds in their respective Groups continued with the defeat of Ana TOFANT of Slovenia who lost to Ema LOBOSOVA of Slovakia (6:11 8:11 11:8 8:11 7:11) and Ana GARCIA of Spain who lost to Camille LUTZ of France (5:11 8:11 6:11 2:11). Results here General information here Official site here
PUTUNTICA: I came here for gold
European Under 21 Championships Top seed in the European Under 21 Championships Russia’s Vladimir SIDORENKO successfully concluded his two rounds of Singles qualifications at the European Under 21 Championships in Croatia’s town of Varazdin. On the second day of play the best ranked European player at the rankings Bastien REMBERT of France also preserved unbeaten status. In his first match at the Event SIDORENKO overcame Belgium’s Valentin PIERAERT (11:6 12:10 11:6 11:5) in straight games. “I feel little bit tired from the Russia’s national Championships. We won in teams and I lost in quarterfinal of the Singles ” explained SIDORENKO.”This was a good win against Valentin considering the fact that this is my first match here. It looks like easy straight games win but it was very close.” In the same group Leo De NODRES of France overcame Germany’s Cedric MEISSNER (9:11 6:11 5:11 10:12) in the opening round. In the second round SIDORENKO beat MEISSNER (11:4 9:11 11:8 11:9 11:8) whilst NODRES succeeded against PIERAERT (3:11 6:11 5:11 9:11). In Group two Bastien REMBERT of France had a good start of the competition. Her overcame Jan ZANDECKI of Poland (11:5 11:8 11:4 4:11 11:9). In next French player overcame Tobias HIPPLER (11:8 11:4 10:12 11:8 7:11 11:7). “I played against Tobias twice and he beat me in both occasions. I knew it is going to be difficult encounter. I had a much better service today also I was confident with the receive and I managed to take complete control over the match ” said REMBERT. In the same Group Dimitrije LEVAJAC of Serbia recorded the victory over Germany’s Tobias HIPPLER to upset the rankings (9:11 6:11 8:11 16:14 9:11) before he overcame Jan ZANDECKI (4:11 5:11 14:16 6:11). “I moved much better then yesterday and that is the most important for my game. I lost one match yesterday and finished second in the group but it helped me to start the second day better prepared. It was not an easy match. I never had played against HIPPLER before. I was under pressure ” said LEVAJAC. Europe’s no. four Rares SIPOS of Romania suffered by the hands of Andrei PUTUNTICA of Moldova (16:18 8:11 11:9 9:11 6:11). “We know each other very well. Only this year we played five times against each other in Germany’s league. I beat him last time and that gave me some extra confidence. Also I changed the way I approach the game mentally. My father helped me a lot to improve my self-confidence. I am not any more under big pressure how the adversary will play now I am more focus on my game. The main goal is to give my best non matter how it will end and how high my odds are. I am here to win the gold” said PUTUNTICA. SIPOS managed to recover after the opening match defeat and to overcame Joan MASIP of Spain (9:11 4:11 11:8 11:6 11:6 11:8). Despite the victory he was very angry after the match. “I won but I am so unhappy with my game. I played my worst table tennis in last two years. I do not know what happened; I came well prepared; I am in good shape. Maybe it is just one of these days ” said SIPOS. Csaba ANDRAS of Hungary received the wild card to come to Varazdin but it does not prevent him of beating all his adversaries yesterday and start the day with the victory over Tilen CVETKO of Slovenia (11:4 11:7 11:1 11:7). “I am well prepared; I had to play at the opening game in the qualifications but it helped me adjust to the venue and the conditions. I had a very good preparations and I am ready for the good result in Croatia ” said ANDRAS who beat Jules ROLLAND of France in second round (11:9 11:13 6:11 11:5 6:11 9:11). It was great difference between the matches in the upper and lower half of the draw. Unlike in the morning program at the half of the day winners had to work much harder for their victories. Last year’s champion Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS of Greece beat Artur GRELA of Poland after seven games (10:12 13:11 5:11 5:11 11:6l 11:8 7:11) and he needed one less to overcame Denis IVONIN of Russia (8:11 11:9 8:11 11:6 8:11 11:13). In the same group the other favorite did not prevail. In another seven games thriller Fanbo MENG of Germany beat top seed in Group 5 IVONIN (11:8 4:11 11:8 11:8 7:11 10:12 11:5). MENG also beat GRELA (11:6 11:7 11:4 10:12 12:10). Cristian PLETEA of Romania also struggled. He was forced to go full distance in the opening match against Belgium’s Adrien RASSENFOSSE (9:11 8:11 11:6 11:9 12:10 5:11 11:7) before he lost to Russia’s Artur ABUSEV (5:11 8:11 9:11 8:11). ABUSEV suffered by the hands of last year’s runner up Gerrit ENGEMANN of Germany (10:12 11:7 9:11 12:10 6:11 5:11). Lev KATSMAN of Russia beat the leading name in the Group F Belgium’s Laurens DEVOS (9:11 8:11 8:11 11:5 11:7 11:9 13:15). Results here General information here Official site here
ETTU Extraordinary Congress 2020 in Budapest – update
The European Table Tennis Union Extraordinary Congress was held in the Danubius Hotel Arena in Budapest during the ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open. All the guests were welcomed by the Hungarian NOC President Krisztian KULCSAR and Hungarian TTA President Roland NATRAN. The meeting was also attended by ITTF President Thomas WEIKERT and ITTF Executive Vice President for Finances Petra SORLING. ETTU President Ronald KRAMER explained in his opening speech why this Extraordinary Congress was needed earlier than originally planned. “With important discussions regarding the future of our sport ahead of us we have to see whether we in Europe are on the right track ” said KRAMER. “During the last year the ETTU Executive Board is worried about a number of issues mostly emanating form ITTF recent decisions and policy. The EB felt and still feels that European table tennis is not as highly valued and respected as it should be. In the history of our sport as well as in the present Europe is the power house of table tennis.” On the main topic “Debate about the Future of European Table Tennis” President KRAMER highlighted five very important issues. “The issues are: – the effects of the new World Ranking for European players; – the World Table Tennis Calendar and its impact on European table tennis; – the new World Championships its Global footprint and the European Championships as Continental stage of the WTTC being also the qualifying event for the intercontinental and final stage of the WTTC; – the importance of our European and National Club and Team Competitions; – the European Games as Qualifying event for the Olympic Games.” President KRAMER also elaborated all the topics and stated: “The Global Footprint of the new World Championships can only be enlarged in Europe if ITTF encourages all National Associations to stage the home and away matches or smaller round robin tournaments in the first two stages. This is where you can attract local attention also for the smaller associations teams and players. In other words ITTF should provide adequate financial funding and much more World Ranking points for the first two stages of our team European Championships that are taking place as the Continental stage of the WTTC.”
ETTU’s new Gender equality committee
From September 2020 ETTU will have a gender equality committee . The election of the members will during the European Championships in Warsaw. “IOC launched the IOC Gender Equality Review project to address the challenges that the sport organisations are facing worldwide while trying to achieve gender equality. In this project we find many initiatives and recommendations that can be implemented in table tennis federations. Based on IOC recommendations we can set up a goal and focus in the areas where we could be doing better ” announced ETTU Athlete Commission Chair Galia DVORAK. ETTU has to establish strategic mechanisms to increase the pipeline of female candidates for governance roles in general as well as for Executive Board positions and to encourage its member Associations to follow this mechanism for their own use. In general observations DVORAK summarize: “Women are underrepresented in all areas of our sport. Despite there is still work to do to achieve equality in the elite as equal payment equal prestige etc among young and leisure players is where we see the biggest gender gap. Working in reducing this gap will also help us in achieving equality among elite players. Gender imbalance is a common problem in all National Associations regardless of how developed table tennis is in the country. If we do not establish an action plan the situation will not correct itself. Fighting for gender equality is a common opportunity for all to grow.”
Tobias HIPPLER in good run in Croatia
European Under 21 Championships Tobias HIPPLER of Germany recorded two six games wins to book his place in the second stage of the qualifications in the Men’s Singles Event at the European Under 21 Championships in Croatia’s town of Varazdin. On the opening day of play top ranked player in first stage of play overcame Tilen CVETKO of Slovenia (9:11 11:6 11:2 7:11 12:10 11:4) and Adrian WETZEL of Norway by same margin (11:5 10:12 11:4 11:6 10:12 11:6). CVETKO also progressed to the next stage of the qualifications after win over WETZEL (11:7 4:11 7:11 8:11 7:11). Artur ABUSEV of Russia showed no mercy today. He beat Paul MLADIN of Romania (11:7 11:7 11:7 11:3) and Alberto LILO of Spain (11:3 11:5 11:1 11:7). Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS of Greece joined him in similar style. He overcame Uladzislau RUKLIATSOU of Belarus (11:9 11:3 11:8 11:9) before he beat Bogdan SINGEORZAN of Romania (11:2 9:11 11:9 11:6 12:10). Irvin BERTRAND of France justified his status in group 5. He overcame Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK of Austria (11:6 11:5 11:4 9:11 11:4) and Lars POSCH of Switzerland (11:8 11:8 11:8 8:11 11:2) before he beat Mikhail TSYHANOUSKI of Belarus (11:5 11:8 11:6 11:0). His compatriot Leo DE NODREST faced more difficulties. French player lost to Maciej KUBIK seven games thriller (9:11 11:5 11:5 4:11 11:6 9:11 7:11) but he beat Cedric TSCHANZ of Switzerland and Csaba ANDRAS of Hungary. ANDRAS overcame KUBIK and TSCHANZ to book first place in the standings. Cedric MEISSNER of Germany prevailed against Aleksa GACEV of Serbia Artur GRELA of Poland and Lovro ZOVKO of Croatia to book the top place. GRELA finished second. To the next stage also progressed Abdullah YIGENLER of Turkey Jan ZANDECKI of Poland Jiri MARTINKO of Czech Republic Valentin PIERAERT and Adrien RASSENFOSSE of Belgium FANBO MENG of Germany Andrei PUTUNTICA of Moldova and Lev KATSMAN of Russia. Results here General information here Official site here
Croatian champion Andrea PAVLOVIC unbeaten in Varazdin
European Under 21 Championships The highest ranked player in the qualification stage of the Women’s Event at the European Under 21 Championships Prithika PAVADE of France successfully concluded first stage of the Event. The opening day of the competition in Croatia’a town of Varazdin was not very difficult for the favorites. In impressive style PAVADE overcame Yuki TSUTSUI of Germany (11:5 11:8 6:11 11:4 11:8) and Alma ROOSE of Sweden (11:13 11:6 11:7 11:7 12:10) to book first place in the Group. TSUTSUI also reached the next stage . She overcame ROOSE after seven games close fight for second position (12:14 11:9 11:7 10:12 11:9 9:11 11:9). However another French player the leading name in Group 3 Leili MOSTAFAVI had more difficult journey on the first day. She beat Nikita PETROVOVA of Czech Republic (8:11 11:9 12:10 11:9 11:6) but lost to Sophia KLEE of Germany (7:11 13:11 11:13 8:11 5;11). She had to settle with the second position whilst Germany’s player progressed to the next stage unbeaten. KLEE overcame PETROVOVA in straight games (7:11 8:11 3:11 10:12). It was the similar case scenario in Group 2 where no. one seed in the group Natalia GRIGELOVA of Slovakia lost to no. 3 seed Solomiya BRATEYKO of Ukraine (11:4 8:11 13:11 6:11 4:11 1:11). She finished the day as second at the standings whilst BRATEYKO secured top position after victory over Raquel MARTINS of Portugal (3:11 7:11 7:11 6:11). There was no surprises in the store for host nation representative Andrea PAVLOVIC. Top seed in Group 6 recorded two straight games victory over Ece HARAC of Turkey (11:9 11:5 11:7 11:5) and Marina NIGUEZ of Spain (11:3 11:8 11:2 11:4). She continued in same pace and overcame Vera VOLKOVA of Belarus in four games (11:7 11:5 11:5 11:3). After first day of play in singles PAVLOVIC remained unbeaten since last Friday – she clinched the title of Croatian championships last week in Varazdin. “I love to play in front of my crowd; I do not feel the pressure. I am not under pressure of making big result here I just go one match in the time ” said PAVLOVIC. Gabriela STEPANOVA of Czech Republic upset the rankings and beat Slovakia’s Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVA to reach the second stage (12:10 10:12 9:11 12:10 8:11 12:10 9:11). Ozge YILMAZ of Turkey finished at the top position at the standings. She overcame Marta VUKELIC of Croatia (14:12 14:12 8:11 11:9 4:11 11:9) PUCHOVANOVA (9:11 9:11 6:11 10:12) and STEPANOVA (11:7 11:5 11:6 9:11 12:14 11:9). Leading name in the Group 8 Orsolya FEHER inflicted the pain in the hearts of the host nation supporters by beating Hana ARAPOVIC in straight games (11:6 11:9 11:6 11:8) but she could not stop European Champion in Juniors Singles from Ostrava Anna WEGRZYN of Poland (7:11 6:11 6:11 4:11). Anna also beat Rebekka CARLSEN of Norway in five games (8:11 11:4 11:8 11:9 11:8) and ARAPOVIC (8:11 11:8 11:9 l 11:4 11:7). At the top of the Group 9 everything went according to seedings. Tania PLAIAN of Romania overcame Alba FERNANDEZ of Spain (11:6 11:5 11:6 13:11) and Christina KALLBERG of Sweden (1:5 5:11 11:5 11:4 11:9). KALLBERG overcame Franziska SCHREINER of Germany in thrilling seven games (6:11 11;7 4:11 11:5 9:11 11:7 11:6). SCHREINER suffered by the hands of PLAIAN (11:4 5:11 8:11 11:8 11:8 11:8). Julia SLAZAK of Poland upset the rankings and overcame Camille LUTZ of France (11:5 8:11 6:11 5:11 3:11). She remained unbeaten in all three rounds. In Group 11 Katarzyna WEGRZYN of Poland overcame Darya KISEL of Belarus (11:6 11:9 11:7 11:5). Katarina STRAZAR of Slovenia beat Elisavet TERPOU of Greece (10:12 2:11 8:11 11:9 7:11) before Greek representative withdrew due the injury. Katarina also overcame KISEL (5:11 14:16 12:110 11:7 1:11 9:11). Elena ZAHARIA of Romania showed no mercy today. She overcame Tatsiana CHAKAVAYA of Belarus (11:7 11:4 11:7 11:3) Ema LOBOSOVA of Slovakia (11:9 11:9 11:5 11:3) and Denise PAYET of England (11;6 11:6 11:6 11:6). Results here General information here Official site here
Madarász and Szudi are the Hungarian champions
Dóra Madarász and Ádám Szudi underliend their status in singles at this year’s national championships held in Kecskemét. Seniors in the mixed doubles event were the first to conclude their play on Saturday. As expected Ádám Szudi and Szandra Pergel became champions however in the final they had to fight themselves back from 2:1 against Péter Fazekas and Tímea Peterman-Varga. “I thought it will be a much easier match we were even leading in the second set but there we might have lost some focus. Ádi played pretty well at the end this is why we managed to come back and win the game ” revealed Szandra Pergel who did not enter the singles competition – even though she was the title holder – in order to maintained her focus even more on the doubles events. Taking this into account Dóra Madarász stepped out to be the favourite of the Women’s singles event which she turned into reality as she became first for the fourth time (2014 2017 2018 2020). “The whole competition was quite tough. I feel like everyone is trying to hunt us down after we grabbed the Olympic quota all our opponents play very great table tennis against us we experienced this with Szandi in the doubles event as well. In the final I perceived like I lost the first two sets in just some seconds against Timi Varga. She was superb I had to fight for every single point ” confessed Dóra Madarász after her 4:2 comeback. As the former and current champion mentioned they were hunted in the doubles event but there was more than that they were even caught with Szandra Pergel. They suffered in the Semifinal against the Leila Imre-Tíme Peterman-Varga duo but they managed to win that game in the final set. In the final match they again went for the fifth set but this time their opponents Krisztina Ambrus and Kata Tóth prevailed. “We went out keeping in mind not to look at the result to play in a relaxed way and trying to stick to the tactics set up by our coach. In a nutshell we had to go for shorter shots make false spins drop to the right places and make them move ” disclosed Kata Tóth who won her first title at the national championships among adults shedding light on some professional details. For Krisztina Ambrus this was not the first national title in the adult field but it was the first as part of the Erdért club which made the victory even sweeter for her. Among men’s doubles the first-seeded Ecseki-Szudi pairings triumphed they beat the double of Csaba András and Olivér Both. “The most important thing for us always is to be able to focus only on ourselves ” Nándor Ecseki referred among other things to the fact that they had to play with JOOLA Flash ball on wooden floor and in quite a big crowd as the national championships for the para and the veteran players were also held on the same weekend at the same venue at the Mercedes-Benz Sports Academy in Kecskemét. The Men’s single event will remain a memorable one thanks to Dániel Kriston’s march as he beat Bence Majoros in the quarterfinals and prevailed against Ecseki in the Semifinals. In the final he won the first two sets but the next four games were won by Szudi which meant a third title for him after 2017 and 2019. He believed staying calm was the key for success as he could fully concentrate on the game. Alexa Szvitacs also finished with some successful moments she became national champion first with Bettina Bicsák in the para doubles event after that she achieved the final victory in singles as well. In spite of all these that bronze medal which she accomplished together with Viktor Vajda in the mixed doubles event among the abled players is what she is the most proud of. THE GOLD MEDALLISTS OF THE JOINT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN Singles: Ádám Szudi Doubles: Nándor Ecseki Ádám Szudi U21 singles: Csaba András U21 doubles: Csaba András Olivér Both U13 singles: Nikolasz Kizakisz Georgiosz U12 singles: Csongor Lovas U11 singles: Márk Gergely WOMEN Singles: Dóra Madarász Doubles: Krisztina Ambrus Kata Tóth U21 singles: Orsolya Fehér U21 doubles: Kata Füle Fanni Harasztovich U13 singles: Kendra Molnár U12 singles: Liza Molnár U11 singles: Sophie Barcsai
Snezana CULAFIC takes all three gold medals
Montenegro’s National Championships This weekend February 29 and March 1 Montenegro’s national table tennis tournament was organized at SC Zupa in Tivat the host of last year’s event – Games of the Small States of Europe. This tournament was marked by Snezana CULAFIC from TTC Buducnost who returns to Podgorica with all three gold medals – in the singles competition as well as the doubles and mixed doubles competition. In the exciting final match she defeated last year’s champion Ivona PETRIC of TTC Budim with a score of 4:3. Third place in the women’s singles competition is shared by Dragana CULAFIc and Azra KALAČ (STK Buducnost). In the men’s singles tournament the title was defended by Filip RADOVIC (TTC Unirea Uzdin) who defeated Irfan CEKIC (TTC Howald Luxembourg) in the final with a score of 4:0. Third place goes to Dusan BULATOVIC (TTC Tivat) and Luka BAKIC (TTC Popenbutel Hamburg). The first place in the women’s doubles competition was won by sisters CULAFIC – Snezana and Dragana (TTC Buducnost) who in the finals beat Ivona PETRIC and Martina OSTOJIC (TTC Budim). Third place went to Kalac AZRA and Tanja DRASKOVIC (TTC Jedinstvo) and DUBAK MARIJA and Suzana MILOSEVIC (TTC Budim). In the men’s doubles category Irfan CEKIC and Filip RADULOVIC (TTC Novi) won the title followed by Bojan CUBOVIC (TTC Novi) and Boris DJUKANOVIC (TTC Spin) and Luka BAKIC / Filip RADOVIC and Jovan BRAUNOVIC (TTC Jedinstvo) and Marko KOSTIC (TTC Tivat). Snezana CULAFIC and Filip RADULOVIC are champions in the mixed doubles category this year. In the finals they defeated Andrej MILOSEVIC and Martina OSTOJIC while third place went to doubles from TTC Budim – Ivona PETRIC / Dragan TOMOVIC and Nikola DOBRASINOVIC / Marija DUBAK.
Catherine SHMYGANOVSKAYA and Andrij PUTSUNTIKA reach gold in Moldova
National Championship of Moldova Women’s Singles champion of Moldova is Catherine SHMYGANOVSKAYA from Dubossar who is pupil of Valery GROSUL. In the gold medal contest she overcame her teammate Alexandra KIRYAKOVA 3:1. Natalina BRYNZAfrom Beltsy took third place. In the Men’s Singles competition Andrij PUTSUNTIKA – pupil of Vladimir SEMIPEADNY – became champion after defeating his teammate Vladislav URSU 4:0 in the final. Denis TERNA from Dubossar finished third. In Men’s Doubles Denis TERNA and Vadim PILIPONCHIK became champions of the country. Women’s Doubles champions are Ekaterina SHMYGANOVSKAYA and Alexandra KIRYAKOVA while the best mixed pair are composed by Catherine SHMYGANOVSKAYA and Denis TERNA.
