Last year’s winners at the Bulgarian National Championships Petyo KRASTEV and Polina TRIFONOVA clinched the titles again in Panagiurishte. Men’s single: 1. Petyo KRASTEV 2. Stanislav GOLOVANOV 3. Teodor ALEXANDROV 3. Stojan POPPETROV   Women’s single 1. Polina TRIFONOVA 2. Maria YOVKOVA 3.Detelina MIHAILOVA 3.Ivet ILIEVA   Men’s doubles 1. ALEXANDROV/KODJABASHEV 2.POPOV/KRASTEV 3.PETKOV/GICHEV 3.MLADENOV/YORDANOV   Women’s doubles 1. TRIFONOVA/YOVKOVA 2. VRAMENCALIEVA/SAID 3.MIHAILOVA/HRISTOVA 3. TUSHLEKOVA/IVANOVA   Mixed doubles 1. GOLOVANOV/TRIFONOVA 2. KODJABASHEV/ YOVKOVA 3. POPOV/HRISTOVA 3. Poppetrov/Mihailova

Latvian National Championships   Arturs REINHOLDS clinched third gold in Men’s Singles in the row at the Latvian National Championships. Natalija KLIMANOVA is the crowned champion in women’s Singles Event.   Men’s Singles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS 3rd place – Dainis REINHOLDS 4th place – Leonids MASLOVS   Women’s Singles 1st place – Natalija KLIMANOVA 2nd place – Inta ZDANOVSKA 3rd place – Sabina MUSAJEVA 4th place – Baiba BOGDANOVA     Men’s Doubles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS Leonids MASLOVS 2nd place – Janis CIRULIS Andrejs CEMIRTANS 3rd place – Dainis REINHOLDS Sandijs VASILJEVS 3rd place – Igors SIDOROVS DanieLs KOGANS   Women’s Doubles 1st place – Natalija KLIMANOVA Ina JOZEPSONE 2nd place – Baiba BOGDANOVA Inta KUDA 3rd place – Anzela OPINCANE Margarita JUDINA 3rd place – Sabina MUSAJEVA Diana AFANASJEVA   Mixed Doubles 1st place – Sandijs VASILJEVS Inta ZDANOVSKA 2nd place – Viktors TOLKACEVS Natalija KLIMANOVA 3rd place – Daniels KOGANS Diana RUSINOVA 3rd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS Sabina MUSAJEVA

Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS in Men’s and Katerina TOLIOU in Women’s Event defended their titles in the singles at the Greek National Championship which was organized successfully in Chania Crete.   The 25 year old player of Panathinaikos beat in the great final two times European Junior Champion Giannis SGOUROPOULOS of Olympiakos with 4-2 and repated last year’s success in Athens. The 24 year old athlete of DAO Tavros really dominated having celebrated her 3rd gold medal in the event without losing the game! In the final she overcame Dimitra-THOMAIDA TSEKOURA of Foinikas Piraeus. TOLIOU was also the winner of the Women’s Doubles with her teammate Konstantina PARIDI of Olympiakos. Tasos RINIOTIS and George STAMATOUROS of Olympiacos took the gold medal in Men’s Doubles Event. The beautiful indoor gym of Kladissou experienced an unprecedented image with the top event and helped the athletes unfold their skills and offer the fans a beautiful sight and thrills.   In the final stage of the National Championship 59 athletes took part. 32 men and 18 women played while in doubles events there were 13 pairs in men and 9 in women. In Men’s Event there were no big upsets but we saw quite unexpected results in Women’s. Besides TSEKOURA who played in two finals KORDOUTI won two medals and TERPOU missed a medal in singles when she was 3-0 game behind of No. 1 favorite CHRISTOFORIKI.   The results of the finals: Men’s singles: K. Konstantinopoulos-I. Sgouropoulos 4-2 (11-2 10-12 12-10 11-6 9-11 12-10) In women’s singles: K. Toliou-D. Tsekoura 4-0 (11-8 11-6 11-6 11-8) Men’s doubles: Tasos Riniotis/Giorgos Stamatouros-Giorgos Konstantinopoulos/Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos 3-1 (11-13 11-5 11-6 11-8) Women’s doubles: Katerina Toliou/Konstantina Paridi-Aliki Kioufi/Dimitra Tsekoura 3-1 (11-8 11-9 3-11 11-8) MEN’S SINGLES: 1. Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (Panathinaikos AO) 2. Ioannis Sgouropoulos (Olympiakos SPF) 3. Tasos Riniotis (Olympiakos SPF) -. Giorgos Konstantinopoulos (Panathinaikos AO)   WOMEN’S SINGLES: 1. Katerina Toliou (DAO Tavros) 2. Dimitra Tsekoura (AO Finikas Piraeus) 3. Maria Christoforaki (Olympiakos SPF) -. Thalia Kordouti (Aris 2006)   MEN’S DOUBLES: 1. Tasos Riniotis/Giorgos Stamatouros (Olympiacos FC) 2. Giorgos Konstantinopoulos/Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos (Panathinaikos AO) 3. Nikos Antoniadis/Giorgos Panteris (OA Chania/AO Pefkis) -. Stratos Damianis/Konstantinos Angelakis (Pera Athens)   WOMEN’S DOUBLES: 1. Katerina Toliou/Konstantina Paridi (DAO Tavros/Olympiakos) 2. Aliki Kioufi / Dimitra Tsekoura (AO Finikas Piraeus) 3. Thalia Kordouti/Georgia Chatziligeroudi (AO Aris 2006) -. Elisavet Terpou/Elena Sofra (GAO of Piraeus)

National Championships – Portugal   Diogo CARVALHO and Marta SANTOS are the winners of singles events at the National Championships of Portugal held this weekend in the city of Gondomar. It was third consecutive gold for CARVALHO and his fourth in total (2014 2017 2018 2019) while home player SANTOS won her very first title.   Patricia SANTOS and Ines MATOS are the winners of Women’s Doubles event Eduardo VIEIRA and Duarte MENDONCA won Men’s Doubles while Jose FRANCISCO and Rita FINS are the crowned champions of Mixed Pairs.   The 2019 Portugal National Championships   Men’s Singles   Semi-finals Diogo CARVALHO – Nuno GONZAGA 4:0 (12:10 11:3 11:8 11:4) Duarte MENDONCA – Jose MAGALHAES 4:3 (11:4 11:7 12:14 2:11 11:5 9:11 11:5)   Final Diogo CARVALHO – Duarte MENDONCA 4:0 (11:3 11:9 11:5 11:5)   Women’s Singles   Semi-finals Rita FINS – Ines BATISTA 4:0 (11:6 11:5 11:7 11:4) Marta SANTOS – Ines MATOS 4:1 (11:3 12:10 19:17 6:11 11:4)   Final Marta SANTOS – Rita FINS 4:2 (5:11 11:9 7:11 12:10 12:10 11:9)

National Championships – Germany   Timo BOLL had wonderful farewell to German National Championships as he reached his 13th title in the city of Wetzlar in front of 3 200 spectators after convincing 4:0 win against Patrick FRANZISKA. The 37-year-old finished one part of his career in the Rittal Arena 21 year after his very first crown taken in Saarbrucken.   “It was more emotional than I expected. I’m not stopping yet but somehow it looks a bit like that. Of course I was highly motivated to create grand farewell here. It was the right place – in front of such a great audience” explained Timo BOLL after huge standing ovation he received during the final ceremony.   The 22-year-old Nina MITTELHAM won her very first national crown as she overcame recent 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup champion Petrissa SOLJA in five games. Benedikt DUDA and DANG Qiu are the winners of Men’s Doubles event Nina MITTELHAM and Franziska SCHREINER won Women’s Doubles while Petrissa SOLJA and Patrick FRANZISKA took gold in the Mixed Doubles.   Actual world no. 5 Timo BOLL stated earlier that he will continue his career on the international level as well as in the Borussia Dusseldorf jersey.   “The ITTF demands more and more from us. To be well placed in the world rankings you have to play so many tournaments. In addition I have many goals with Borussia Dusseldorf… I want to play as long as I enjoy and the body can cope. That may take a few more years”.   The 2019 German National Championships   Men’s Singles   Semi-finals   Timo BOLL – DANG Qiu 4:2 (9:11 11:8 5:11 16:14 13:11 11:9) Bastian STEGER – Patrick FRANZISKA 1:4 (6:11 12:10 8:11 4:11 11:13)   Final Timo BOLL – Patrick FRANZISKA 4:0 (11:7 11:7 11:5 11:9)   Women’s Singles   Semi-finals   Petrissa SOLJA – Sabine WINTER 4:0 w.o. Nina MITTELHAM – Kristin LANG 4:2 (13:11 11:6 8:11 11:5 11:7)   Final Petrissa SOLJA – Nina MITTELHAM 1:4 (7:11 11:6 14:16 8:11 10:12)

The Italian Championships were organized for the first time in the best way in Table Tennis Center “Maso della Pieve” of the city of Bolzano. In Men’s Singles Leonardo MUTTI 23 years old after the final match of last year won the tournament for the second time (the first was in 2015). In the deciding challenge he beat in four straight games his younger brother Matteo MUTTI 18 years old who played the first final (in 2018 he was semifinalist). Mihai BOBOCICA the six times champion and Daniele PINTO at his debut on the national podium won the bronze medal.   In Women’s Singles Giorgia PICCOLIN became champion for the second time in her career confirming the win of 2018. She defeated in six games Le Thi Hong LOAN. Veronica MOSCONI and Tan Wenling MONFARDINI were placed third.   In Men’s Doubles Mihai BOBOCICA and Niagol STOYANOV doubled the title which occurred in 2013. They accounted for Daniele PINTO and Antonino AMATO in three games while Paolo BISI and Marco RECH DALDOSSO and Leonardo and Matteo MUTTI shared the third step of the podium.   In Women’s Doubles Debora VIVARELLI and Giorgia PICCOLIN overcame in three games Veronica MOSCONI and Giulia CAVALLI. The couple mother-daughter formed by Tan Wenling and Gaia MONFARDINI and Chiara COLANTONI and Le Thi Hong LOAN settled for third place.   In Mixed Doubles the new champions are Niagol STOYANOV and Giorgia PICCOLIN who got better of Paolo BISI and Debora VIVARELLI in three games. Bronze medalists were Leonardo MUTTI and Veronica MOSCONI and Antonino AMATO anche Nicole ARLIA only 13 years old.   It was a triumphal edition for Giorgia Piccolin who won three titles in her birth city of Bolzano.

National Championships Slovenia   Darko JORGIC Peter HRIBAR and Aleksandra VOVK all have two titles clinched at the Slovenian National championships this weekend.   Men: Darko JORGIČ (Krka) Deni KOZUL (Krka) Peter HRIBAR (Krka) Tilen CVETKO (Krka). Women: Ana TOFANT (Mengeš) Aleksandra VOVK (Krka) Lea PAULIN (Arr) Katarina STRAŽAR (Men) Men’s Doubles: Peter HRIBAR / Darko JORGIČ (Krka) Mitja HORVAT / Tilen CVETKO (Fužinar Interdiskont / Krka) Andraž NOVAK / Denis PINTAR (Kajuh Slovan) Luka NORČIČ / Damjan ZELKO (Kema) Women’s doubles: Aleksandra VOVK / Katarina STRAŽAR (Krka – Mengeš) Lara OPEKA / Tjaša NOVAK (Kajuh Slovan) Nika VERONIK / Zala VERONIK (Ljubljana) Ana TOFANT / Lea Paulin (Mengeš / Arrigoni) Mixed doubles: Peter HRIBAR / Aleksandra VOVK (Krka) Gregor KOMAC / Ana TOFANT (Maribor / Mengeš) Darko JAMŠEK / Tina MOZETIČ (Fužinar Interdiskont / Letrika) Rok TRTNIK / Katarina STRAŽAR (Mengeš).  

PG Mutual National Championships   Liam PITCHFORD won his fifth career men’s singles title and Maria TSAPTSINOS her first women’s singles trophy at the PG Mutual National Championships.   PITCHFORD defeated his Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning doubles partner Paul DRINKHALL 4-0 (11-6 11-4 12-10 13-11) in Nottingham the pair having earlier combined to overcome England team-mates Sam WALKER & David MCBEATH 3-0 (11-8 11-6 11-5) to win the men’s doubles for a sixth time.   Tsaptsinos upset top seed and fellow Commonwealth Games medallist Tin-Tin HO in the women’s singles final emerging victorious by a 4-2 (11-5 13-11 11-13 7-11 11-5 11-5) scoreline.   TSAPTSINOS & HO had earlier come from 2-0 down to beat Denise PAYET & Emily BOLTON 3-2 (8-11 8-11 11-3 11-5 11-5) to win the women’s doubles crown.   The Mixed Doubles was won by HO & Josh BENNETT beating Alim HIRJI & Emily BOLTON 3-1 (11-4 8-11 11-5 11-5) in the final.   HO and Tom JARVIS – the Team GB reserve at the Rio Olympics – were the women’s and men’s under-21 singles champions.

National Championships Montenegro   Filip RADOVIC and Ivona PETRIC clinched the titles in their respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Events at the National Championships in Montenegro’s Berane.   Men’s Singles Filip RADOVIC Filip RADULOVIC Alan JASAROVIC BOJAN CUBOVIC   Women’s Singles Ivona PETRIC Dragana CULAFIC Snezana CULAFIC Andrea BAJOVIC   Men’s Doubles RADOVIC / RESETAR RADULOVIC / CUBOVIC DOBRASINOVIĆ / ISLAMOVIC TALJANOVIC / RASOVIC   Women’s Doubles PETRIC / BAJOVIC S. CULAFIC / D. CULAFIC VUKANIC / GUBERINIC RACIC / GOLUBIC   Mixed Doubles RADOVIC/PETRIC JASAROVIC/BAJOVIC RASOVIC/RACIC BRAUNOVIC/DRASKOVIC

The winners in Estonia in Men’s and Women’s Singles Event at the National Championships are Vallot VAINULA and Airi AVAMERI.   Men’s Singles Vallot VAINULA (Pärnu LTK Vint-90) Aleksandr SMIRNOV (LTK Kalev) Oskar PUKK (Tartu SS Kalev) Stanislav STROGOV (LTK Narova)   Women’s Singles Airi AVAMERI (Maardu LTK) Valeria PETROVA (LTK Narova) Liidia ANDREEVA (LTK Narova) Reelica HANSON (Aseri SK)   Men’s Doubles Vallot VAINULA (Pärnu LTK Vint-90) – Airi AVAMERI (Maardu LTK) Aleksandr SMIRNOV (LTK Kalev) – Kätlin LATT (LTK Kalev) Stanislav STROGOV (LTK Narova) – Liidia ANDREEVA (LTK Narova) Aleksandr MAKAROV (Maardu LTK) – Anastassia ANDREJEVA (LTK Narova)   Women’s Doubles Kätlin LATT (LTK Kalev) – Reelica HANSON (Aseri SK) Liidia ANDREEVA (LTK Narova) – Valeria PETROVA (LTK Narova) Airi AVAMERI (Maardu LTK) – Alina JAGNENKOVA (Maardu LTK) Vitalia REINOL (LTK Narova) – Karina GRIGORJAN (Maardu LTK)   Men’s Doubles Vallot VAINULA (Pärnu LTK Vint-90) – Aleksandr SMIRNOV (LTK Kalev) Toomas VESTLI (TalTech SK) – Aaro ÕISMETS (TalTech SK) Vladimir PETROV (LTK Narova) – Aleksandr MAKAROV (Maardu LTK) Erik LINDMÄE (Maardu LTK) – Mart LUUK (Pärnu LTK Vint-90)