CCB Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux Switzerland February 2-3 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday (February 2-3) in the Swiss city of Montreux will be covered (replay or delay) by Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2. Table Tennis fans can enjoy watching their favourite sport on TV within two days February 3rd (Eurosport 2 18:45 – 20:10 delay) and February 4th (Eurosport 2 – 13:00 – 14:00 reply Eurosport 1 – 16:45 – 17:30 reply). CCB Europe Top 16 Cup will be shown in total of 54 countries. They are following: Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Kirghizstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Morocco Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK Ukraine Vatican.
JOB OPENING – WOMEN NATIONAL A- TEAM COACH
The French Table Tennis Federation is looking for a coach for the French Women National A- Team. This position is open to all the French and foreign coaches with the relevant expertise and proven track record. MISSION: Management and selection of the French Women A-Team in perspective of major international competitions (European and World Championships Olympic Games). ROLE: – Select and coach Team France in accordance with the Federation’s objectives;– Optimize the provisional planning – including training and management – of Team France in light of the different international competitions;– Cooperate with coaches operating with the athletes of the Groupe France and with the local clubs where the players train;– Lecture during national training and career programmes courses. POSITION: – The coach will report to the President of the Federation or his/her representative and/or to the National Technical Director and – in his/her activities – will be placed under the management of Isabelle Thibaud Director of Women’s Elite and Rozenn JACQUET-YQUEL Manager of Women’s Group France.– This is a full-time positon for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 international seasons ending on 30/06/21 (with the possibility to extend based on obtained results)– Working conditions are defined by the Convention Collective Nationale du Sport (Group 6 or 7) REQUIREMENTS: – Attitude: role model ability to manage emotions self-control self-challenge risk-taking accountability for the organization’s decisions– Skills : o Coaching at Elite level;o Captain for Elite women’s players in an international environment;o Facilitate listen summarize organize communicate (partners and media) motivate; take decisions delegate;o Conflicts management ;o Team work ;o Analyse all performance metrics.– Knowledge: o Understanding of the institutions national and international rules in relation to the missiono Experience with women playing table tennis at international level and understanding of women elite table tennis culture – Mobility: Able to travel to training and competitions venues (80 to 150 days a year)– Fluent in English (if possible written as well) – At ease with MS Office and Internet– Driving License SELECTION PROCESS Deadline to apply: 10 February 2019 at noon (Paris time). Your application must include the following documents: – CV including full contact details;– Current position ;– Cover letter;– Copies of certificates;– 2 recommendation letters confirming your ability to manage a team and/or a project (mandated by an employer or a colleague) Send application to: Monsieur le President de la FFTT 3 Rue Dieudonné Costes 75013 Paris Deadline: 10/02/19 Interviews (if selected): from 15/02/19 to 28/02/19Start date: from 01/04 to 01/07/19 depending on candidate’s availabilityNet salary: €2 500/month over a 12-months period negotiable based on experience
2019 goals and beyond: ITTF CEO Steve Dainton looks at four key focus areas for the world of Table Tennis in his first update of the year
Following a successful first event of the year – the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest – the preparations excitement and anticipation are all building towards the sport’s showpiece event the Liebherr 2019 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships which will be held in the Hungarian capital between 21-28 April. The biggest Table Tennis event of the year may be less than three months away but at the same time the ITTF is planning ahead and making good progress to introduce positive reform for the 2021 World Championships: Changes to the World Table Tennis Championships active from 2021 will see the competition expanded so that players from all Member Associations have the opportunity to take part by qualifying through their respective regional World Championships stages. “We have been working hard to create a robust system which is fair and reasonable for all regions of the world but which also allows us to grow our markets globally ” opened ITTF CEO Steve Dainton. “We want to have as close to 100% of our Member Associations participating in the regional stages of the World Championships which will increase the visibility of our sport around the globe. “Ahead of this year’s World Championships in Budapest we will show that we have a professional plan in place ready for the Board of Directors to then pass final approval for the 2021 World Championships.” This expansion of the World Championships is one of the key drivers for the ITTF’s commercial growth plan for 2021. In 2021 the ITTF will be going to market with all of its commercial rights for the most significant rights cycle in its history. “As approved by the ITTF Executive Committee we will be setting up a commercial vehicle to house our commercial rights which we will be looking for strategic partners to invest into to accelerate the growth of our sport. The ITTF is currently working with Deloitte to make this a reality and the tender to look for partners for the commercial vehicle starting from the 2021 rights cycle will be released in the coming months. “This is the most important focus area for the future of the ITTF as getting this right will determine the financial resources of the ITTF for the next decade or so. “It will enable us to keep improving our key products the World Championships the World Tour and the Challenge Series whilst continuing to raise prize money to help better meet market demands. “All of this is most beneficial for the athletes who ultimately are the stars of the show. We strongly believe that at present their benefits in international Table Tennis properties are far below what they should be which is purely down to our current commercial situation. “We are looking to turn this on its head not only increasing their prize money but also the services on offer to them and treat them like the stars that they are.” Three T2Diamond events will take place in 2019 as the ITTF collaborate with T2APAC to run the events as part of a greater strategy to professionalise the ITTF World Tour. The T2Diamond events adopt a progressive competition format that creates a fresh and bold entertainment experience for Table Tennis athletes and fans across the globe. “We hope to see that the T2 model will prove to the market how best to commercialise Table Tennis. At the ITTF we are flexible and open to new ideas of taking the sport to a new level and success for the T2 events would demonstrate that there is a much better chance for Table Tennis to grow as fast as we’d like.” “Whilst this is an objective for beyond 2019 the ITTF is already planning ahead to set up a true home of Table Tennis. “This won’t just be an office but a permanent base for our High Performance Strategy and state-of-the-art training facilities. The ultimate goal would be to have a mini museum TTX tables and a retail store too. We want people to stop by and enjoy a game of Table Tennis. Why not?! “Hopefully this is the place that can help create the next stars of Table Tennis. After all we need to be nurturing a new generation of star players from different parts of the world to ensure an exciting future for the sport and one which will attract more and more spectators and supporters from across the globe.” Whilst fully committed to these four key focus areas the ITTF continues to work hard on a daily basis to achieve a whole range of targets over the course of this calendar year. Stay tuned for further updates from ITTF CEO Steve Dainton and keep up with the dynamic world of international Table Tennis and our upcoming events: Event Schedule Live Streaming News Updates Photo Updates Social Media: Facebook Instagram Twitter Weibo Youtube
Mattias FALCK: Goal is to qualify for World Cup
CCB Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux February 2-3 Sweden’s Mattias FALCK seeded at no. 3 at the upcoming event in Montreux is looking forward to his third consecutive CCB Europe Top 16 Cup to be held on February 2nd and 3rd. Player of French club AS Pontoise Cergy reached quarter-final last year in the same Switzerland’s city. Two years ago you had lost in the opening round last year you advanced to the quarter-finals and what is your target at the 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup? “My goal is to get top 3 to get a podium place and a to qualify for World Cup.” How do you see the list of 2019 favorites who is the top candidate for the title? “I think there is quite many players that can win the title but I think Timo BOLL will have to carry the favorite for this year’s title.” Your personal goal in 2019? “To keep pushing my level and get into top 10 on the World ranking.” Are you satisfied with your current shape? “It’s feels better and better for each day. I believe that in one week I will be in a very good shape and ready for Top 16.” Current World no. 13 FALCK reached his best spot two months ago being no. 12. In men’s singles will play: Timo BOLL (Germany) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Germany) Mattias FALCK (Sweden) Liam PITCHFORD (England) Vladimir SAMSONOV (Belarus) Jonathan GROTH (Denmark) Simon GAUZY (France) Kristian KARLSSON (Sweden) Marcos FREITAS (Portugal) Emmanuel LEBESSON (France) Daniel HABESOHN (Austria) Tiago APOLONIA (Portugal) KOU Lei (Ukraine) Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Panagiotis GIONIS (Greece) Lionel WEBER (Switzerland). Women’s Event: Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania) LI Jie (Netherlands) Petrissa SOLJA (Germany) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) LI Qian (Poland) Georgina POTA (Hungary) Britt EERLAND (Netherlands) Polina MIKHAILOVA (Russia) NI Xia Lian (Luxembourg) Nina MITTELHAM (Germany) Natalia PARTYKA (Poland) Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovakia) Rachel MORET (Switzerland).
Lionel WEBER: I would love to play against GIONIS
CCB Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux (February 2nd to 3rd) Last year Lionel WEBER faced Dimitrij OVTCHAROV runner-up and world no.1 in the first round of the Top 16 Montreux 2018. In the 2019 edition he wants to surprise and overcome the obstacle of the first round. What are your goals for this year ? “I still want to improve my international ranking in order to start the Olympic year with the best starting position. My other objective is also to reach the main draw of the World Cup and qualify for the European Championships with the Swiss team.” What is your goal for the CCB Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux? “Passing the first round would be a real consecration. Of course I will enter as an outsider but if there is a chance I want to take it ” said WEBER. Who do you want to play against? What would be your dream without a dream and why? “Preferably against Panagiotis GIONIS because I like to play against defenders and I’ve never played against such a good defender before. But this will probably not be possible because of the seedeings.” What would you do if you won the Top 16? “I don’t want to speculate on that I focus first on my first game.” In your opinion how important is the Top 16 for table tennis in Switzerland? “It is very important to have such event in Switzerland because it gives the opportunity to table tennis fans in our country to see live the best players in Europe playing. The atmosphere and organisation of the Top 16 has always been incredible as it was at the Swiss Open in Lausanne. Very few tournaments offer the same standard even in comparison with the European and World Championships ” added Lionel WEBER. In men’s singles will play: Timo BOLL (Germany) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Germany) Mattias FALCK (Sweden) Liam PITCHFORD (England) Vladimir SAMSONOV (Belarus) Jonathan GROTH (Denmark) Simon GAUZY (France) Kristian KARLSSON (Sweden) Marcos FREITAS (Portugal) Emmanuel LEBESSON (France) Daniel HABESOHN (Austria) Tiago APOLONIA (Portugal) KOU Lei (Ukraine) Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania) Panagiotis GIONIS (Greece) Lionel WEBER (Switzerland). Women’s Event: Sofia POLCANOVA (Austria) Bernadette SZOCS (Romania) Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania) LI Jie (Netherlands) Petrissa SOLJA (Germany) Matilda EKHOLM (Sweden) LI Qian (Poland) Georgina POTA (Hungary) Britt EERLAND (Netherlands) Polina MIKHAILOVA (Russia) NI Xia Lian (Luxembourg) Nina MITTELHAM (Germany) Natalia PARTYKA (Poland) Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovakia) Rachel MORET (Switzerland). Tickets are available here.
Table Tennis to feature at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games!
Table Tennis will be played on the greatest stage once more at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is proud to announce. Confirmation has arrived from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) which included Table Tennis among the 22 sports to feature between 28 August and 8 September 2024 in the French capital. Table Tennis is one of the founder Paralympic Games disciplines having been included among eight sports at the first ever event held in Rome in 1960. “The ITTF is delighted to enjoy a close relationship with the IPC having included Table Tennis in its Paralympic sport programme since 1960. Nowadays there is strong competition among the different sports to be part of the programme but Para Table Tennis remains a key focus area of the ITTF. We are determined to cooperate ever more closely with the IPC on the integration of Para athletes into the global sports arena as one of the first international federations to tackle this subject and prioritize the opportunities provided to its Para athletes ” said Raul Calin ITTF Secretary General. The ITTF Para Table Tennis programme is constantly on the rise with currently 1 260 active players worldwide representing 91 national associations. The professionalisation and presentation of all Para Table Tennis events are also witnessing a sharp upturn with approximately 20 top-level events in store for 2019. Moreover the growth of Para Table Tennis is clearly demonstrated by the fact that it boasts the third-highest number of athletes (280) competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with only athletics and swimming attracting more participants. Next year’s Paralympic Games will also see Para Table Tennis gain two more medal events in the Women’s Team and Men’s Team events. “I would like to send my warmest congratulations to the 22 sports that will form part of a mouth-watering Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sport programme. I think the final programme is extremely attractive and exciting. It features 22 Para sports that have strong global appeal support gender balance and offer athletes with a wide range of impairments – including those with high support needs – opportunities to compete on the biggest stage of all in the French capital ” said Andrew Parsons IPC President. The process to decide the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sport programme had started with applications in November 2017. Now Para Table Tennis athletes can look forward to competing on the biggest stage in Paris between 28 August and 8 September 2024. Before that of course the sport will be featuring at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games between 25 August and 6 September of next year.
Hennebont showed no mercy in Kyev
ETTU Cup quarterfinal first leg Fortune Kyiv failed to secure the advantage in the opening leg of the ETTU Cup quarterfinal. Team from Ukraine suffered on home soil against French G.V. Hennebont T.T. in straight matches. TTC Sokah Hoboken also lost their match at home against K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo. In last two matches of the quarterfinal both in Women’s ETTU Cup CP Lyssois Lille Métropole beat TT Saint Quentinois and ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly prevailed against LZ Linz Froschberg. Cedric NUYTINCK Liam PITCHFORD and Sheng Peng FAN overcame Grigory VLASOV Yaroslav ZMUDENKO and Jevgen PRYSHCHEPA after losing only two games in the process. In Belgium Taku TAKAKIWA Yang WANG and Jiri VRABLIK also prevailed in straight matches against Jeremy PETIOT Rajko GOMMERS and Laurens DEVOS. In both Women’s matches hosts succeeded. In all-French clash CP Lyssois Lille Métropole’s YANG Xiao Xin Tamolwan KHETKHUAN and Agnès LE LANNIC overcame TT SAINT Quentinois’ Polina MIKHAILOVA Mo ZHANG and Audrey ZARIF. LZ Linz Froschberg’s WU Yue won one point but SUN Yianyu with two wins and YUAN Zian with one secured good advantage before February’s return leg. Fortune Kyiv – G.V. Hennebont T.T. 0:3 Grigory VLASOV – Cedric NUYTINCK 1:3 (2:11 6:11 11:9 9:11) Yaroslav ZMUDENKO – Liam PITCHFORD 0:3 (5:11 8:11 8:11) Jevgen PRYSHCHEPA – Sheng Peng FAN 1:3 (12:14 6:11 12:10 7:11) TTC Sokah Hoboken – K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo 0:3 Jeremy PETIOT: Taku TAKAKIWA 1:3 (7:11 11:6 4:11 8:11) Rajko GOMMERS- Yang WANG 0:3 (5:11 2:11 7:11) Laurens DEVOS – Jiri VRABLIK 1:3 (8:11 11:9 4:11 9:11) CP Lyssois Lille Métropole TT SAINT Quentinois 3:0 YANG Xiao Xin – Polina MIKHAILOVA 3:1 (11:9 11:5 6:11 11:4) Tamolwan KHETKHUAN – Mo ZHANG 3:2 (11:4 10:12 11:9 9:11 11:6) Agnès LE LANNIC – Audrey ZARIF 3:0 (11:7 11:9 12:10) ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly – LZ Linz Froschberg 3:1 SUN Yianyu – Margharyta BALTUSHIE 3:0 (11:5 11:7 11:9) Galia DVORAK – WU Yue 2:3 (13:11 10:12 11:9 4:11 12:10) YUAN Zian – Tin Tin HO 3:2 (12:14 11:5 8:11 11:8 12:10) SUN Yianyu – WU Yue 3:1 (11:5 13:11 4:11 11:4)
ECLW: Reigning champions into semi-finals
ECLW quarter-finals: Dr. CASL – Etival Clairefontaine 1:3 (1st leg 3:0) Reigning ECLW champion Dr. CASL reached 2018/19 semi-finals in spite of losing today’s (January 27) second “home” leg against Etival Clairefontaine 3:1. Actually both games were held on the soil of French club according to the agreement between two clubs and Croatian side won first encounter 3:0. Everything was clear after the opener as NI Xia Lian beat Camelia IACOB in straight games. That point secured Dr. CASL place among the best four clubs in the ongoing season. In the rest of the match SHAO Jieni won two games against LI Jie and Ni Xia Lian while Maria DOLGIKH overcame Hong Kong’s DOO Hoi Kem after full five games. ECLW quarter-finals Second leg Dr. CASL – Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT 1:3 NI Xia Lian – Camelia IACOB 3:0 (12:10 11:7 11:8) LI Jie – SHAO Jieni 2:3 (9:11 11:6 11:6 10:12 8:11) DOO Hoi Kem – Maria DOLGIKH 2:3 (9:11 6:11 11:9 11:8 8:11) NI Xia Lian – SHAO Jieni 1:3 (6:11 5:11 11:8 7:11) First leg Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT – Dr. CASL 0:3 SHAO Jieni – LI Jie 0:3 (10:12 5:11 9:11) Maria DOLGIKH – YU Fu 0:3 (3:11 4:11 7:11) Hana MATELOVA – DOO Hoi Kem 0:3 (4:11 8:11 8:11)
Tarnobrzeg wins in Portugal
ECLW quarter-finals 1st leg: Sporting – Tarnobrzeg 1:3 Two-time ECLW runner-up and actual no. 2 seed KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg from Poland beat Sporting Clube de Portugal 3:1 in the first quarter-final game held in Lisbon. Second leg will take a place on February 11th in the Polish city of Tarnobrzeg. This clash involved last three out of four individual European champions LI Qian (gold medal 2018) Elizabeta SAMARA (2015) and LI Fen (2013) but 2013 bronze medalist HAN Ying had the biggest impact on the final outcome. One of the best defenders in the ECLW in last couple of years secured two points for Polish champion as she overcame both LI Fen and Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO. Second match was crucial bearing in mind that host side had a chance for 2-0 lead. After Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO win against Elizabeta SAMARA LI Fen led 2-1 against HAN Ying but guest managed to win that encounter. ECLW quarter-finals 1st leg Sporting Clube de Portugal – KTS Enea Siarka Tarnobrzeg 1:3 Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO – Elizabeta SAMARA 3:1 (9:11 11:5 12:10 11:2) LI Fen – HAN Ying 2:3 (6:11 14:12 11:9 7:11 6:11) Zhenqi BARTHEL APOLONIA – LI Qian 0:3 (2:11 9:11 2:11) Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO – HAN Ying 0:3 (7:11 9:11 8:11)
TMK-TAGMET Taganrog won by narow margin
ETTU Cup quarterfinal first leg TMK-TAGMET Taganrog overcame two matches to one defecit to beat Spanish UCAM Cartagena in Admiral Arena in Russia. In Men’s ETTU Cup Cajasur Priego TM suffered at home against Sporting Clube De Portugal. Yulia PROKHOROVA beat Victoria LEBEDEVA in straight games to open first leg encounter but Maria XIAO leveled. She beat Margarita FETUKHINA. Silvia ERDELYI DE SOUZA gave hosts the lead after she accounted for Valentina SABITOVA. However PROKHOROVA and FETUKHINA showd no mercy and overcame Maria and Victoria. Cajasur Priego TM will have very difficult task in February against Sporting Clube De Portugal. At home soil only Andre SILVA scored agaist Diogo CARVALHO. Quadri ARUNA won both his matches and Bode ABIODUN aded another victory to the score. TMK-TAGMET Taganrog – UCAM Cartagena TM 3:2 Yulia PROKHOROVA – Victoria LEBEDEVA 3:0 (14:12 11:5 11:4) Margarita FETUKHINA – Maria XIAO 1:3 (8:11 11:9 11:13 2:11) Valentina SABITOVA – Silvia ERDELYI DE SOUZA 0:3 (8:11 3:11 3:11) Yulia PROKHOROVA – Maria XIAO 3:1 (11:7 7:11 11:6 11:8) Margarita FETUKHINA – Victoria LEBEDEVA 3:1 (11:3 9:11 11:6 12:10) Cajasur Priego TM – Sporting Clube De Portugal 1:3 Carlos MACHADO – Bode ABIODUN 2:3 (11:7 11:9 9:11 8:11 9:11) HAN Qiyao – Quadri ARUNA 2:3 (11:13 11:8 12:10 2:11 7:11) Andre SILVA – Diogo CARVALHO 3:0 (14:12 11:8 11:9) Carlos MACHADO – Quadri ARUNA 1:3 (3:11 11:5 7:11 6:11)
