The Chinese Table Tennis team has swept all five Gold medals (Men’s Team Women’s Team Mixed Doubles Men’s Singles & Women’s Singles) at the 2018 Asian Games table tennis event that concluded today 1 September 2018 in Jakarta Indonesia. In an all-Chinese Women’s Singles final top seeded CHEN Meng faced off against two-time World Junior Champion WANG Manyu. The more experienced CHEN was able to take a 3-1 lead in the fiery exchange that lasted 90 minutes but WANG was determined to shine on her first Asian Games outing. Quick to respond and change her tactics WANG managed to turn the tides around to win the next three games to be crowned Women’s Singles Champion 4-3 (11-7 5-11 14-16 7-11 11-6 11-8 11-8). After winning match point WANG clenched her fist and pointed to her coach XIAO Zhan in the crowd in celebration for her victory and attributed her success to her parents “I’m happy winning the title it’s certainly a confidence boost for me. It’s not an easy journey for me and I would never have achieved what I have achieved today without my parents. They have done a lot for me and I think this is a good way to repay them.” “At 1-3 down I still kept my calm and never gave up in my mind as long as the match is not over I have my chance to come back ” added the 19-year-old Champion. In a rematch of the 2018 Asian Cup final in Yokohama earlier this year world number one FAN Zhendong (CHN) was able to repeat his success over teammate LIN Gaoyuan (CHN). After missing out on the title at the last Asian Games in Incheon FAN was determined for Gold in Jakarta. The 21-year-old started out strong giving LIN no chance to fight back in the first two games. Despite LIN’s efforts to level 2-2 it was FAN who proved why he’s the current world number one winning the next two games to claim the title 4-2 (11-8 11-5 15-17 4-11 11-8 11-6). After his victory an elated FAN shared “The feeling of winning is of course really great but the process is definitely not easy. I did face a lot of difficulty in both the Team & Singles events and it’s not as easy as it appears to be. The chance of playing a multi-sport event is rare for us because it happens only every 4 years just like the Olympic Games I think it’s important to experience this feeling of playing such an event and being able to withstand the pressure to win is an especially important take-away for me.” World number 94 Noshad ALAMIYAN brought home Iran’s first Asian Games table tennis medal since 1966 after knocking out world number 26 JEOUNG Youngsik (KOR) & world number nine WONG Chun Ting (HKG) en route to the semi-finals before losing to LIN 4-0 to end his dream run. Reflecting on his feat ALAMIYAN stated “This is the second Singles Bronze medal for Iran after 52 years. I’m so happy too many plans have been made for us to get here by my country. This is not by chance we have done so much I have trained so hard to get here to reach the medal. I had this goal in my mind and now I have done it. This is my best result I have ever had.” Together with ALAMIYAN Korea Republic’s LEE Sangsu was awarded the Bronze medal in the Men’s Singles event while JEON Jihee (KOR) & YU Mengyu (SGP) took home the Women’s Singles Bronze. Chinese youngsters WANG Chuqin & SUN Yingsha clinched the Mixed Doubles title on 30August after coming back from 0-2 to defeat their compatriots LIN Gaoyuan & WANG Manyu 4-2 (12-14 9-11 14-12 13-11 11-7 11-7). In the Men’s & Women’s Team events the Chinese emerged victorious against Korea Republic & Korea DPR respectively to round up their title haul at the Asian Games. With the conclusion of the 2018 Asian Games all attention now turns to the ITTF Women’s & Men’s World Cups in Chengdu & Paris respectively: Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women’s World Cup – 28-30 Sep 2018 Chengdu (CHN) Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup – 19-21 Oct 2018. Paris (FRA) Quick Links: 2018 Asian Games News & Articles Results & Schedule Flash Quotes Photos for Editorial Use
Luxembourg hosts talent identification camp
Organised under the auspices of the European Table Tennis Union in conjunction with the Luxembourg Table Tennis Federation and the Chinese Table Tennis College – Europe the gathering presents a major opportunity. It is a chance to learn from one the best who has graced the table tennis arenas of the world; China’s Zhang Yining Olympic champion World champion the winner of every major title the sport has to offer is one of the coaches present. Some years ago it was once suggested to me that if you made a list of 30 attributes you need to be a world class player in each she would gain ten out of ten; top marks. It is from that level of perfection that those present in Luxembourg both players and coaches can reap great benefit. In addition to Zhang Yining Cao Ziwei and Huang Xiaojun from the Chinese Table Tennis College are present as well as Xia Cheng who is based in Luxembourg. During the training camp the players will be tested for “Neurophysiological determinants of visuomotor reaction time in table tennis” by Prof. Dr. Andreas Mierau and Dr. Thorben Hulsdunker from International University of Health Exercise and Sports in Cologne A total of 40 players are present representing the national associations of England Croatia Belgium Netherlands Lithuania Luxembourg Greece Czech Republic Sweden Portugal Germany and Denmark. Notably there are 16 Asian and five Luxembourg players present.
ETTU invited 24 players in the Preparation Camp for WJC
European Table Tennis Union invited 24 players to the ETTU Preparation Camp for World Junior Championships (Bendigo/AUS). In Mebourne from 25th November until 1st December (arrival day 24th November) ETTU will assist and support the best European players to prepare well for the World Junior Championships. Coaches on duty will be David SARGSYAN Jaroslaw KOLODZIEJCZYK Neven CEGNAR – but all present national coaches will be involved in the practice program. ETTU will pay the full accommodation cost for all nominated players but Associations are welcome to enter some of their not invited players on their own cost. All entries should be sent (together with additional entries!) latest until 28th October 2018 to zpidl.ettu@gmail.com by e-mail (no separate entry form). Invited players: Boys: Truls MOREGARD (SWE) Rares SIPOS (ROU) Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS (GRE) Cristian PLETEA (ROU) Bastien REMBERT (FRA) Irvin BERTRAND (FRA) Leo De NODREST (FRA) Lev KATSMAN (RUS) Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK. (AUT) Vladimir SIDORENKO (RUS) Kay STUMPER (GER) Matteo MUTTI (ITA) Girls: Sabina SURJAN (SRB) Anna WEGRZYN (POL) Franziska SCHREINER (GER) Anastasia KOLISH (RUS) Andreea DRAGOMAN (ROU) Tania PLAIAN (ROU) Lucie GAUTHIER (FRA) Sophia KLEE (GER) Zdena BLASKOVA (CZE) Mariia TAILAKOVA (RUS) Andrea PAVLOVIC (CRO) Kristina KAZANTSEVA (RUS)
ITTF Confirms Players for 2018 ITTF World Cups
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed the 20 male & female players who will be competing at the Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women’s World Cup & the Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup later this year. Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women’s World Cup – 28-30 Sep 2018 Chengdu (CHN) Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup – 19-21 Oct 2018. Paris (FRA) World number ones ZHU Yuling (CHN) & FAN Zhendong (CHN) will head the seeding at the Women’s & Men’s World Cup respectively and will both be fighting for their second title alongside other top players who have qualified through their Continental Cups earlier this year. Men’s Defending Champion Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) & 2018 ITTF-European Cup Champion Timo BOLL (GER) who ended China’s chance for an eighth consecutive title last year in Liege will be leading the European charge in Paris while Romania’s Bernadette SZOCS & Elizabeta SAMARA lead the European women’s fight for the title in Chengdu. Reigning women’s World & Olympic Champion DING Ning will also be making her appearance to compete for her third Women’s World Cup title whereas her male counterpart MA Long (CHN) has withdrawn from the Men’s World Cup & is replaced by his compatriot LIN Gaoyuan who will be making his second World Cup appearance. The Japanese line-up of 2016 Women’s World Cup Champion Miu HIRANO & Kasumi ISHIKAWA as well as 15-year-old Tomokazu HARIMOTO & Koki NIWA will also all be eyeing for the titles at the World Cups. With their strong performance in 2018 Korea DPR’s KIM Song I & Frenchman Emmanual LEBESSON were awarded the wildcard to compete in the Women’s & Men’s World Cup respectively. The ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cups will start off with players seeded 9 – 20 playing round robin in the group stage to fight for their chance to join the top 8 players in the second stage where a knockout system will be played to determine the winner. The ITTF World Cups are the second most prestigious events on the international table tennis calendar where only 17 of the top table tennis players who have qualified through their respective Continental Cups together with the current World Champions one host player and a wildcard can compete for the prestigious title that counts towards the Grand Slam Title (Olympic Games World Championships World Cup). The ITTF Men’s World Cup will be in its 39th edition in 2018 since its inauguration in 1980 in Hong Kong whereas the Women’s World Cup will be in its 22nd year since it first started in 1996 in Hong Kong as well. Fans around the world will be able to watch the events live on Eurosport and other top networks across the world reaching over 100 countries and live on tv.ITTF.com. Quick Links: Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women’s World Cup Confirmed list of Women’s Players Media Accreditation for Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women’s World Cup Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup Confirmed list of Men’s Players Media Accreditation for Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup
ITTF Announces 26 Cities for 2019 World Junior Circuit
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed 26 host cities for the 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit. The ITTF World Junior Circuit is the only junior (under 18) & cadet’s (under 15) regular table tennis tour for young up-and-coming stars to gain valuable experience playing with other top juniors from all around the world and prepare them for their senior’s debut internationally. The top 8 girls and 8 boys on the 2019 World Junior Circuit standings will also be offered scholarships to promote and assist them reach their best playing level in the future. The 26 events on the circuit will be split into three tiers; four (4) ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden events nine (9) World Junior Circuit Premium events and thirteen (13) World Junior Circuit events with the Golden series being the top tier offering higher prize money. Playing under good conditions and better exposure the rising stars of the sport and the host cities will be exposed through global digital traditional media & TV coverage. On the announcement ITTF Head of Junior Program Mr Mounir BESSAH stated “I am delighted to announce the ITTF World Junior Circuit will be present all across the world. This year five Continents will host the events and this will give the young players the opportunities to get exposure at the international level.” The 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit will see China Hong Kong & Thailand retaining their status as Golden series hosts while 2018 Premium event host Croatia upgraded to be one of the four Golden series events. For more information please head to the 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit website here. The full list of 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit events are: ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden: ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Thailand Junior & Cadet Open Bangkok (THA): 15-19 May ITTF Junior Circuit Golden China Junior & Cadet Open Taicang (CHN): 12-16 Jun ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open Hong Kong (HKG): 7-11 Aug ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Croatian Junior & Cadet Open Varaždin (CRO): 18-22 Sep ITTF World Junior Circuit Premium: ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Bahrain Junior & Cadet Open Manama (BRN): 7-11 Feb ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Czech Junior & Cadet Open Hodonín (CZE): 13-17 Feb ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Italy Junior & Cadet Open Lignano (ITA): 20-24 Mar ITTF Junior Circuit Premium French Junior & Cadet Open Metz (FRA): 10-14 Apr ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Belgium Junior & Cadet Open Spa (BEL): 15-19 Apr ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Polish Junior & Cadet Open Władysławowo (POL): 22-26 May ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open Taipei (TPE): 24-28 Sep ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Oman Junior & Cadet Open Muscat (OMA): 24-28 Oct ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open Szombathely (HUN): 6-10 Nov ITTF World Junior Circuit ITTF Junior Circuit Swedish Junior & Cadet Open Örebro (SWE): 20-24 Feb ITTF Junior Circuit Chile Junior & Cadet Open Santiago (CHI): 20-24 Mar ITTF Junior Circuit Ghana Junior & Cadet Open Accra (GHA): 1-5 Apr ITTF Junior Circuit Australian Junior & Cadet Open Darwin (AUS): 28 Apr-1 May ITTF Junior Circuit Spanish Junior & Cadet Open Platja D’Aro (ESP): 1-5 May ITTF Junior Circuit Slovak Junior & Cadet Open Bratislava (SVK): 16-19 May ITTF Junior Circuit Morocco Junior & Cadet Open Meknes (MAR): 12-16 Jun ITTF Junior Circuit El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open San Salvador (ESA): 14-18 Aug ITTF Junior Circuit Serbia Junior & Cadet Open Belgrade (SRB): 24-28 Sep ITTF Junior Circuit Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open Otočec (SLO): 2-6 Oct ITTF Junior Circuit Macedonia Junior & Cadet Open Skopje (MKD): 8-12 Oct ITTF Junior Circuit Egypt Junior & Cadet Open Sharm El Sheikh (EGY): 16-20 Oct ITTF Junior Circuit Portugal Junior & Cadet Open Guimaraes (POR): 18-22 Nov The 2019 ITTF calendar is also available here.
China Defends Asian Games Table Tennis Team Titles in Jakarta
China has successfully defended their Men’s & Women’s Team titles at the 2018 Asian Games today 28 August 2018 clinching its seventh consecutive Men’s & fourth consecutive Women’s Team Gold. The Chinese men’s team of LIN Gaoyuan FAN Zhendong & WANG Chuqin were pumped in the Men’s Team final against third seeded Korea Republic team formed by LEE Sangsu JEOUNG Youngsik & JANG Woojin. World number four LIN Gaoyuan was on fire against 2017 World Championships bronze medalist LEE Sangsu giving the latter no chance to fight back ending matters quickly in the first match 11-3 11-3 11-2. Despite putting up a tough fight JEOUNG Youngsik was unable to upset world number one FAN Zhendong to level the score losing 12-10 8-11 8-11 7-11. 18-year-old WANG Chuqin then faced 23-year-old JANG Woojin in an epic counter that thrilled the sell-out crowd at the Jakarta International Expo. Recovering from his semifinals loss to Chinese Taipei’s LIN Yun-Ju earlier in the day WANG Chuqin held on to his nerves to overcome JANG Woojin 13-11 7-11 11-9 11-6 to help China win its record seventh Gold. Playing in his first Asian Games WANG Chuqin stated “After the semifinals loss I was devastated. Luckily my team stood behind me and motivated me giving me the power to fight in the final and I was able to give in my everything in the match.” Though losing to Korea Republic in the semifinals the Indian men’s team made history in Jakarta securing their first ever table tennis medal at the Asian Games. The trio of Sathiyan GNANASEKARAN Sharath Kamal ACHANTA & Harmeet Rajul DESAI pulled off an incredible upset against second seeded Japanese team of Kenta MATSUDAIRA Jin UEDA & Masaki YOSHIDA 3-1 in the quarterfinals to achieve the historic feat. India’s top player Sharath Kamal ACHANTA reflected “It’s really awesome to win our first Asian Games medal and make history! We have never dreamt of an Asian Games medal because Asia is so strong and it’s very hard for us to get medals here. We’ve been steadily improving for the last 2 years since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games gave us a lot of confidence. Now the country knows table tennis people are talking about table tennis and this has been something that I had been wanting for such a long time!” In the Women’s Team event the Chinese trio of ZHU Yuling CHEN Meng & WANG Manyu proved too strong for the North Korean team of KIM Song I CHA Hyo Sim & KIM Nam Hae defending their title 3-0. ZHU Yuling was unstoppable in her close encounter with Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medalist KIM Song I winning 11-9 11-8 11-6 to give China a 1-0 lead. CHEN Meng was able to keep up the winning momentum against CHA Hyo Sim winning 11-6 11-8 14-12 before two-time World Junior Champion WANG Manyu survived the challenges from KIM Nam Hae to seal the final deal for China 8-11 11-5 11-4 11-7. “We are very happy with the victory! I played the third match in the last edition of the Asian Games in Incheon and today I played first and was able to win the first point for our team it’s definitely not easy ” stated world number one ZHU Yuling after leading China to Gold. “I think unity is the key for our team victory today all five of us are close in age and it’s easier to communicate between us and cooperate with our coach that was crucial.” The Chinese Taipei men’s team took home the other Men’s Team Bronze medal while Hong Kong & Korea Republic settled for the Women’s Team Bronze to round up the Team event. The 2018 Asian Games table tennis event continues tomorrow 29 August with the Mixed Doubles action followed by the Mixed Doubles Final on 30 August while the Men’s & Women’s Singles competition will begin from 30 August till 1 September. Quick Links: 2018 Asian Games News & Articles Results & Schedule Flash Quotes Photos for Editorial Use
Hungary defeats Austria
Stage 1 of 2018-19 ITTF European Team Championships Hungary has recorded its very first win in the Stage 1 of 2018-19 ITTF European Team Championships as they prevailed against Austria 3:2. Promising host side with all three players from the STAG 2017 European Under 21 Championships in Sochi showed strong team spirit in front of about 300 domestic fans in Ormai Hall in Budapest. Hungary led twice in first four encounters as Bence MAJOROS and Nandor ECSEKI beat Robert GARDOS and Stefan FEGERL respectively but Daniel HABESOHN leveled score both times against Adam SZUDI and MAJOROS. Decisive duel was one between Adam SZUDI 2014 European YCH Junior Doubles winner with ECSEKI and Robert GARDOS. Host won after full five games to provide important win to Hungary. Hungary – Austria 3:2 Bence MAJOROS – Robert GARDOS 3:1 (11:5 8:11 11:6 11:7) Adam SZUDI – Daniel HABESOHN 2:3 (11:7 11:6 9:11 4:11 7:11) Nandor ECSEKI – Stefan FEGERL 3:2 (9:11 11:9 10:12 11:7 11:9) Bence MAJOROS – Daniel HABESOHN 0:3 (9:11 6:11 6:11) Adam SZUDI – Robert GARDOS 3:2 (9:11 11:6 11:7 7:11 11:8) More information: here
100 tables at the Polish National Stadium in Warsaw as a way to celebrate a 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence
This year on September 1st the national festival of table tennis will be held in Poland. As a part of celebrating 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence Polish Table Tennis Association will organise unique event called „Pingpongowy PGE Narodowy” at the greatest Polish stadium. „We will set 100 tables at the PGE Narodowy to arrange the biggest amateur table tennis tournament in Polish history. This way we want to celebrate 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence.” – said Dariusz SZUMACHER President of Polish Table Tennis Association. European table tennis stars confirmed their appearance at the National Stadium. Werner SCHLAGER Jorgen PERSSON Vladimir SAMSONOV and Lucjan BŁASZCZYK will play show-off matches. On that day Lucjan BLASZCZYK will officially announce end of his sport career. „It will be a special very nostalgic day for me. However joy will dominate because a lot of people who were part of my career will be present at National Stadium. I am extremely happy that friends of mine great table tennis stars: Vladimir SAMSONOV Werner SCHLAGER and Jörgen PERSSON accepted the invitation. I cannot even imagine a better ending of my career. Of course I will not finish my adventure with table tennis. Now it is a time to become a coach and share my knowledge and skills with others.” – said Lucjan BŁASZCZYK. Kids and teenagers tournament will be played during the event. Table tennis clubs around the whole Poland will come to Warsaw to play in 6 categories. All Warsaw citizens and guests are invited to take a part in biggest amateur table tennis tournament in Poland. Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland took honorary patronage of the event. Schedule of event 10.00 – Start of the Pingpongowy PGE Narodowy 10.00 – 11.30 – Recreational games and activities 10.45 – Group photo with Stars 11.00 – 15.30 – Kids and Teenagers Tournament 11.30 – Show-off matches (Samsonow Schlager Persson Błaszczyk) 12.00 – Journalist Table Tennis Tournament 13.30 – Lucjan Błaszczyk Show and LOTTO Superliga matches 16:00 – Kids and Teenagers Tournament awards ceremony 14:00 – 16:30 – Recreational games and activities 14:00 – 18:30 – Open Tournament 19:00 – Open Tournament awards ceremony 19:30 – End of the Pingpongowy PGE Narodowy Feel invited to join us on 1st of September at the National Stadium in Warsaw and celebrate 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence with racket in your hand.
Luxembourg gathered 40 players
ETTU Development Camp U-13 III Luxembourg hosts another ETTU Development Camp. The players of under 13 category trains together from August 26th until September 3rd. The camp is organised by FLTT and CTTC- Europe. There are 40 players from England Croatia Belgium Netherlands Lithuania Luxembourg Greece Czech Republic Sweden Portugal Germany and Denmark who work with 16 Asian and five Luxembourg’s players. Head coaches are ZHANG Yining CAO Ziwei and HUANG Xiaojun (CTTC) as well as XIA Cheng (FLTT). During the camp the players will be tested for “Neurophysiological determinants of visuomotor reaction time in table tennis” by Prof. Dr. Andreas MIERAU and Dr. Thorben HULSDUNKER from International University of Health Exercise & Sports – Koln Germany
China’s Zheng Peifeng Defies Injury to Claim First ITTF World Tour Title
China’s ZHENG Peifeng has claimed his career first ITTF World Tour title at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Czech Open in Olomouc after fighting through a back injury in the Men’s Singles Final today 26 August 2018. Taking a 1-0 lead early on it became apparent that ZHENG who was playing against an impressive Marcos FREITAS was in some discomfort. At 2-1 down he took a medical time out to get some treatment for the strain on his latissimus dorsi muscle in a bid to finish the match. Cheered on by the crowd as he returned the 22-year-old fought hard to win the next three games to claim his first Men’s Singles Gold on the world tour by a score of 4-2 (13-11 6-11 8-11 11-7 11-8 11-6). Showing a strong front the unseeded ZHENG remarked: “I did not think much about the injury and tried to focus on doing my best in the match. Of course I am very happy to win my first Men’s Singles title but I will continue to practice hard when I am back and hopefully I can have more opportunities like this.” In the Women’s Singles event it was Kasumi ISHIKAWA (JPN) who bagged her second Women’s Singles gold of the year since her win in Germany as she beat WEN Jia (CHN) in an enthralling final. The top seed who finished second last year in Olomouc after losing to Mima ITO (JPN) in the final was determined for the crown. Facing two compatriots in Hashimoto HONOKA and Saki SHIBATA in the earlier rounds this time ISHIKAWA showed the mental steel to overcome adverse situations en route to her final where she once again displayed her ability to turn things around. In the final it was the World Ranked 178 WEN who came out fighting and took an early 1-0 lead against the 4th best player in the world right now. ISHIKAWA’s ability shone through in the second game as she upped her tempo and never looked back. Despite WEN winning a close fourth game to level the score at 2-2 ISHIKAWA powered home to win the gold 8-11 11-8 11-4 7-11 11-6 13-11. The 25-year-old said after her hard-earned victory “Last year I was also in the final and I am glad to have the chance to experience it once again this year. Winning it this year makes me feel really happy.” In the Men’s Doubles Final Patrick FRANZISKA (GER) and Jonathan GROTH (DEN) successfully defended their title against the Swedish pair of Mattias FALCK and Kristian KARLSSON. The mixed association pair proved too strong to end the match 3-1 (5-11 11-9 12-10 11-7). Conversely in the Women’s Doubles event it was the mixed association pair of SUN Jiayi (CRO) and ZENG Jian (SGP) who fell. Partnering each other for the first time on the world tour their amazing run was stopped by the Chinese pair of LIU Gaoyang and ZHANG Rui who prevailed 3-0 (11-6 13-11 11-2) to clinch the title. With the conclusion of the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Czech Open the world’s top table tennis stars will only have 2 more chance at the Swedish Open and Austrian Open in Nov to earn valuable World Tour ranking points to qualify for the million-dollar ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the year. Quick Links: Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Czech Open Daily Schedule & Results Flash Quotes Media Kit Photos for Editorial Use Match Highlights Live Streaming & Videos on Demand
