“It was a perfect match of our ladies we are proud to be again in the ECLW semis” stated Linz`s president Gunther RENNER after 3:0 home win against Metz Linz AG Froschberg beat Metz TT in the reprise of the 2015/16 ECLW quarter-finals but now they will face again reigning champion TTC Berlin Eastside determined to avoid last season`s outcome of the semi-final. Last year German club eliminated Linz in the semis (3:2 3:1) while now at the same stage of 2016/17 edition they are going to play one against another on 13th March in Linz and 7th April in Berlin. President of Austrian club Gunther RENNER is very satisfied how his side played against Metz. Linz won 3:0 playing in its best line-up: LIU Jia Sophia POLCANOVA and MO Zhang. “Perfect match of our ladies we are proud to be again in the semis…the day after the match is before the next. We will prepare from now on to be ready for Berlin. Metz is a great club with no luck in the last two years against us but I am sure that some day they will succeed also in Champions League” stated RENNER. On the other side Berlin`s coach Irina PALINA has praised her players for two wins against ALCL Grand-Quevilly. She stressed for the club`s website that each member of the line-up Petrissa SOLJA Georgina POTA and SHAN Xiaona did their job. “I am very satisfied with all what I’ve seen and I am delighted that we were able to book well deserved semi-final in front of our fans”.
Linz already focused on Berlin
“It was a perfect match of our ladies we are proud to be again in the ECLW semis” stated Linz`s president Gunther RENNER after 3:0 home win against Metz Linz AG Froschberg beat Metz TT in the reprise of the 2015/16 ECLW quarter-finals but now they will face again reigning champion TTC Berlin Eastside determined to avoid last season`s outcome of the semi-final. Last year German club eliminated Linz in the semis (3:2 3:1) while now at the same stage of 2016/17 edition they are going to play one against another on 13th March in Linz and 7th April in Berlin. President of Austrian club Gunther RENNER is very satisfied how his side played against Metz. Linz won 3:0 playing in its best line-up: LIU Jia Sophia POLCANOVA and MO Zhang. “Perfect match of our ladies we are proud to be again in the semis…the day after the match is before the next. We will prepare from now on to be ready for Berlin. Metz is a great club with no luck in the last two years against us but I am sure that some day they will succeed also in Champions League” stated RENNER. On the other side Berlin`s coach Irina PALINA has praised her players for two wins against ALCL Grand-Quevilly. She stressed for the club`s website that each member of the line-up Petrissa SOLJA Georgina POTA and SHAN Xiaona did their job. “I am very satisfied with all what I’ve seen and I am delighted that we were able to book well deserved semi-final in front of our fans”.
Tigem SC Ankara aiming all-Turkish ETTU Cup final
Tigem SC Ankara (3:1 2:3) overcame TuS Bad Driburg to reach the penultimate stage of the Women’s ETTU Cup. In the semis they will meet TTC Kazan of Russia. They came a long way to get to the position to fight for a final. ” This year our team played in the European Club Competitions for the third time. We have qualified through the group matches then eliminated Czech team Moravsky. After we also had a thrilling match with Novi Sad and we managed to beat our rival 3-2 ” explained Tigem’s Club Director Salih İNCE. In the quarter final Tigem SC Ankara played against German club Driburg. “Driburg is a really strong team as they have Chinese players and also Sarah DE NUTTE and Nina MITTELHAM. Moreover this club came to ETTU Cup from Champions League. Our players Fulya Zoya and Cristina were at the top of their games in both matches. We won the first match 3-1 in Ankara and this gave us a huge advantage. In the second match our adversary had 2-1 so the fourth match was crucial. It meant victory or sadness. Zoya performed really wonderful and she led us to victory. We wanted to win this match too yet we had a few little errors. However we managed to qualify to semi-final.” Playing both matches as a guest was not an easy task but team from Ankara overcame it. “As it is known there are many Turkish people living in Germany so at these matches we sometimes feel like we’re at home not away. We thank all our fans who supported us in Germany. This success is a historical one for our club we are proud to have this success both for our club and for Turkish Republic. We also thank to Driburg team and their directors we really felt like we were at home we wish them success in future.” Next in line is Russia’s club. “We will prepare for our next match against T.T.C. Kazan in a highly-disciplined way. We’ve never played against this club however our players know our adversaries. Kazan is a powerful team yet we have always played against powerful teams and we were the one who concluded the match victoriously. We are expecting to win this match and maybe make a Turkish Final on ETTU Cup with Bursa. We know it won’t be easy but we will do our best to do so ” promised Tigem’s Club Director Salih İNCE.
Tigem SC Ankara aiming all-Turkish ETTU Cup final
Tigem SC Ankara (3:1 2:3) overcame TuS Bad Driburg to reach the penultimate stage of the Women’s ETTU Cup. In the semis they will meet TTC Kazan of Russia. They came a long way to get to the position to fight for a final. ” This year our team played in the European Club Competitions for the third time. We have qualified through the group matches then eliminated Czech team Moravsky. After we also had a thrilling match with Novi Sad and we managed to beat our rival 3-2 ” explained Tigem’s Club Director Salih İNCE. In the quarter final Tigem SC Ankara played against German club Driburg. “Driburg is a really strong team as they have Chinese players and also Sarah DE NUTTE and Nina MITTELHAM. Moreover this club came to ETTU Cup from Champions League. Our players Fulya Zoya and Cristina were at the top of their games in both matches. We won the first match 3-1 in Ankara and this gave us a huge advantage. In the second match our adversary had 2-1 so the fourth match was crucial. It meant victory or sadness. Zoya performed really wonderful and she led us to victory. We wanted to win this match too yet we had a few little errors. However we managed to qualify to semi-final.” Playing both matches as a guest was not an easy task but team from Ankara overcame it. “As it is known there are many Turkish people living in Germany so at these matches we sometimes feel like we’re at home not away. We thank all our fans who supported us in Germany. This success is a historical one for our club we are proud to have this success both for our club and for Turkish Republic. We also thank to Driburg team and their directors we really felt like we were at home we wish them success in future.” Next in line is Russia’s club. “We will prepare for our next match against T.T.C. Kazan in a highly-disciplined way. We’ve never played against this club however our players know our adversaries. Kazan is a powerful team yet we have always played against powerful teams and we were the one who concluded the match victoriously. We are expecting to win this match and maybe make a Turkish Final on ETTU Cup with Bursa. We know it won’t be easy but we will do our best to do so ” promised Tigem’s Club Director Salih İNCE.
OVTCHAROV and EKHOLM clinched the titles in Lausanne
The winners of the DHS Swiss Open in Lausanne are Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany and Matilda EKHOLM of Sweden. In the final of the Men’s’ Singles Event no. two seed OVTCHAROV beat Marcos FREITAS OF Portugal 4-1 ( 10 8 -7 13 14). On his way to the ultimate stage FREITAS overcame top seed Jun MIZUTANI of Japan in seven games (-10 9 -8 4 9 -6 6) whilst OVTCHAROV prevailed against Andrea LANDRIEU of France 4-2 (6 6 -10 3 -7 6). At the last hurdle in the Women’s Singles Event Matilda EKHOLM also seeded at the position no. two beat her compatriot LI Fen 4-2 (3 8 -7 -12 5 7). In semis LI prevailed against the top seeded Georgina POTA of Hungary 4-0 (6 10 4 6) whilst Matilda beat Eva ODOROVA of Slovakia by same margin (10 5 8 9)
OVTCHAROV and EKHOLM clinched the titles in Lausanne
The winners of the DHS Swiss Open in Lausanne are Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany and Matilda EKHOLM of Sweden. In the final of the Men’s’ Singles Event no. two seed OVTCHAROV beat Marcos FREITAS OF Portugal 4-1 ( 10 8 -7 13 14). On his way to the ultimate stage FREITAS overcame top seed Jun MIZUTANI of Japan in seven games (-10 9 -8 4 9 -6 6) whilst OVTCHAROV prevailed against Andrea LANDRIEU of France 4-2 (6 6 -10 3 -7 6). At the last hurdle in the Women’s Singles Event Matilda EKHOLM also seeded at the position no. two beat her compatriot LI Fen 4-2 (3 8 -7 -12 5 7). In semis LI prevailed against the top seeded Georgina POTA of Hungary 4-0 (6 10 4 6) whilst Matilda beat Eva ODOROVA of Slovakia by same margin (10 5 8 9)
Linz has no problem with Metz this time
Austrian club reached ECLW semi-finals after 3:0 home victory Double ECLW winner Linz AG Froschberg is continuing its presence in the semi-final of this prestigious competition as they beat Metz 3:0 in the returning quarter-final leg held in Austria. Linz won first match 3:2 (12:8). These two sides met in the last season`s quarter-finals too when Linz celebrated thanks to just single point difrenence in total score (5:5 in matches 19:19 in games 347:346 in points). Sophia POLCANOVA defeated Pauline CHASSELIN in four games of the opener in spite of promising start of 19-year-old who recahed first set. Two best players met in the second clash as LIU Jia gain overcame FU Yu this time in four sets (in France it was 3-0). The 2005 European champion LIU had no problem in the first two sets but runner-up of 2016 LIEBHERR ITTF European Championships refused to give up. FU easily won third game opened with six consecutive points in her favor. In spite of having excellent start in the fourth set (6:1) LIU was short one point soon (8:9). But Linz`s leading player managed to conclude this clash by her three points in a row. MO Zhang confirmed Froschberg`s victory beating Yunli SCHREINER who again replaced injured 2015 European champion Elizabeta SAMARA. All three sets were tense and close guest saved some set-balls but after all MO deserved win. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT 3:0 (1st leg 3:2) Sophia POLCANOVA – Pauline CHASSELIN 3:1 (9:11 11:8 11:3 11:4) LIU Jia – FY Yu 3:1 (11:8 11:7 2:11 11:9) MO Zhang – Yunli SCHREINER 3:0 (11:8 12:10 12:10)
Linz has no problem with Metz this time
Austrian club reached ECLW semi-finals after 3:0 home victory Double ECLW winner Linz AG Froschberg is continuing its presence in the semi-final of this prestigious competition as they beat Metz 3:0 in the returning quarter-final leg held in Austria. Linz won first match 3:2 (12:8). These two sides met in the last season`s quarter-finals too when Linz celebrated thanks to just single point difrenence in total score (5:5 in matches 19:19 in games 347:346 in points). Sophia POLCANOVA defeated Pauline CHASSELIN in four games of the opener in spite of promising start of 19-year-old who recahed first set. Two best players met in the second clash as LIU Jia gain overcame FU Yu this time in four sets (in France it was 3-0). The 2005 European champion LIU had no problem in the first two sets but runner-up of 2016 LIEBHERR ITTF European Championships refused to give up. FU easily won third game opened with six consecutive points in her favor. In spite of having excellent start in the fourth set (6:1) LIU was short one point soon (8:9). But Linz`s leading player managed to conclude this clash by her three points in a row. MO Zhang confirmed Froschberg`s victory beating Yunli SCHREINER who again replaced injured 2015 European champion Elizabeta SAMARA. All three sets were tense and close guest saved some set-balls but after all MO deserved win. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT 3:0 (1st leg 3:2) Sophia POLCANOVA – Pauline CHASSELIN 3:1 (9:11 11:8 11:3 11:4) LIU Jia – FY Yu 3:1 (11:8 11:7 2:11 11:9) MO Zhang – Yunli SCHREINER 3:0 (11:8 12:10 12:10)
SPG Walter Wels showed no mercy in Dubrovnik
ETTU Cup Men After two straight matches victories Russia’s UMMC booked their place in the semi final of the Men’s ETTU Cup. In the same express way SPG Walter Wels recoreded victory but they are yet to play the second leg match against STK Libertas Marinkolor scheduled for February 26th. In the quarterfinal UMMC overcame Belgium’s Logis Auderghem. Andrei GACINA set the directon of the match in the opening duel against Jean Michel SAIVE and host showed no mercy until the end. UMMC – Logis Auderghem 3:0 (3:0) Andrei GACINA – Jean Michel SAIVE 3:0 (11:3 11:6 11:3) Alexander SHIBAEV – Florent LAMBIENT 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:9) Grigory VLASOV – Ludovic BIERNY 3:1 (11:5 6:11 11:3 11:7) STK Libertas Marinkolor – SPG Walter Wels 0:3
SPG Walter Wels showed no mercy in Dubrovnik
ETTU Cup Men After two straight matches victories Russia’s UMMC booked their place in the semi final of the Men’s ETTU Cup. In the same express way SPG Walter Wels recoreded victory but they are yet to play the second leg match against STK Libertas Marinkolor scheduled for February 26th. In the quarterfinal UMMC overcame Belgium’s Logis Auderghem. Andrei GACINA set the directon of the match in the opening duel against Jean Michel SAIVE and host showed no mercy until the end. UMMC – Logis Auderghem 3:0 (3:0) Andrei GACINA – Jean Michel SAIVE 3:0 (11:3 11:6 11:3) Alexander SHIBAEV – Florent LAMBIENT 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:9) Grigory VLASOV – Ludovic BIERNY 3:1 (11:5 6:11 11:3 11:7) STK Libertas Marinkolor – SPG Walter Wels 0:3
