The traditional Finlandia Open competition is taking place from November 30 to December 3 2023 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja. Deadline for registration through the FTTA is the 27th of October. For more information and the competition’s nvitation please visit the Finnish Table Tennis Association website. Â
MAYOROV and YONTER clinched titles in Blegny/Liège
Last weekend the STIGA Masters for the Under 11 category took place in Blegny/Liège. The winner in the Under 11 Boys’ category is Ladimir MAYOROV from Spain followed by Marin JEAN and Simon CLIN from France. In the three matches in the main draw MAYOROV did not drop a game. In the Under 11 Girls’ category Türkiye’s Ela Su YONTER clinched gold after beating her compatriot HUANG Cloe in the final. Ilona BUHAN from Ukraine finished third.
120 players coaches and officials gathered at Para training Camp and Coaches conference at Sport Scotland’s National Sport Centre
Table Tennis Scotland in partnership with British Para Table Tennis and assisted by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) National Association assistance programme and UK Sport International Relations funding hosted a Para training Camp and Coaches conference at Sport Scotland’s National Sport Centre Inverclyde Largs from Friday 13th – Sunday 15th October. This was designed as part of the Legacy Programme from European Para Championships 23 in Sheffield. Delegations from Scotland England Wales Ireland Italy Norway Belgium Greece and Hong Kong all working together. There was also a Scottish Pathway Squad training session taking place with over 30 youngsters taking part. A total of 120 players coaches and officials were involved over the weekend. Goradz VECKO Performance Director for British Para Table Tennis led the training camp assisted by National Coach Matt KENNY and National Pathway Coach Matjaz SERCER as well as Coaches from Norway Wales and Scotland with all players working hard and mixing well. Coach Education was a key part of the weekend and several workshops were held to develop the Scottish Coaches; while foreign coaches worked with GB coaches Richard YULE Chief Operating Officer for Table Tennis Scotland got things started with presentations on their new projects in terms of Social Table Tennis Table and looking showcasing their Pop up and Play programme. Karen TONGE OBE former Chair of British Para Table Tennis then delivered a workshop on the various rules for Para Table Tennis and this was very useful as many of the coaches shad not been involved with competitive Para players. She also covered integration of players within a club setting who may have a disability. Dr Kim DAYBELL who recently retired from the British Para World Class Performance Programme has qualified as a classifier and delivered a workshop explaining the various classifications and the challenges with reclassification. Sunday saw three more workshops for the Scottish Coaches in relation Scottish Disability Sport. Led by Club development and Performance pathways. These were also led By Richard YULE Chief Operating Officer for Table Tennis Scotland as well as Match play for the athletes and final feedback and words from Goradz
The draw for the Europe Cup Round 3 on Tuesday at 10 AM
Following the outcome of the Europe Cup competition stage 2 these clubs will proceed to Europe Cup Round 3 (the DRAW will be done on Tuesday 24.10.2023 at 10am): Europe Cup men: Group A:    KS Global Pharma Orlicz 1924 Suchedniow (POL)    ASV Grünwettersbach (GER) Group B:    TTC Sokah Hoboken (BEL)    C.E.R ROBIN HAT PRISCO L´ESCALA (ESP) Group C:    POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA (POL)    SF SKK EL NINO PRAHA (CZE) Group D:    Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 (DEN)    TTC Club Ostrava 2016 (CZE) Europe Cup women: Group A:    Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela (POR)    HB Ostrov z.s. (CZE) Group B:    Tecnigen Linares (ESP)    MIRÓ Ganxets Reus (ESP) Group C:    MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES (ESP)    CSM Constanta (ROU) Group D:    Girbau Vic TT (ESP)    Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD (POL) The DRAW will be streamed on ETTU tv https://www.ettu.tv/en-int/page/home-ettuThe Round 3 will be played in home and away matches leg 1 from November 11th to 14th and leg 2 from November 15th to November 19th.  Â
ASV Grünwettersbach won the final match against strong KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW
The list of the clubs that have advanced to Round Three of the Europe Cup Men is now complete. After dominant performances Polish clubs emerged successfully at the top of their respective Groups A and C. In Group A KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW and Germany’s ASV Grünwettersbach secured their places in the next stage. Both clubs recorded two wins and one defeat. In Group C POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA overcame all three clubs with a 9-1 ratio. SF SKK EL NINO Praha from the Czech Republic is second with two wins. Hosts CSS SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc and Dutch De Boer Taverzo are in third and fourth place respectively. Previously Belgium’s TTC SOKAH HOBOKEN and Spain’s C.E.R ROBIN HAT PRISCO L’ESCALA progressed further from Group B while the top two clubs in Group D are Danish Roskilde Bordtennis and Czechs TT Club Ostrava 2016. Group A ASV Grünwettersbach – PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh 2-3 Deni KOZUL – David ZANTOSI 3-0 (11-7 11-7 11-8) Aljaz GODEC – Zsolt PETO 1-3 (5-11 6-11 11-4 8-11) Timothy FALCONNIER – David MOLNAR 0-3 (9-11 9-11 6-11) Deni KOZUL – Zsolt PETO 3-1 (11-9 8-11 11-4 11-5) Aljaz GODEC – David ZANTOSI 1-3 (10-12 11-8 9-11 11-13) TOP SPIN MESSINA EUCI – PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh 1-3 Matteo MUTTI – David ZANTOSI 2-3 (8-11 11-7 11-7 10-12 3-6) Niagol STOYANOV – Zsolt PETO 3-0 (11-9 11-9 11-5) Antonino MATO – David MOLNAR 1-3 (8-11 11-7 10-12 6-11) Matteo MUTTI – Zsolt PETO 1-3 (6-11 12-10 3-11 4-11) ASV Grünwettersbach – KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW 3-2 Deni KOZUL – Piotr CYRNEK 3-0 (11-9 11-8 11-5) SHIM Joon – PARK Jeongwoo 0-3 (9-11 6-11 4-11) Louis PRICE – Robert FLORAS 0-3 (1-11 6-11 8-11) Deni KOZUL – PARK Jeongwoo 3-0 (11-6 13-11 11-9) Ricardo WALTHER – Piotr CYRNEK 3-0 (11-7 115 11-4) Group C CSS SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc – SF SKK EL NINO PRAHA 0-3 Szilard GYORGY – Tomas KONECNY 2-3 (11-9 6-11 8-11 11-9 2-6) Sebastian LOSO – Jiri VRABLIK 0-3 (8-11 9-11 7-11) Tamas SZABOLLCS – Jakub ZELINKA 0-3 (10-12 12-14 9-11) POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA – De Boer Taverzo 3-0 Vladislav URSU – Djen BAKX 3-0 (11-2 11-2 11-7) Leonardo MUTTI – Ivan KAHN 3-1 (11-6 11-7 7-11 12-10) Artur GRELA – Milo DE BOER 3-0 (11-6 11-7 11-7)
SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt won the points in France
In their opening match in Group C of the Second Stage of the Champions League Men Austria’s SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt overcame the winners of last year’s Europe Cup as well as the Europe Cup titleholders in 2019 the French team GV Hennebont TT after a long five-match battle. All three players from Austria’s club scored: Jin UEDA defeated Alexander GILLEN who also lost to Frane KOJIC. On the other side neither of those two players could stop Vladimir SIDORENAKO. Ivor BAN also secured a victory against Takumi MATSUSHITA. In the same group Polish Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki defeated the Czech team HB Ostrov z.s. The next match is scheduled for October 27th where we will witness a rematch of last season’s Europe Cup final as Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki faces GV Hennebont TT. Group C – Stage 2 GV HENNEBONT TT – SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt 2-3 Vladimir SIDORENKO – Frane KOJIC 3-1 (11-8 5-11 11-5 11-8) Alexander GILLEN – Jin UEDA 0-3 (5-11 4-11 6-11) Takumi MATSUSHITA – Ivor BAN 1-3 (8-11 11-7 11-13 4-11) Vladimir SIDORENKO – Jin UEDA 3-2 (11-2 8-11 11-6 8-11 6-3) Alexander GILLEN – Frane KOJIC 0-3 (3-11 4-11 3-11) Â
The hosts in Mirandela and Linares remained unbeaten
In the Europe Cup Women Stage Two the hosts in Mirandela and Linares remained unbeaten and advanced to the Round Three. In Group A played in Mirandela Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela defeated HB Ostrov z.s. and Austria’s LZ LINZ Froschberg. The Czech club concluded this stage in second place with one win. In Group B in their final match Real Club Tenis De Mesa Linares defeated KTTC AFP Antwerpen to secure the top spot in the standings. With one defeat Spanish MIRÓ Ganxets Reus is in second place while KTTC AFP Antwerpen is in third. Also to Round three progressed Spanish MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES and Romania’s CSM Constanta in Group C Spain’s GIRBAU VIC T.T and Polish Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD in Group D finishing in the first and second positions. Group A HB Ostrov z.s. – Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela 1-3 Tatiana KUKULKOVA – ZHOU Jingyi 2-3 (9-11 11-13 11-6 11-9 0-6) Zdena BLASKOVA – Annamaria ERDELYI  0-3 (8-11 8-11 9-11) Aneta SIRUCKOVA – Matilde PINTO 3-0 (11-9 11-9 11-9) Tatiana KUKULKOVA – Annamaria ERDELYI 0-3 (4-11 3-11 3-11) Group B Real Club Tenis De Mesa Linares – KTTC AFP Antwerpen 3-0 Roxana ISTRATE – Elena CHMIGUELSKAIA 3-0 (11-8 11-7 11-9) JI Eunchae – DONG Li 3-1 (11-7 11-13 11-7 11-6) Claudia CARAGEA – Anne-Fleur HAMAEKERS 3-1 (8-11 11-5 11-7 12-10)
Spanish clubs topping the standings in Groups C and D
Spanish clubs found success in their respective Group C and Group D matches held on home turf. In Group C hosted in Linares MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES secured the top position in the standings with two consecutive wins. Meanwhile in Group D taking place in Barcelona GIRBAU VIC T.T. also won both of their matches earning them the first place in the group. In the ultimate match of Group C MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES overcame Greek PANATHINAIKOS A.C. in straight matches. JIAQI Meng Marija GALONJA and Patricia SANTOS left little room for Konstantina PARIDI Aikaterini TOLIOU and Ana TOFANT. The day before MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES had defeated Romania’s CSM Constanta with a 3-1 score placing the Romanian club in second position in the group of three. The direct clash for the top spot in Group D between GIRBAU VIC T.T. and Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD ended in favor of the Spanish side with a 3-1 victory. Airi ABE delivered an excellent performance against Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO and Tetyana BILENKO. Tetyana also secured a win against Charlotte CAREY and Silvia COLL added the third point to secure the victory. TT Moravský Krumlov failed to secure a win. In Linares the action continued with matches in Group B. MIRÓ Ganxets Reus emerged victorious in the duel against KTTC AFP ANTWERPEN. DONG Li was the sole scorer for the team from Antwerpen while all three players from MIRÓ Ganxets Reus Pulina VEGA Leili MOSTAFAVI and Elvira RAD each contributed a point. In Group A taking place in Mirandela in the opening match only Darya KISEL managed to exert pressure on the hosts. Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela defeated LZ LINZ Froschberg with a 3-1 score. Darya KISEL secured a 3-2 victory against ZHOU Jingyi but narrowly lost 2-3 to Annamaria ERDELYI. ERDELYI and Ines MATOS also recorded 3-0 wins over CHANG Ying-Ying and Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU. Group A LZ LINZ Froschberg – Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela 1-3 Darya KISEL – ZHOU Jingyi 3-2 (11-5 11-13 9-11 11-8 6-5) CHANG Ying-Ying – Annamaria ERDELYI 0-3 (3-11 6-11 3-11) Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU – Ines MATOS 0-3 (7-11 3-11 3-11) Darya KISEL – Annamaria ERDELYI 2-3 (8-11 11-7 9-11 11-5 3-6) HB Ostrov z.s. – LZ LINZ Froschberg 2-3 Darya KISEL – Zdena BLASKOVA 3-1 (11-8 17-19 11-9 11-5) Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU – Tatiana KUKULKOVA 3-2 (7-11 4-11 11-4 15-13 6-5) CHANG Ying-Ying – Aneta SIRUCKOVA 0-3 (3-11 0-11 0-11) Darya KISEL – Tatiana KUKULKOVA 2-3 (8-11 13-11 11-9 9-11 3-6) Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU –Zdena BLASKOVA 1-3 (11-8 9-11 11-13 4-11) Group B MIRÓ Ganxets Reus – KTTC AFP ANTWERPEN 3-1 Leili MOSTAFAVI – DONG Li 1-3 (7-11 11-6 10-12 10-12) Paulina VEGA – Elena CHMIGUELSKAIA 3-0 (11-3 11-3 11-4) Elvira RAD – Anne-Fleur HAMAEKERS 3-0 (11-6 11-5 11-7) Leili MOSTAFAVI – Elena CHMIGUELSKAIA 3-0 (11-5 11-3 11-7) REAL CLUB TENIS DE MESA LINARES – MIRÓ Ganxets Reus 3-2 Roxana ISTRATE – Paulina VEGA 3-1 (11-3 11-5 7-11 11-9) JI Eunchae – Leili MOSTAFAVI 2-3 (9-11 7-11 11-6 11-8 4-6) Claudia CARAGEA – Elvira RAD 0-3 (8-11 5-11 6-11) Roxana ISTRATE – Leili MOSTAFAVI 3-1 (11-7 11-9 9-11 11-5) JI Eunchae – Paulina VEGA 3-0 (11-8 11-9 11-5) Group C MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES – PANATHINAIKOS A.C. 3-0 JIAQI Meng – Konstantina PARIDI 3-0 (11-3 11-2 11-1) Marija GALONJA – Aikaterini TOLIOU 3-2 (6-11 11-8 10-12 11-6 6-0) Patricia SANTOS – Ana TOFANT 3-1 (8-11 11-8 16-14 11-6) Group D GIRBAU VIC T.T. – Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD 3-1 Airi ABE – Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO (5-11 11-7 11-3 11-3 11-6) Charlotte CAREY – Tetyana BILENKO 1-3 (2-11 4-11 11-7 4-11) Silvia COLL – Alicija LEBEK 3-2 (11-5 7-11 9-11 11-5 6-5) Airi ABE – Tetyana BILENKO 3-1 (11-9 11-9 6-11 11-7) Â
POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA in good run
The matches in the two remaining groups in Stage two of the Europe Cup Men took place today. In both Groups A and C Polish clubs are leading their respective standings. In Group A it’s KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 Suchedniów and in Group C POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA remains undefeated. In Karlsruhe Group A saw KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 Suchedniów kick off their quest with an impressive series of straight match victories over Hungary’s TE PEAC Kalo-Meh. Piotr CYRNEK and PARK Jeongwoo secured straight-game wins against Zsolt PETO and David SZANTOSI while Robert FLORAS was pushed to the limit in his duel against David MOLNAR. In the same group Slovenia’s Deni KOZUL led ASV Grünwettersbach to success in the match against Italy’s TOP SPIN MESSINA EUC. He defeated both Matteo MUTTI and Niagol STOYANOV. In Group C POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA remains unbeaten. Following their victory over a Romanian club yesterday they triumphed today against SF SKK EL NINO PRAHA from the Czech Republic. Leonardo MUTTI Vladislav URSU and Artur GRELA secured straight-match victories against Tomas KONECNY Jiri VRABLIK and Jakub ZELINKA. Group A PTE PEAC Kalo-Meh – KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 Suchedniów 0-3 Zsolt PETO – Piotr CYRNEK 0-3 (10-12 7-11 9-11) David SZANTOSI – PARK Jeongwoo 0-3 (9-11 8-11 2-11) David MOLNAR – Robert FLORAS 2-3 (14-12 8-11 6-11 11-9 3-6) TOP SPIN MESSINA EUC – ASV Grünwettersbach 1-3 Matteo MUTTI – Louis PRICE 3-1 (11-5 5-11 12-10 11-7) Niagol STOYANOV – Dani KOZUL 1-3 (11-8 9-11 6-11 7-11) Tommaso GIOVANNETTI – Timothy FALCONNIER 0-3 (8-11 10-12 6-11) Matteo MUTTI – Dani KOZUL 1-3 (5-11 12-10 7-11 7-11) KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW – TOP SPIN MESSINA EUCI 3-0 PARK Jeongwoo – Niagol STOYANOV 3-1 (4-11 12-10 11-9 11-5) Robert FLORAS – Matteo MUTTI 3-0 (11-9 14-12 13-11) Piotr CYRNEK – Antonio AMATO 3-0 (11-2 11-4 11-7) Group C SF SKK EL NINO PRAHA – POLSKI CUKIER GWIAZDA 0-3 Tomas KONECNY – Leonardo MUTTI 1-3 (11-6 9-11 6-11 11-13) Jiri VRABLIK – Vladislav URSU 0-3 (9-11 2-11 3-11) Jakub ZELINKA – Artur GRELA 2-3 (6-11 9-11 11-4 12-10 4-6) CSS SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc – De Boer Taverzo 3-2 Sebastian LOSO – Milo DE BOER 3-0 (12-14 9-11 11-13) Szilard GYORGY – Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA 3-1 (11-7 7-11 11-5 11-9) Tamas SZABOLLCS – Ivan KAHN 1-3 (11-4 5-11 l 15-17 8-11) Sebastian LOSO – Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA 3-2 (9-11 6-11 11-9 11-4 6-3) Szilard GYORGY – Milo DE BOER 3-2 (9-11 11-5 11-6 9-11 6-2) Â
Exciting Matches in Europe Cup Women’s Stage Two in Linares and Barcelona
Today the Europe Cup Women’s Stage two matches took place in Linares and Barcelona. In Group C in Linares after two matches Romania’s CSM Constanta recorded one win and one defeat while MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORAL remains unbeaten. At their home ground GIRBAU VIC T.T. displayed no mercy against TT Moravský Krumlov. MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORAL triumphed over CSM Constanta today while the Romanian club prevailed against Greek PANATHINAIKOS A.C. In the first match Elena ZAHARIA defeated Marija GALONJA to secure one point for the Romanian side. However JIAQI Meng exhibited no weaknesses and secured both her points and Patricia SANTOS clinched the third point. In the clash between CSM Constanta and PANATHINAIKOS A.C Aikaterini TOLIOU defeated both Elena ZAHARIA and Bianca MEI ROSU but Ana TOFANT and Konstantina PARIDI couldn’t follow her lead. In Barcelona the Polish team Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD overcame TT Moravský Krumlov from the Czech Republic. Tetyana BILENKO secured victories in both of her matches and Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO followed suit with one win. TT Moravský Krumlov also failed to score against GIRBAU VIC T.T. -Airi ABE Charlotte CAREY and Silvia COLL recorded straight matches victory. Group C CSM Constanta – MUSEO DE LA ALMENDRA FRANCISCO MORALES 1-3 Elena ZAHARIA – Marija GALONJA 3-1 (12-10 10-12 11-9 11-6) Bianca MEI ROSU – JIAQI Meng 0-3 (5-11 4-11 5-11) Luciana MITROFAN – Patricia SANTOS 2-3 (11-9 11-9 9-11 8-11 4-6) Elena ZAHARIA – JIAQI Meng 1-3 (9-11 11-9 5-11 9-11) CSM Constanta – PANATHINAIKOS A.C. 3-2 Elena ZAHARIA – Ana TOFANT 3-0 (11-4 11-3 11-8) Bianca MEI ROSU – Aikaterini TOLIOU 2-3 (2-11 11-7 8-11 11-8 5-6) Luciana MITROFAN – Konstantina PARIDI 3-2 (12-10 11-8 9-11 8-11 6-4) Elena ZAHARIA – Aikaterini TOLIOU 1-3 (11-7 9-11 6-11 9-11) Bianca MEI ROSU – Ana TOFANT 3-2 (11-7 8-11 11-13 11-6 6-3) Group D TT Moravský Krumlov – Czestochowa Bebetto AZS UJD 1-3 LIN Chia-Hsuan – Anastasiya DYMYTRENKO 1-3 (11-8 8-11 3-11 6-11) Marija MIKALAUSKYTE – Tetyana BILENKO 1-3 (11-7 11-1 15-17 7-11) Ekaterina CHERNYAVSKAY – Alicja LEBEK 3-0 (11-5 11-7 11-8) LIN Chia-Hsuan – Tetyana BILENKO 1-3 (11-8 8-11 12-14 5-11) GIRBAU VIC T.T. – TT Moravský Krumlov 3-0 Airi ABE – LIN Chia-Hsuan 3-0 (11-9 11-8 11-5) Charlotte CAREY – Ekaterina CHERNYAVSKAYA 3-1 (11-7 11-13 11-9 13-11) Silvia COLL – Marija MIKALAUSKYTE 3-1 (11-6 9-11 12-10 12-10) Â
