Europe Cup Round of 16 Europe Cup weekend continued without major upsets. Clubs who already secured solid advantage in the opening leg of the Round of 16 justified their status. In the fourth round of the Women’s Cup will play G.D. do Centro Social do Juncal TMK-TAGMET Taganrog and TT Moravsky Krumlov; in Men’s Borges Grup Vall and Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt secured their places today. Portugal’s G.D. do Centro Social do Juncal beat CTT Tiege in Belgium and repeated the result from the opening leg. Tatiana GARNOVA beat Cecile OZER and Alison GEORIS whilst Gulchehkra KHUSSEINOVA overcame Alisson SIMAR to add the point to the guests score line. TMK-TAGMET Taganrog already proved how strong they are and forced TTC Kazan to go full distance at home. As guests Kazan failed to win point. Yulia PROKHOROVA was stretched to full distance against Anna BIKBAEVA BLAZHKO and Anastasia KOLISH also played five games against Ekaterina OKHOTNIKOVA but it was not enough. Like week earlier TT Moravsky Krumlov with Ekatarina CHERNYAVSKAYA Eliska SEDOVA and LIU Jia recorded 3:0 win over DT Roodt – Syre with Tessy GONDERINGER Annick STAMMET and Christine KONSBRUCK. In Men’s Cup Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt recorded another 3:2 win over STK Libertas Marinkolor. Tomas KONECNY was the back bone of club’s succees with two wins over Miho SIMIC and Tomislav JAPEC. Return leg of the Round of 16 in Europe Cup Women’s Cup CTT Tiege – G.D. do Centro Social do Juncal 1:3 Cecile OZER – Leila OLIVEIRA 3:1 (11:5 8:11 11:6 11:6) Alison GEORIS – Tatiana GARNOVA 0:3 (7:11 7:11 8:11) Alisson SIMAR – Gulchehkra KHUSSEINOVA 1:3 (3:11 11:9 4:11 7:11) Cecile OZER – Tatiana GARNOVA 1:3 (2:11 10:12 11:4 9:11) First match 1:3 TMK-TAGMET Taganrog – TTC Kazan 3:0 Yulia PROKHOROVA – Anna BIKBAEVA BLAZHKO 3:2 (8:11 7:11 11:6 11:1 11:5) Anastasia KOLISH – Ekaterina OKHOTNIKOVA 3:2 (15:13 9:11 11:7 7:11 11:9) Margarita FETUKHINA – Daria SHADRINA 3:0 (12:10 11:7 11:4) First match 2:3 DT Roodt – Syre – TT Moravsky Krumlov 0:3 Tessy GONDERINGER – Ekatarina CHERNYAVSKAYA 1:3 (7:11 11:6 17:19 11:13) Annick STAMMET – Eliska SEDOVA 0:3 (6:11 10:12 6:11) Christine KONSBRUCK – LIU Jia 0:3 (9:11 4:11 4:11) First match 0:3 Men’s Cup STK Libertas Marinkolor – Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt 2:3 Miho SIMOVIĆ – Ali AL KADRAWI 3:1 (11:5 10:12 12:10 11:7) Tomislav JAPEC – Tomas KONECNY 0:3 (11:13 8:11 8:11) Dragutin ŠURBEK – Borna KOVAČ 3:0 (12:10 11:6 11:8) Miho SIMOVIĆ – Tomas KONECNY1:3 (9:11 8:11 11:3 5:11) Tomislav JAPEC – Ali AL KADRAWI 1:3 (7:11 9:11 11:9 8:11) First match 2:3 Borges Grup Vall – TTSC UMMC-ELEM 3:2 Mark DURAN GIRALD – Aleksandr TIUTRIUMOV 3:0 (11:3 11:4 12:10) Joan MASSIP NAVARRO – Mikhail PAIKOV 0:3 (3:11 6:11 2:11) ANDRADE – Ilya ISAKOV 0:3 (4:11 8:11 5:11) Marc DURAN GIRALT – Mikhail PAIKOV 3:1 (8:11 11:7 15:13 11:9) Joan MASSIP NAVARRO – Aleksandr TIUTRIUMOV 3:2 (11:8 2:11 11:9 10:12 11:9) First match 3:2
Slovakia’s SK Vydrany through to fourth round by narrowest of margin
Return leg of the Round of 16 in Europe Cup In the return leg of the Round of 16 in Men’s Europe Cup PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh and SK Vydrany booked their place in the Fourth stage. In Women’s Cup Once again Fortune Kyiv and SK Vydrany went full distance and once again guests were better. Slovakia’s SK Vydrany overcame Fortune in Ukraine and book the place in the next stage by narrow margin 5-5 20-18 . REAL Club Cajasur Priego Knolive TDM managed to beat PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh in the opening leg in Spain after full distance encounter but in Hungary hosts showed no mercy. They succeeded in straight matches and secured their place in the next round. In Women’s Europe Cup Novi Sad won the opening leg 3-1 but a long travel (due the air company strike) took its toll. In Spain they could not won the point and lost to Tecnigen Linares in straight matches. Return leg Round of 16 Men’s Europe Cup PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh – REAL Club Cajasur Priego Knolive TDM 3:0 Zsolt PETÖ – Carlos MACHADO 3:1 (13:11 11:7 7:11 11:6) Lehel DEMETER – Daniel KOSIBA 3:0 (11:6 11:8 11:8) Gabor GEROLD – Alejandro CALVO 3:2 (6:11 11:6 7:11 14:12 11:5) First match 2:3 Fortune Kyiv – SK Vydrany 2:3 Viktor YEFIMOV – Peter SEREDA 0:3 (4:11 3:11 7:11) Dmytro PYSAR – Samuel NOVOTA 3:1 (11:9 11:2 7:11 11:6) Volodymyr LUSHNIKOV – Zoltan LELKES 3:0 (11:9 11:8 11:5) Viktor YEFIMOV – Samuel NOVOTA 1:3 (5:11 11:7 9:11 7:11) Dmytro PYSAR – Peter SEREDA 1:3 (10:12 6:11 12:10 8:11) First match 3:2 Return leg Round of 16 Women’s Europe Cup Tecnigen Linares – TTC Novi Sad 3:0 Orawan PARANANG – Izabella LUPULESKU 3:0 (11:9 11:8 11:4) Klaudia KUSINSKA – Tijana JOKIĆ 3:0 (11:9 11:9 13:11) Roxana ISTRATE – Radmila Tominjak 3:0 (11:8 11:8 11:7) First match 1:3
Stop for Ukraine and Romania in quarters
ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup Both European teams in Women’s Temas Event at the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup concluded their journey today. Ukraine lost to Republic of Korea whilst Romania was defeat in the match against Japan. JEON Jihee KOR and YANG Haeun KOR had a better start against Tetyana BILENKO and Ganna GAPONOVA but Margaryta PESOTSKA managed to level the matches after win over SUH Hyowon KOR. GAPONOVA then lost to YANG Haeun and PESOTSKA could not manage to win another point against JEON Jihee. Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA and Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN lost to Japan’s Miu HIRANO and Kasumi ISHIKAWA in doubles whilst Bernadette SZOCS and Daniela suffered by the hands of Mima ITO and ISHIKAWA respectevly. Quick Links: News & Articles Live Streaming Daily Schedule Flash Quotes Media Kit ITTF Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Weibo Flickr
Chinese Taipei too strong for England
ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup England failed to produce another upset against Asian side. In the quarterfinal of the Men’s Event at the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup they lost to Chinese Taipei in straight matches. LIAO Cheng-Ting and CHEN Chien-An opened the winning row of three straight games victories. They beat Tom JARVIS and Paul DRINKHALL. Liam PITCHFORD put LIN Yun-Ju under pressure but the outcome of the match was once again three null. Paul DRINKHALL suffered by the hands of CHEN Chien-An in second single. “I think we were behind in this game especially in the doubles. They trend throughout the match and they are on top of the game. I had the chance to win in the singles but it was a bit close in all the games. It is a good tournament for us having come through the group where we won two important matches. We just need to make some small changes in our game and generally we have a perfect performance and this is the positive we are taking from this tournament;” said DRINKHALL. Liam explained how close was the game. “I think I did fairly well against Yun-Ju Lin because I was leading 9-6 in the first game but he caught up with me. I was virtually leading in all the games but he was not missing his shot and he could receive very well. This is the first time I am playing against him and I could say the match was close throughout. I think we lost to one of the strongest teams in the tournament and we have learnt a lot from this hoping to continue to work harder as a team” added PITCHFORD. Quick Links: News & Articles Live Streaming Daily Schedule Flash Quotes Media Kit ITTF Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Weibo Flickr
2020 Summer School of China Table Tennis College
2020 Summer School of China Table Tennis College begins 18th June and will last until 15th July in Shanghai China. Students will have table tennis training Chinese language courses traditional Chinese culture experience and extra-curricular practice like sightseeing tours etc. The event aims to improve the technical level of table tennis players from various countries and expand their horizons to better promote the common development of world table tennis. China Table Tennis College is the first professional institution of table tennis in the world which jointly established by Shanghai Municipal Government and Chinese Table Tennis Association and is located in Shanghai with teaching training scientific research and foreign exchange. It also has degree education of undergraduate master Ph.D. as well as the mission of cultivating outstanding youths. Application Deadline: 5th April 2020 Contact: stella20402040@163.com Contact: Ms. Xu Tel: +86 21 65507016 Tax:+86 21 65507018
Germany halted in the quarterfinal
ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup In the first semi final of the Men’s Teams Event at the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup China will meet Japan. In Tokyo hosts beat Germany in the quarterfinal whilst China acconted for USA. Japan the second seeds prevailed again Germany the next in line. Koki NIWA and Maharu YOSHIMURA had suffered at the hands of Timo BOLL and Patrick FRANZISKA but after that 16 year old Tomokazu HARIMOTO beat Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and in fourth match he overcame Patrick FRANZISKA. Maharu YOSHIMURA accounted for Timo BOLL in straight games. “It was shocking that we lost to England in the group stage. It was good for us as it put us under pressure to perform well against Germany. I think we need the support that we got today and the support really motivated us to give our best” said HARIMOTO. “We had a good draw in the group to beat Australia and Brazil easily but against Japan I think five percent of intensity was missing for us and the Japanese were well motivated to play well today. We were not at our peak and for us it is not a big deal. It is also good for us that before the Olympic Games we are playing against the best teams. I love the arena; this venue remind me of Beijing 2008 and it is good we are here to see it. We are familiar with Japan because we had played World Championships here. So we look forward to coming back to this venue again and give our best” stated OVTCHAROV. In other two quarterfinals Republic of Korea meets Brazil and England will face Chinese Taipei. Quick Links: News & Articles Live Streaming Daily Schedule Flash Quotes Media Kit ITTF Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Weibo Flickr
TT Kidz youth participation initiative rolled out in Australia
Table Tennis England has signed a licensing agreement with Table Tennis Australia which will see its TT Kidz youth participation initiative rolled out in Australia. TT Kidz is a fun eight-week programme launched this year across the country which introduces new players aged 7 to 11 to the sport teaching them the basics and inspiring them to continue playing. Under the terms of the licensing agreement the name in Australia will change to Spinaroos but the TT Kidz programme structure content lesson plans activity videos and some of the marketing material will be used to inspire young players in Australia to take up the sport. The agreement was made after Table Tennis Australia received funding to develop a programme to attract youngsters into the sport leading to discussions between TTA and Table Tennis England. Greg YARNALL Head of Development and Volunteering at Table Tennis England said: “It was clear from the very first time we spoke that there was some synergies between what we had been developing over the past couple of years with what TTA were trying to achieve. Anyone interested in talking to Table Tennis England about TT Kidz please contact greg.yarnall@tabletennisengland.co.uk “Working with TTA on a licence agreement for TT Kidz was a great way to maximise resources for both parties and it’s something that as a sport we should be doing more of on a worldwide level to maximise the growth of the game.” Patrick WUERTZ Program Co-ordinator at Table Tennis Australia said: “We were looking for a programme that is innovative fun and well-researched and tested. After conversations with Greg Yarnall and seeing the work that was done we knew from the start that TT Kidz has everything that we were looking for. “Licensing the program from Table Tennis England will ensure that children in Australia have the best possible experience when starting off with table tennis.” Yarnall added that both governing bodies were keen to continue working together and that future licensing agreements with other countries were possible.
Germany England Romania and Ukraine in quarters
ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup Four European teams reached the quarterfinals of the Men’s and Women’s Teams Event at the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup. Germany secured their pass to the knock out stage on the first day of the play and today England joined them. In Women’s Teams Romania and Ukraine booked their places from the position no. two in their respective Groups. Fantastic win recorded day earlier over Japan England justified today with the straight matches victory over Austria. Tom JARVIS and Paul DRINKHALL gave good start with the 3-2 victory over Andreas LEVENKO and Daniel HABESOHN in doubles; Liam PITCHFORD overcame Robert GARDOS and DRINKHALL sealed the match with the victory over HABESOHN. “I think we like this environment particularly playing in team event. It has now become like a fun to us and especially that we are in good form now. We love the atmosphere and this has really given us confidence going into any match. it is good to have a feel of what to expect at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games especially getting used to the venue. This is good and I know there will a lot of pressure then. We hope to get a good time out here in Tokyo ” said Liam PITCHFORD. England is first in the group whilst Japan finished second. Germany beat both Australia and Brazil and moved forward from the spot no. one. Sweden finished third after losing from the surprise winner USA. USA qualified for the quarterfinals. The match started as the rankings predicted. Anton KALLBERG and Elias RANEFUR beat ZHANG Kai and FENG Yijun in straight games. However pendulum swung and 19-year-old JHA Kanak overcame Kristian KARLSSON in four games. The nightmare continued and ZHANG accounted for Elias RANEFUR. KARLSSON tried to change the course of the match and he beat FENG on his second exit to the table but in decisive match JHA showed better nerves and in five games beat KALLBERG. In the round of eight China will play against USA Japan awaits Germany Republic of Korea meets Brazil and England will face Chinese Taipei. In Women’s Event Ukraine overcame Egypt to secure quarterfinal Tetyana BILENKO and Ganna GAPONOVA gave Ukraine good start with the victory over Marwa ALHODABY and Yousra HELMY. Egypt recovered after Dina MESHREF beat Margaryta PESOTSKA but GAPONOVA and PESOTSKA showed no mercy in their second matches; ALHODABY and HELMY failed to follow Dina’s success. “We knew that the Egyptians have good players and we never expected that the match would be that easy for us. But overall it was a bit easy because having won the doubles match we had an edge playing the singles as we were aware that they found it difficult to play against defensive players. Even the match that PESOTSKA lost to Dina MESHREF was a bit close ” said BILENKO. “After seeing the draw where we were drawn alongside China and Egypt our target was to qualify for the quarter-final because we knew we can conquer Egypt which we had done now.” Team Romania have successfully made the quarter-finals of the Team World Cup as they beat Team Vanuatu 3-0. Bernadette SZOCS and Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO overcame Priscila TOMMY and Anolyn LULU in straight games whilst Elizabeta SAMARA and Daniela faced no problems in their singles against Stephanie QWEA and Anolyn LULU. After defeat against Japan Austria faced similar fate against USA and failed to progress to the knock out stage. Lily ZHANG and WU Yue beat Karoline MISCHEK and Amelie SOLJA in straight games in doubles and both Austria’s players suffered in their singles matches. Only point for European team has been won by LIU Jia who beat Amy WANG. In the quarter final tomorrow China will play against USA Hong Kong meets Chinese Taipei Republic of Korea will play against Ukraine and Romania will meet Japan. Quick Links: News & Articles Live Streaming Daily Schedule Flash Quotes Media Kit ITTF Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Weibo Flickr
Chinese automobile giant Dongfeng Fengshen unveiled as Major Partner of top-tier trio of ITTF events.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) announced that Dongfeng Fengshen will be Major Partner of three highly prestigious end-of-year events: the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup the 2019 ITTF Men’s World Cup and the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals. Already a partner of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Dongfeng Fengshen will have exclusivity in the automobile manufacturing category of the trio of events which will grip the world of table tennis over the coming weeks: ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo Japan (6 – 10 Nov 2019) Taking place this week in Tokyo the Team World Cup sees 12 of the strongest national associations in each of the men’s and women’s competitions battle for glory. This year’s edition serves as a test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Dongfeng Fengshen joins an illustrious line-up of partners already including Japanese agricultural giant ZEN-NOH as Title Sponsor and worldwide leader in IT networking and cybersecurity solutions Cisco Systems as Official Sponsor. 2019 ITTF Men’s World Cup in Chengdu China (29 Nov – 1 Dec 2019) The Men’s World Cup pits 16 of the globe’s best male players against one another. A star-studded cast awaits including World champion Ma Long (CHN) Asian Cup champion Fan Zhendong (CHN) Europe Cup champion Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) Pan American Cup champion Hugo Calderano (BRA) Africa Cup champion Omar Assar (EGY) and Oceania Cup champion Heming Hu (AUS) as well as evergreen legends Timo Boll (GER) and Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) alongside ever-growing talents Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) and Lin Yun-Ju (TPE). 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou China (12 – 15 Dec 2019) The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals provide the most spectacular stage to bring the curtain down on an unforgettable 12 months of ITTF World Tour action as the world’s greatest table tennis stars battle it out for the much-coveted end-of-year titles and $1 million USD total prize purse – the highest on offer in the sport. The event will feature many of the biggest names in table tennis who accumulated the highest number of points over the course of the year’s ITTF World Tour among those eligible: 16 players in each of the men’s and women’s singles competitions and 8 pairs in each of the men’s women’s and mixed doubles categories. An extra special ingredient of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals is that the best 4 mixed doubles pairs in Zhengzhou will seal direct qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “We are very honoured to work with the ITTF and make a contribution to the sport of table tennis in China. The Team World Cup will kick off in Tokyo very soon. Team spirit is what counts here and on behalf of Dongfeng Fengshen we hope that Team China will achieve good results and bring glory to the country. “Ma Long and Fan Zhendong will be representing China at the Men’s World Cup in Chengdu and we wish them the very best. Meanwhile the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals will see the top 4 mixed doubles pairs qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games and so we expect a very intense battle to take place in Zhengzhou.” – Yan Hongbin Deputy General Manager at Dongfeng Fengshen. “On behalf of the ITTF I thank Dongfeng Fengshen for their immense support of international table tennis. This represents an important part of Dongfeng Fengshen’s strategy within our sport after partnering already with CCTTA. “We hope that the ITTF can help to grow Dongfeng Fengshen’s brand across the globe through these top-tier events and we also hope that we can work together with them for the further development of table tennis.” – Xu Yi Head of Sponsorship (China) at ITTF.
Germany set the record straight England beat Japan
ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup At the opening day of the ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup in Tokyo Germany recoreded two straight matches wins and England recorded the victory over host nation. In Women’s Teams Event Romania Whilst Germany secured top position in their respective Group after victories over Brazil and Austria England is yet to play second match. Their encounter against Austria is scheduled for tomorrow. Top seed Japan will have to wait for that one to discover will they advance beyond the group stage. Austria lost their match against hosts. The English team led by fantastic Liam PITCHFORD created the upset in the opening match in Group B. Seeded at the position no. 9 they overcame no. 2 seeds at home soil 3-1. Koki NIWA and Maharu YOSHIMURA overcame Tom JARVIS and Paul DRINKHALL in the opening encounter but after that Liam PITCHFORD changed the course of the match. He beat Tomokazu HARIMOTO in full distance; DRINKHALL stayed on his path. Paul was 2-1 down but he recovered and overcame YOSHIMURA. PITCHFORD sealed the match on his second exit to the table. “We showed again today that we are a good team and we can beat any player in the singles but we just need to work on our doubles. It was a good feeling winning against Japan in such a beautiful hall. We had learnt to stay together and also have fun together and this has made us stronger as a team” said Liam PITCHFORD. Paul explained further: “It was a good feeling winning against Japan in our first match. We had started slow in the doubles but we won the singles which were also very close and what we need to do now is work hard on the doubles ahead of next match.” Austria suffered opposite fate. In Doubles Stefan FEGERL and Daniel HABESOHN secured good start before Japan took over the control in singles. NIWA and YOSHIMURA lost doubles in five games but HARIMOTO leveled the match with the 3-0 win over Robert GARDOS. HABESOHN stretched NIWA to full distance but failed to score after fine recovery from 0-2; HARIMOTO beat FEGERL in straight games. “After winning the doubles match we were a bit more confidence going into the singles but being my first match in the competition it was a bit difficult for me against HARIMOTO. Also Harimoto was a bit strong and he played very well. We knew that Harimoto would win two matches we were targeting that after winning the doubles we could at least win. Unfortunately we were not in the game having played two strong matches for our clubs in the leagues in France and Germany as well as travelling long hours to Tokyo on Monday so it was a bit tiring for us. We will be hoping to win 3-1 against England to be sure of progressing to the next round. Also the tournament will surely boost our confidence going into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers next year” said GARDOS. Germany had and easy day in the office. Timo BOLL played only in doubles with Patrick FRANZSIKA whilst Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and FRANZISKA were on duty in singles against Australia and Brazil. Morning match against Australia finished in straight games in all three matches whilst against Brazil Gustavo TSUBOI and Eric JOUTI streched German pairings to full distance. JOUTI also put some pressure on FRANZISKA in singles. Sweden lost to Republic of Korea in four matches. Jon PERSSON and Kristian KARLSSON overcame JEOUNG Youngsik and LEE Sangsu 3-2. Anton KALBERG and both PERSSON and KARLSSON lost their singles matches. “I think after winning the first doubles match we were confident that we could win I also had a good chance to win my singles but unfortunately I lost. I was very disappointed that we lost but we must remain focus for the final group match against the United States. We must win or go home and I know both teams will be playing under pressure having lost the first match. I am sure we have a good chance if we could start well” said KALLBERG. In Women’s Teams’ Event Romania lost to Chinese Taipei. Elizabeta SAMARA and Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO overcame CHENG Hsien-Tzu and CHEN Szu-Yu TPE in straight games but in singles Romania failed to score. Vanautu is the next adversary. In Group A China recorded two wins one of them against Ukraine. Tetyana BILENKO and Gana GAPONOVA lost in doubles whilst Slomiya BRATEYKO and GAPONOVA suffered in singles. Tomorrow they will play against Egypt. Host nation needed only three matches to beat Austria. Amelie SOLJA Karoline MISCHEK and LIU Jia suffered by the hands of Kasumi ISHIKAWA Miu HIRANO and Mima ITO. Quick Links: News & Articles Live Streaming Daily Schedule Flash Quotes Media Kit ITTF Social: Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Weibo Flickr
