Europe´s best table tennis teams in the fight for the crown The new season started in the ETTU Table Tennis Champions League Men. LAOLA1.tv offers full-scale coverage of this premium event and showing all matches LIVE. The opening round of the TTCLM in which the Russian representative TTC Fakel Gazproma Orenburg suffered from the shocking defeat against SPG Walter Wels already announced a very interesting season. A total of 16 teams from seven European countries take part. The two best teams in each group will qualify for the next round. LAOLA1.tv broadcasts all TTCLM matches LIVE and subsequently offering recordings of the full matches on ETTU.tv powered by LAOLA1.tv. Reporting on this top European table tennis event will be supported by the magazine programme “Backspin” with features such as “Scene of the Week” presenting news from the social networks and background reports.
DEMELBAUER: Our goal becomes more realistic
Walter Wels tries to stay with both legs on the ground after sensational victory against reigning TTCLM champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg The opening round of the 2015/16 TTCLM was marked by sensational away victory of Walter Wels against defending champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg. In the last five years since Russian giant entered this prestigious competition it was beaten in the group stage on its soil just once so far by Pontoise AS Cergy a year ago. Vladimir SAMSONOV Dimitrij OVTCHAROV Alexey SMIRNOV and Fedor KUZMIN have reached all five possible finals becoming three times champions of Old Continent. Thus it is not hard to conclude that the 2013/14 Austrian champion achieved remarkable accomplishment. “I am still overwhelmed about the happenings in Orenburg. Now our goal reaching the quarter finals of TTCLM has become a little bit more realistic. Furthermore I’d like to thank Fakel Gazprom Orenburg with Victor ANDREEV and his team for showing excellent hospitality during our stay” stressed Walter Wels` President Gerard DEMELBAUER. Serbian Zsolt PETÖ announced a big sensation when he overcame world`s no. 5 and actual individual European champion Dimitrij OVTCHAROV: “The match in Orenburg gave me confidence about the upcoming Czech and Austrian Open. In the past months I practiced a lot which has played well. Also I have to thank my team mate Yuya (OSHIMA) who only recently played and won against OVTCHAROV and gave me some important hints. Walter Wels` newcomer Japanese Yuya OSHIMA has took a recipe from the recent 2015 China Open when he eliminated the best ranked European player in the Round of 32. Now he went one step forth beating both greats Dima OVTCHAROV and Vladimir SAMSONOV. “I am very happy having made a contribution to the successful start of my team into the new TTCLM season and will give my best to continue this way” stated OSHIMA. Coach Edi VECKO is aware that tough challenges are still ahead of his side: “Having secured this important point against Orenburg is incredible! Not only every single player gave its best also the atmosphere within our young (excluding me) team is excellent which made an essential contribution to our victory”.
Second stage of the ETTU Cup in Netherlands Spain Luxembourg and Croatia
Netherlands Spain Luxembourg and Croatia will host four groups in the second stage of the Men’s ETTU cup. The second round clashes are scheduled for 9th to 11th October. In Netherlands Enjoy & Deploy Taverzo will host Belgium’s TTC Sokah Hoboken Hungarian Floraton SZEGED AC Probart and A.S.D. Marcozzi from Italy. Spanish Cajasur Priego TM will host Fortune –Kyiv from Ukraine CS Mioveni from Romania and Rio Star Muttenz from Switzerland. In Group C in Luxembourg will play: DT Diddeleng Israel’s Yroni Givatayim Portugal’s GDCS Juncal and Yalova Belediye G.S.K. from Turkey. Czech Republic’s El Nino EHW will travel to Croatia where STK Libertas Marinkolor will organize the matches in Group D. Istanbul BBSK from Turkey and Irun Leka Enea from Spain will also play there.
SOROS: Small first step on the way to the quarter final
SVNO STROCK`s president comments ECLW Round 1 win against UCAM Cartagena The ECLW Round 1 is closed by the Group B match between SVNO STROCK and UCAM Cartagena held in Schwechat as the 2011/2012 runner-up won 3:0. Tetyana BILENKO has pushed his team to the victory beating Iulia NECULA in the straight games while Matilda EKHOLM and Lea RAKOVAC were extended the full five games distance by Ruta PASKAUSKIENE and Maria XIAO respectively. “Despite the fact that our number 1 Sayaka HIRANO was not able to play due to problems with her shoulder the team played in convincing style” stated president of Austrian side Martin SOROS. “Tanya (BELENKO) opened with a very solid game in the last weeks she improved also her offensive skills and she played unbelievable safe. Matilda (EKHOLM) and Lea (RAKOVAC) showed also very important mental strength”. Matilda EKHOLM came back against former individual European champion Ruta PASKAUSKIENE after a 1:2 and 5:9 whilst Lea RAKOVAC played huge rallies at the end of match as SOROS emphasized: “The 3:0 score sounds very good but was only a small first step on the way to the quarter final we are part of a strong group and we are part of the best and most exciting Champions League ever. Our team has the chance to go for the title this season like 10 other teams as well and on the other hand there is still the danger to check out after the group stage”. In the clash between two rising stars RAKOVAC overcame XIAO showing that Schwechat`s club has a bright future (counting also Tamolwan KHETKUEN and Marie MIGOT). But SOROS suggested to his girls to go step by step: “We will stay focused but I am sure that our coaches Tamy BOROS and Neven CEGNAR and our players are ready for reaching the stars”. ECLW Round 1 Group B SVNO STROCK – UCAM Cartagena 3:0 Tetyana BILENKO – Iulia NECULA 3:0 (11:4 11:6 11:7) Matilda EKHOLM – Ruta PASKAUSKIENE 3:2 (11:8 7:11 6:11 12:10 11:8) Lea RAKOVAC – Maria XIAO 3:2 (11:1 11:5 7:11 6:11 11:9)
Portugal in the group with France
The draw for the LIEBHERR 2015 ITTF European Championships was held today The draw for the forthcoming LIEBHERR 2015 ITTF European Championships (25 September – 4 October 2015) was held today. In Ekaterinburg next month Russia will organize the “full package” – Team’s and Single’s Events. In the Men’s Championships Division – Group A leading name is title holder team of Portugal. Marcos FREITAS Tiago APOLONIA Joao MONTEIRO Diogo CHEN and Joao GERALDO are listed in the champions’ team; they will face challenge from the players from France Hungary and Serbia. From this group only France reached round of 8 last year in Portugal. Lisbon’s runner ups team of Germany with Dimitrij OVTCHAROV Timo BOLL Bastian STEGER Patrick BAUM and Patrick FRANZISKA will face Spain Poland and Ukraine. Spain also played in the quarterfinal last year. Top seeded team in Group C is Sweden. Bronze medalists will be representing by Pär GERELL Anton KALLBERG Kristian KARLSSON Mattias KARLSSON Jon PERSSON. They will have tough task to face hosts Austria and Romania. Croatia also won bronze in Portugal. They are coming in Russia with Andrej GACINA Tomislav Frane KOJIC Tomislav KOLAREK Tomislav PUCAR and TAN Ruiwu. In the Group D are also: Belarus Greece and Czech Republic. In Women’s Championships Division – Group A title holders team of Germany will face Belarus Czech Republic and Slovakia. For Germany will play HAN Ying Irene IVANCAN SHAN Xiaona Petrissa SOLJA and Sabine WINTER. Runners up Austria is in the Group B with Romania France and Serbia. For Austria will play LI Qiangbing LIU Jia Karoline MISCHEK Sofia POLCANOVA and Amelie SOLJA. In Group C is Poland represented by Natalia BAJOR Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA LI Qian and Natalia PARTYKA. They will meet Hungary Russia and Luxembourg. Sweden’s Linda BERGSTRÖM Matilda EKHOLM Jennifer JONSSON LI Fen and Daniela MOSKOVITS are in the Group D with Netherlands Portugal and Ukraine. The complete draw you can see here
ETTU COMPETITION MANAGER
European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is seeking to appoint a Competition Manager based at home with some travel to the ETTU office in Luxembourg together with travel to the ETTU events and appropriate venue inspection visits. We are looking for an experienced motivated enthusiastic Competition Manager with excellent technical IT and communication skills table tennis event experience and the capability to work under pressure. The successful candidate will be appointed Competition Manager for the 2016 and 2017 European Youth Championships the 2016 and 2017 Europe Youth Top 10 and the 2017 European Veterans Championships and will work as Assistant Competition Manager at the 2016 and 2017 ITTF European Championships. Closing date for applications 30th September 2015 Further information can be provided by the Secretary General Richard Scruton ( rcsettu@pt.lu ). Applications must be submitted in English including a detailed CV salary expectation and a recent photograph to The Secretary General European Table Tennis Union 73 rue Adolphe Fischer L-1520 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG.
Team work of the reigning ECLW champion
Fenerbahce beat at home Postas 3:2 in the Round 1 of Group C. LI Jiao easily brought two points to Hungarian side Reigning ECLW champion Fenerbahce had a hard job in the beginning of the new season but prevailed against Postas 3:2 playing on front of its fans at Istanbul`s Ulker Arena Energy Hall. Double individual European champion LI Jiao from Netherlands caused a big problem for the host side but after all team work was decisive. Elizabeta SAMARA defeated Krisztina AMBRUS in straight games of the opening encounter. LIJiao leveled against Irene IVANCAN as just third set was close. Yana NOSKOVA brought new lead for the Turkish champion defeating Mercedesz NAGYVARADI in four sets. Two best ranked players met in the fourth match and again well experienced Dutch Woman easily get her opponent: SAMARA – LI 0:3 (8:11 8:11 5:11). In the same way IVANCAN overcame AMBRUS to secure victory for the defending ECLW champion who had a perfect 10-0 score in the latest season. ECLW Round 1 Group c Fenerbahce Sport Club – Postas Sport Egyesulet 3:2 Elizabeta SAMARA – Krisztina AMBRUS 3:0 (11:7 11:6 11:1) Irene IVANCAN – LI Jiao 0:3 (6:11 6:11 11:13) Yana NOSKOVA – Mercedesz NAGYVARADI 3:1 (11:8 11:8 7:11 11:5) Elizabeta SAMARA – LI Jiao 0:3 (8:11 8:11 5:11) Irene IVANCAN – Krisztina AMBRUS 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:8)
Niederosterreich confirms its class
The 2008 TTCLM champion beat at home Olimpia Unia Grudziadz 3:1 in the Round 1 of Group B Wienviertel Niederosterreich had a successful start of the 2015/16 TTCLM as it overcame at home Olimpia Unia Grudziadz 3:1 in Round 1 of Group B. Chinese HOU Yingchao former world`s Top 10 player brought two points to the Austrian side. HOU opened the clash in Wolkersdorf against WANG Yang. Well known defender took six points in a row in the fourth set (4:6 10:6) to open the way to the victory. Daniel HABESOHN defeated Yaroslav ZHMUDENKO in the straight games. But Ukrainian missed good chance in the second set having two set balls after Habesohn`s 9:5 lead. Host managed to survive in that game after amazing return (11:11) which has determined the final outcome. Patryk ZATOWKA reached unique point for Polish club as he beat Dominik HABESOHN in straight games. Finally HOU secured victory for the 2008 TTCLM champion. Chinese prevailed against ZHMUDENKO in four games. TTCLM Round 1 Group B Wienviertel Niederosterreich – Olimpia Unia Grudziadz 3:1 HOU Yingchao – WANG Yang 3: 1 (8:11 11:6 11:8 11:7) Daniel HABESOHN – Yaroslav ZHMUDENKO 3:0 (11:5 13:11 11:5) Dominik HABESOHN – Patryk ZATOWKA 0:3 (5:11 11:13 3:11) HOU Yingchao – Yaroslav ZHMUDENKO 3:1 (11:8 11:7 8:11 11:8)
First Round of the men’s ETTU Cup – Group Stage
The results of the first round of the Men’s ETTU Cup are completed now. In each Group the team ranked at position no. one and two are qualified for the second round (October 9th to 11th). Group A (Irun) CTT Royal Alpa Ixelles Schaerbeek – Ted Sports Club 3:2 Florian CNUDDE – Deniz FORTUNA 0:3 (9:11 5:11 10:12) Matis SKUCAS – Konstantin PARAPANOV 2:3 (4:11 7:11 13:11 11:4 4:11) Rodrigue JAMIN – Ugur AKBABA 3:2 (5:11 11:8 11:9 8:11 11:7) Florian CNUDDE – Konstantin PARAPANOV 3:2 (6:11 4:11 11:7 11:5 11:9) Matis SKUCAS – Deniz FORTUNA 3:0 (12:10 11:4 11:7) CTT Royal Alpa Ixelles Schaerbeek – Irun Leka Enea 0:3 Florian CNUDDE – Jaime VIDAL 0:3 (9:11 7:11 9:11)Matis SKUCAS – Djordje BORCIC 1:3 (10:12 3:11 11:8 4:11)Rodrigue JAMIN – Daniel PALACIOS 0:3 (2:11 9:11 6:11) Ted Sports Club – GDCS Junical 3:1 Deniz FORTUNA – ZHAO Tian Ming 3:1 (11:5 9:11 11:1 12:10) Konstantin PARAPANOV – Mihai SARGU 2:3 (10:12 11:7 12:10 8:11 7:11) Ugur AKBABA – Luis SOUSA 3:0 (11:5 11:3 11:2) Deniz FORTUNA – Mihai SARGU 3:1 (9:11 11:7 14:12 11:7) GDCS Junical – Irun Leka Enea 3:2 ZHAO Tian Ming- Endika DIEZ 1:3 (11:6 10:12 7:11 6:11) Mihai SARGU – Jaime VIDAL 3:1 (11:5 9:11 11:5 11:8) Luis SOUSA – Djordje BORCIC 0:3 (5:11 8:11 1:11) ZHAO Tian Ming- Jaime VIDAL 3:2 (8:11 11:9 11:9 5:11 11:3) Mihai SARGU – Endika DIEZ 3:1 (11:8 13:11 7:11 14:12) Ted Sports Club – Irun Leka Enea 1:3 Deniz FORTUNA – Jaime VIDAL 1:3 (8:11 11:9 8:11 6:11) Konstantin PARAPANOV – Djordje BORCIC 1:3 (9:11 11:8 4:11 7:11) Ugur AKBABA -– Daniel PALACIOS 3:2 (6:11 17:15 11:9 9:11 11:7) Deniz FORTUNA – Djordje BORCIC 2:3 (7:11 12:10 7:11 11:5 3:11) GDCS Junical – CTT Royal Alpa Ixelles Schaerbeek 3:1 Mihai SARGU – Matis SKUCAS 3:0 (11:1 11:9 11:8) ZHAO Tian Ming- Florian CNUDDE 3:0 (11:2 11:3 14:12) Luis SOSA – Rodrigue JAMIN 0:3 (3:11 5:11 5:11) Mihai SARGU – Florian CNUDDE 3:1 (11:7 6:11 11:7 11:1) Irun Leka Enea 3 2 1 8:4 5 GDS Junical 3 2 1 7:6 5 Ted Sport Klub 3 1 2 6:7 4 Schaerbeek 3 1 2 4:8 4 GROUP B (North Ayrshire) Yalova Belediye G.S.K. – CS Mioveni 0:3 Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ – Alexandru CAZACU 1:3 (11:9 8:11 3:11 7:11)Ziver GÜNDÜZ – Ionut SENI 1:3 (3:11 5:11 11:9 7:11)Umut Emre BASSAN – Alexandru PETRESCU 2:3 (5:11 8:11 11:5 11:7 5:11) North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club – Arteal Tenis De Mesa 0:3 Christopher MAIN – Enio MENDES 0:3 (6:11 3:11 2:11)Colin DALGLEISH – Diogo CARVALHO 0:3 (1:11 8:11 8;11)Richard MAIN – Rafael TABOADA 0:3 (7:11 5:11 8:11) T. T. Vedrinamur – North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club 3:1 Tomas NIKUTIS – Richard MAIN 3:0 (11:5 11:7 11:6) Thibaut DARCIS – Chris MAIN 3:1 (12:10 12:10 9:11 11:4) Maxime GUYOT – Colin DALGLEISH 0:3 (7:11 8:11 9:11) Tomas NIKUTIS – Chris MAIN 3:0 (11:2 11:6 11:3) CS Mioveni – Arteal Tenis De Mesa 0:3 Ionut SENI – Diogo CARVALHO 1:3 (7:11 7;11 11:9 8:11) Alexandru CAZACU – Enio MENDES 1:3 (11:5 6:11 8:11 13:15) Alexandru PETRESCU – Rafael TABOADA 1:3 (7:11 6:11 11:7 6:11) T. T. Vedrinamur – Yalova Belediye G.S.K. 2:3 Tomas NIKUTIS – Ziver GÜNDÜZ 3:0 (11:8 11:8 11:6) Thibaut DARCIS – Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ 0:3 (7:11 6:11 8:11) François GOBEAUX – Umut Emre BASSAN 3:1 (11:8 8:11 11:4 11:8) Tomas NIKUTIS – Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ 2:3 (9:11 11:7 11:8 1:11 9:11) Thibaut DARCIS – Ziver GÜNDÜZ 2:3 (9:11 13:15 11:8 11:2 9:11) CS Mioveni – North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club 3:1 Alexandru CAZACU – Colin DALGLEISH 3:0 (11:7 11:9 11:8) Ionut SENI – Chris MAIN 3:0 (11:9 11:7 11:6) Alexandru PETRESCU – Richard MAIN 2:3 (8:11 11:5 11:5 15:17 6:11) Alexandru CAZACU – Chris MAIN 3:1 (8:11 11:6 11:2 11:9) North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club – Yalova Belediye G.S.K. 0:3 Richard MAIN – Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ 0:3 (3:11 5:11 6:11) Colin DALGLEISH – Ziver GÜNDÜZ 0:3 (5:11 10:12 7:11) Chris MAIN – Umut Emre BASSAN 2:3 (9:11 11:7 11:2 4:11 8:11) T. T. Vedrinamur – Arteal Tenis De Mesa 3:1 Tomas NIKUTIS – Diogo CARVALHO 3:1 (11:9 11:4 7:11 11:4) Thibaut DARCIS – Enio MENDES 3:1 (8:11 11:9 11:8 11:9) François GOBEAUX – Rafael TABOADA 2:3 (7:11 12:10 5:11 11:8 8:11) Tomas NIKUTIS – Enio MENDES 3:2 (7:11 11:9 14:12 12:14 11:8) T. T. Vedrinamur – CS Mioveni 0:3 Thibaut DARCIS – Alexandru CAZACU 0:3 (11:13 9:11 8:11) Tomas NIKUTIS – Ionut SENI 2:3 (11:6 11:8 9:11 10:12 9:11) François GOBEAUX – Alexandru PETRESCU 1:3 (10:12 11:4 7:11 9:11) Yalova Belediye G.S.K. – Arteal Tenis De Mesa 3:1 Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ – Enio MENDES 3:0 (11:8 11:9 12:10) Umut Emre BASSAN – Diogo CARVALHO 0:3 (8:11 3:11 6;11) Ziver GÜNDÜZ – Rafael TABOADA 3:1 (11:6 11:7 9:11 11:6) Ibrahim GÜNDÜZ – Diogo CARVALHO 3:2 (11:2 9:11 11:9 8:11 11:8) CS Mioveni 4 3 1 9:4 7 Yalova Belediye 4 3 1 9:6 7 Arteal 4 2 2 8:6 6 Vedrinamur 4 2 2 8:8 6 North Ayrshire 4 0 4 2:12 4 GROUP C (Istanbul) Istanbul BBSK – ASD Marcozzi 3:1 Menge GENCAY – Maurizio MASSARELLI 3:0 (11:9 11:7 11:4)Avci SAFA – Stefano TOMASI 3:0 (11:8 11:2 11:9)Haci HALIF – Alessandro DI MACINO 0:3 (8:11 5:11 7:11)Menge GENCAY – Stefano TOMASI 3:0 (11:7 11:7 11:9) Montuotojas – NTK Ilirija 3:2 Valdas MARTINKUS – Tomaž ROUDI 3:1 (11:13 13:11 11:7 11:5)Paulius GURA – Tom SFILIGOJ 3:2 (12:10 8:11 11:8 6:11 11:5)Arunas KULIKAUSKAS – Kim DAYBELL 0:3 (9:11 6:11 3:11)Valdas MARTINKUS – Tom SFILIGOJ 2:3 (11:9 11:5 9:11 10:12 10:12)Paulius GURA – Tomaž ROUDI 3:0 (11:3 11:8 11:2) ASD Marcozzi – Toledos 3:0 Stefano TOMASI – Vasco FIALBO 3:0 (11:7 11:8 11:6) Maurizio MASSARELLI – Joao PEREIRA 3:0 (11:9 11:6 11:2)
Great night for STEGER and Werder
In tonight`s TTCLM Round 1 matches winners are Borussia Werder Bremen UMMC Angers and Chartres Five more TTCLM Round 1 matches were held tonight and winners are Borussia Dusseldorf Werder Bremen UMMC Angers and Chartres. In Group D the no. 2 seed Borussia beat Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki 3:1 as Timo BOLL was man of the match beating OH Sang Eun and Daniel GORAK. Greek Panagiotis GIONIS provided third point for the host side in the sold out ARAG CenterCort (1100 spectators). One more German club was successful. The 2014 Bundesliga winner Werder Bremen defeated on its soil the 2014 TTCLM champion AS Pontoise Cergy 3:2. The hero was Bastian STEGER who prevailed against two strong players WANG Jian Jun and Marcos FREITAS twice in straight games. It was maybe STEGER`s best TTCLM performance so far. Saarbrucken spoiled perfect German night losing 3:2 at home from Angers. Jon PERSSON was a crucial man in French side beating Tiago APOLONIA and Bojan TOKIC. The winning point secured Jens LUNDQVIST who was better than Slovenian player. World`s no. 6 Jun MIZUTANI led UMMC to the victory against Hennebont in the Group B. Japanese stretched Kalinikos KREANGA to full distance in the opener taking one more point against Dmitrij PROKOPCOV in four games. French Chartres overcame STEN HB Ostrov 3:1 to join Borussia on the top of the Group D after Round 1. TTCLM Round 1 GROUP A FC Saarbrucken – Vaillante Angers 2:3 Tiago APOLONIA – Jens LUNDQVIST 3:2 (11:8 10:12 11:3 9:11 11:7) Bojan TOKIC – Jon PERSSON 0:3 (9:11 10:12 11:13) Adrien MATTENET – Christophe LEGOUT 3:0 (11:7 11:4 11:6) Tiago APOLONIA – Jon PERSSON 1:3 (11:8 11:13 10:12 7:11) Bojan TOKIC – Jens LUNDQVIST 1:3 (6:11 11:2 9:11 8:11) Group B UMMC – Hennebont 3:1 Jun MIZUTANI – Kalinikos KREANGA 3:2 (9:11 11:8 10:12 11:9 11:7) Alexander SHIBAEV – Dmitrij PROKOPCOV 1:3 (13:15 11:7 8:11 4:11) Grigory VLASOV – Quentin ROBINOT 3:0 (11:7 11:6 13:11) Jun MIZUTANI – Dmitrij PROKOPCOV 3:1 (5:11 14:12 11:4 11:7) GROUP C Werder Bremen – AS Pontoise Cergy 3:2 Bastian STEGER – WANG Jian Jun 3:0 (11:3 11:7 12:10) Kirill SKACHKOV – Marcos FREITAS 1:3 (9:11 11:8 8:11 3:11) Constantin CIOTI – Kristian KARLSSON 2:3 (14:16 11:4 11:7 9:11 6:11) Bastian STEGER – Marcos FREITAS 3:0 (11:6 11:8 13:11) Kirill SKACHKOV – WANG Jian Jun 3:1 (11:8 11:3 9:11 11:7) GROUP D Borussia Dusseldorf – Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki 3:1 Timo BOLL – OH Sang Eun 3:1 (6:11 11:7 11:7 11:6) Patrick FRANZISKA – Daniel GORAK 1:3 (11:9 7:11 8:11 6:11) Panagiotis GIONIS – Pawel FERTIKOWSKI 3:1 (11:8 8:11 11:5 11:8) Timo BOLL – Daniel GORAK 3:0 (11:5 11:3 11:9) Chartres ASTT – STEN Ostrov HB 3:1
