The Eurotalents Development Camp II dedicated to Under 17 and Under 15 players is scheduled to take place from December 17th to 23rd 2023 in Hennebont France. This development camp is organized by the Hennebont Ping Center in collaboration with the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). Key Details: Event Dates: December 17th to 23rd 2023 Location: Hennebont France Organizer: Hennebont Ping Center (FRA) in cooperation with ETTU Participant Nominations: Each participating Association has the opportunity to nominate a total of four players comprising 2 Under 15 players and 2 Under 17 players. Entry Submission Deadline: All participating Associations are required to submit their entries no later than November 17 2023. Submission Contacts: Nicolas PETIT – Head of International Relations: npetit.gvhtt@gmail.com Mrs. Ana IVOŠEVIĆ ETTU Administration Officer: ana.ivosevic@ettu.org
Tickets available for Champions League Men Final Four 2023/2024
The Champions League Men Final Four for the 2023/2024 season is set to take place from March 31 to April 1 2024 at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken. The event will bring together the four group winners of the ongoing season promising intense competition and exceptional table tennis action. The schedule unfolds with two gripping semifinal matches on Sunday starting at 1 PM and approximately 5 PM. The anticipation reaches its peak on Monday with the Final scheduled for 2 PM determining the team that will claim the prestigious European crown. Table tennis fans are invited to witness the great closure of the season by securing their tickets now. Take advantage of the EarlyBird Ticket offer: Until December 2 2023 enjoy a 10% discount on all tickets (excluding VIP). Act swiftly to reserve your spot for this exceptional sporting event. Click here to purchase tickets
Away win for KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 Suchedniów
In the opening leg of the Round of 16 in the Europe Cup Men Polish team KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW emerged victorious against TT Club Ostrava 2016. Jakub KLEPRLIK set the hosts on the right track with a win over Roberta FLORAS but PARK Jeongwoo had different plans. He secured victories in both his matches against Khalid ASSAR and Jakub KLEPRLIK while Piotr CYRNEK triumphed over Adam KLAJBER. Bartosz MAJCHER the coach of Global Pharma Orlicz Suchedniow expressed his satisfaction stating “I am very happy with the result because we played an excellent match. The 3-1 win is an important step to the next round but we know we have one more game to play against a tough adversary. I believed that PARK Joengwoo would secure two points; he is the leader of our team. And Piotr CYRNEK’s win is not a surprise for me either. He plays very well in the Polish league with an unpleasant style that can surprise opponents. As I said I am very satisfied.” TT Club Ostrava 2016 – KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 Suchedniów 1-3 Jakub KLEPRLIK – Robert FLORAS 3-1 (11-6 5-11 11-8 11-8) Khalid ASSAR – PARK Jeongwoo 0-3 (7-11 6-11 13-15) Adam KLAJBER – Piotr CYRNEK 0-3 (10-12 10-12 9-11) Jakub KLEPRLIK – PARK Jeongwoo 0-3 (9-11 9-11 8-11)
Wins for Spanish and Portugal’s club
In the opening leg of the Round of 16 of the Europe Cup Women in Poland MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES beat Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD while in Portugal Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela overcame MIRÓ Ganxets Reus. In Poland the match went the full distance. Tetyana BILENKO proved too strong for Marija GALONJA and JIAQI Meng but Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO and Alicja LEBEK could not follow. The hosts had a difficult start but eventually Tetyana beat GALONJA: “It was a difficult and complicated match. I am disappointed with my match against BILENKO. It was a very good match and it went the full five games. However I am very glad that I beat Dymitrenko 3:1 when it was 2:2. There’s always a lot of pressure in the last match and I think I managed to stay focused throughout the entire duel fighting until the end.” JIAQI Meng and Patricia SANTOS also won their duels against DYMYTRENKO and LEBEK. “I’m happy for the whole team that we were able to win this match but the next task is to win the home match on Wednesday and I think it will be equally challenging.” In Barcelona Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela overcame MIRÓ Ganxets Reus. Annamaria ERDELYI won both her matches while ZHOU Jingyi was in charge of the third point. “I played against the player with a defensive style and I always like playing with such players. I felt confident and I only had some difficulties in the closing game against Paulina VEGA in the second match ” said ERDELYI. Young Elvira RAD beat Ines MATOS by the death point to give the hosts the only point. The return leg is scheduled for Wednesday. Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD – MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES 2-3 Tetyana BILENKO – Marija GALONJA 3-2 (8-11 11-7 16-14 9-11 6-2) Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO – JIAQI Meng 1-3 (7-11 11-9 9-11 0-11) Alicja LEBEK – Patricia SANTOS 1-3 (6-11 11-4 10-12 7-11) Tetyana BILENKO – JIAQI Meng 3-0 (11-6 11-4 11-1) Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO – Marija GALONJA 1-3 (7-11 10-12 11-6 7-11) Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela – MIRÓ Ganxets Reus 3-1 Annamaria ERDELYI – Natalya PROSVIRNINA 3-0 (13-11 11-5 11-6) ZHOU Jingyi – Leili MOSTAFAVI 3-1 (9-11 11-9 11-9 11-5) Ines MATOS – Elvira Fiona RAD 2-3 (11-3 9-11 11-1 9-11 5-6) Annamaria ERDELYI – Paulina VEGA 3-0 (11-3 11-5 12-10)
November’s Europe rankings online now
The November Europe Rankings have been published. In the seniors’ list there have been only minor changes. In the Women’s Rankings Germany’s HAN Ying still maintains the top position closely followed by Romania’s Bernadette SZSOCS who remains in the same spot as the previous month. Likewise Sofia POLCANOVA of Austria and Nina MITTELHAM retain their respective positions at number 3 and 4 just as in October. Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania has moved up from 6th place to 5th replacing French player YUAN Jia Nan who has slipped down one spot. SHAO Jieni of Portugal YANG Xiaoxin of Monaco Natalia BAJOR of Poland and SHAN Xiaona of Germany complete the top 10 list. In the Men’s Rankings QIU Dang of Germany has risen to the top replacing Slovenia’s Darko JORGIC who is second this month. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV maintains his third position while Felix LEBRUN of France has moved up one place to fourth. The list continues with Marcos FREITAS of Portugal Alexis LEBRUN of France Kristian KARLSSON of Sweden Truls MOREGARDH of Sweden Liam PITCHFORD of England and Andrej GACINA of Croatia. At https://www.ettu.org/en/players-ranking/ranking/current-ranking/ you can see all Rankings
Win for POLSKI CUKIER Gwiazda in Spain
In the opening leg of Stage three of the Europe Cup Men played in Spain it ended in favor of the guests POLSKI CUKIER Gwiazda. The Polish club beat C.E.R. ROBIN HAT PRISCO L’Escala in straight matches. Italian Leonardo MUTTI set the pace of the match with a victory over Iker GONZALEZ before Moldova’s Vladislav URSU pushed the team further. In his two seasons with Gwiazda the Moldovan representative has played 25 matches of which he won an impressive 24. In the Europe Cup URSU holds a 19-1 record and in the Champions League he’s 5-0. Next in line was Artur GRELA who certainly knows the most about the adversaries as he is also playing for the very same Spanish team this season. GRELA overcame Xavier PERAL. The return leg will be played on Sunday November 19th in Poland. C.E.R ROBIN HAT PRISCO L´Escala – POLSKI CUKIER Gwiazda 0-3 Iker GONZALEZ – Leonardo MUTTI 0-3 (9-11 5-11 4-11) Gerasimos CHATZILYGEROUDIS – Vladislav URSU 1-3 (11-8 5-11 6-11 7-11) Xavier PERAL – Artur GRELA 1-3 (11-9 9-11 7-11 7-11)
Teams Qualified for World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals
ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 Presented by BNK Busan Bank reaches just 100 days. This event is set to take place at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre (BEXCO) from February 16 to 25 2024. This marks Korea Republic’s first-ever hosting of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals.. ITTF is announced the forty men’s teams and forty women’s teams who qualified and will compete for glory in Busan. Men’s Team: Algeria Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Croatia Cuba Denmark Egypt England France Germany Hong Kong China Hungary India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Korea Republic Madagascar Malaysia New Zealand Nigeria Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Tahiti Thailand Tunisia USA Women’s Teams: Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Czechia Egypt France Germany Hong Kong China Hungary India Iran Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea Republic Luxembourg Malaysia Mauritius Mexico New Zealand Nigeria Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Singapore Slovakia Spain Sweden Tahiti Thailand Tunisia USA Uzbekistan This ITTF World Championships will also serve as a qualifier event for Paris 2024 adding an extra layer of significance to this prestigious competition. “Busan 2024 marks a truly remarkable moment as Korea Republic steps into the spotlight hosting its inaugural ITTF World Championships Finals. With Korea Republic’s enduring legacy in the sport we have full faith in the Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) to deliver an exceptional event that not only showcases top-tier competition but also with a sustainable approach and mindset in the delivery of the event as well as the warm hospitality of Busan. With the city’s rich culture and dynamic energy we are confident that this championship will be an unforgettable experience for athletes and fans alike” said ITTF President Petra SÖRLING.
Riga City Council’s Cup 2023 gathered 250 players
The “Riga City Council’s Cup 2023 ” an international youth table tennis competition took place in Riga. The event brought together more than 250 players from 13 countries. On the first day October 27th Polish and Lithuanian representatives triumphed among athletes born in 2012 or younger. Monika PAWLOWSKA became the girls’ champion and Motiejus ADAMONIS won the boys’ competition. Latvia’s Arina GLAZUNOVA won bronze medal. On the same day among athletes born in 2010 or younger Deimantė ADLYTĖ became the girls’ champion and Adam STACHOWIAK won the boys’ competition. Latvians secured only one medal that day with Arina Glazunova winning the bronze in the youngest group. The winners in category of boys born 2007 to 2009 were Larry TRUMPAUSKAS from England and Aylin ASGAROVA from Azerbaijan in the girls’ competition. Second place went to Adil AHMADZADA from Azerbaijan and Viltautė ADAMONYTĖ from Lithuania for the girls. October 29th brought double success for the English player Larry TRUMPAUSKAS in the boys’ finals for players born from 2004 to 2006 as he won the gold. The runner-up was last year’s winner Naphong BOONYAPRAPA from England. The girls’ finals concluded with Moldova’s Camelia MERENCO defeating Erin GREEN from England. The Presidents of the Moldova Table Tennis Federation Ion SARANDI and the Icelandic Table Tennis Association Auður Tinna AÐALBJARNARDÓTTIR visited the competitions. “Our team had a great time and we hope to return again next year. We look forward to more cooperation between Latvia and Iceland in our great sport ” said Auður TINNA. The “Riga City Council’s Youth Cup 2023” is organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Latvia the main organization responsible for table tennis in Latvia. The cup is supported by the Riga City Council and the Latvian Sports Federations Council. The full results at: https://lgtf.lv/#/viewpage/7 Pictures from the competitions: https://www.flickr.com/photos/199382801@N02/albums
ETIVAL ASRTT secured points in Austria
ETIVAL ASRTT emerged successfully in the second match of the Champions League Women against LINZ AG Froschberg in Austria. The French club secured a straight match victory. Still recovering from an injury Sofia POLCANOVA fought hard against Marie MIGOT but lost in a closely contested match. “Sofia is struggling to come back after a serious injury and I admire her courage. I hope she will make a full recovery soon ” said MIGOT. Hana MATELOVA was absent from the French team but ETIVAL managed to secure a very important win. “We didn’t expect a 3-0 victory against such a strong team. We beat them once two years ago with a 3-1 score but winning 3-0 now and doing it without Hana is a big surprise even for us ” said MIGOT. “Even now I can’t say how I beat POLCANOVA in the opening match. I was lucky to have the service at 5-5 in the decisive game. I used it but it was a very close and nervous game.” MIGOT also had some internal struggles. “Last week I lost to Singapore’s ZHENG Jian 9-11 in the last game and I think my mindset was absolutely wrong. I thought I wasn’t good enough to beat her. Now again that little voice came to me to warn me that Sofia is better but I gave my best to overcome it. I was fighting against that voice.” With a 1-0 lead ETIVAL paved the path to success. Next in line to create an upset was SHAO Jieni. “She had a very tough adversary very aggressive… SHAO was simply better tonight. Camelia played superbly against NOSKOVA so I can only say that we showed amazing teamwork. However this is only the beginning this is our first match and there is a long way to go.” In their next match LINZ AG Froschberg will play against GRAND-QUEVILLY ALCL in France on November 21st. In their first match the French club recorded a 3-2 win. LINZ AG Froschberg – ETIVAL ASRTT 0-3 Sofia POLCANOVA – Marie MIGOT 2-3 (6-11 11-8 9-11 12-10 5-6) Suthasini SAWETTABUT – SHAO Jieni 0-3 (10-12 5-11 3-11) Yana NOSKOVA – Camelia IACOB 0-3 (8-11 8-11 4-11)
Felix LEBRUN won another thrilling match
Young French player Felix LEBRUN reached the semifinals of the WTT Champions Frankfurt 2023. The 17-year-old penhold player overcame Korea’s LEE Sang Su with a 3-2 victory (8 -11 -6 12 8). LEBRUN saved a match point in the fourth game. He was down 11-12 before making a comeback to win the match. “This match was incredible. I’m so happy to win it because it was very challenging. I tried to focus on the match and stick to my tactics. I thought the ball hit his jersey but I will watch the video to confirm if I was right. I stopped playing at that moment which wasn’t the right thing to do. I think I’ve been in a flow for two weeks playing very well and I also performed excellently here in Frankfurt. It’s nice to play in this area. The French fans sang a song for me just like they did for Alexis at the European Championships and now for me. I’m thrilled about that ” said LEBRUN. In the next round he will face China’s MA Long. MA defeated Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany in the quarterfinals (-7 -7 -7). “Half of the rallies were at a very high level from both of us. That was top-level table tennis. I was absolutely at my limit and played extremely well. I just couldn’t maintain that level throughout the entire match. I allowed myself one or two easy mistakes somewhere. He didn’t make a single mistake throughout the whole match. I can’t remember him ever playing so well. He was very present. I always sensed that he was very hungry for every ball and was constantly motivating himself. You could really tell how important this match was to him. In the past he used to dominate me in my serve and return game so I never found my way into the match. Now I have the feeling that we’re always in the match but he’s faster and fitter. I have to work hard on that. It was important to realize this as we head towards the Olympics ” said OVTCHAROV.
