French National Championships   Can AKKUZU and YUAN Jia Nan clinched the titles in Mans at the French Championships. For Can AKKUZU this is first title. He beat Antoine HACHARD in the final:” I still can not believe it. I was down two games and 2:6 but I changed the pace of the game and recovered to win. I am in excelent shape.” Men’s Singles1. Can AKKUZU – Pontoise-Cergy2. Antoine HACHARD – Caen3. Tristan FLORE – Pontoise-Cergy3. Jérémy PETIOT – Nice Reigning French champion YUAN Jia Nan has won a fifth crown in singles in Mans. Yuan Jia Nan: “I am very happy it is a great pride for me to be able to win the French championships for the fifth time. I was a little under pressure Marie played very well today and yesterday against Carole. I hope to be able to aim for a sixth title next year. “ Women’s Singles 1. Yuan Jia Nan – Poitiers2. Marie Migot – Poitiers3. Pauline Chasselin – Metz3. Prithika Pavade – Saint-Denis Men’s Doubles1. Emmanuel Lebesson / Tristan Flore2. Stéphane Ouaiche / Andréa Landrieu3. Benjamin Brossier / Antoine Hachard3. Alexandre Robinot / Joé Seyfried Women’s Doubles1. Carole Grundisch / Laura Gasnier2. Yuan Jia Nan / Stéphanie Loeuillette3. Pauline Chasselin / Audrey Zarif3. Aurore Le Mansec / Laura Pfefer Mixed Doubles1. Emmanuel Lebesson / Carole Grundisch2. Joé Seyfried / Stéphanie Loeuillette3. Tristan Flore / Laura Gasnier3. Victorien Le Guen / Laura Pfefer

Belarus National Championships   In the men’s singles event the finalists were Aliaksandr KHANIN and Uladzislau RUKLIATSOU. Opponents met at the recent Belarus U21 Championships and Aliaksandr won 4:1. The finals of the Belarus Individual Championships turned out more intense.   KHANIN confidently won the first match 11-1 but lost in the next two ones with the same score of 11-6. He managed to regain the advantage by winning two games in a row 11-9 11-2. It could have ended in the sixth set when Aliaksandr led 5-0. But Uladzislau made the score 5-4 and forced the opponent to take time out. After a pause Uladzislau continued to own the initiative and won 11-8.   There was an equal fight in the decisive game. Aliaksandr had a matchball but RUKLIATSOU did not flinch and equalized: 10-10. Then there was an incident. Uladzislau had not served. Apparently this misfire of Uladzislau gave Aliaksandr confidence and in the next draw he brought the match to victory: 12-10 in the seventh set and 4: 3 in the match. Thus for the second time in his career Aliaksandr KHANIN became the champion of the country in singles event.    After the victory Aliaksandr noted that Uladzislau RUKLIATSOU began to play better since their last meeting at the National U21 Championships.   In the match for the third place Pavel PLATONOV beat Gleb SHAMRUK – 4: 1 (11 -7 9 5 7). In the women’s singles Daria TRIGOLOS won. For the first time in her career she became the champion of Belarus in singles events. In the final with a score of 4:1 (6 5 4 -8 10) she beat the multiple champion of the country Aliaksandra PRIVALOVA.   Daria started the match confidently she led 3:0 by sets. At the beginning of the fourth set she gave the initiative to Aliaksandra and the last one stepped forward 7-2 9-3. Daria managed to win a few points and make the score 10-8 but PRIVALOVA was not mistaken at the end of this game and won 11-8. In the fifth set with the score 5-5 Aliaksandra needed a medical time out. After a forced pause Daria managed to snatch victory in this set 12-10.   Daria TRIGOLOS shared her impressions of the first final won in singles at the Individual Championships of Belarus: “I was a silver medalist three times and I really wanted to win gold but first of all I tuned in to show everything I can and enjoy from the game. I did it. There was a moment when I thought about winning and my concentration decreased but I managed to get myself back in the game. In the fourth set Aliaksandra began to play more stable held the ball tightly. She began to impose her game and I just fought back. But then I managed to get back into the game and everything worked out for me. ”   Difficult was the match for third place for Nadezhda BOGDANOVA and Katsiaryna BARAVOK. It was won with a score of 4: 3 (9 -5 7 -7 9 -7 7) by Nadezhda. The rivals fought in each set and the final was the seventh game where Nadezhda led 5-2 and forced the opponent to ask a time out. After it Katsiaryna managed to win one point 3-5 but she failed to build on success. Nadezhda won in this set with a score of 11-7. For her this bronze medal was the first award in singles events at the National Championships of Belarus.   Darya TRIGOLOS and Nadezhda BOGDANOVA became champions in the women’s doubles event. In the final they beat Alina NIKITCHANKA and Anna PATSEYEVA – 3:0 (4 8 3). Nadezhda BOGDANOVA: “We chose the right tactics for this match and thanks to this we managed to win. With a score of 9-8 in the second game we took a time out. We kept 9-7 but lost a point and decided to beat slightly the pace of rivals”.   Daria TRIGOLOS: “We have already played with NIKITCHANKA and PATSEYEVA several times. Sometimes we won sometimes they won. We were ready to fight for each ball and were ready for a long rally”.   In the match for the 3rd place the pair PRIVALOVA / BARAVOK beat the CHAKAVAYA / ZALESKAYA – 3:1 (8 4 -8 6).   Pavel PLATONOV and Ilya BARBOLIN won the men’s doubles event. In the final they beat Andrei MILOVANOV and Pavel DAUNAROVICH 3:0 (5 8 4).   Pavel PLATONOV: “At this doubles event the most difficult for us was the semi-final against Gleb SHAMRUK and Uladzislau RUKLIATSOU. We lost in the fifth set but we managed to catch up with the opponents and win the meeting. Ilya and I know each other well and this makes it easier for us. We have mutual understanding at the table so there are no unnecessary thoughts and movements. That’s probably why we won the final”.   Third place went to SHAMRUK and RUKLIATSOU. In the final match they defeated a pair of BARABANOV / ZRAZHEVETS – 3:0 (6 5 3). Men’s Singles 1. Aliaksandr KHANIN2. Uladzislau RUKLIATSOU3. Pavel PLATONOV Women’s Singles 1. Daria TRIGOLOS2.Alexandra PRIVALOVA3. Nadezhda BOGDANOVA Men’s Doubles1. PLATONOV/BARBOLIN2.MILOVANOV/DOVNAROVICH3.SHAMRUK/RUKLIATSOU Women’s Doubles1.TRIGOLOS/BOGDANOVA2.NIKITCHENKO/PATEEVA 3.PRIVALOVA/BOROVOK Mixed Doubles1.TSIAROKHIN/PATEEVA2.SHAMRUK/PRIVALOVA3. KHANIN/TRIGOLOS

Danish Championships in Hjørring   20 year old Anders LIND won for the second year in a row and 25 years old Stefanie H Christensen won for the 3rd year in a row the Danish championships in singles in Hjørring.   Anders Lind were in three finals . He won two of them. Together with Sophie WALLØE he won for the 3rd time in a row mixed double.   Men Single Semifinal Anders LIND Brønshøj Bordtennis – Claus Schou NIELSEN Roskilde 11-6 11-3 11-7 11-5 Allan BENTSEN Roskilde – Tobias RASMUSSEN København 8-11 11-4 6-11 5-11 8-11 Final Anders LIND Brønshøj-Tobias RASMUSSEN København 11-4 11-6 6-11 8-11 11-5 11-6   Women’s Single Semi final Stefanie H. Christensen Skensved IF – Mie Binnerup JACOBSEN Sisu/MBK 11-5 9-11 11-3 10-12 11-7 11-9 Sophie WALLØE Hillerød – Izabell NØRLEM Amager 11-4 14-12 11-7 11-13 13-11 Final: Stefanie H CHRISTENSEN Skensved – Sophie WALLØE Hillerød 11-6 11-6 11-9 6-11 11-5   Men’s Doubles   50-years old Allan BENTSEN and 42 years old Finn TUGWELL Roskilde won their  seventh Championships in Men’s Doubles after a fantastic final over 20 years old Anders LINVETD and the 18 years old Danish junior champion Thor B. CHRISTENSEN. Two veterans won 13-11 in decisive set. It was Allan Bentsens 56th  gold medal in danish championships For tugwell 26th .   Semi final Finn TUGWELL / Allan BENTSEN Roskilde – Daniel SIMONSEN / Mikkel EMBORG Hillerød GI/Virum Sorgenfri 18-16 11-6 11-7 Martin Buch ANDERSEN / Peter SVENNINGSEN Hillerød/B75 -Thor B. CHRISTIANSEN/Anders LIND Herlev/Brønshøj 13-11 8-11 2-11 6-11 Final Finn TUGWELL / Allan BENTSEN Roskilde- Thor B. CHRISTIANSEN/Anders LIND Herlev/Brønshøj 6-11 16-14 11-7 10-12 13-11   Women’s Doubles   Pernille REFSTRUP AGERHOLM og Pernille Pødenphant SØNDERGAARD won their 8th Danish Championships title in Women’s Doubles when they beat last years champions Stefanie H CHRISTENSEN and Izabell NØRLEM Skensved/Amager Viby   Semi final Stefanie H. CHRISTENSEN/ Izabell NØRLEM Skensved/Amager – Louise ANDERSEN / Line TÆKKER TARBENSEN Ribe/Esbjerg 11-6 7-11 11-5 14-12 Pernille REFSTRUP AGERHOLM/Pernille PØDENPHANT Søndergaard BTK Viby – Mie Binnerup JACOBSEN /Pia TOELHØJ Sisu/MBK/Hillerød 7-11 11-8 11-9 10-12 11-7 Final Stefanie H. CHRISTENSEN/ Izabell NØRLEM Skensved/Amager – Pernille REFSTRUP Agerholm / Pernille PØDENPHANT Søndergaard BTK Viby-6-11 11-8 8-11 4-11   Mixed double Semi Final: Anders LIND/ Sophie WALLØE Brønshøj/Hillerød GI – Jocefina DAOYA HAAGENSEN/Noah TOLSTRUP Hvid Hvidovre /OB  18-16 11-3 11-6 Carsten EGEHOLT /Mie BINNERUP Jacobsen Brønderslev/Sisu/MBK – Daniel SIMONSEN /Pia TOELHØJ Hillerød 11-5 14-12 7-11 4-11 8-11 Final Anders LIND/ Sophie WALLØE Brønshøj/Hillerød GI – Daniel SIMONSEN /Pia TOELHØJ Hillerød 11-6 11-4 13-15 11-6  

In the Women’s Singles Event at the Austrian National Championships Sofia Polcanova – who aimed third triple in single double and mixed in a row – had to withdraw on Friday due to injury also record-holder LIU Jia (15 titles in single) had to cancel her start. LIU Yuan seized the opportunity and grabbed her second title after 2014. In final she beat Amelie SOLJA in six games. In semis SOLJA overcame Karoline MISCHEK 11:9 in seventh sets while LIU Yuan didn’t lose a set against Nicole GALITSCHITSCH.   In Men’s semifinale titleholder Daniel HABESOHN beat his younger brother Dominik in four straight sets whils GARDOS had to fight hard against Andreas LEVENKO to reach finale in six sets. In the game for gold HABESOHN had the better start and took a 2:0-lead both from that moment GARDOS was getting better and better and won next four consecutive sets. After winning already 2009 and 2010 it was his third victory.   A big sensation was delivered by Selina LEITNER and Teresa OPPELZ in Women’s Doubles. Beating number 1 and 2 ranked pairs the young ladies won unexpected gold. In final against top-seeded MISCHEK/KELLERMANN they fought back from 1:2 in games.   Home-win in men’s double! Christoph SIMONER and David VORCNIK – both playing at HiWay Grill Kapfenberg – took title in front of home-audience. A new winner also in Mixed number three seeded Thomas GRININGER and Karoline MISCHEK didn’t lose a single game on the way to their victory.   Results Men’s Singles 1. Robert Gardos     4:2 (-4 -9 7 3 6 10) 2. Daniel Habesohn 3. Andreas Levenko      Dominik Habesohn Women’s Singles 1. Liu Yuan     4:2 (-10 7 0 6 -9 4) 2. Amelie Solja 3. Karoline Mischek     Nicole Galitschitsch Men’s Doubles 1. Christoph Simoner/Simon Vorcnik     3:0 (9 5 9) 2. Dominik Habesohn/Mathias Habesohn 3. Christian Friedrich/Michael Trink      Dominique Plattner/Martin Storf Women’s Doubles 1. Selina Leitner/Teresa Oppelz     3:2 (-7 7 -5 5 7) 2. Karoline Mischek/Sophia Kellermann 3. Nicole Galitschitsch/Lisa Storer      Chen Sofia Lu/Daniela Nagele Mixed 1. Thomas Grininger/Karoline Mischek     3:0 (9 5 8) 2. Dominique Plattner/Liu Yuan 3. Dominik Habesohn/Nicole Galitschitsch     Christoph Simoner/Lisa Storer

Borgar HAUG and Rebekka CARLSEN are the crowned winners of the Norwegian Championship 2019   MEN     Borgar Haug Fokus BTK    Roger Andersson Hardanger BTK    Fredrik Meringdal Laksevåg BTK    Adrian Evensen Wetzel B-72   WOMEN     Rebekka Carlsen B-72    Ilka Doval Modum BTK    Maja H. Gjelle Bodø BTK    Katarina Evensen Wetzel B-72   WOMEN TEAM B-72 B-72 2 Stord BTK Fokus BTK   MEN TEAM Laksevåg BTK Fornebu BTK Nidaros BTK 3.Fokus BTK   MIXED DOUBLE Flåøien Jonas/Toftaker Martine B-72 Andersson Roger/Carlsen Rebekka Hardanger BTK/B-72 Wetzel Adrian Evensen/Wetzel Katarina Evensen B-72 3.Dagsloth Andreas/Gjelle Maja H. Bodø BTK   WOMEN DOUBLE Doval Ilka/Gjelle Maja H. Modum BTK/Bodø BTK Aasebø Marte Grutle/Kalvatn Anne Sophie Fokus BTK Lange Lisa Marie/Kalvatn Christine Fokus BTK 3.Carlsen Rebekka/Wetzel Katarina Evensen B-72   MEN DOUBLE Ibenfeldt Christian/Ojakangas Jimmy Laksevåg BTK Egenberg Gard/Egenberg Seth Sportsklubben Heros Holm Magnus B./Vetvik Finn Nidaros BTK/Fornebu BTK 3.Fleischer Petter/Fossheim Benjamin Moen Nidaros BTK   PARA WOMEN Dahlen Aida Randesund IL – BTG 4 Korneliussen Nora Fokus BTK 3 Tveiten Merete Notodden BTK   PARA MEN Aulie Andreas Fokus BTK Salomonsen Steffen Fokus BTK Jacobsen Pablo Fornebu BTK 3.Sætre Thomas Bergen HIL   PARA OPEN DOUBLE Aulie Andreas/Sætre Thomas Fokus BTK/Bergen HIL Salomonsen Steffen/Johansen Fredrik N Fokus BTK Mortensen Stig/Titlestad Brage Æsøy Laksevåg BTK 3.Dahlen Aida/Jacobsen Pablo Randesund IL – BTG/Fornebu BTK   PARA OPEN Aulie Andreas Fokus BTK Salomonsen Steffen Fokus BTK Dahlen Aida Randesund IL – BTG 3.Jacobsen Pablo Fornebu BTK    

National Championships Serbia   Sabina SURJAN the winner of the European Youth Top 10 last year clinched all three titles at the National Championships in Serbia. In Zrenjanin Men’s singles champion become Dimitrije LEVAJAC. Men’s Singles 1. Dimitrije LEVAJAC2. Nikola STRUGAREVIC3. Bojan CREPULJA3. Ivor KATIC Women’s Singles 1. Sabina SURJAN2. Izabela LUPULESKU3. Ivana VEINOVIC4. Andrea TODOROVIC Men’s Doubles1. CREPULJA/KATIC2. MAJSTOROVIC/NADJNEMEDI3. POPOVIC/TEPIC3.LEVAJAC/DJILAS Women’s Doubles1. LUPULESKU/SURJAN2. VIGNJEVIC/MAKSUTI3. VEINOVIC/KNEZEVIC3. BEZEG/MENGER Mixed Doubles 1. MAJSTOROVIC/SURJAN2. LEVAJAC/MENGER3. POPOVIC/VEINOVIC3. KATIC/MAKSUTI  

Natalia BAJOR clinched the titles in the Women’s Singles and the Women’s Doubles Events at the Polish National Championships.Patryk CHOJNOWSKI won the title in Men’s Singles Event. Men’s Singles Event Semi final Patryk CHOJNOWSKI (KS AZS AWFIS Gdańsk) – Marek BADOWSKI (BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazow) 4:2 Patryk ZATÓWKA – Piotr CHODORSKI (KOLPING Jarosław) 4:0 Final Patryk CHOJNOWSKI – Patryk ZATÓWKA 4:1 Women’s Singles Event Semi final Natalia PARTYKA – Roksana ZAŁOMSKA (KU AZS UJD Częstochowa) 4:1 Natalia BAJOR (KU AZS UE Wrocław) – Katarzyna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE Wrocław)Wrocław 4:1 Natalia PARTYKA – Natalia BAJOR 1:4 Men’s Doubles Event Semi final Konrad KULPA (ENERGA KTS Toruń) Tomasz KOTOWSKI (ENERGA KTS Toruń) – Jakub FOLWARSKI (MKS POGOŃ Siedlce) Adrian WIĘCEK 3:0 Artur GRELA (KS GWIAZDA Bydgoszcz) Szymon MALICKI (OLIMPIA-UNIA Grudziądz) – Marek BADOWSKI (BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazow) Patryk ZATÓWKA 0:3 Final Marek BADOWSKI Patryk ZATÓWKA – Konrad KULPA Tomasz KOTOWSKI 2:3 Women’s Doubles Event Semi final Natalia PARTYKA Natalia BAJOR (AZS UE Wrocław) – SZYMCZAK Julia (KU AZS UE Wrocław) Sandra KOZIOŁ (UKS DOJLIDY Białystok) 3:0 Katarzyna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE Wrocław) Anna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE Wrocław) – Aleksandra ALARZ (GLKS Nadarzyn) Joanna KIEDROWSKA (UKS CHROBRY Międzyzdroje) 3:0 Final Natalia PARTYKA Natalia BAJOR – Katarzyna WĘGRZYN Anna WĘGRZYN 3:2 Mixed Doubles Final Robert FLORAS (TTS POLONIA Bytom) Anna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE Wrocław) – Samuel KULCZYCKI (OLIMPIA-UNIA Grudziądz) Katarzyna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE WrocławDŚL) 0:3  

National Championships Switzerland   In Centre Sportif du Bois-des-Frères in Geneva Rachel MORET and Lionel WEBER won the titles in their respective Women’s and Men’s Singles Events at the 86th National Championships of Switzerland. In Men’s Event 64 players were on duty whilst in Women’s Event 26 were listed. Rachel MORET won the title for the third time after she did it in 2017 and 2018. Lionel WEBER become a champion for a second time. Previously he won in 2017.   Men’s singles Event Semi final Nicola MOHLER (St. Louis / F) – Lionel WEBER (Rio-Star Muttenz) 1:4 Hardmeier ELIAS (Neuhausen) – RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro (Bietigheim-Bissingen / D) 2:4 Final RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro – Lionel WEBER 1:4 Women’s Singles Event Semi final Rachel MORET (Châtelaine) – Amanda FAUVEL (Carouge) 4:1 Alexandra TCHALAKIAN (Lausanne) – Rahel ASCHWANDEN (T-Card) 4:2 Final Rachel MORET- Alexandra TCHALAKIAN 4:2 Men’s Doubles Event Semi final Dimitri BRUNNER Lars POSCH (Rapid Luzern / Wädenswil) – RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro Cédric TSCHANZ (Bietigheim-Bissingen / D / Rio-Star Muttenz) 3:0 Samy ZMIROU Yanick TAFFÉ (Veyrier / ZZ-Lancy) – Sam BOCCARD Nicolas SIMONET (Veyrier / ZZ-Lancy) 3:2 Final Dimitri BRUNNER Lars POSCH – Sam BOCCARD Nicolas SIMONET 2:3 Women’s Doubles Event Céline REUST Salomé SIMONET (Neuhausen / Fribourg) – Mireille KROON Alexandra TCHALAKIAN (ZZ-Lancy Lausanne) 3:1 Amanda FAUVEL Rijana ZUMBRUNNEN (Carouge Rio-Star Muttenz) – Rahel ASCHWANDEN Rachel MORET (T-Card Châtelaine) 0:3 Final Céline REUST Salomé SIMONET – ASCHWANDEN Rachel MORET 1:3 Mixed Doubes Event Semi final Rachel MORET Nicolas CHAMPOD (Châtelaine Vernier) – Salomé SIMONET Gaël VENDÉ (Fribourg La Chaux-de-Fonds) 3:1 Alexandra TCHALAKIAN Yanick TAFFÉ (Lausanne ZZ-Lancy) Rahel ASCHWANDEN Lars POSCH (T-Card Wädenswil) 3:1 Final Rachel MORET Nicolas CHAMPOD – Alexandra TCHALAKIAN Yanick TAFFÉ 3:1

Swedish Nationals   Mattias FALCK and Matilda EKHOLM clinched the title in the Mixed Doubles Event at the Swedish Nationals. Last year’s winners Harald ANDERSSON and Tilda JOHANSSON finishd at the position no. three.   Mattias FALCK/Matilda EKHOLM Truls MÖREGÅRDH/Filippa BERGAND Fabian ÅKERSTRÖM/Erika FRONT Harald ANDERSSON/Tilda JOHANSSON