European Champions League Women quarterfinal return leg Last year’s European Champions League Women title winners from Poland KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg overcame Czech Republic’s SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin in the second leg of the quarterfinal to secure passage to the next stage. In the opening leg they needed full five matches to beat Hodonin. Last week Tarnobrzeg played without Elizabeta SAMARA who was key player tonight. Romania’s star overcame Solomiya BRATEYKO in the opening match and beat JEE Hyyung Min in the fourth match. “It was good match and it was especially nice to play in front of home supporters. In the first match against BRATEYKO I wanted so much to win so I make things difficult for myself ” said SAMARA.”Overall I am very happy how we all played and fight.” HAN Ying also beat JEE Hyyung Min whilst Viktoria PAVLOVICH struggled against Natalia PARTYKA. Player from Belarus won the opening game then next two went on the Polish Olympian’s account. Natalia had an opportunity to finish the match sooner but after 2:1 and 9:9 PAVLOVICH pushed for decisive game. PARTYKA managed to finish the match with the victory. KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg will play against the winner of the match TTC Berlin Eastside vs. UCAM Cartagena TM (Feb 14 18:30). European Champions League Women Quarterfinal second leg KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg (POL) – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (CZE) 3:1 Elizabeta SAMARA – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3:1 (9:11 11:8 11:9 11:8) HAN Ying – JEE Hyyung Min 3:1 (7:11 11:4 11:5 11:3) Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Natalia PARTYKA 2:3 (14:12 11:13 7:11 11:9 6:11) Elizabeta SAMARA – JEE Hyyung Min 3:1 (11:6 11:9 12:14 11:4) First Leg SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (CZE) – KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg (POL) 2:3 Natalia PARTYKA – WU Yue 3:1 (7:11 11:9 12:10 11:4) Marketa SEVCIKOVA – HAN Ying 0:3 (4:11 6:11 2:11) Solomya BRATEYKO – Kinga STEFAŃSKA 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:9 11:8) Natalia PARTYKA – HAN Ying 0:3 (7:11 4:11 1:11) Marketa SEVCIKOVA – WU Yue 0:3 (7:11 5:11 8:11)
Borussia Dusseldorf in the semi final
2019/20 Table Tennis Champions League Men quarter-finals leg 2 Champions from 2018 Borussia Dusseldorf justified their status and secured the place in the semifinal of the Table Tennis Champions League Men. After straight matches victory in Denmark in the opening leg they needed full five matches to beat Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 at home. In the opening game the former Dusseldorf player Michael MAZE had little advantage against Ricardo WALTHER but Germany’s player was better in the finishing stage. After he won the two opening games 11:9 and 11:7 Ricardo was in full speed in third game by making 8:0. It did not take long before he finished the match and sealed club’s place in semis. ZHAI Yujia avenged his last week’s defeat against Anton KALLBERG in superior style and he dominated in the match against Kristian KARLSSON to win both points for Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61. Timo BOLL in the third match was at the top of his game against Bojan TOKIC leaving no room for Slovenia’s player to get into the game. In decisive match KALLBERG played very close duel against MAZE but eventually sealed the match in four games. In the semifinal Borussia Dusseldorf will play against the winner of the tomorrow’s match Fakel Gazprom Orenburg vs. GV Hennebont TT (Feb 14 13:00). Russia’s side won the opening leg 3:1. TTCLM quarter-finals Borussia Dusseldorf – Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 3:2 Ricardo WALTHER – Michael MAZE 3:0 (11:9 11:7 11:2) Anton KALLBERG- ZHAI Yujia 0:3 (10:12 5:11 10:12) Timo BOLL – Bojan TOKIC 3:0 (11:7 11:6 11:5) Kristian KARLSSON – ZHAI Yujia 0:3 (4:11 4:11 9:11) Anton KALLBERG- Michael MAZE 3:1 (12:10 14:12 3:11 12:10) First Leg Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 – Borussia Dusseldorf 0:3 Bojan TOKIĆ – Ricardo WALTHER 1:3 (4:11 12:10 4:11 7:11) Michael MAZE – Timo BOLL 1:3 (11:7 9:11 14:16 9:11) ZHAI Yujia – Anton KALLBERG 1:3 (6:11 7:11 12:10 7:11)
Hosts secured valuable advantge before the return leg of the Europe Cup
Europe Cup Hosts should have easier job in their return legs of the Europe Cup Men quarterfinal. The only exception is one match in Women’s Cup whilst the rest in both events finished in favor guests one week ago. In Men’s Europe Cup Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt suffered by the hands of the SPG Walter Wels in four matches. On Saturday (17 CET) Frane KOJIĆ KANG Dongsoo and Adam SZUDI will not need much to confirm their place in the semifinals. Day later (18 CET) Sporting Clube De Portugal will host CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc with 3:1 advantage from the previous encounter. On Sunday (18 CET) Ping Pong Club Villeneuvois is in even better position after opening leg win against Benelux Group Taverzo. They won the opening encounter in straight matches. In Women’s Europe Cup only ASKÖ LZ Linz Froschberg as a host beat TTC CarinthiaWinds Villach in the quarterfinal opening leg. They did it by narrow margin but still they have advantage before the Saturday’s clash (15 CET). SH-ITB Budaörsi 2i SC will meet TMK-TAGMET Taganrog after they won 3:2 last week (Saturday 17 CET) and on Sunday (17CET) Leka Enea Tenis de Mesa hosts G.D. do Centro Social do Juncal with 3:1 advantage from the opening leg. Europe Cup Men quarterfinal return leg Feb 15 17:00 CET SPG Walter Wels – Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt Feb 16 18:00 CET Sporting Clube De Portugal – CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc Feb 16 18:00 CET Ping Pong Club Villeneuvois – Benelux Group Taverzo Europe Cup Women quarterfinal return leg Feb 15 15:00 CET TTC CarinthiaWinds Villach – ASKÖ LZ Linz Froschberg Feb 15 17:00 CET SH-ITB Budaörsi 2i SC – TMK-TAGMET Taganrog Feb 16 11:00 CET Leka Enea Tenis de Mesa – G.D. do Centro Social do Juncal
Latvia hots “Riga City Council’s Youth Cup 2020”
“Riga City Council’s Youth Cup 2020” the prestigious international table tennis competition for young participants will be held from February 14th to 16th in Riga. The cup will take place in Oskars Kalpaks Riga Folk Art Primary School in Riga Skrindu Street 1. More than 350 young players from 17 countries representing England Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia India Iceland Italy Israel Russia Latvia Lithuania Moldova Norway Poland Ukraine Uzbekistan and Sweden will compete for the prize medals. “I am glad that every year we see the level of the competition growing in terms of their skills and the number of participants. Young players from China were invited as well though they will not be able to come due to the measures taken to limit coronavirus. However it does not mean less competition for our young table-tennis players. The Latvian team expects successful results by Sabina MUSAJEVA and Daniels KOGANS who study at “Rīdzene” sports school and were awarded medals the previous year. We would be happy to see great scores by Franciska LINIŅA Artūrs SPALIS and Deniss VASIĻJEVS too ” says Ina JOZEPSONE President of Table Tennis Federation of Latvia. For the Latvian youth „Riga City Council’s Cup 2020” is the most important international event in table tennis supported continuously by Riga City Council allowing the young athletes to play with competitors from different countries around the world. Internet live stream will be available on sites www.lgtf.lv and www.galdateniss.lv and the records of the final games will be available on Sunday at www.sportacentrs.com. Last year among representatives from 13 countries Sabina MUSAJEVA the Latvian Champion of 2018 in women singles won the silver medal while Daniels KOGANS won the shared third place. In total score the cup was won by the Ukrainian team followed by Warmia-Masuria province team in the second place and the players from Grodno Belarus in the third place. In total score team of Latvian representatives gained the seventh place. More information about the participants and results of “Riga City Council’s Youth Cup 2020” available on www.lgtf.lv and www.galdateniss.lv.
POLCANOVA: Every point counts
2019/20 European Champions League Women quarter-finals return leg (February 13-16) There is very exciting European Champions League Women quarter-finals return leg on the schedule this weekend. Guests already did a god job by winning opening legs with only exception of Metz won 1st leg 3:2 only by narrow margin in France. Linz AG Froschberg hosts Metz TT this weekend (Feb 16 16:00) after Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN Adina DIACONU Carole GRUNDISCH and Pauline CHASSELIN overcame Austria’s side. It will be enormous task to repeat the success in Linz especially since Sofia POLCANOVA bronze medal winner at the recently finished Europe Top 16 already proved she is in splendid form in Montreux. “We are now running into the final phase of the season every next set game and match is now more important than the one before we`ll give everything or more to win. This time we`ll have our A line up ready I hope ” said Sofia POLCANOVA. Gunther RENNER: Linz president: “Preparations started players seems to be in good shape so we expect a nice game with full house at Sportpark Lissfeld.” Robert RENNER Linz head of marketing: “It will be probably like always what we expect doesn’t become reality so we shouldn`t make a detailed preview. We want to reach the semifinals that`s our seasons minimum goal if don’t succeed in that we must question our decisions. What we expect form our ladies is to be ready as a team from first point on physically mentally and with a positive spirit.” TT Saint Quentinois will meet Girbau-Vic TT (Feb 16 16CET). French side won 1st leg in straight matches. “This is the fourth time in five seasons that we are through the ECLW quarter finals and this time could be the right one for TT Saint-Quentin. After the away victory (3/0) against Spanish team Girbau-Vic TT runner-up of the 2018 ETTU Cup our coach Franck Delcambre would like to confirm the good result at home with his players Canadian Mo Zhang and Russians Polina MIKHAILOVA and Olga MIKHAYLOVA. The opposition will be interesting with 3 or 4 good international players including U21 Sofia-Xuan ZHANG and Orsolya FEHER. Yet TT Saint-Quentin will try to give a good show in front of the public. No French female team has ever reached the ECLW semi-finals and this season Metz and Saint-Quentin could fight for the final. It would be another first for French table tennis ” said TT Saint-Quentin Team Manager Jean-Louis POLARD. TTC Berlin Eastside beat UCAM Cartagena TM in straight matches week ago (Feb 14 18:30 CET). “We just want to reach semifinal and for this we need to play good on Friday ” summarize Irina PALINA Berlin coach ECLW quarter final leg 2 KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (Feb 13 18:00) TTC Berlin Eastside – UCAM Cartagena TM (Feb 14 18:30) TT Saint Quentinois – Girbau-Vic TT (Feb 16 16:00) Linz AG Froschberg – Metz TT (Feb 16 16:00)
After title in Montreux BOLL returns to club’s duties with Borussia in Dusseldorf
2019/20 Table Tennis Champions League Men quarter-finals return leg (February 13-14) The final clashes for the place in the penultimate phase of the 2019/20 Table Tennis Champions League Men are on the program on Thursday and Friday. In Germany Borussia Düsseldorf will meet Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 (Thursday 19 CET) and 1. FC Saarbrücken TT will play against Post SV Mühlhausen 1951 e.V. (Friday 19 CET) whilst on Friday in Russia Fakel Gazprom Orenburg will face GV Hennebont TT (13 CET) and TTSC UMMC will meet KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (15 CET). Borussia Dusseldorf won the opening leg against Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 3:0 so it is hard to expect big upsets there. For sure one man justified great shape last weekend in Montreux at the Europe Top 16 Cup. Nevertheless Danny HEISTER Borussia Dusseldorf coach is not relaxed. “We had a great performance in the match in Roskilde. We won 3:0 but it is never over. We will take the match serious and prepare good. Timo BOLL won the Europe Top 16 and is in good shape we want to finish the match at home and we are looking forward to it ” said HEISTER. Roskilde team manager Allan BENTSEN is aware how difficult task they have. “We have a hard job in Dusseldorf we will of course try but 0-3 and 3-9 in set is difficult to overcame. Hope to make a good match and then we will be back next year.” FC Saarbrucken won the opening leg against Post SV Muhlhausen but in very close encounter. „The first match in Mühlhausen was great table tennis performance from both teams. All three players from my team will need a perfect day. We will fight for every ball to manage this big challenge “ said Post SV coach Erik SCHREYER. Ovidiu IONESCU added: „We are outsiders after losing the first match but I am sure we are ready to challenge Saarbrücken and try to qualify to the semi-finals. I had ten days off without matches and I looking forward to play again.“ KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki created miracles recoveries in the opening leg of the duel against TTSC UMMC. They won 3:1 but in this super exciting clash host players reversed score from 0:2 to 3:2 three times in a row. “After the last match we were analyzing it together and could not find the reason for the loss. Everyone played well I didn’t have anyone to blame just as if fortune turned away from us. I hope in the second match we will be lucky. Of course TTC Bogoria is now in a better position they can keep the same. At first sight all players look good and are ready to fight for reaching the semifinals. I’ll evaluate their sport shape after training. Let’s hope that at home in front of our fans we can take revenge from the Polish club ” stated coach UMMC Tatiana KUTERGINA. Reigning TTCLM champion Fakel Gazprom Orenburg beat GV Hennebont 3:1 in the first leg in France. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV was man of the match as he secured two points for his side. “We are looking forward to the return match with the French club GV Hennebont TT. After good performances at the last World competitions our players are ready to prove their superiority once again in the second match of the TTCLM quarterfinal. All team players are determined to fight and are ready as always to please their spectators with a world-class table tennis. We believe in the victory of Fakel-Gazprom ” said TTC Fakel-Gazprom vice-president Victor ANDREEV. TTCLM quarter-finals leg 2 Borussia Dusseldorf – Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 (Feb 13 19:00) Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – GV Hennebont TT (Feb 14 13:00) TTSC UMMC – KS Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Feb 14 15:00) FC Saarbrucken – Post SV Muhlhausen (Feb 14 19:00)
Hana Bank announced title sponsor of 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced that Hana Bank will be title sponsor of the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships which will be staged between 22 – 29 March in Busan Korea Republic. Hana Bank is one of the business networks under the parent company of the Hana Financial Group headquartered in Seoul and established in 1967. The Hana Bank 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships is the most significant international table tennis event of the entire year in which the world’s best players will be representing their national men’s and women’s teams in a bid to win the sport’s most coveted titles. Held since 1926 the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships represent the greatest annual event in the sport not merely in terms of historical significance but boasting the highest global interest among players fans media and partners which now include Hana Bank. “We are thrilled to have Hana Bank coming in as title sponsor of the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships and proud to be partnering with one of the top financial institutions in Korea Republic. We look forward to working with Hana Bank to innovatively activate their brand not just in Korea Republic but globally through not just on court signage but also the ITTF’s 3.5 million social media fans and creative on-site fan engagement. We are sure we can take Hana Bank’s brand global through our biggest asset the World Table Tennis Championships ” said Matt Pound ITTF Marketing Director. “Hana Bank is delighted to be partnering with the ITTF for the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships the sport’s most prestigious event. Hana Bank shares many core values with the ITTF and so we look forward to growing together and putting on a show for table tennis fans around the world.” – Lee Ho-Sung Deputy President & Group Head Youngnam Business Group at Hana Bank. “The Hana Bank 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be the first edition held in Korea Republic so this is a very proud moment for all table tennis players officials and fans in the country. With the support of Hana Bank we are fully committed to making this a spectacular and unforgettable occasion in Korean sporting history.” – Ryu Seung-min President of the Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) ITTF Executive Vice President and IOC Member Together the ITTF and Hana Bank will be aiming to achieve record-breaking media figures at the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships after last year’s event saw TV viewers from over 145 countries make up a cumulative audience of 265 million people and cumulative reach of 665 million while social media impressions approached one billion five hundred million across the ITTF’s English Chinese and Japanese language platforms. By partnering with the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships Hana Bank is continuing its longstanding association with sports most notably sponsoring a series of international golf tournaments including the current Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) KEB Hana Bank Championships as well as the Korean National Football Team FC Seoul one of the most prominent soccer teams in the Korea Professional Football League (K-league) and the Hana Bank Women’s Basketball Team who compete in the Women’s Korean Basketball League.
ITTF providing full assistance to Chinese National Team training in Qatar
29 members of the Chinese National Table Tennis Team have been training at the Aspire Academy Arena in Doha Qatar for the past week following the conclusion of the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open in Magdeburg. Due to the widespread outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus across China the Chinese National Team has taken the decision to conduct its training camp in Qatar where its biggest stars are set to participate at the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open from 3-8 March. The Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) has helped to arrange a high-quality training environment for the Chinese team with just a single day’s notice after receiving confirmation from the Chinese team on its plans. This includes a 15-table set up the best facilities for physical training rehabilitation medical equipment meals and accommodation. President of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Liu Guoliang has expressed his gratitude to QTTA President and ITTF Deputy President Khalil Al-Mohannadi as well as ITTF CEO Steve Dainton: “We are very grateful for all the assistance provided to us during this time of difficulty. We didn’t expect that they could prepare the venue tables and facilities for us within such a short period of time. The tables that we are using for training are those that will be used at the Qatar Open. QTTA has even given us all two thousand balls that they had in storage for us to train. It might be a common situation in China but it’s very heart-warming especially during this particular period and we really appreciate all this help from our international friends ” said CTTA President Liu Guoliang. Liu Guoliang also received invitations from ITTF President Thomas Weikert representing Germany as well as from the Austrian Table Tennis Association Japan Table Tennis Association and many more for the Chinese team to train at their respective training facilities. The Chinese team accepted QTTA’s with the upcoming ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open taking place in Doha and will remain in the country to bolster its preparations for the upcoming 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships to be held in Busan Korea Republic from 22-29 March. Personally witnessing the Chinese team’s training in Qatar ITTF CEO Steve Dainton was impressed with QTTA’s ability to arrange all the facilities and preparations for the Chinese team’s arrival at short notice: “Everybody worked hard to find a good solution for our friends in China when we knew that the situation had become very difficult. It wasn’t easy in the short time we had but we did it! It was an amazing job for them to do this in such a short time. It doesn’t matter if it’s China or any other country when there’s any big disaster or problem we always try our best to help our brothers and sisters out ” stated ITTF CEO Steve Dainton. After receiving requests from CTTA the ITTF sent out a call for support last week to the global table tennis family in search for medical equipment and protective gear. The response was tremendous with many friends looking for masks and other medical supplies around the world to help China in the fight against the Novel Coronavirus. Boasting a long and proud history of hosting ITTF events the QTTA is gearing up for the 25th edition of the Qatar Open. Khalil Al-Mohannadi QTTA President and ITTF Deputy President is well-versed in the organisation and management of prestigious events and continues to work hard around the clock to ensure the Chinese team’s arrival in Qatar pans out as smoothly as possible. “When I heard about the Coronavirus in China our worry was that the Chinese national team would not be able to play at the Qatar Open. For me it is not the Qatar Open and not the World Championships without China. We are all part of the ITTF family and we are doing this as friends for the whole table tennis family. I need to thank the government the Aspire Academy Aspetar and everyone else involved in the process. In just a few hours I got the answer that China could come to Doha. I think now we must do our best to provide a nice facility because these are really world-class players. I think everything is good and when I saw Liu Guoliang and the players today I was happy that all is okay and everyone is happy to train in Qatar.” – QTTA President and ITTF Deputy President Khalil Al-Mohannadi World and Olympic champion Ma Long expressed his gratitude to QTTA for its assistance and has happy memories of Qatar a country in which he has proven most successful over the years: “I won my first senior World Tour title here in Qatar and I have been crowned champion four times since so there’s a special connection with Doha. I pass on huge thanks to QTTA for providing us with such a good training environment. I will prepare well for the upcoming Qatar Open ” added Ma Long.
LZ Linz Froschberg won a thriller at home
Europe Cup After 195 minutes of thrilling game LZ Linz Froschberg beat Villach in the opening leg of the Europe Cup quarterfinal. In Men’s Cup Bundesliga-Leader Walter Wels overcame Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt 3:1. LZ Linz Froschberg – Carinthia Winds Villach 3:2 (return leg 15.2.) Tin-Tin Ho – Amelie Solja 3:2 (12:10 / 10:12 / 10:12 / 11:6 / 11:4) Karoline Mischek – Liu Yuan 3:2 (7:11 / 11:9 / 3:11 / 11:9 / 11:4) Denise Payet – Anna Fenyvesi 1:3 (6:11 / 9:11 / 11:8 / 5:11) Tin-Tin Ho – Liu Yuan 1:3 (9:11 / 11:8 / 8:11 / 9:11) Karoline Mischek – Amelie Solja 3:2 (11:8 / 12:10 / 6:11 / 7:11 / 12:10) Solex Consult Wr. Neustadt – Walter Wels 1:3 ( 15.2.) Felix WETZEL -Frane KOJIĆ 1:3 (8:11 / 14:12 / 7:11 / 5:11) Tomas KONECNY – Dongsoo KANG 3:1 (12:10 / 12:10 / 9:11 / 11:9) Borna KOVAČ – Adam SZUDI 1:3 (3:11 / 12:10 / 8:11 / 8:11) Felix WETZEL Dongsoo KANG 1:3 (6:11 / 10:12 / 11:8 / 4:11)
Timo BOLL equaled Jan Owe WALDNER’s record with the seventh title
2020 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux February 8-9 Germany’s Timo BOLL is the champion of the 2020 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup. In Montreux he equaled the record that Jan Ove WALDNER set – he won his seventh title at the tournament. In the final BOLL overcame Darko JORGIC of Slovenia 4:1 (8:11 12:10 11:5 11:7 11:9). At the beginning JORGIC was in the control whilst BOLL was trying to adjust to his game. German player was seeking for the weak spots in his adversary games. BOLL lost the opening game but in the next he was all ahead. JORGIC came back put him under pressure but last two points was with BOLL’s delicate signature. In the same pace Timo continued to dominate. “It took time to adjust the speed and the length. I needed the time to find the rhythm for his service game. Darko is very strong adversary. He is not playing very risky but his shots are very powerful. It was very close game and I could not make the mistake on easy points “ said BOLL. In previous rounds BOLL overcame Robert GARDOS of Austria Liam PITCHFORD of England and Kristian KARLSSON of Sweden. “I played very good and they all were at top of their game. They could easily win the tournament. The level of the quality in the top is equal. All the matches were different. I am very happy that I still could play against players with different styles equally good ’ said BOLL. Speaking about the record Timo stayed modest. “For me Jan is one of the greatest players of all time. I am successful in Europe but he was bigger globally.” Asked to underline the special victory Boll said it was the first title on 2002 in Rotterdam. “I beat SAMSONOV then and it was great and surprising win. It is something special as every first one.” Robert GARDOS of Austria beat Tomislav PUCAR of Croatia in seven games thriller to win the bronze and the place at the World Cup (9:11 11:9 11:9 2:11 8:11 11:4 11:9). “It is a nice feeling to have supporters by my side here. It has been a hard match and they pushed me; the atmosphere here is inspiring. PUCAR is the future of table tennis he was worthy adversary and I am happy we showed good performance ” said GARDOS. 5-8 position Mattias FALCK Sweden Liam PITCHFORD England WANG Yang Slovakia Marcos FREITAS Portugal 9-16 Position Emmanuel LEBESSON France Simon GAUZY France Jonathan GROTH Denmark Lionel WEBER Switzerland Vladimir SAMSONOV Belarus Daniel HABESOHN Austria Dimitrij OVTCHAROV Germany Kristian KARLSSON Sweden