“We will try to defend our chances to the maximum to win the first place of the group” stated Pontoise’s coach Christian ADAM. Round 6 to be held this Thursday and Friday (Dec 6-7) Group stage of the 2018/19 TTCLM will be concluded by Round 6 games scheduled for this Thusday and Friday (Dec 6-7). Reigning champion and 11-time winner Borussia two-time TTCLM champion Pontoise four-time winner Orenburg and 2012 runner-up UMMC have already booked their places for the quarter-final stage while other four clubs will be decided in Round 6. Pontoise travels to Dusseldorf with the same win-loss record (4-1) like Borussia. The winner will secure top spot. “This meeting will be a real group finale. We know the match will be difficult in Dusseldorf but Borussia’s defeat at Sporting puts the two teams tied. We will try to defend our chances to the maximum to win the first place of the group” explained Christian ADAM Pontoise’s coach UMMC reserved its place for the knockout phase will other three teams have seven points each. Dekorgkass Dzialdowo has the hardest possible oponet UMMC but coach of Poland’s team Jiri VRABLIK speaks: “The last match of Group B of the Champions League is ahead of us. Team TTSC UMMC is a very strong and difficult opponent. If we want to advance further we have to win this match. Our team will come in the strongest line-up. We will fight for the promotion to the next phase of the Champions League.” Saarbrucken coach Slobodan GRUJIC stressed that he believes in his side. German team hosts Dartom Bogoria while Angers travels to Denmark. “We are going to play our last group game in front of our fans and the victory would guarantee top spot for us. It was our plan. Obviously it is very challenging task bearing in mind that we lost 3:0 in Poland. I estimate the chances at 50-50 and I believe in my team.” Andrea LANDRIEU Angers player won two matches against Saarbrucken. Now he speaks about Round 6 game: “It will be a very interesting match. If we win we are sure to reach quarterfinals and if we lose we still have a chance depending of the other match of the group. Roskilde is a very strong team they are confident with their win against Bogoria last week so we know it will be a very difficult match so we will try our best to win and have our destiny in our hands. “ Coach Erik SCHREYER explains why he considers the upcoming match against Eslovs like one of the Post SV Muhlhausen’s most important games in the season. “After two loses in TTCLM we are all very focused for this match on Thursday. We want to win and make some history for our club.” Lubomir JANCARIK added: “Next match in TTCLM against Eslovs will be full of beautiful rallies emotions and close moments as well as in the first match. And we believe that at the end of the match we will be the happier ones.” Hennebont will have very hard task in Russia facing four-time winner Orenburg. Coach of French Cedric NUYTINCK explains : “For this group match it’s sure that it will be very difficult with the wounds of Liam (PITCHFORD) Quentin (ROBINOT) and FAN (Sheng Peng). We are very much reduced but we will try to do the maximum against a team of Orenburg who even if we were full would be largely favorite. After about our course in this group we took a very bad start with the three defeats but the two wins 3-0 have revived us. We are sure to make a quarter final of the European Cup we will see which one according to the results” TTCLM Round 6 GROUP A TTC Ostrava 2016 – Sporting Clube De Portugal (Dec 07 16:00 CET) Borussia Düsseldorf – AS Pontoise Cergy (Dec 07 19:30 CET) GROUP B TTSC UMMC – K.S. Dekorglass Dzialdowo (Dec 06 15:00 CET) SPG Walter Wels – Stella Sport La Romagne (Dec 06 19:00 CET) GROUP C Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 – Vaillante Sports Angers TT (Dec 07 18:30 CET) FC Saarbrücken Tischtennis – K.S. Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Dec 07 19:00 CET) GROUP D TTC Fakel Gazprom – G.V. Hennebont T.T. (Dec 06 14:00 CET) Eslovs Ai Bordtennis – Post SV Mühlhausen (Dec 06 18:30 CET)
BOLL And POLCANOVA heads the ITTF-Europe Top 16 Cup lists
Defending champion the winner at the same place in 2018 and in five previous occasions in 2010 2009 2006 2003 and 2002 Germany’s Timo BOLL heads the qualified and invited men’s list for the forthcoming 2019 CCB Europe Top 16 Cup. At the top of the women’s invited list is Austria’s Sofia POLCANOVA. 2019 China Construction Bank Europe Top 16 Cup is just around the corner with proceedings getting underway in Montreux Switzerland on 2nd and 3rd February for a second year in the row. The two day tournament that started life in 1971 in Zadar when known as the Europe Top 12 will gathered the elite players from Old Continent once again. Judging by last year’s premiere of current three-year deal in beautiful Montreux with the energetic crowd and great atmosphere we can expect fantastic event this year as well. The magnetism of the biggest names in Continental table tennis attracted the huge media attention; broadcast across Europe including 1.15 million viewers on Eurosport as well as over 100 000 on ettu.tv and 1.03 million on Zhibo.TV in China. Leading name Timo BOLL won the Men’s Singles title at the LIEBHERR 2018 ITTF European Championships in Alicante in September for a record breaking seventh time so once again he is coming as the European no. one player. One step behind is his compatriot Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the winner of Top 16 in 2017 2016 2015 and 2012. Third on the list is Mattias FALCK of Sweden fourth Liam PITCHFORD of England followed by Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus. He won the title for a first time in 1998 and repeated the success in 1999 2001 and 2007. The list goes on with Jonathan GROTH of Denmark Simon GAUZY of France Kristian KARLSSON of Sweden Marcos FREITAS of Portugal the winner in Lausanne in 2014. Emmanuel LEBESSON of France Daniel HABESOHN of Austria Tiago APOLONIA of Portugal KOU Lei of Ukraine this year’s LIEBHERR 2018 ITTF European Championships runner up Ovidiu IONESCU of Romania and Gionis PANAGIOTIS of Greece. The position no. 16 is reserved for the host nation player. Austria’s Sofia POLCANOVA won three medals at the LIEBHERR 2018 ITTF European Championships silver and two bronze and so far her best position at the Top 16 was in 2016 when she was fifth. At the European rankings she currently occupies position no. one. At the position no. two is sensational winner from 2018 Bernadette SZOCS of Romania followed by her compatriot Elizabeta SAMARA. Last year she was third. The winner from 2017 LI Jie of Netherlands is no. four seed followed by Petrissa SOLJA of Germany Matilda EKHOLM of Sweden European Champion LI Qian of Poland Georgina POTA of Hungary Britt EERLAND of Netherlands Polina MIKHAILOVA of Russia. The winner from 1998 1997 and 1996 NI Xia Lian is still in game and she currently ranked at the position no. 13 in Europe. Nina MITTELHAM of Germany Natalia PARTYKA of Poland Hana MATELOVA of Czech Republic and Barbora BALAZOVA of Slovakia are at the lower positions. One place awaits Swiss player. The dead line for the national associations to confirm the players lists is December 17th. However whilst we wait for the Entries confirmed tickets are already on sale. Ticketing page link :here Event site here ETTU Facebook page here ETTU Instagram here ETTU Twitter here
President KRAMER presented Badge of Honour to André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian
The last matches of the first phase of the ITTF-European Championships Teams between Luxembourg and Azerbaijan in Women’s and Luxembourg vs. Russia in Men’s Event yesterday in Hesperange was a perfect occasion for ETTU President Ronald KRAMER to present Badge of Honour to André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian. The ETTU Executive Board awarded André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian with a Badge of Honour at the Congress but now it was a perfect moment for FLTT President and legendary player to be presented with the award in person.
President KRAMER presented Badge of Honour to André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian
The last matches of the first phase of the ITTF-European Championships Teams between Luxembourg and Azerbaijan in Women’s and Luxembourg vs. Russia in Men’s Event yesterday in Hesperange was a perfect occasion for ETTU President Ronald KRAMER to present Badge of Honour to André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian. The ETTU Executive Board awarded André HARTMANN and NI Xia Lian with a Badge of Honour at the Congress but now it was a perfect moment for FLTT President and legendary player to be presented with the award in person.
Early bird price for European Veterans Championships until 15th of December
The European Veterans Championships takes place in Budapest between 30 June-6 July 2019. Hungary with enormous experience in organizing table tennis events will no doubt once again be good host to largest Championships at the Old Continent. Almost 2000 players have already registered and there are only a few days left to get the chance to register for the early bird price of 150 euros! We are looking forward to see you in Budapest! Come and visit Hungary! You can register here: http://bit.ly/EVC2019reg Championships site http://evc2019.hu/
Reigning champion set to defend top spot
TTCLM Round 6: Borussia Dusseldorf hosts AS Pontoise Cergy in the Group A (Dec 7 19:30) Two club that won six TTCLM titles in total in the last ten years Borussia Dusseldorf and AS Pontoise Cergy are going to fight for the top spot of Group A this Friday December 7th (19:30). Reigning champion and 11-time winner Borussia hosts 2014 and 2016 winner Pontoise as both sides have 4-1 win-loss record. German side won their first clash 3:1 thanks to Timo BOLL who beat Can AKKUZU and Mattias FALCK. “It could have been easier for us if we won all matches but now we are equal to Pontoise” stated Timo BOLL recalling unexpected 3:2 defeat in Lisbon in the round 5. “We know that we need to play better than in Portugal and I am sure we will. I feel match better than last week when I played the first match after my injury. Pontoise has got a strong team especially Mattias FALCK is playing excellent in the last months but also Can AKKUZU and Tristan FLORE are playing very good at the moment. We won the duel against the French team away where it is very difficult to win and so we are looking forward positive.” Borussia’s coach Danny HEISTER explains: “We are very unlucky that we lost in Sporting last round. We had the chance to win and to have an advantage for the group final against Pontoise on Friday. But the situation now is that both teams need to win reach the quarter finals as winner of group A. We want to win our group so we will fight to win against Pontoise. We play in our ARAG CenterCourt and with our supporters which will stand behind us. So I am looking forward with a good feeling.” All eight Round 6 matches to be held this Thursday and Friday (Dec 6-7th) and all eight quarter-finalists will be decided.
Reigning champion set to defend top spot
TTCLM Round 6: Borussia Dusseldorf hosts AS Pontoise Cergy in the Group A (Dec 7 19:30) Two club that won six TTCLM titles in total in the last ten years Borussia Dusseldorf and AS Pontoise Cergy are going to fight for the top spot of Group A this Friday December 7th (19:30). Reigning champion and 11-time winner Borussia hosts 2014 and 2016 winner Pontoise as both sides have 4-1 win-loss record. German side won their first clash 3:1 thanks to Timo BOLL who beat Can AKKUZU and Mattias FALCK. “It could have been easier for us if we won all matches but now we are equal to Pontoise” stated Timo BOLL recalling unexpected 3:2 defeat in Lisbon in the round 5. “We know that we need to play better than in Portugal and I am sure we will. I feel match better than last week when I played the first match after my injury. Pontoise has got a strong team especially Mattias FALCK is playing excellent in the last months but also Can AKKUZU and Tristan FLORE are playing very good at the moment. We won the duel against the French team away where it is very difficult to win and so we are looking forward positive.” Borussia’s coach Danny HEISTER explains: “We are very unlucky that we lost in Sporting last round. We had the chance to win and to have an advantage for the group final against Pontoise on Friday. But the situation now is that both teams need to win reach the quarter finals as winner of group A. We want to win our group so we will fight to win against Pontoise. We play in our ARAG CenterCourt and with our supporters which will stand behind us. So I am looking forward with a good feeling.” All eight Round 6 matches to be held this Thursday and Friday (Dec 6-7th) and all eight quarter-finalists will be decided.
Poland at the top of the group
ITTF-European Championships Teams In A4 Group in Men’s Event of the ITTF-European Championships Teams Poland’s Jakub DYJAS WANG Zeng Yi and Marek BADOWSKI beat Turkey 3:0. In previous round they upset the ranking order and beat top seeded Croatia to reach the top of the Group. Croatia is in the position no. two. In the A1 Group Austria suffered by the hands of Hungary again. All three teams in Group 1 has two wins and two defeats Portugal Austria and Hungary but Austria has a best match ratio. Slovakia overcame Belarus 3:1 but that did not change the position of Vadim YARASHENKA Aliaksandr KHANIN and Gleb SHAMRUK. It is the first defeat for third seeded Belarus and they finished opening phase at the top of the Group. Slovakia is second and Ukraine third. Russia overcame Luxembourg in straight matches. Maksim KISELEV Taras MERZLIKIN and Maxim CHAPLYGIN recorded third victory but Greece remained at the top position. In Group B 2 in Men’s Event Italy overcame Kosovo and recorded sixth victory after six encounters. Antonino AMATO Daniele PINTO and Gabiele PICIULIN were on duty in the final match in the Group. In the same Group Israel beat Norway 3:2. Michael TAUBER Omri BEN ARI and Matan SIMON concluded this phase on position no. two. Lithuania beat San Marino 3:0 to record sixth victory in the B4 Group. Matas VILKAS Rimas LESIV and Matias SKUCAS are first in the Group. Estonia beat Montenegro 3:2 and recorded second victory in the Group. At the top of the standings is unbeaten Netherlands. Serbia is unbeaten in Group B. They beat Bosnia and Herzegovina again after they already beat England twice. Switzerland beat Scotland 3:2 after they already beat them 3:1. Swiss team also had one victory ober top seeded Finland.
Another great victory for Sweden
ITTF-European Championships Teams In A Groups in Women’s ITTF-European Championships Teams Ukraine beat Slovenia again by 3:0 and booked the top place in the Group. Previously top seeded team of Poland beat Ukraine 3:1 and lost against same adversary 3:0 so they finished second. Today Tatyana BILENKO Salmiya BRATEYKO and Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO showed no mercy against Slovenia. Slovenia concluded first phase without any victory in four matches. Sweden beat Belarus 3:0 to confirm the leading position in Group A3. Linda BERGSTRÖM Fen LI and Filipa BERGAND created the latest success over Katarina BARAVOK Daria TRIGOLOS and Alina NIKITCHANKA. Belarus is second whilst Russia the top seeded team failed to post any victory. Portugal prevailed against Switzerland in three straight matches. Swiss team is without victory in A5 Group whilst Portugal has three victories including one over top seeded Austria. Luxembourg overcame Azerbaijan again. They finished at the second position behind Germany. Czech Republic’s Hana MATELOVA Dana CECHOVA and Karin ADAMKOVA beat Spain in the direct clash for the second position. Hungary remained first. Denmark beat Estonia after five thrilling matches. It is first victory for Denmark but Estonia had better match ratio. In B Groups in Women’s Event Bulgaria beat Scotland 3:0 in Azrael and denied Scotland of any victory in the Group. Maria YOVKOVA Kalian HRISTOVA and Ivet ILIEVA are second in the Group behind Serbia. Slovakia beat Bosnia and Herzegovina and concluded opening phase at the top position. They were seeded at position no two but after all four victories against Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina emerged successfully at the top. Israel was stretched to full distance in the match against Finland before guests recorded first victory. Lithuania is unbeaten at the top of the Group. Greece beat Norway to finish first part of the competition as second in the Group behind unbeaten England.
Poland at the top of the group
ITTF-European Championships Teams In A4 Group in Men’s Event of the ITTF-European Championships Teams Poland’s Jakub DYJAS WANG Zeng Yi and Marek BADOWSKI beat Turkey 3:0. In previous round they upset the ranking order and beat top seeded Croatia to reach the top of the Group. Croatia is in the position no. two. In the A1 Group Austria suffered by the hands of Hungary again. All three teams in Group 1 has two wins and two defeats Portugal Austria and Hungary but Austria has a best match ratio. Slovakia overcame Belarus 3:1 but that did not change the position of Vadim YARASHENKA Aliaksandr KHANIN and Gleb SHAMRUK. It is the first defeat for third seeded Belarus and they finished opening phase at the top of the Group. Slovakia is second and Ukraine third. Russia overcame Luxembourg in straight matches. Maksim KISELEV Taras MERZLIKIN and Maxim CHAPLYGIN recorded third victory but Greece remained at the top position. In Group B 2 in Men’s Event Italy overcame Kosovo and recorded sixth victory after six encounters. Antonino AMATO Daniele PINTO and Gabiele PICIULIN were on duty in the final match in the Group. In the same Group Israel beat Norway 3:2. Michael TAUBER Omri BEN ARI and Matan SIMON concluded this phase on position no. two. Lithuania beat San Marino 3:0 to record sixth victory in the B4 Group. Matas VILKAS Rimas LESIV and Matias SKUCAS are first in the Group. Estonia beat Montenegro 3:2 and recorded second victory in the Group. At the top of the standings is unbeaten Netherlands. Serbia is unbeaten in Group B. They beat Bosnia and Herzegovina again after they already beat England twice. Switzerland beat Scotland 3:2 after they already beat them 3:1. Swiss team also had one victory ober top seeded Finland.
