2018 World Junior Championships in Bendigo Japan and China justified their positions to book their places in the finals of the Junior Boys and Girls Teams Event at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Bendigo Australia. In Junior Girls Event Japan the top seeds recorded a three-nil win in opposition to Russia the no.5 seeds. The player who gave her adversary a hardest time was Russia’s Mariia TAILAKOVA. In the opening match of the contest against Russia she extended Miyu NAGASAKI the full five games distance only experiencing defeat by the minimal two point margin in the decider (11-6 2-11 11-9 12-14 14-12). Yumeno SOMA beat Anastasia KOLISH (13-11 11-3 11-5) before Satsuki ODO concluded matters by defeating Kristina KAZANTSEVA (11-5 11-3 9-11 11-2). China beat Korean Republic Chinese Taipei the no.2 seeds finished in fifth place ahead of Romania Hong Kong and the United States; Romania commenced play as the no.7 seeds Hong Kong the no.3 seeds and the United States in the position where they started the no.8 seeds. India finished in ninth place followed by Serbia France Brazil Belarus New Zealand Canada and Australia. In Junior Boys Teams Event China the top seeds halted the progress of France the no.4 seeds a three-nil success being the victory margin. France proved more than worthy opponents; XU Yingbin beat Leo de NODREST (13-11 11-8 11-6) to give the top seeds the ideal start. YU Heyi followed suit by overcoming Irvin BERTRAND (16-14 7-11 11-4 11-9) before XIANG Peng accounted for a determined Bastien REMBERT in five games (11-9 11-13 9-11 11-3 11-7) to seal the win. Meanwhile with honor at stake Romania secured fifth place followed by the United States Iran and India. Selecting Cristian PLETEA Rares SIPOS and Cristian CHIRITA throughout Romania the no.6 seeds recorded a three-nil win in opposition to the no.5 seeds the Indian combination of Manush Utpalbhai SHAH Manav Vikash THAKKAR and Snehit SURAVAJJU before overcoming the no.8 seeds the United States outfit comprising Sharon ALGUETTI Kanak JHA and Nicholas TIO.
France and Russia in the semifinal of the 2018 World Junior Championships
At the quarter-final stage of the Boys’ Team event at the 2018 World Junior Championships in the Australian city of Bendigo French combination of Leo de NODREST Irvin BERTRAND and Bastien REMBERT ended the hopes of the no.10 seeds Iran’s Amin AHMADIAN Amirreza ABBASI and Arya AMIRI to reach the penultimate stage. The already won bronze medal and they will play against China for the place in the final tomorrow. Romania’s Rares SIPOS Cristian PLETEA and Cristian CHIRITA failed to reach semis after their duel against Japan. In Junior Girls Teams Event Russia the no.5 seeds represented by Mariia TAILAKOVA Anastasia KOLISH and Kristina KAZATSEVA overcame Hong Kong in straight matches to book their place among top four teams. Previously they overcame Belarus outfit formed by Maharyta BALTSUSHITE Nadezhda BOGDANOVA and Darya KISEL. Romania’s Andreea DRAGOMAN Tania PLAIAN and Elena ZAHARIA emerged successful when opposing the no.9 seeds Serbia’s Andjela MENGER Sabina SURJAN and Tijana JOKIC in Round of 16 before they lost bronze medal contest against Japan in quarters. In addition China Japan and Republic of Korea emerged successful.
France and Russia in the semifinal of the 2018 World Junior Championships
At the quarter-final stage of the Boys’ Team event at the 2018 World Junior Championships in the Australian city of Bendigo French combination of Leo de NODREST Irvin BERTRAND and Bastien REMBERT ended the hopes of the no.10 seeds Iran’s Amin AHMADIAN Amirreza ABBASI and Arya AMIRI to reach the penultimate stage. The already won bronze medal and they will play against China for the place in the final tomorrow. Romania’s Rares SIPOS Cristian PLETEA and Cristian CHIRITA failed to reach semis after their duel against Japan. In Junior Girls Teams Event Russia the no.5 seeds represented by Mariia TAILAKOVA Anastasia KOLISH and Kristina KAZATSEVA overcame Hong Kong in straight matches to book their place among top four teams. Previously they overcame Belarus outfit formed by Maharyta BALTSUSHITE Nadezhda BOGDANOVA and Darya KISEL. Romania’s Andreea DRAGOMAN Tania PLAIAN and Elena ZAHARIA emerged successful when opposing the no.9 seeds Serbia’s Andjela MENGER Sabina SURJAN and Tijana JOKIC in Round of 16 before they lost bronze medal contest against Japan in quarters. In addition China Japan and Republic of Korea emerged successful.
ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships announced for 2019
“Health” is the focal point of the latest initiative launched by the ITTF through the ITTF Foundation: namely that of creating and supporting the first ever ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships set to take place between 11-13 October 2019 in Pleasantville New York. The new project will form part of the 6th Pillar of the ITTF Foundation that promotes health through table tennis with this first event aimed at raising awareness of Parkinson’s Disease and improving the lives of those diagnosed with it. “PLAYING TABLE TENNIS MADE ME FEEL 50% BETTER” For international music composer Nenad Bach table tennis has been the key to regaining his ability to play the guitar and pursue his passion for music once more. “I stopped playing the guitar five years after I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s but then I started playing table tennis and I felt 50% better. Now I am playing the guitar again. “The idea behind this Championship is to help as many people around the world as possible to continue living with Parkinson’s Disease and to be happy productive members of the society. We are also engaging the scientific community to look deeper into the health benefits of table tennis.” Nenad Bach Founder and Board Member of Ping Pong Parkinson Regarding such health benefits related to the sport the National Parkinson Foundation states that “table tennis may be especially good for patients because it exercises so many parts of the body and the brain while reinforcing timing rhythm and balance.” HEALTH TO PLAY PROMINENT ROLE IN FUTURE ITTF PROGRAMMES The ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championshipsinitiative maintains the momentum built by the ITTF and ITTF Foundation in recent months of harnessing the power of table tennis for implementing positive social change. Following on from the Unified Korea campaign the endorsement of the ITTF Strategic Planand official launch of the ITTF Foundation which is already heavily involved in community work across the world through the Dream Building Fund the focus of many future programmes will be centred around ‘Health’ starting with next year’s ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships. “Since we were so touched by our meeting with Mr. Nenad Bach a true believer of the cause with his own personal story to tell we felt that the first event should be connected to Parkinson’s Disease. “We are really excited with this project and the direction of the ITTF Foundation which can lead to amazing results which in turn will hopefully help many patients and people in need around the world.” Thomas Weikert ITTF President The ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships will be held between 11-13 October 2019 at the Westchester Table Tennis Centre in Pleasantville New York in collaboration with Ping Pong Parksinson. “I’m proud that the Westchester Table Tennis Center is hosting this ground-breaking event. It highlights the fact that table tennis can be a particularly effective means of battling Parkinson’s Disease.” Will Shortz Board Member of Ping Pong Parkinson Players will compete in three different categories based on the degree of their Parkinson’s symptoms (mild moderate and advanced) following universally recognised standards. Categorization will take place on the day before the event by a team consisting of 1-2 neurologists and professional players. The playing format will guarantee multiple matches for every player and without losing the purpose of a world title level competition it should be considered a social event acting fundamentally as a means to help people with Parkinson’s Disease.
ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships announced for 2019
“Health” is the focal point of the latest initiative launched by the ITTF through the ITTF Foundation: namely that of creating and supporting the first ever ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships set to take place between 11-13 October 2019 in Pleasantville New York. The new project will form part of the 6th Pillar of the ITTF Foundation that promotes health through table tennis with this first event aimed at raising awareness of Parkinson’s Disease and improving the lives of those diagnosed with it. “PLAYING TABLE TENNIS MADE ME FEEL 50% BETTER” For international music composer Nenad Bach table tennis has been the key to regaining his ability to play the guitar and pursue his passion for music once more. “I stopped playing the guitar five years after I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s but then I started playing table tennis and I felt 50% better. Now I am playing the guitar again. “The idea behind this Championship is to help as many people around the world as possible to continue living with Parkinson’s Disease and to be happy productive members of the society. We are also engaging the scientific community to look deeper into the health benefits of table tennis.” Nenad Bach Founder and Board Member of Ping Pong Parkinson Regarding such health benefits related to the sport the National Parkinson Foundation states that “table tennis may be especially good for patients because it exercises so many parts of the body and the brain while reinforcing timing rhythm and balance.” HEALTH TO PLAY PROMINENT ROLE IN FUTURE ITTF PROGRAMMES The ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championshipsinitiative maintains the momentum built by the ITTF and ITTF Foundation in recent months of harnessing the power of table tennis for implementing positive social change. Following on from the Unified Korea campaign the endorsement of the ITTF Strategic Planand official launch of the ITTF Foundation which is already heavily involved in community work across the world through the Dream Building Fund the focus of many future programmes will be centred around ‘Health’ starting with next year’s ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships. “Since we were so touched by our meeting with Mr. Nenad Bach a true believer of the cause with his own personal story to tell we felt that the first event should be connected to Parkinson’s Disease. “We are really excited with this project and the direction of the ITTF Foundation which can lead to amazing results which in turn will hopefully help many patients and people in need around the world.” Thomas Weikert ITTF President The ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships will be held between 11-13 October 2019 at the Westchester Table Tennis Centre in Pleasantville New York in collaboration with Ping Pong Parksinson. “I’m proud that the Westchester Table Tennis Center is hosting this ground-breaking event. It highlights the fact that table tennis can be a particularly effective means of battling Parkinson’s Disease.” Will Shortz Board Member of Ping Pong Parkinson Players will compete in three different categories based on the degree of their Parkinson’s symptoms (mild moderate and advanced) following universally recognised standards. Categorization will take place on the day before the event by a team consisting of 1-2 neurologists and professional players. The playing format will guarantee multiple matches for every player and without losing the purpose of a world title level competition it should be considered a social event acting fundamentally as a means to help people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Support Alexa Szvitacs suffering life threatening illness
by Ian Marshall Hungary’s Alexa Szvitacs a familiar face on the international scene from 2006 to 2017 is currently suffering from an illness with life threatening complications. She has lost her left forearm and all her toes. Present at the World Junior Championships in Cairo in 2006 Alexa became a familiar face on the ITTF World Junior Circuit. In 2007 she competed in the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open in Platja d’Aro before the following year making three appearances. She played in Germany Egypt and Poland. Notably in early 2012 she was a member of a group of Hungarian players who visited Tehran the capital of Iran to compete in Fajr Cup the visit being most appreciated by the hosts. Later she was in action on home soil in 2014 in Szombathely at the Hungarian Open before being present once again when the tournament moved Budapest. Furthermore in 2015 she played in the Universiade in Gwangju Korea Republic before in 2017 once again being on duty at the Hungarian Open. Treatments are a huge financial burden for Alexa and her family; Hungarian clubs and players have started fundraising and welcome support from the international community. An account has been created for donations which go directly to Alexa. Account number: HU73 11600006-00000000-82023658 IBAN: HU73 11600006-00000000-82023658 SWIFT: GIBAHUHB
Support Alexa Szvitacs suffering life threatening illness
by Ian Marshall Hungary’s Alexa Szvitacs a familiar face on the international scene from 2006 to 2017 is currently suffering from an illness with life threatening complications. She has lost her left forearm and all her toes. Present at the World Junior Championships in Cairo in 2006 Alexa became a familiar face on the ITTF World Junior Circuit. In 2007 she competed in the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open in Platja d’Aro before the following year making three appearances. She played in Germany Egypt and Poland. Notably in early 2012 she was a member of a group of Hungarian players who visited Tehran the capital of Iran to compete in Fajr Cup the visit being most appreciated by the hosts. Later she was in action on home soil in 2014 in Szombathely at the Hungarian Open before being present once again when the tournament moved Budapest. Furthermore in 2015 she played in the Universiade in Gwangju Korea Republic before in 2017 once again being on duty at the Hungarian Open. Treatments are a huge financial burden for Alexa and her family; Hungarian clubs and players have started fundraising and welcome support from the international community. An account has been created for donations which go directly to Alexa. Account number: HU73 11600006-00000000-82023658 IBAN: HU73 11600006-00000000-82023658 SWIFT: GIBAHUHB
ECWL: Metz Etival and Sporting into the quarter-finals
Round 6: Metz TT – Budaorsi 3:0 Etival Clairefontaine – UCAM Cartagena 3:2 Saint Quentinois – Sporting 2:3 Mart Hodonin – LZ Linz Froschberg 3:1 Actual ETTU Cup Women champion Metz TT and two ECLW debutants Etival Clairfontaine and Sporting Clube de Portugal have booked their places for the knockout phase of the 2018/19 European Champions League Women after Round 6 games. They joined reigning ECLW champion Dr. CASL four-time winner TTC Berlin Eastside two-time champion Linz AG Froschberg two-time runner-up Zamek Tarnobrzeg and SKST Mart Hodonin-Stavoimpex. Metz showed its best face against the 2013 ECLW runner-up Budaorsi leaving them only two games. DING Yaping beat Maria FAZEKAS in four games and Adina DIACONU did the same in her clash with Szandra PERGEL. Carole GRUNDISCH has confirmed Metz’s victory as she overcame Merzedesz NAGYVARADI in straight games. Thanks to 3:1 away win on October 27th Etival Clairefontaine had a big advantage before the conluding match against same opponent UCAM Cartagena. This time French club won 3:2 after many turning points. Spanish side led 2:1 thanks to Silvia ERDELYI DE SOUZA who reversed the score from 1-2 to 3-2 against Maria DOLGIKH. It was long and hard battle between two strong defensive players. SHAO Jieni and Hana MATELOVA provided last two points for Etival as they beat Maria XIAO and Viktoria LEBEDEVA respectively. Sporting and Saint Quentinois showed another fantastic battle for the ECLW quarter-finals and Portugal’s team again won after full five matches. ZHANG Mo played her best table tennis winning two games but guests responded by good team work as Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN Zhenqi BARTHEL APOLONIA and LI Fen took one point each. Natalia PARTYKA has paved the way to Mart Hodonin’s victory against LZ Linz Froschberg 3:1. Poland’s player beat Ines DIENDORFER and WU Yue while Marketa SEVCIKOVA has provided third point against Selina LEITNER. Czech side earlier secured its spot in the knockout phase. ECLW Round 6 GROUP A Metz TT – SH-ITB Budaörsi 2i Sport Club 3:0 DING Yaping – Maria FAZEKAS 3:1 (12:10 11:13 11:9 11:6) Adina DIACONU – Szandra PERGEL 3:1 (5:11 11:4 11:3 11:7) Carole GRUNDISCH – Mercedesz NAGYVARADI 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:6) GROUP B Etival Clairefontaine ASRTT – UCAM Cartagena TM 3:2 SHAO Jieni – Viktoria LEBEDEVA 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:9) Hana MATELOVA – Maria XIAO 0:3 (2:11 6:11 5:11) Maria DOLGIKH – Silvija ERDELYI DE SOUZA 2:3 (11:9 8:11 11:1 10:12 9:11) SHAO Jieni – Maria XIAO 3:0 (11:9 13:11 11:8) Hana MATELOVA – Viktoria LEBEDEVA 3:0 (14:12 11:4 11:5) GROUP C TT SAINT QUENTINOIS – Sporting Clube de Portugal 2:3 ZHANG Mo – LI Fen 3:1 (10:12 11:6 14:12 11:7) Polina MIKHAILOVA – Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN 0:3 (4:11 10:12 3:11) Aurore LE MANSEC – Zhenqi BARTHEL APOLONIA 2:3 (11:4 11:9 13:15 5:11 9:11) ZHANG Mo – Daniela MONTEIRO DODEAN 3:1 (11:8 4:11 11:9 11:5) Polina MIKHAILOVA – LI Fen 0:3 (2:11 9:11 4:11) GROUP D SKST Mart Hodonin-Stavoimpex – LZ Linz Froschberg 3:1 Natalia PARTYKA – Ines DIENDORFER 3:0 (11:4 11:5 11:7) Iveta VACENOVSKA – WU Yue 2:3 (11:9 12:14 11:8 7:11 8:11) Marketa SEVCIKOVA – Selina LEITNER 3:0 (11:2 11:1 11:2) Natalia PARTYKA – WU Yue 3:1 (4:11 11:4 12:10 12:10)
TTCLM: Russian clubs secure top spots in group stage
Round 5: Sporting – Borussia 3:2 Stella Sport – UMMC 0:3 Bogoria – Roskilde 1:3 Angers – Saarbrucken 3:1 Muhlhausen – Orenburg 0:3 TTCLM Round 5 has been concluded by fifth consecutive victory of former four-time winner Fakel Gazprom Orenburg who beat Post SV Muhlhausen away. Three upsets were seen tonight November 30th: first in Lisbon where Sporting overcame reigning champion and 11-time winner Borussia Dusseldorf; second in Polish city of Grodzisk Mazowiecki where Roskilde prevailed against Bogoria; third in the French city of Angers where host side met the 2012 semi-finalist Saarbrucken. The 2012 TTCLM runner-up UMMC has defeated the 2017 ETTU Cup runner-up Stella Sport La Romagne to secure top spot of Group B joining their compatriots from Orenburg as the group stage winners. Nigerian player Quadri ARUNA provided two points for last year semi-finalist Sporting beating Anton KALLBERG and Sharath Kamal ACHANTA. Diogo KARVALHO secured victory for the host side as he overcame KALLBERG in the fifth encounter. The best Borussia’s player Timo BOLL has been placed at no. 3 in the line-up and beat Bode ABIODUN in four games while second point for German team came from ACHANTA against CARVALHO. Borussia faces Pontoise in the Round 6 to decide the Group A winner (both sides booked their places in the quarter-finals) while Sporting (secured 3rd place) travels to Ostrava. UMMC reserved top spot of Group B having 4-1 win-loss record while other three teams enter Round 6 with 2-3 each: SPG Walter Wels Dekorglass Dzialdowo and Stella Sport La Romagne. Russian club has showed its strong line-up in France as Jonathan GROTH FANG Bo and Alexander SHIBAEV beat Adrian CRISAN CHEN Tianyuan and Brice OLLIVIER respectively. Group C sees three teams with 3-2 win-loss record after Round 5: Angers Saarbrucken and Bogoria. Roskilde has recorded its very first win in Poland without any influence on its destiny in this group but it pretty complicated Bogoria’s situation. Former individual European champion Michael MAZE defeated Panagiotis GIONIS in the opener while ZHAI Yujia beat both Pavel SIRUCEK and GIONIS. The 22-year-old Andrea LANDRIEU has emerged as a hero of Angers against Saarbrucken as he provided two points against Patrick FRANZISKA and Darko JORGIC. TTCLM no.2 seed Orenburg played with its strongest line-up in Muhlhausen and it was enough for 3:0 win in spite of having each of three games extended to full distance: Dimitrij OVTCHAROV vs. Daniel HABESOHN Marcor FREITAS vs. Ovidiu IONESCU and Vladimir SAMSONOV vs. Lubomir JANCARIK. TTCLM Round 5 GROUP A Sporting Clube De Portugal – Borussia Düsseldorf 3:2 Quadri ARUNA – Anton KALLBERG 3:2 (16:18 11:9 11:3 5:11 11:6) Diogo CARVALHO – Sharath Kamal ACHANTA 0:3 (3:11 5:11 8:11) Bode ABIODUN – Timo BOLL 1:3 (8:11 6:11 11:6 7:11) Quadri ARUNA – Sharath Kamal ACHANTA 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:9) Diogo CARVALHO – Anton KALLBERG 3:2 (11:2 9:11 12:10 8:11 11:8) GROUP B Stella Sport La Romagne – TTSC UMMC 0:3 Adrian CRISAN – Jonathan GROTH 1:3 (6:11 8:11 11:7 6:11) CHEN Tianyuan – FANG Bo 2:3 (11:5 11:7 1:11 5:11 10:12) Brice OLLIVIER – Alexander SHIBAEV 1:3 (11:8 13:15 10:12 11:13) GROUP C K.S. Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 1:3 Panagiotis GIONIS – Michael MAZE 2:3 (11:8 10:12 11:8 8:11 3:11) Pavel SIRUCEK – ZHAI Yujia 1:3 (8:11 11:9 9:11 7:11) Marek BADOWSKI – Tamas LAKATOS 3:2 (11:8 8:11 11:9 4:11 11:8) Panagiotis GIONIC – ZHAI Yujia 1:3 (11:7 7:11 8:11 6:11) Vaillante Sports Angers TT – FC Saarbrücken Tischtennis 3:1 Jon PERSSON – Darko JORGIC 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:1) Andrea LANDRIEU – Patrick FRANZISKA 3:2 (8:11 12:10 5:11 12:10) Jens LUNDQVIST – LIAO Cheng-Ting 2:3 (11:8 9:11 9:11 11:6 9:11) Jon PERSSON – Patrick FRANZISKA 2:3 (10:12 11:7 10:12 11:9 6:11) Andrea LANDRIEU – Darko JORGIC 3:0 (11:7 11:9 11:9) GROUP D Post SV Mühlhausen – TTC Fakel Gazprom 0:3 Daniel HABESOHN – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 2:3 (11:9 7:11 13:11 2:11 7:11) Ovidiu IONESCU – Marcos FREITAS 2:3 (11:9 5:11 3:11 11:7 9:11) Lubomir JANCARIK – Vladimir SAMSONOV 2:3 (13:11 5:11 11:8 11:13 1:11)
TTCLM: Pontoise one more time in quarter-finals
Round 5: Pontoise – Ostrava 3:1 Walter Wels – Dzialdowo 3:2 Hennebont – Eslovs 3:0 Former two-time TTCLM winner AS Pontoise Cergy has booked its place for the knockout phase as it beat TTC Ostrava 2016 3:1 at home. Two more games were held tonight November 29th: SPG Walter Wels – KS Dekorglass Dzialdowo 3:2 GV Hennebont – Eslovs Ai Bordtennis 3:0. Patrick BAUM who was TTCLM winner during his time in Borussia Dusseldorf has provided two points for Pontoise. German player beat both Petr KORBEL and Tomas TREGLER who lost his game against Can AKKUZU. Simon BELIK overcame Tristan FLORE after full five games of the third encounter. French club has improved its Group A win-loss record to 4-1 while Czech club continues without any victory. SPG Walter Wels upset Dekorglass Dzialdowo and now all teams in Group B have two wins at least. Korea’s PARK Ganghyeon was crucial man of host side as he upset actual world no. 8 WONG Chun Ting from Hong Kong and beat WANG Yang in the ultimate clash. Deni KOZUL added third point for Austrian team against Jiri VRABLIK. Now both teams have 2-3 win-loss record. With second consecutive 3:0 win in Group D French club Hennebont kept its chances for the knockout stage. Each player of the host side won their matches in four games: FAN Sheng Peng vs. Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS Cedric NUYTINCK vs. Truls MOREGARDH Georgios STAMATOUROS – Zhang FUZHOU. TTCLM Round 5 GROUP A AS Pontoise Cergy – TTC Ostrava 2016 3:1 Patrick BAUM – Petr KORBEL 3:1 (11:4 8:11 11:6 11:7) Can AKKUZU – Tomas TREGLER 3:1 (11:3 9:11 11:5 11:4) Tristan FLORE – Šimon BELIK 2:3 (8:11 12:10 8:11 11:8 8:11) Patrick BAUM – Tomas TREGLER 3:2 (7:11 11:4 11:6 9:11 11:9) GROUP B SPG Walter Wels – KS Dekorglass Dzialdowo 3:2 Adam SZUDI – WANG Yang 0:3 (3:11 7:11 5:11) PARK Ganghyeon – WONG Chun Ting 3:1 (11:7 8:11 11:9 11:7) Deni KOZUL – Jiri VRABLIK 3:0 (11:6 11:5 11:9) Adam SZUDI – WONG Chun Ting 2:3 (6:11 12:10 11:8 8:11 10:12) PARK Ganghyeon – WANG Yang 3:2 (9:11 11:9 7:11 11:6 11:9) GROUP D GV Hennebont – Eslovs Ai Bordtennis 3:0 FAN Sheng Peng – Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS 3:1 (13:11 11:13 11:8 14:12) Cedric NUYTINCK – Truls MOREGARDH 3:1 (11:7 11:6 8:11 11:3) Georgios STAMATOUROS – Zhang FUZHOU 3:1 (11:6 11:8 5:11 11:4)
