TTCLM quarter-finals (2nd leg): Borussia – Ochsenhausen 3:1 Saarbrucken – Chartres 2:3 Pontoise – Hennebont 3:2 Ten times TTCLM winner Borussia Dusseldorf reigning champion AS Pontoise Cergy and 2014 ETTU Cup winner FC Saarbrucken reached TTCLM semi-finals after tonight`s returning matches of the quarter-final stage: BORUSSIA DUSSELDORF – TTF LIEBHERR OCHSENHAUSEN 3:1 FC SAARBRUCKEN TISCHTENNIS – CHARTRES ASTT 2:3 AS PONTOISE CERGY – G.V. HENNEBONT 3:2. Borussia was better than Ochsenhausen in the all-German quarter-final but the match was open until the end. Dubravko SKORIC` s team won the first leg 3:2 (12:9) having one more good fact on its side that Simon GAUZY beat Timo BOLL in their four last meetings including recent 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup. But these two players didn’t meet this time as BOLL suffered an injury during his first match. BOLL beat Hugo CALDERANO in the very tense opener. Six times individual champion of Old Continent was extended to full distance by young Portuguese who won breath taking second set (17:15). At the peak of the drama in late fifth set (8:8) host took three consecutive points to secure an early lead for his side. Best ranked European U21 player Anton KALLBERG and 2016 ITTF LIEBHERR European Championships runner-up Simon GAUZY met in the second clash. Frenchman won in four games after many spectacular points what pushed their bodies to the limits. The score was leveled after two games and GAUZY won third one thanks to his serves in decisive moments. Young Swede opened fourth set in a style (5:0) and had two set balls (10:8) but bronze medalist from recent ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup responded with four consecutive points. Kristian KARLSSON brought new lead to the host side in sold out ARAG CenterCort (1 100 spectators) as he beat Jakub DYJAS 3:2 (9:11 11:5 12:14 11:3 11:3). Guest came from 6:9 to 10:9 in the third set which belonged to him but Swede dominated in the next two. DYJAS had no energy to stay on that level while KARLSSON exploded in the early fourth set (eight points in a row 3:3 11:3) continuing in same way in the forthcoming one. Stefan FEGERL had a hard task to prevent Simon GAUZY to record his fourth victory in two legs. Frenchman managed to recover in the second set (host had four consecutive set-balls) but Austrian won next two games by narrow margin. Reigning TTCLM champion Pontoise defeated again Hennebont in the all-French quarter-final. Marcos FREITAS contributed with two points while Niagol STOYANOV added one. Chartres beat away Saarbrucken 3:2 but German side continues in the semis thanks to better win in France. Robert GARDOS reversed the score (0-2 to 3-2) in the opener against Patrick BAUM giving a chance to his team mates to compensate the 3:1 defeat in the first leg but Bojan TOKIC leveled the score against Joao MONTEIRO after full five games. After Par GERELL`s victory in four games against Tiago APOLONIA German club needed just one set for the semis. However BAUM overcame MONTEIRO in straight games while Sarbrucken repeated its TTCLM success from the 2011/12 season. The 2016/17 TTCLM quarter-finals 2nd leg (Friday February 10th) BORUSSIA DUSSELDORF – TTF LIEBHERR OCHSENHAUSEN 3:1 (1st leg 2:3) Timo BOLL – Hugo CALDERANO 3:2 (11:7 15:17 8:11 11:7 11:8) Anton KALLBERG – Simon GAUZY 1:3 (12:10 8:11 9:11 10:12) Kristian KARLSSON – Jakub DYJAS 3:2 (9:11 11:5 12:14 11:3 11:3) Stefan FEGERL – Simon GAUZY 3:1 (11:4 11:13 11:9 11:9) FC SAARBRUCKEN TISCHTENNIS – CHARTRES ASTT 2:3 (1st leg 3:1) Patrick BAUM – Robert GARDOS 2:3 (11:6 11:4 6:11 8:11 10:12) Bojan TOKIC – Joao MONTEIRO 3:2 (9:11 11:3 4:11 12:10 11:9) Tiago APOLONIA – Par GERELL 1:3 (11:7 8:11 9:11 7:11) Patrick BAUM – Joao MONTEIRO 3:0 (11:7 11:8 11:4) Bojan TOKIC – Joao MONTEIRO 0:3 (6:11 10:12 7:11) AS PONTOISE CERGY – G.V. HENNEBONT 3:2 (1st leg 3:0) Mattias KARLSSON – Liam PITCHFORD 1:3 (11:9 6:11 8:11 8:11) Marcos FREITAS – Quentin ROBINOT 3:0 (11:8 11:7 11:8) Tristan FLORE – Kalinikos KREANGA 2:3 (5:11 8:11 11:9 11:9 8:11) Niagol STOYANOV – Quentin ROBINOT 3:1 (11:7 12:14 12:10 11:7) Marcos FREITAS – Liam PITCHFORD 3:1 (6:11 11:8 11:6 11:5)
WECL quarter-finals no. 2: Three times 3:0 for the hosts
Tarnobrzeg managed to surpass Cartagena`s 3:0 (9:4) first leg victory. Berlin and Szekszard also won their games KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG SZEKSZARD AC and TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE reached the 2016/17 ECLW semi-finals as they won 3:0 their returning quarter-final duels. Polish champion managed to surpass UCAM Cartagena`s big advantage from Spain (3:0 9:4) losing just two sets tonight while reigning champion and the best Hungarian club just confirmed their supremacy from the first clashes against TT SAINT QUENTIN and ALCL GRAND-QUEVILLY respectively. Super defensive line-up of Tarnobrzeg recorded a spectacular victory against Spanish team in spite of poor start of HAN Ying against Tetyana BILENKO. Guest led 2:0 after just few minutes (11:5 11:2) what meant that Cartagena needs just three more sets in the entire clash. But HAN responded by three sets in a row. Former individual European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH showed her season`s best play so far defeating Iulia NECULA in straight games and LI Qian did the same against Matilda EKHOLM. Encounter between World No. 33 LI and World No. 32 EKHOLM (few days ago entered European top 10 ranking list) was very tense as all three games have been decided by narrow margin. Host saved two set balls in the opener (8:6 8:10 12:10) having open way to 2-0 at the end of the second set – 10:7. But LI missed all three consecutive set-balls and soon saved four in a row (from 10:11 to 13:14). After many upside downs on both sides Tarnobrzeg`s player reached that set (16:14). Hungarian Szekszard will play its very first ECLW semi-final after new victory against Saint Quentin. Host players won their encounters in four games. Dora MADARASZ recorded one more important win against Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO in the second match to imrpove her individual score on 3-0 in the quarter-final stage. Unexpectedly Sant Quentin`s ZENG Jian has 0-3. Reigning champion and triple ECLW winner Berlin confirmed its class against Grand-Quevilly. Runner-up of the recent 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup Petrissa SOLJA wasn’t able to compete because of an injury which she suffered in Antibes but Yui HAMAMOTO Georgina POTA and SHAN Xiaona did their job against French side. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG – UCAM CARTAGENA 3:0 HAN Ying – Tetyana BILENKO 3:2 (5:11 2:11 11:4 13:11 11:7) Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Iulia NECULA 3:0 (11:8 13:11 11:5) LI Qian – Matilda EKHOLM 3:0 (12:10 16:14 11:9) SZEKSZARD AC – TT SAINT QUENTIN 3:0 Polina MIKHAILOVA – Ran LI KATH 3:1 (11:9 13:11 6:11 11:4) Dora MADARASZ – Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO 3:1 (10:12 11:7 11:6 11:5) YE Lin – ZENG Jian 3:1 (4:11 11:6 11:7 11:3) TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE – ALCL TT GRAND QUEVILLY 3:0 Yui HAMAMOTO – TIAN Yuan 3:1 (12:14 11:6 11:6 11:0) Georgina POTA – Galia DVORAK 3:0 (12:10 11:6 13:11) SHAN Xiaona – SHINI Ono 3:1 (11:6 14:12 9:11 11:7) LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT (Feb 12 16:00 CET 1st leg 3:2)
WECL quarter-finals no. 2: Three times 3:0 for the hosts
Tarnobrzeg managed to surpass Cartagena`s 3:0 (9:4) first leg victory. Berlin and Szekszard also won their games KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG SZEKSZARD AC and TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE reached the 2016/17 ECLW semi-finals as they won 3:0 their returning quarter-final duels. Polish champion managed to surpass UCAM Cartagena`s big advantage from Spain (3:0 9:4) losing just two sets tonight while reigning champion and the best Hungarian club just confirmed their supremacy from the first clashes against TT SAINT QUENTIN and ALCL GRAND-QUEVILLY respectively. Super defensive line-up of Tarnobrzeg recorded a spectacular victory against Spanish team in spite of poor start of HAN Ying against Tetyana BILENKO. Guest led 2:0 after just few minutes (11:5 11:2) what meant that Cartagena needs just three more sets in the entire clash. But HAN responded by three sets in a row. Former individual European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH showed her season`s best play so far defeating Iulia NECULA in straight games and LI Qian did the same against Matilda EKHOLM. Encounter between World No. 33 LI and World No. 32 EKHOLM (few days ago entered European top 10 ranking list) was very tense as all three games have been decided by narrow margin. Host saved two set balls in the opener (8:6 8:10 12:10) having open way to 2-0 at the end of the second set – 10:7. But LI missed all three consecutive set-balls and soon saved four in a row (from 10:11 to 13:14). After many upside downs on both sides Tarnobrzeg`s player reached that set (16:14). Hungarian Szekszard will play its very first ECLW semi-final after new victory against Saint Quentin. Host players won their encounters in four games. Dora MADARASZ recorded one more important win against Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO in the second match to imrpove her individual score on 3-0 in the quarter-final stage. Unexpectedly Sant Quentin`s ZENG Jian has 0-3. Reigning champion and triple ECLW winner Berlin confirmed its class against Grand-Quevilly. Runner-up of the recent 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup Petrissa SOLJA wasn’t able to compete because of an injury which she suffered in Antibes but Yui HAMAMOTO Georgina POTA and SHAN Xiaona did their job against French side. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG – UCAM CARTAGENA 3:0 HAN Ying – Tetyana BILENKO 3:2 (5:11 2:11 11:4 13:11 11:7) Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Iulia NECULA 3:0 (11:8 13:11 11:5) LI Qian – Matilda EKHOLM 3:0 (12:10 16:14 11:9) SZEKSZARD AC – TT SAINT QUENTIN 3:0 Polina MIKHAILOVA – Ran LI KATH 3:1 (11:9 13:11 6:11 11:4) Dora MADARASZ – Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO 3:1 (10:12 11:7 11:6 11:5) YE Lin – ZENG Jian 3:1 (4:11 11:6 11:7 11:3) TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE – ALCL TT GRAND QUEVILLY 3:0 Yui HAMAMOTO – TIAN Yuan 3:1 (12:14 11:6 11:6 11:0) Georgina POTA – Galia DVORAK 3:0 (12:10 11:6 13:11) SHAN Xiaona – SHINI Ono 3:1 (11:6 14:12 9:11 11:7) LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT (Feb 12 16:00 CET 1st leg 3:2)
Russia’s Kazan left Hungary victoriously
Women’s and Men’s ETTU Cup After victory over Postas Sport Egyesulet in Hungary in the semifinal of the ETTU Women Cup will play TTC Kazan. Russia’s club will meet Tigem Sports Club from Turkey. Club from Ankara lost against Germany’s TuS Bad Driburg but overall it is 5:4. They joined top seeds in ETTU Cup French CP Lyssois Lille Metropole after last week’s victory over Hodonin. Earlier Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor succeeded against Hungarian Budaorsi 2i Sport Club to reach the penultimate phase. Bursa will play against Lille. No. two seed TTC Kazan avenged their defeat at the end of the January and beat Hungarian Postas Sport Egyesulet on their home soil. In the opening leg Postas won 3:1 but today guests concluded the round in straight matches. Both Postas Sport Egyesulet and Hodonin played ETTU Cup after they finished third in their respective groups in European Champions League. TuS Bad Driburg fought hard in front of the supporters but Tigem’s advantage from the opening leg gave their adversaries ticket to the next round. On the opening matches of the second leg of the Men’s ETTU Cup two French representatives secured their places in the semifinal. Vaillante Sports Angers TT beat Halmstad BTK and Stella Sport La Romagne overcame Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki. After full five matches duel in Halmstad and defeat Vaillante Sports Angers today achieved the victory at home soil in three matches. Jens LUNDQVIST was under severe pressure at the beginning of the match but he beat Fabian KERSTRUM in five games to give his club a dream start. In Poland in the second leg of the quarterfinal Stella Sport La Romagne was stretched to full five matches. Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki lost the opening leg in straight matches but at home soil they made adversaries fight much harder. Women’s ETTU Cup quarterfinal Postas Sport Egyesulet – TTC Kazan 0:3 (3:1) LI Jiao – Anna BLAZHKO 0:3 (9:11 10:12 9:11) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE – Antonina SAVELYEVA 2:3 (3:11 12:10 12:10 6:11 4:11) Rita KERTAI – Svetlana MOKHNACHEVA 2:3 (1:11 11:6 11:9 7:11 5:11) TuS Bad Driburg – Tigem Sports Club 3:2 (1:3) Sarah de NUTTE – Cristina HIRICI 2:3 (10:12 11:2 11:7 6:11 7:11) SHI Chi – Zoia NAVIKOVA 3:2 (9:11 13:11 9:11 12:10 11:4) Katharina MICHAILOVA Fulya YILDIRIM 3:0 (11:6 11:2 11:6) Sarah de NUTTE – Zoia NAVIKOVA 1:3 (9:11 11:4 8:11 4:11) SHI Chi — Cristina HIRICI 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:6) Men’s ETTU Cup quarterfinal Vaillante Sports Angers TT – Halmstad BTK 3:0 (2:3) Jens LUNDQVIST – Fabian KERSTRUM 3:2 (11:8 9:11 4:11 12:10 11:7) Jon PERSSON – Harold ANDERSSON 3:1 (11:5 5:11 11:7 11:5) Emmanuel LEBESSON – Anders ERIKSSON 3:1 (11:6 7:11 12:10 11:5) Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Stella Sport La Romagne 2:3 (0:3)
Russia’s Kazan left Hungary victoriously
Women’s and Men’s ETTU Cup After victory over Postas Sport Egyesulet in Hungary in the semifinal of the ETTU Women Cup will play TTC Kazan. Russia’s club will meet Tigem Sports Club from Turkey. Club from Ankara lost against Germany’s TuS Bad Driburg but overall it is 5:4. They joined top seeds in ETTU Cup French CP Lyssois Lille Metropole after last week’s victory over Hodonin. Earlier Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor succeeded against Hungarian Budaorsi 2i Sport Club to reach the penultimate phase. Bursa will play against Lille. No. two seed TTC Kazan avenged their defeat at the end of the January and beat Hungarian Postas Sport Egyesulet on their home soil. In the opening leg Postas won 3:1 but today guests concluded the round in straight matches. Both Postas Sport Egyesulet and Hodonin played ETTU Cup after they finished third in their respective groups in European Champions League. TuS Bad Driburg fought hard in front of the supporters but Tigem’s advantage from the opening leg gave their adversaries ticket to the next round. On the opening matches of the second leg of the Men’s ETTU Cup two French representatives secured their places in the semifinal. Vaillante Sports Angers TT beat Halmstad BTK and Stella Sport La Romagne overcame Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki. After full five matches duel in Halmstad and defeat Vaillante Sports Angers today achieved the victory at home soil in three matches. Jens LUNDQVIST was under severe pressure at the beginning of the match but he beat Fabian KERSTRUM in five games to give his club a dream start. In Poland in the second leg of the quarterfinal Stella Sport La Romagne was stretched to full five matches. Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki lost the opening leg in straight matches but at home soil they made adversaries fight much harder. Women’s ETTU Cup quarterfinal Postas Sport Egyesulet – TTC Kazan 0:3 (3:1) LI Jiao – Anna BLAZHKO 0:3 (9:11 10:12 9:11) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE – Antonina SAVELYEVA 2:3 (3:11 12:10 12:10 6:11 4:11) Rita KERTAI – Svetlana MOKHNACHEVA 2:3 (1:11 11:6 11:9 7:11 5:11) TuS Bad Driburg – Tigem Sports Club 3:2 (1:3) Sarah de NUTTE – Cristina HIRICI 2:3 (10:12 11:2 11:7 6:11 7:11) SHI Chi – Zoia NAVIKOVA 3:2 (9:11 13:11 9:11 12:10 11:4) Katharina MICHAILOVA Fulya YILDIRIM 3:0 (11:6 11:2 11:6) Sarah de NUTTE – Zoia NAVIKOVA 1:3 (9:11 11:4 8:11 4:11) SHI Chi — Cristina HIRICI 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:6) Men’s ETTU Cup quarterfinal Vaillante Sports Angers TT – Halmstad BTK 3:0 (2:3) Jens LUNDQVIST – Fabian KERSTRUM 3:2 (11:8 9:11 4:11 12:10 11:7) Jon PERSSON – Harold ANDERSSON 3:1 (11:5 5:11 11:7 11:5) Emmanuel LEBESSON – Anders ERIKSSON 3:1 (11:6 7:11 12:10 11:5) Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Stella Sport La Romagne 2:3 (0:3)
TTCLM top seed eliminates last season`s runner-up
TTC Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – Eslovs Al Bordtennis 3:1 (1st match 3:1). Jun MIZUTANI again won two points Top-seeded Russian club TTC Fakel Gazprom Orenburg will play seventh time in a row in the Table Tennis Champions League Men semi-final as they eliminated current runner-up from Sweden Eslovs Al Bordtennis in the clash held in Russian TT Center in Orenburg. Triple TTCLM champion beat Swedish side 3:1 in the returning quarter-final match like it did in the first leg in Sweden. More than 1 000 fans cheered for host club and huge favorite for the crown in the ongoing season. Like two weeks ago Jun MIZUTANI provided two points for his side. Japanese actual World No. 4 defeated both Daniel KOSIBA and XU Hui in the opening and fourth match respectively while World No. 5 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV overcame XU in four games of the second encounter. Recently crowned 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup champion OVTCHAROV saved a set ball in the third game against Chinese who missed a chance for 2:1 lead. Robert SVENSSON upset World No. 8 Vladimir SAMSONOV in the third clash being extended to full distance. Belarus reached fourth set 11:1 to level the score at 2:2 but Swede responded in same style losing just four points in the fifth game. TTCLM quarter-finals 2nd leg TTC FAKEL GAZPROM ORENBURG – ESLOVS Al BORDTENNIS 3:1 (1st leg 3:1) Jun MIZUTANI – Daniel KOSIBA 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:8 11:8) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – XU Hui 3:1 (9:11 11:7 12:10 11:8) Vladimir SAMSONOV – Robert SVENSSON 2:3 (11:4 9:11 8:11 11:1 4:11) Jun MIZUTANI – XU Hui 3:0 (11:3 15:13 11:2)
TTCLM top seed eliminates last season`s runner-up
TTC Fakel Gazprom Orenburg – Eslovs Al Bordtennis 3:1 (1st match 3:1). Jun MIZUTANI again won two points Top-seeded Russian club TTC Fakel Gazprom Orenburg will play seventh time in a row in the Table Tennis Champions League Men semi-final as they eliminated current runner-up from Sweden Eslovs Al Bordtennis in the clash held in Russian TT Center in Orenburg. Triple TTCLM champion beat Swedish side 3:1 in the returning quarter-final match like it did in the first leg in Sweden. More than 1 000 fans cheered for host club and huge favorite for the crown in the ongoing season. Like two weeks ago Jun MIZUTANI provided two points for his side. Japanese actual World No. 4 defeated both Daniel KOSIBA and XU Hui in the opening and fourth match respectively while World No. 5 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV overcame XU in four games of the second encounter. Recently crowned 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup champion OVTCHAROV saved a set ball in the third game against Chinese who missed a chance for 2:1 lead. Robert SVENSSON upset World No. 8 Vladimir SAMSONOV in the third clash being extended to full distance. Belarus reached fourth set 11:1 to level the score at 2:2 but Swede responded in same style losing just four points in the fifth game. TTCLM quarter-finals 2nd leg TTC FAKEL GAZPROM ORENBURG – ESLOVS Al BORDTENNIS 3:1 (1st leg 3:1) Jun MIZUTANI – Daniel KOSIBA 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:8 11:8) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – XU Hui 3:1 (9:11 11:7 12:10 11:8) Vladimir SAMSONOV – Robert SVENSSON 2:3 (11:4 9:11 8:11 11:1 4:11) Jun MIZUTANI – XU Hui 3:0 (11:3 15:13 11:2)
Three host sides await returning ECLW quarter-finals with advantage
Returning games will be held this Friday and Sunday as two out of them will be live streamed on LAOLA1.tv Three out of four favorites (according to the seeding list) won away their first quarter-final matches of 2016/17 ECLW held two weeks ago while UCAM Cartagena upset at home no. 2 seed and current ECLW runner-up KTS Siarka ZOT Tarnobrzeg. Returning matches this Friday and Sunday will decide semi-finalists. Cartagena had a big advantage as they beat Tarnobrzeg 3:0 (9:4). Crucial moments came in the second match when Tetyana BILENKO upset HAN Ying after full five games. “We are very satisfied with the result and very satisfied with the performance of our players” stated Cartagena’s team manager Enrique PEREZ MIRAS. “It was a very tough match against a great rival. We are sure that it will be very difficult to win the tie but it is true that we are going to Poland with the best result we could imagine. Now we have more options than before the first match. In Cartagena we were lucky to live a great show the public enjoyed much with the rule of acceleration that was applied in the match between BILENKO and HANN”. Recent 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup boosted self confidence to Cartagena’s Matilda EKHOLM who finished on the 7th place playing very well in the quarter-final where she was beaten by eventual winner LI Jie in six games. Szekszard and and Saint Quentin played close match in France and now both sides expect one more thrilling clash. Head coach of Hungarian side Gyorgy SZILY commented: “Game was a huge thriller and more then 600 fans were supporting us in Saint-Quentin so atmosphere felt electric. Players gave all they had and it was special match with many twists of fortune for both teams. Dora MADARASZ played some spectacular table tennis and was biggest part of our close victory. Never the less nothing is finished and French side is still in the game. Now our focus is on second leg back home and we will be prepared for this upcoming challenge.” Hungarian team won 3:2 thanks to MADARASZ who beat both ZENG Jian and Daniela DODEAN-MONTEIRO (8th placed at Euro Top 16 last weekend). Saint Quentin`s manager Jean-Louis POLARD is aware that his side will not have any chance if Singaporean player is not in her best shape: “The first leg was expected to be very tight and it was true nearly unbelievable: a 4-hour match (2:2 10:11) with 18 thrilling games out of 21. One of the most dramatic matches in Saint-Quentin ever! Because of Szekszard N°3 Hungarian Dora MADARASZ who was ‘on fire’ and won twice Saint-Quentin led 2/1 but lost in the end. Unfortunately our N°1 player Singaporean ZENG Jian failed and it’s impossible to win when the leader can’t get at least 1 point. We just hope she will be better for the 2nd leg in Hungary on February 10th. Anything can happen.” Reigning champion and triple ECLW winner Berlin hosts ALCL Grand Quevilly with 3:1 advantage. Two players of German club finished among the best five of 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup in Antibes France but bad news for coach Irina PALINA was the fact that silver Petrissa SOLJA was forced to retire in the final match against LI Jie because of an injury. Georgina POTA played very well in Antibes and finished on the fifth spot. Double ECLW champion Linz AG Froschberg and 2015 ETTU Cup Women runner-up Metz TT promised one more breathtaking showdown in Austria. Two weeks ago Linz won 3:2 (12:8) but as its president Gunther RENNER stressed few days ago everything is possible in the clash between these two clubs. Especially bearing in mind their last season’s quarter-finals when Austrian side won with just one point in its favor 347:346. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG – UCAM CARTAGENA (Feb 10 17:00 CET 1st leg 0:3 live on LAOLA1.tv) SZEKSZARD AC – TT SAINT QUENTIN (Feb 10 18:00 CET 1st leg 3:2 live on LAOLA1.tv) TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE – ALCL TT GRAND QUEVILLY (Feb 10 19:00 CET 3:1) LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT (Feb 12 16:00 CET 3:2)
Three host sides await returning ECLW quarter-finals with advantage
Returning games will be held this Friday and Sunday as two out of them will be live streamed on LAOLA1.tv Three out of four favorites (according to the seeding list) won away their first quarter-final matches of 2016/17 ECLW held two weeks ago while UCAM Cartagena upset at home no. 2 seed and current ECLW runner-up KTS Siarka ZOT Tarnobrzeg. Returning matches this Friday and Sunday will decide semi-finalists. Cartagena had a big advantage as they beat Tarnobrzeg 3:0 (9:4). Crucial moments came in the second match when Tetyana BILENKO upset HAN Ying after full five games. “We are very satisfied with the result and very satisfied with the performance of our players” stated Cartagena’s team manager Enrique PEREZ MIRAS. “It was a very tough match against a great rival. We are sure that it will be very difficult to win the tie but it is true that we are going to Poland with the best result we could imagine. Now we have more options than before the first match. In Cartagena we were lucky to live a great show the public enjoyed much with the rule of acceleration that was applied in the match between BILENKO and HANN”. Recent 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup boosted self confidence to Cartagena’s Matilda EKHOLM who finished on the 7th place playing very well in the quarter-final where she was beaten by eventual winner LI Jie in six games. Szekszard and and Saint Quentin played close match in France and now both sides expect one more thrilling clash. Head coach of Hungarian side Gyorgy SZILY commented: “Game was a huge thriller and more then 600 fans were supporting us in Saint-Quentin so atmosphere felt electric. Players gave all they had and it was special match with many twists of fortune for both teams. Dora MADARASZ played some spectacular table tennis and was biggest part of our close victory. Never the less nothing is finished and French side is still in the game. Now our focus is on second leg back home and we will be prepared for this upcoming challenge.” Hungarian team won 3:2 thanks to MADARASZ who beat both ZENG Jian and Daniela DODEAN-MONTEIRO (8th placed at Euro Top 16 last weekend). Saint Quentin`s manager Jean-Louis POLARD is aware that his side will not have any chance if Singaporean player is not in her best shape: “The first leg was expected to be very tight and it was true nearly unbelievable: a 4-hour match (2:2 10:11) with 18 thrilling games out of 21. One of the most dramatic matches in Saint-Quentin ever! Because of Szekszard N°3 Hungarian Dora MADARASZ who was ‘on fire’ and won twice Saint-Quentin led 2/1 but lost in the end. Unfortunately our N°1 player Singaporean ZENG Jian failed and it’s impossible to win when the leader can’t get at least 1 point. We just hope she will be better for the 2nd leg in Hungary on February 10th. Anything can happen.” Reigning champion and triple ECLW winner Berlin hosts ALCL Grand Quevilly with 3:1 advantage. Two players of German club finished among the best five of 2017 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup in Antibes France but bad news for coach Irina PALINA was the fact that silver Petrissa SOLJA was forced to retire in the final match against LI Jie because of an injury. Georgina POTA played very well in Antibes and finished on the fifth spot. Double ECLW champion Linz AG Froschberg and 2015 ETTU Cup Women runner-up Metz TT promised one more breathtaking showdown in Austria. Two weeks ago Linz won 3:2 (12:8) but as its president Gunther RENNER stressed few days ago everything is possible in the clash between these two clubs. Especially bearing in mind their last season’s quarter-finals when Austrian side won with just one point in its favor 347:346. The 2016/17 ECLW quarter-finals 2nd leg KTS SIARKA ZOT TARNOBRZEG – UCAM CARTAGENA (Feb 10 17:00 CET 1st leg 0:3 live on LAOLA1.tv) SZEKSZARD AC – TT SAINT QUENTIN (Feb 10 18:00 CET 1st leg 3:2 live on LAOLA1.tv) TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE – ALCL TT GRAND QUEVILLY (Feb 10 19:00 CET 3:1) LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – METZ TT (Feb 12 16:00 CET 3:2)
ETTU Development Programs Announcement Copy
Based on 11 applications submitted and on the fulfilment of all the necessary requirements in 2017 ETTU is going to co-finance the following seven programs within the ETTU project NA’s Assistance Program: – Lithuania (Cadet Training Camp 2500 €) – Scotland (Coaching Conference 2000€) – Estonia (Cadet Training Camp 2000 €) – Ireland (Coaching Conference 2000 €) – Norway (National Referee Seminar 1500 €) – Israel (Cadet players support for Pre-selection Camp 1500 €) – Iceland (Coaching Conference / Cadet Training Camp 1500 €) ETTU will consider all the other submitted programs for co-financing under the same project in 2018. ETTU hereby announces the lists of young male and female players in two projects: Eurotalents U-14 and Eurotalents U-18.We wish to point out that the U-18 list includes only 6 players and all other potential young participants from the list will be invited depending on the results of their work and progress. EUROTALENTS U-18: 1. Tailakova Mariia (RUS) 2. Sidorenko Vladimir (RUS) 3. Pletea Cristian (ROU) 4. Diaconu Adina (ROU) 5. Dragoman Andreea (ROU)6. Moregardh Truls (SWE) Status of potential U-18 participants: 1. Kolish Anastasiia (RUS)2. Grebnev Maksim (RUS)3. Sipos Rares (ROU)4. Kallberg Christina (SWE) 5. Li Tiago (POR) 6. Rassenfosse Adrien (BEL)7. Stumper Kay (GER) 8. Kubik Maciej (POL) 9. Kulczycki Samuel (POL) EUROTALENTS U-14 1. Ionescu Eduard (ROU) 2. Tomica Andrei (ROU) 3. Badea Bogdan (ROU) 4. Oleskevych Jaroslav (UKR) 5. Papadimitriou Malammatenia (GRE) 6. Santos Patricia (POR) 7. Carnovale Miriam (ITA)8. Arapovic Hana (CRO)9. Muskantor Rebecca (SWE)10. Zaharia Elena (ROU) 11. Weatherby Joshua (ENG)12. Liu Jamie (ENG)13. Hollo Mike (GER) 14. Karkusova Daniela (SRB)15. Klee Sophia (GER) 16. Belik Simon (CZE)17. Abramian Elizabet (RUS) 18. Riliskyte Kornelija (LTU) 19. Riliskyte Emilija (LTU) 20. Zaderova Linda (CZE) 21. Kas Van Oost (NED) 22. Israeli Tal (ISR)
