Czech Republic National Championships   At he Czech National Championships in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Antonin GAVLAS and Hana MATELOVA won the titles. Matelova repeated the success in the Women’s Doubles Event   Men’s Singles Event Semi Final Frantisek PLACEK– Pavel SIRUCEK 4:1 (8 8 -7 6 10) Antonín GAVLAS  – Tomas TREGLER 4:2 (4 12 -5 7 -8 7) Final Antonin GAVLAS – Frantisek PLACEK 4:0 (5 7 5 6)   Women’s Singles Event Semifinal Hana MATELOVA– Renata STRBIKOVA 4:2 (8 -9 6 12 -2 5) Dana CECHOVA – Simona ERTLOVA 4:3 (4 -8 -12 5 10 -8 6) Final Hana MATELOVA – Dana CECHOVA 4:2 (7 5 -7 15 -8 7)   Men’s Doubles Event Semifinal  Martin KOBLIZEK David PALKOVSKY– Marek CIHSK Marek KLASEK 3:0 (8 7 8) Jakub SEIBERT Jan VALENTA– Michal BENES Vojtech ROZINEK 3:0 (4 9 6) Final Martin KOBLÍŽEK David PALKOVSKÝ – Jakub SEIBERT Jan VALENTA 3:1 (10 -8 8 7)   Women’s Doubles Event Semifinal Hana MATELOVA Katerina TOMANOVSKA– Karin ADAMKOVA Aneta KUCEROVA 3:1 (9 -10 9 3) Simona ERTLOVA Kristyna MIKULCOVA– Marketa SEVCIKOVA Stanislava SLEZAKOVA 3:2 (10 4 -5 -11 7) Final Hana MATELOVA Katerina TOMANOVSKA – Marketa SEVCIKOVA Stanislava SLEZAKOVA 3:0 (5 4 12)     Mixed Doubles Event Semi Final Tomas TREGLER Dana CECHOVA– Ondrej BAJGER Tamara TOMANOVA 3:1 (-9 7 10 7) Ivan KARABEC Karin ADAMKOVA – Petr DAVID Kateřina CECHOVA 3:2 (-4 6 13 -3 7) Final Tomaš TREGLER Dana CECHOVA – Ivan KARABEC Karin ADAMKOVA 3:0 (8 10 8).   U21 Men’s Event   Tomas POLANSKY David REITSPIES 3-4 Jakub NEMECEK Stanislav KUCERA   U21 Women’s Event Kristyna STEFCOVA Zdena BLASKOVA 3 -4 Katerina CECHOVA Stanislava SLEZAKOVA

National Championships   The Finnish number one Benedek OLÁH was up to challenge and took the Men´s Singles Event at the National Championships in Finland. OLÁH was the strong favourite to renew his gold again but it wasn´t just an easy walk-through. In Semi-finals he faced a tough opponent in Pasi VALASTI former Finnish number one player who produced his best performance when needed. VALASTI forced OLÁH to decisive set until Benedek found one more gear from his gearbox and cruised past VALASTI to the Final.   In the Final OLÁH had easier job to secure the victory in straight sets against Finland number two ranked Mika RÄSÄNEN who suffered of minor back problems.   In Women´s Singles the two highest seeded players made it quite easily to the Final. Anna KIRICHENKO played very aggressively from both sides and made it impossible to Annika LUNDSTRÖM to respond. A straight sets win for Anna KIRICHENKO who now took back the title from Annika.   The doubles event were as surprisising as one could think. Benedek OLÁH and Annika LUNDSTRÖM were the top seeded pair in mixed doubles but had to settle for silver medals as KIRICHENKO and Jani JORMANAINEN played excellent and took the gold medals.   It was even more difficult for OLÁH in men´s doubles as he and Lauri LAANE went out of the competition in the semi-final against Otto TENNILÄ and Miikka O´CONNOR. The latter pair also won the gold medals later.   Annika LUNDSTRÖM and Pihla ERIKSSON took the title in Women´s doubles.     Men´s Singles: Benedek OLÁH Mika RÄSÄNEN Roope KANTOLA Pasi VALASTI   Women´s singles: Anna KIRICHENKO Annika LUNDSTRÖM Elli RISSANEN Yumo LUO   Men´s Doubles: Otto TENNILÄ / Miikka O´CONNOR Pauli HIETIKKO / Toni SOINE Benedek OLÁH/ Lauri LAANE Jussi MÄKELÄ / Aleksi MUSTONEN   Women´s Doubles: Annika LUNDSTRÖM / Pihla ERIKSSON Elli RISSANEN / Anna KIRICHENKO Yumo LUO / Jannika OKSANEN   Mixed Doubles: Jani JORMANAINEN / Anna KIRICHENKO Benedek OLÁH / Annika LUNDSTRÖM Alex NAUMI / Pihla ERIKSSON Samuli SOINE / Jannika OKSANEN   The Finnish Table Tennis Association and TTC Kuopio Miko Haarala

The 85th German National Championships was held in Bamberg. Kristin SILBEREISEN two times on the top   It seems to be a record for the eternity: For the 11time Timo BOLL won the Men’s Singles Final at the German National Championships. The European Record Champion overcame defender Ruwen FILUS in the finals with an easy 4-0 win and showed up after four weeks in good shape.   “I played better than I expected from myself. I am happy to became champion in the city of Bamberg because my last memory to this city from some years before was losing a final. No I am good with Bamberg” Boll smiled.   Dimitrij OVTCHAROV canceled his participation because an injury. Ricardo WALTHER and Benedikt DUDA became third. In Men’s Doubles FILUS/WALTHER defended their title.   In Women Singles surprisingly Europe Doubles Champion Kristin SILBEREISEN defended her title from 2016 against favorite number one seed SHAN Xiaona after being 0-2 down in the finals. It was SILBEREISEN`s 3rd title after 2010 and 2016. World Number 6 HAN Ying didn’t play because a surgery of her daughter. Tanja KRÄMER and Katharina MICHAJLOVA became semi-finalists. In Doubles the gold medal went to SILBEREISEN/SHAN.   Men`s Singles Final: Timo BOLL – Ruwen FILUS 4:0 (11:4 11:8 11:2 11:5). Semi-finals: Timo BOLL – Ricardo WALTHER 4:1 (9:11 11:4 11:5 11:8 11:8) Benedikt DUDA – Ruwen FILUS 1:4 (9:11 4:11 8:11 11:5 6:11).   Women`s Singles Final: SHAN Xiaona – Kristin SILBEREISEN 2:4 (13:11 11:9 9:11 5:11 8:11 11:13). Semi-finals: SHAN Xiaona – Katharina MICHAJLOVA 4:1 (10:12 11:5 11:4 11:6 11:6) Tanja KRAMER – Kristin SILBEREISEN 1:4 (8:11 3:11 7:11 11:9 7:11).   Men`s Doubles Final: Ruwen FILUS/Ricardo WALTHER – Kilian ORT/DANG Qiu 3:1 (11:4 7:11 11:7 11:8). Semi-finals: Ruwen FILUS/Ricardo WALTHER – Thomas BROSIG/Steffen MENGEL 3:0 (11:6 11:5 11:3) Kilian ORT/DANG Qiu – Benedikt DUDA/Dennis KLEIN 3:1 (11:5 15:17 11:8 11:5).   Women`s Doubles Final: Kristin SILBEREISEN/SHAN Xiaona – Tanja KRÄMER/Jessica GÖBEL 3:0 (11:6 11:3 11:7). Semi-finals: Kristin SILBEREISEN/SHAN Xiaona – Sophia KLEE/Anastasia BONDAREVA 3:0 (4 10 9) Chantal MANTZ/YUAN Wan – Tanja KRÄMER/Jessica GÖBEL 1:3 (8:11 6:11 13:11 11:13).  

87th French National Championships   At he 87th French National Championships held in Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est for a second time in his careerr Emmanuel LEBESSON become the champion in Men’s Singles Event whilst YUAN Jia Nan succeeded for a third time in Women’s Singles Event.   “It’s just great to win this title. It was the one of the most competitevs championships in France since the time of the Musketeers – GATIEN CHILA LEGOÛT and ELOI with 7 players classified in the world’s Top 100. It was also a special weekend for me it was the birthday of my son who was born the day we missed a world team medal in 2016 ” said Emmanuel LEBESSON.   In the Men’s Doubles Event LEBESSON and Tristan FLORE justified their positions and beat Quentin ROBINOT and Thomas Le Breton in the final. It is their first title toogether but fourth in Doubles for LEBESSON. Roza SOPOSKI and Lucie GAUTHIER also gathered for a first time to win gold in Women’s Doubles Event.   Women’s Singles   YUAN Jia Nan Pauline CHASSELIN Laura GASNIER LIU Yu Hua   Men’s Singles Emmanuel LEBESSON Alexandre ROBINOT Simon GAUZY Romain LORENTZ   Men’s Doubles Event E. LEBESSON / T. FLORE Q. ROBINOT / T. Le BRETON S. OUAICHE / A. SALIFOU D. LLORCA / L. De NODREST   Women’s Doubles Event R. SOPOSKI / L. GAUTHIER L. GASNIER / A. ZARIF P. CHASSELIN / E. JAFFEUX P. SAUL / M. BERTHAUD

The 87th Austrian National Championships: Stefan FEGERL and Sofia POLCANOVA are winners of singles events   Stefan FEGERL and Sofia POLCANOVA are the crowned champions of Austria whilst the best doubles are Alexander CHEN/Simon PFEFFER and LI Qiangbing/Sofia POLCANOVA.   Borussia Dusseldorf`s player FEGERL took his fourth national crown after 2011 2012 and 2014 as he beat defending champion Dominique PLATTNER in six games. Daniel HABESOHN who won two titles in the last three years was beaten by PLATTNER in the semi-final.   Sofia POLCANOVA celebrates her very first gold medal. She overcame 15 times national champion LIU Jia in the final game after five sets. POLCANOVA finished with three gold medals as she won Women`s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. In the final clash of Mixed Doubles together with Simon PFEFFER she overcame Stefan FEGERL and LI Qiangbing. FEGERL is married to LI since 2013.   Men`s Singles semi-finals: Dominique PLATTNER – Daniel HABESOHN 4:2 (13:11 15:13 11:8 5:11 6:11 11:6) Stefan FEGERL – Christian FRIEDRICH 4:1 (11:6 11:8 11:2 9:11 11:2). Final: Stefan FEGERL – Dominique PLATTNER 4:2 (11:7 3:11 9:11 11:4 11:7 11:3).   Women`s Singles semi-finals: LIU Jia – LIU Yuan 4:0 (11:9 11:8 14:12 11:5) Sofia POLCANOVA – LI Qiangbing 4:2 (11:6 11:3 4:11 11:6 10:12 11:8). Final: Sofia POLCANOVA – LIU Jia 4:1 (11:6 11:5 6:11 11:9 11:3).   Men`s Doubles semi-finals: Alexander CHEN/Simon PFEFFER – Christoph SIMONER/David VORCNIK 3:2 (8:11 11:9 5:11 11:9 11:9) Dominique PLATTNER/Martin STORF – Dominik HABESOHN/Mathias HABESOHN 3:1 (11:8 9:11 11:7 11:8). Final: Alexander CHEN/Simon PFEFFER – Dominique PLATTNER/Martin STORF 3:2 (11:8 6:11 5:11 12:10 11:9).   Women`s Doubles semi-finals: LI Qiangbing/Sofia POLCANOVA – Ines DIENDORFER/Lisa STORER 3:0 (11:5 11:7 11:8) LIU Yuan/Amelie SOLJA – Sophia KELLERMANN/Karoline MISCHEK 3:1 (11:5 11:1 8:11 13:11). Final: LI Qiangbing/Sofia POLCANOVA – LIU Yuan/Amelie SOLJA 3:1 (11:6 9:11 11:2 11:8).   Mixed Doubles final: Simon PFEFFER/Sofia POLCANOVA – LIU Yuan/Dominique PLATTNER 3:2 (11:9 8:11 10:12 12:10 11:8) Stefan FEGERL/LI Qiangbing – Christoph SIMONER/Lisa STORER 3:1 (11:5 11:8 7:11 11:7). Final: Simon PFEFFER/Sofia POLCANOVA – Stefan FEGERL/LI Qiangbing 3:1 (11:9 11:9 3:11 11:5).

Danish Championships in Hjørring   The 20 year old Tobias RASMUSSEN won his first title in singles at the Danish Championships held this weekend in Hjørring. In the final he beat Claus Schou NIELSEN 4-0. In Men´s Doubles the two finalists clinched the title together.   In women´s singles Stefanie CHRISTENSEN won her first title after she in the final beat the 16 year old Sophie WALLØE. WALLØE won mixed doubles together with Anders LIND.   The only winners from 2016 who successfully defended the title were Pernille AGERHOLM and Pernille SØNDERGAARD who won Women’s Doubles.       Men´s singles Semifinals Tobias RASMUSSEN-Allan BENTSEN 8-11 11-2 6-11 11-5 2-11 11-8 11-8 Claus Schou NIELSEN-Mikkel HINDERSSON 11-9 11-2 6-11 13-15 9-11 11-9 11-4 Final Tobias RASMUSSEN-Claus Schou NIelsen 11-7 11-8 11-7 11-6   Women’s singles Stefanie CHRISTENSEN – Sophie WALLLØE 11-5 13-11 11-9 11-6-   Men´s doubles Tobias RASMUSSEN/Claus Schou NIELSEN-Morten HYRUP RASMUSSEN/Christian KONGSGAARD 6-11 11-7 7-11 11-9 11-8   Women´s Doubles Pernille Agerholm/Pernille Søndergaard-Mie Jacobsen/Sophie Egeholt Bang 11-8 12-14 3-11 12.10 11-8   Mixed Doubles Sophie WALLØE/Anders LIND – Stefanie CHRISTENSEN/Morten Hyrup RASMUSSEN 11-7 4-11 13-11 11-7

National Championships   The Serbian national Championships was held this weekend in Vrnjacka Banja in absence of main stars. Top seeded in Women’s Singles Event Andrea TODOROVIC justrified her position and beat young Dragana VIGNJEVIC to clinch the title in Women’s Singles.   In Men’s Singles Event Bojan CREPULJA succeeded against Marko PETKOV.   Men’s Singles Event Bojan CREPULJA Marko PETKOV 3/4. Aleksa GACEV 3/4. Kristijan HALAS   Women’s Doubles Andrea TODOROVIC Dragana VIGNJEVIC 3/4. Aneta MAKSUTI
 3/4. Sabina SURJAN   Men’s Doubles Marko PETKOV / Bojan CREPULJA 
 Aleksa ADAMOVIC / Aleksa GACEV 
 3/4. Lorencio LUPULESKU / Nikola STRUGAREVIĆ 
 3/4. Vladimir RADONJIĆ / Valentin NADJ NEMEDI

   Women’s Doubles Sabina Surjan / Izabela LUPULESKU 
 Aneta MAKSUTI / Viktorija TRUŽINSKI 
 3/4. Aleksandra SAVIC / Ana Žofia FENJVESI 
 3/4. Tijana JOKIC / Dragana VIGNJEVIC   Mixed Doubles Valentin NADJ NEMEDI / Ana Žofia FENJVESI 
 Lorencio LUPULESKU / Izabela LUPULESKU 
 3/4. Marko POPOVIC / Viktorija TRUZINSKI 
 3/4. Vladimir RADONJIC / Aneta MAKSUTI  

National Championships   The Serbian national Championships was held this weekend in Vrnjacka Banja in absence of main stars. Top seeded in Women’s Singles Event Andrea TODOROVIC justrified her position and beat young Dragana VIGNJEVIC to clinch the title in Women’s Singles.   In Men’s Singles Event Bojan CREPULJA succeeded against Marko PETKOV.   Men’s Singles Event Bojan CREPULJA Marko PETKOV 3/4. Aleksa GACEV 3/4. Kristijan HALAS   Women’s Doubles Andrea TODOROVIC Dragana VIGNJEVIC 3/4. Aneta MAKSUTI
 3/4. Sabina SURJAN   Men’s Doubles Marko PETKOV / Bojan CREPULJA 
 Aleksa ADAMOVIC / Aleksa GACEV 
 3/4. Lorencio LUPULESKU / Nikola STRUGAREVIĆ 
 3/4. Vladimir RADONJIĆ / Valentin NADJ NEMEDI

   Women’s Doubles Sabina Surjan / Izabela LUPULESKU 
 Aneta MAKSUTI / Viktorija TRUŽINSKI 
 3/4. Aleksandra SAVIC / Ana Žofia FENJVESI 
 3/4. Tijana JOKIC / Dragana VIGNJEVIC   Mixed Doubles Valentin NADJ NEMEDI / Ana Žofia FENJVESI 
 Lorencio LUPULESKU / Izabela LUPULESKU 
 3/4. Marko POPOVIC / Viktorija TRUZINSKI 
 3/4. Vladimir RADONJIC / Aneta MAKSUTI  

Latvia National Championships   For a second time in their careers both Arturs REINHOLDS and Inta ZDANOVSKA clinched titles in their respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Events at the Latvian National Championships.   ZDANOVSKA clinched gold at all three events she was plying whilst REINHOLDS went home with two titles.   Men’s Singles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS 3rd place – Sandijs VASILJEVS 3rd place – Igors SIDOROVS   Women’s Singles 1st place – Inta ZDANOVSKA 2nd place – Diana RUSINOVA 3rd place – Aldona HOMICA 3rd place – Baiba BOGDANOVA   Men’s Doubles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS Leonids MASLOVS 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS Sandijs VASILJEVS 3rd place – Janis CIRULIS Maris KUDA 3rd place – Reinis KASPARANS Gints EIHMANS   Women’s Doubles 1st place – Inta ZDANOVSKA Diana RUSINOVA 2nd place – Baiba Bogdanova Olga Kartuzova 3rd place – Sabina Musajeva Diana Afanasjeva 3rd place – Viktorija Majorova Anzela Opincane   Mixed Doubles 1st place – Sandijs VASILJEVS Inta ZDANOVSKA 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS Baiba BOGDANOVA 3rd place – Leonids MASLOVS Anzela OPINCANE 3rd place – Janis CIRULIS Aldona HOMICA  

Latvia National Championships   For a second time in their careers both Arturs REINHOLDS and Inta ZDANOVSKA clinched titles in their respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Events at the Latvian National Championships.   ZDANOVSKA clinched gold at all three events she was plying whilst REINHOLDS went home with two titles.   Men’s Singles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS 3rd place – Sandijs VASILJEVS 3rd place – Igors SIDOROVS   Women’s Singles 1st place – Inta ZDANOVSKA 2nd place – Diana RUSINOVA 3rd place – Aldona HOMICA 3rd place – Baiba BOGDANOVA   Men’s Doubles 1st place – Arturs REINHOLDS Leonids MASLOVS 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS Sandijs VASILJEVS 3rd place – Janis CIRULIS Maris KUDA 3rd place – Reinis KASPARANS Gints EIHMANS   Women’s Doubles 1st place – Inta ZDANOVSKA Diana RUSINOVA 2nd place – Baiba Bogdanova Olga Kartuzova 3rd place – Sabina Musajeva Diana Afanasjeva 3rd place – Viktorija Majorova Anzela Opincane   Mixed Doubles 1st place – Sandijs VASILJEVS Inta ZDANOVSKA 2nd place – Olegs KARTUZOVS Baiba BOGDANOVA 3rd place – Leonids MASLOVS Anzela OPINCANE 3rd place – Janis CIRULIS Aldona HOMICA