Kristian KARLSSON from Sweden beat all odds to defeat Dimitrij OVTCHAROV in the Round of 16 while in the quarter-final he overcame Simon GAUZY. Both German players lost in front of their fans in Saarbrucken After Day 2 of the LIEBHERR 2016 ITTF Men`s World Cup in Saarbrucken Sweden`s Kristian KARLSSON is unique European player in the semi-finals which will be held on Monday October 3rd. Today he beat both Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Simon GAUZY to set the clash with the top seeded FAN Zhendong beside his compatriot XU Xin hot favorite for the title. Dima OVTCHAROV was considered as main threat to Chinese duo but he lost to Swede in five games at the beginning of the main draw. KARLSSON lost opening set but fully controlled next three and after all took the fifth game very intense and close. One of the most exciting Round of 16 matches was one between Simon GAUZY and Bastian STEGER. Frenchman beat second host player after full seven games (last two he won by a narrow margin). In one more all-European clash Par GERELL from Sweden eliminated Portugal`s Tiago APOLONIA in five sets. Triple champion Vladimir SAMSONOV from Byelorussia lost to Korean LEE Sangsu which compatriot JEOUNG Youngsik overcame Austrian Stefan FEGERL. Two top seeds were confident in the quarter-finals: last year`s runner-up FAN Zhendong beat JEOUNG Youngsik in five games while XU Xin was better than Par GERELL. Kristian KARLSSON and Simon GAUZY showed impressive skills in the seven-game long thriller as Swede won 4:3 (5:11 11:8 11:4 10:12 11:7 8:11 12:10). Frenchman played 14 sets in total in five hours. Round of 16 FAN Zhendong (CHN) – GAO Ning (SGP) 4:0 (11:3 11:3 11:6 11:3) Stefan FEGERL (AUT) – JEOUNG Youngsik (KOR) 2:4 (6:11 9:11 3:11 13:11 11:7 13:15) Simon GAUZY (FRA) – Bastian STEGER (GER) 4:3 (11:3 14:16 15:13 3:11 8:11 12:10 12:10) Kristian KARLSSON (SWE) – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) 4:1 (6:11 11:7 11:5 11:5 13:11) WONG Chun Ting (HKG) – Joao MONTEIRO (POR) 4:2 (11:9 7:11 11:6 11:5 3:11 11:4) LEE Sangsu (KOR) – Vladimir SAMSONOV (BLR) 4:1 (11:9 7:11 12:10 16:14 11:6) Tiago APOLONIA (POR) – Par GERELL (SWE) 1:4 (8:11 12:10 9:11 9:11 4:11) Hugo CALDERANO (BRA) – XU Xin (CHN) 0:4 (8:11 5:11 6:11 7:11) Quarter-finals FAN Zhendong (CHN) – JEOUNG Youngsik (KOR) 4:1 (6:11 11:5 11:9 12:10 11:9) Simon GAUZY (FRA) – Kristian KARLSSON (SWE) 3:4 (11:5 8:11 4:11 12:10 7:11 11:8 10:12) WONG Chun Ting (HKG) – LEE Sangsu (KOR) 4:0 (11:9 11:5 11:7 11:5) Par GERELL (SWE) – XU Xin (CHN) 1:4 (11:7 7:11 8:11 4:11 7:11) Semi-finals (October 3rd) FAN Zhendong (CHN) – Kristian KARLSSON (SWE) 11:00 WONG Chun Ting (HKG) – XU Xin (CHN) 11:45
New Father Ovtcharov aiming to become Men’s World Cup Champion
Nearly two months on from his agonising defeat at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games quarterfinal Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) is now a father and is ready for a tilt at becoming the champion at the Liebherr 2016 Men’s World Cup which starts tomorrow 1 October 2016 in Saarbrucken Germany. The world number six who won bronze in the team’s event at Rio 2016 to make up for his singles heartbreak became a father just one week after the Olympic Games to a baby girl named Emma. Speaking about his newborn daughter the German’s face beams: “I am always so excited to come home after practice. I miss her when I am away so I always FaceTime with her so that I can see her as much as possible. It is a unique and special feeling andfulfilsme with just happiness.” Despite the challenges of fatherhood 28 year old OVTCHAROV is prepared for the prestigious event and expects good results “I have been practicing intensively in the last two weeks I feel ready and I really want to post some good victories. I would love a win against a Chinese player to show my standing in world table tennis.” The Chinese players OVTCHAROV is speaking about is none other than FAN Zhendong and XU Xin world number two and three respectively who are hot favorites for the title here in Germany. FAN who is coming off a career defining win against Olympic champion MA Long at the China Open two weeks ago stated: “I am very excited about playing here at the Men’s World Cup. I really want to win my first big senior world title event. I hope I can do it. Other top contenders for glory in Saarbrucken are three times champion Vladimir SAMSONOV (BLR) who will be taking part in his 16th Men’s World Cup just two shy off the record world number seven WONG Chun Ting (HKG) and world number 10 JEOUNG Youngsik (KOR). Kicking off the event are seeds nine to 20 who will play round robin in four groups of three players (two matches each). The top two players from each group progresses to the second round of the competition. This first round draw can be found here:http://bit.ly/2d1WYXg. The second round which starts on Saturday is a straight knockout with the eight players that progressed from the first round facing off against the top eight seeded players. The players play the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Sunday with the semifinals and final on Monday. The Liebherr 2016 ITTF Men’s World Cup only consists of 20 of the world’s best players. 17 of the players competing here had to qualify through their respective Continental Cups which means only the best of the best can compete.
ECLW Round 1: Three wins of host sides
All four matches finished 3:1 but just one belonged to the visitors as ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly upset BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR Three out of four top seeds were successful in the opening round of the 2016/17 European Champions League Women: TTC Berlin Eastside – Postas Sport Egyesulet 3:1 UCAM Cartagena – TuS bad Driburg 3:1 BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR – ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly 1:3 KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin 3:1. Berlin beat Postas in Group A as Yui HAMAMOTO won two matches. The 18-year-old from Japan played just one game in the last season as team`s no. 3 in the line-up (beat Bursa`s Maria DOLGIKH) but tonight started as no. 1 and beat two former individual European champions. First she overcame LI Jiao in five games of the opener and then Ruta PASKAUSKIENE in four sets. Newcomer in Postas`s team PASKAUSKIENE took unique point for her side beating SHAN Xiaona. Georgina POTA was better than Rita KERTAI in the third match. UCAM Cartagena presented all three its newcomers against TuS bad Driburg. World No. 8 CHENG I Ching who played 2014 ECLW final in Fenerbahce`s jersey defeated SHI Qi and Nina MITTELHAM in the first and fourth match respectively. Matilda EKHOLM provided one more point for the host against 19-year-old MITTELHAM while Sara DE NUTTE was unique winner in the team which plays its very first ECLW season. DE NUTTE was better than Tetyana BILENKO after full five games. ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly managed to upset Bursa in the Group C clash in which two leading players were absent: YU Mengyu (Bursa) and LI Fen (Grand Quevilly). Host side put 17-year-old Simay KULAKSEKEN as team`s no. 1 and she lost both her encounters against TIAN Yuan and Shihi ONO who brought one more point to her side defeating Aleksandra PRIVALOVA. Second seed and actual ECLW runner-up KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg was confident against SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin thanks to the best ranked ECLW player HAN Ying (World No. 7) who beat both Lenka HARABASZOVA and Renata STRBIKOVA in straight games. STRBIKOVA leveled the score in the second match beating former individual European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH. The most exciting game was one between LI Qian and Natalia PARTYKA which belonged to the host after full five games. Group A: TTC Berlin Eastside – Postas Sport Egyesulet 3:1 Yui HAMAMOTO – LI Jiao 3:2 (11:6 11:13 11:6 4:11 11:9) SHAN Xioana – Ruta PASKAUSKIENE 2:3 (11:4 11:8 3:11 7:11 9:11) Georgina POTA – Rita KERTAI 3:0 (12:10 11:7 11:7) Yui HAMAMOTO – Ruta PASKAUSKIENE 3:1 (11:8 5:11 14:12 11:6) Group B: UCAM Cartagena – TuS bad Driburg 3:1 CHENG I Ching – SHI Qi 3:2 (8:11 7:11 11:4 11:7 11:3) Matilda EKHOLM – Nina MITTELHAM 3:0 (11:6 11:0 11:5) Tetyana BILENKO – Sarah DE NUTTE 2:3 (10:12 11:9 11:9 6:11 6:11) CHENG I Ching – Nina MITTELHAM 3:1 (10:12 15:13 11:7 11:5) Group C: BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR – ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly 1:3 Simay KULAKCEKEN – TIAN Yuan 0:3 (2:11 4:11 5:11) Aleksandra PRIVALOVA – Shiho ONO 1:3 (3:11 11:8 7:11 10:`12) HU Melek – Galia DVORAK 3:1 (14:12 9:11 11:7 11:8) Simay KULAKCEKEN – Shiho ONO 2:3 (9:11 11:9 11:9 7:11 7:11) Group D: KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin 3:1 HAN Ying – Lenka HARABASZOVA 3:0 (11:9 11:6 11:8) Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Renata STRBIKOVA 0:3 (9:11 8:11 9:11) LI Qian – Natalia PARTYKA 3:2 (14:12 11:3 4:11 13:15 11:5) HAN Ying – Renata STRBIKOVA 3:0 (11:9 11:9 11:8)
San-Ei Continue to Tokyo 2020 after Successful Rio 2016 Table Partnership
After the massive success of the table tennis event at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games San-Ei has signed up as the official table supplier for Tokyo 2020. San-Ei was responsible for the picturesque Infinity table that millions of people around the world admired and watched table tennis history being created on at Rio 2016. Commenting continuing the Olympic Games partnership with the ITTF San-Ei President Shin MIURA stated: “All of us at San-Ei are proud to be selected as the official table supplier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the success of the Rio 2016 Games. As was the case in Rio 2016 the table that we will supply in Tokyo 2020 will be highly tuned for performance and be visually spectacular. We promise to go past infinity!” Tokyo 2020 will be even more significant for the Japanese company San-Ei as they get to show off their table and brand at their home Olympic Games. ITTF President Thomas WEIKERT added on about the deal that was brokered by TMS International: “San-Ei will forever be part of table history after the iconic table at Rio 2016 which we love. The ITTF is very pleased to be continuing this fruitful partnership and I can’t wait to see the table that San-Ei will create for Tokyo 2020 to again portray our sport in the best possible light to the world.”
Postas Sport Egyesulet ready for the biggest challenge
President of Hungarian side Rostas GABOR speaks about ECLW Round 1 game against TTC Berlin Eastside (September 30th 19:00) Hungarian club Postas Sport Egyesulet lost all four group stage matches in the 2015/16 European Champions League Women but continued in the ETTU Cup Women and reached the semi-final. This time they have ambition to reach at least ECLW quarter-final starting from the hardest possible place Berlin. Their first opponent is the 2016/17 ECLW top seed and actual champion TTC Berlin Eastside. “It is an honor to play among the best teams in Europe” stated Postas` president Rostas GABOR. “Our goal is to reach the quarter-finals but we know that all the players each participants an international class and top player. Of course not only one single match should provide a good position and we know that the first match is perhaps the biggest challenge for us. We’ll do the best to achieve a close and a good result and a good Introduction for the first game of a difficult season.” Hungarian side signed this summer former individual European champion Ruta PASKAUSKIENE who played in UCAM Cartagena in the previous season. She joined well experienced LI Jiao (also former ECH gold medalist) and Rita KERTAI.
The 2016/17 ECLW starts reigning champion hosts Postas
This Friday all four Round 1 games will be held as TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V plays against POSTAS SPORT EGYESULET (19:00 CET). Second seeded KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg against SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (live on LAOLA1.tv 18:00) The 2016/17 European Champions League Women commences this Friday September 30th with all four Round 1 matches together: TTC Berlin Eastside – Postas Sport Egyesulet (Group A 19:00) UCAM Cartagena – TuS bad Driburg (Group B 19:00) BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR – ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly (Group C 18:30) and KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (Group D 18:00). Defending champion from Berlin is clear favorite against Hungarian side having five players ranked among the best 46 at the ITTF World Ranking list: Petrissa SOLJA (No. 14) SHAN Xiaona (No. 25) Georgina POTA (No. 36) Yui HAMAMOTO (No. 37) and Miyu KATO (no. 46 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.). German side is composed to reach new ECLW crown starting again as No. 1 seed. They will play for their fourth ECLW title. Last year they finished unbeaten. Postas changed its squad last summer as now has two former individual European champions LI Jiao (current World No. 34) and Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (No. 111). In Group B No. 3 seed UCAM Cartagena hosts newcomer from Germany TuS bad Driburg. Spanish side is much stronger than last season signing three Top 50 players CHENG I Ching (World No. 8) Matilda EKHOLM (No. 42) and Tetyana BILENKO (No. 49). Cartagena is huge favorite against last placed team on the seeding list. Current ETTU Cup runner-up Turkey’s BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR starts new season on its soil against ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly from France. Turkish side engaged strong Singaporean player YU Mengyu (No. 16) to make respectable line-up with HU Melek (No. 24) and Alexandra PRIVALOVA (No. 97). On the opposite side most familiar name is the 2013 individual European champion LI Fen (No. 39). Second seed and actual ECLW runner-up KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg did one change in its line-up: two times individual European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH (World No. 55) replaced Natalia PARTYKA (No. 80) who became a new member of Czech Republic’s SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin. And these two clubs will meet in the Group D Round 1 game. The upcoming ECLW season gathers many top class players. Among them are: HAN Ying (World No. 7 KTS – TARNOBRZEG) CHENG I Cheng (No. 8 UCAM CARTAGENA) YU Mengyu (No. 16 BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR) Petrissa SOLJA (No. 14 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.) LIU Jia (No. 18 LINZ AG FROSCHBERG) HU Melek (No. 24 BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR) SHAN Xiaona (No. 25 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.) ZENG Jian (No. 27 TT SAINT QUENTIN) Elizabeta SAMARA (No. 28 METZ TT) FU Yu (No. 30 METZ TT) LI Qian (No. 33 KTS – TARNOBRZEG) LI Jiao (No. 34 POSTAS SPORT EGYESÜLET) Georgina POTA (No. 36 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.) Yui HAMAMOTO (No. 37 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.) LI Fen (No. 39 ALCL TT GRAND QUEVILLY) Matilda EKHOLM (No. 42 UCAM CARTAGENA) Polina MIKHAILOVA (No. 45 SZEKSZARD AC) Miyu KATO (No. 46 TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE E.V.) Tetyana BILENKO (No. 49 UCAM CARTAGENA). The 2016/17 ECLW Round 1 (September 30th) Group A 19:00 TTC Berlin Eastside – Postas Sport Egyesulet Group B 19:00 UCAM Cartagena – TuS bad Driburg Group C 18:30 BURSA BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESPOR – ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly Group D 18:00 KTS Siarka-ZOT Tarnobrzeg – SKST Stavoimpex Hodonin (live on LAOLA1.tv)
Men’s Championships Division RESULTS
ITTF European Championships Qualification Team Event In ten matches nine group leaders emerged victoriously after the first round of the competition in the Men’s Championships Division in ITTF European Championships Qualification Team Event. It was only the Slovenian team to beat the odds and prevailed against no. one seed Poland. Experienced Bojan TOKIC lost his encounter against WANG Zeng Yi but on his second enter in arena he sealed the duel with the victory over Jakub DYJAS. Fresh from the big success at the ITTF Junior Open in Otocec Darko JORGIC gave Slovenia a dream start and beat Jakub DYJAS in the opening match. In every group there are three teams and they will play against each other in two matches (home and away). Ten group winners will qualify for the Championships division. The teams who finished the opening stage at poistion no. three in their respective groups will qualify for the Challenge division. Ten teams at position no. two will drawn into five play off matches. Five play off winners will qualify for the Championships division. Men’s Team Group A Austria – Denmark 3:0 Robert GARDOS – Tobias RASMUSSEN 3:0 (11:8 15:13 12:10) Daniel HABESON – Jonathann GROTH 3:1 (15:13 11:5 6:11 11:4) Stefan FEGERL – Claus NIELSEN 3:0 (11:9 11:6 11:4) Group B Germany – Switzerland 3:0 Patrick FRANZISKA – Lionel WEBER 3:0 (11:6 11:3 11:3) Benedikt DUDA – Elia SCHMID 3:0 (11:8 11:3 11:7) Ricardo WALTHER – Nickolas CHAMPOD 3:0 (11:7 11:7 11:6) Group C France – Finland 3:0 Tristan FLORE – Benedek OLAH 3:1 (11:7 12:14 11:4 11:7) Simon GAUZY – Otto TENNILA 3:0 (11:9 11:2 11:5) Emmanuel LEBESSON – Miikka O’CONNOR 3:0 (11:3 11:8 11:4) Group D Belarus – Israel 3:0 Vladimir SAMSONOV – Simon MATAN 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:4 11:7) Pavel PLATONOV – Tauber MICHAEL 3:2 (11:4 11:7 6:11 5:11 11:8) Aliaksandr KHANIN – Omri BEN ARI 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:6 11:9) Group E Sweden – Estonia 3:0 Mattias KARLSSON – Rino Sartemne 3:0 (11:6 11:8 11:6) Hampus SODERLUND – Aleksandr SMIRNOV 3:0 (11:8 11:1 15:13) Simon ARVIDSSON – Aleksandr LUSIA 3:0 (11:9 11:9 11:5) Group F Portugal – Lithuania 3:0 João GERALDO – Alfredas UDRA 3:0 (11:7 11:8 11:7) Diogo CHEN – Tomas MIKUTIS 3:1 (11:9 11:9 4:11 11:4) André SILVA – Arnoldas DOMENKA 3:0 (11:6 11:5 11:8) Group G Greece – Netherlands 3:0 Panagiotis GIONIS – Ewort OSTERWOOD 3:0 (11:6 11:8 11:8) Konstantinos PAPAGERGIU – Laurens TROMER 3:0 (11:8 11:8 11:1) Kalinikos KREANGA – Rajko GOMMERS 3:0 (11:3 11:8 11:9) Group H Poland – Slovenia 1:3 Jakub DYJAS – Darko JORGIC 2:3 (9:11 3:11 11:6 11:6 6:11) WANG Zeng Yi – Bojan TOKIC 3:2 (11:6 12:10 6:11 7:11 11:8) Daniel GORAK – Deni KOZUL 2:3 (9:11 5:11 11:7 11:7 6:11) Jakub DYJAS – Bojan TOKIC 0:3 (8:11 10:12 5:11) Group I Russia – Bulgaria 3:0 Grigori VLASOV – Teodor ALEXANDROV 3:1 (8:11 11:7 11:4 11:3) Kuril SKACHKOV – Petjo KRASTEV 3:2 (11:7 6:11 9:11 11:7 14:12) Sadi ISMAILOV – Stanislav GOLOVANOV 3:2 (11:8 11:7 5;11 9:11 11:8) Group J Czech Republic – Turkey 3:1 Lubomir JANCARIK – Ibrahim GUNDUZ 0:3 (7:11 5:11 9:11) Tomas KONECNY – Abdullah YIGENLER 3:0 (11:3 11:7 11:6) Dimitrij PROKOPCOV – Batuhan ULUCAK 3:0 (11:7 11:9 11:7) Lubomir JANCARIK – Abdullah YIGENLER 3:1 (7:11 11:7 11:1 17:15)
Women’s Championships Divisions RESULTS
ITTF European Championships Qualification Team Event The teams seeded on top position in their respective groups all 10 concluded the first round encounters in Women’s Championships Division in ITTF European Championships Qualification Team Event victoriously. In addition nine matches concluded in straight matches only Lithuania gave Czech Republic hard time and stretched hosts to full distance. In every group there are three teams and they will play against each other in two matches (home and away). Ten group winners will qualify for the Championships division. The teams who finished the opening stage at poistion no. three in their respective groups will qualify for the Challenge division. Ten teams at position no. two will drawn into five play off matches. Five play off winners will qualify for the Championships division. Women’s Team Group A Germany – England 3:0 HAN Ying – Tin Tin HO 3:0 (11:8 11:2 11:7) Nina MITTELHAN – Kelly SIBLEY 3:2 (4:11 5:11 11:6 13:11 11:8) HAN Yuan – Karina LE FEURE 3: 1(6:11 11:2 11:3 11:6) Group B Romania – Greece 3:0 Bernadette SZOCS – Georgia ZAVITSANOU 3:0 (11:6 11:7 11:4) Elizabeta SAMARA – Katerina TOLIOU 3:0 (13:11 11:5 11:8) Irina CIOBANU – Maria CHRISTOFORAKI 3:0 (11:5 11:5 11:7) Group C Russia – Bulgaria 3:0 Yana NOSKOVA – Krasimira YOVKOVA 3:0 (11:3 11:5 11:1) Maria DOLGIKH – Maria YOVKOVA 3:0 (11:1 11:6 11:4) Maria MALANINA – Anelica KAROVA 3:0 (11:9 11:7 13:11) Group D Round one Ukraine – Finland 3:0 Tetyana BILENKO – Anna KIRICHENKO 3:0 (11:2 11:4 11:5) Ganna GAPONOVA – Annika LUNDSTROM 3:0 (12:10 11:5 11:6) Ievgenia VASYLIEVA – Sofie ERIKSSON 3:0 (11:6 11:5 11:5) Round four Finland – Ukraine 0:3 Anna KIRICHENKO – Ievgenia VASYLIEVA 1:3 (13:11 7:11 6:11 2:11) Annika LUNDSTROM – Ganna GAPONOVA 0:3 (6:11 9:11 10:12) Sofie ERIKSSON – Veronika PEREBEINOS 0:3 (5:11 4:11 9:11) Group E Poland – Switzerland 3:0 Natalia PARTYKA – Rahel ASCHWANDEN 3:1 (11:5 4:11 11:7 11:8) Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA FRANZ – Rachel MORET 3:1 (11:6 13:15 11:9 11:4) Klaudia KUSINSKA – Celine REUST 3:1 (11:8 11:8 8:11 11:7) Group F Austria – Kosovo 3:0 Sofia POLCANOVA – Linda ZEQIRI 3:0 (11:1 11:1 11:2) LI Qiang Bing – Lona MALOKU 3:0 (11:2 11:5 11:6) Karoline MISCHEK – Nehare JANJEVA 3:0 (11:5 11:8 11:6) Group G Czech Republic – Lithuania 3:2 Renata STRBIKOVA – Kornelija RILISKYTE 3:0 (11:5 11:6 11:6) Hana MATELOVA – Ruta PASKAUSKIENE 1:3 (7:11 5:11 11:8 6:11) Dana CECHOVA – Egle STUCKYTE 3:0 (11:4 11:4 11:8) Renata STRBIKOVA – Ruta PASKAUSKIENE 2:3 (11:9 2:11 6:11 11:5 10:12) Hana MATELOVA – Kornelija RILISKYTE 3:0 (11:1 11:5 11:4) Group H First Round Portugal : Azerbaijan 3:0 FU Yu – MARYAM Imanova 3:0 (11:4 11:6 11:2) SHAO Jieni – DENG Simeng 3:0 (11:4 11:7 11:5) Cátia MARTINS – ZHOU Chuyi 1:3 (15:13 5:11 5:11 11:13) FU Yu – DENG Simeng 3:0 (11:8 11:5 11:5) Third Round Azerbaijan – Portugal 0:3 DENG Simeng – SHAO Jieni 0:3 (6-11 3-11 8-11) ZHOU Chuyi – FU Yu 0:3 (5-11 6-11 8-11) Maryam IMANOVA – Leila OLIVEIRA 2:3 (11-7 9-11 11-8 3-11 8-11) Group I France – Italy 3:0 Stéphanie LOEUILLETTE – Chiara COLANTONI 3:0 (11:4 11:4 11:4) Audrey ZARIF – Debora VIVARELLI 3:0 (11:5 11:7 11:5) Océane GUISNEL – Giorgia PICCOLIN 3:2 (11:2 11:8 6:11 9:11 11:6) Group J Hungary- Belgium 3:0 Szandra PERGEL – Lisa LUNG 3:0 (11:6 11:7 12:10) Dora MADARASZ – Eline LOYEN 3:0 (11:6 11:7 11:7) Kristina AMBRUS – Nathalie MARCHETTI 3:2 (12:10 11:5 8:11 7:11 11:5)
Portugal secured valuable points at home soil
European Championships Qualifications In the Group H in the first match of the Women’s Championships Division in European Championships Qualifications top seeded Portugal overcame Azerbaijan in straight matches. In Pavilhão dos Desportos de Vila Real in Portugal tonight the host showed no mercy in front of 150 spectators. Maryam IMANOVA won two games against Leila OLIVEIRA but SHAO Jieni and FU Yu finished their matches in straight games. In next round on November 1st Portugal will play against Turkey. Azerbaijan – Portugal 0:3 DENG Simeng – SHAO Jieni 0:3 (6-11 3-11 8-11) ZHOU Chuyi – FU Yu0:3 (5-11 6-11 8-11) Maryam IMANOVA – Leila OLIVEIRA 2:3 (11-7 9-11 11-8 3-11 8-11)
Deadline for ETTU 2016 Coaching Conference – October 3rd
ETTU / ITTF – Europe Development Program The annual Coaching Conference will be held in Prague (CZE) from Sunday 9th to Tuesday 11 th October 2016. The deadline for entries is Monday October 3rd. Entries please send to Mrs. Marta NOVOTNA (novotnova@email.cz) with cc to Zita PIDL (zpidl.ettu@gmail.com) PROGRAM Monday 10th October 9:00-13:00 Nutrition in Table Tennis – Danijel BORKOVIC (SLO) Dr. Med. Basic anatomy and phisiology of digestive system Basis of healthy nutrition Food supplements: do we really need them or they are just waste of money What to eat and drink before during and after exertion Monday 10th October 15:00 – 19:00 Coaching is a Mental Game – Makis CHAMALIDIS (FRA) Ph.D. (Sport Psychologist having worked with more than 500 athletes from 20 different disciplines. Consultant for the French Tennis Federation since 1997) Why Coaches should be much more of a Mental Coach Helping players produce information: identify parasitic thinking and create mental firewalls Creating mental routines that are stronger than emotions Finding the right words and attitude to reach the player Tuesday 11th October 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-19:00 The century of changes- what do we KNOW-Anders JOHANSSON (SWE) Changes- possibilities or problems? Development- what does it mean? Asia – to hunt or to passé? Coaches – theory and praxis
