Turkish champion Fenerbahce reached its very first Women`s European Champions League defeating in front of its fans Austrian Linz AG Froschberg 3:1. Three weeks ago in Linz no. 1 seed won 3:2 thus Fenerbahce`s manager Gurhan YALDIZ fulfilled what he p Turkish champion Fenerbahce reached its very first Women`s European Champions League defeating in front of its fans Austrian Linz AG Froschberg 3:1. Three weeks ago in Linz no. 1 seed won 3:2 thus Fenerbahce`s manager Gurhan YALDIZ fulfilled what he promised: that his side will ended up the 2014/15 season with a perfect 10:0 score! Linz expected to play close game and wait for its chance but its plan went to bad direction when LIU Jia lost from Elisabeta SAMARA in the third encounter. Before that game rivals were leveled. JIA Wen who was host`s no. 1 this time instead WU Yang did the same thing as her compatriot three weeks ago winning two matches. She overcame Iveta IVANCAN in the opening game and LI Xiaodan in the latest one playing four games both times. LI Xiaodan managed to beat again Irene IVANCAN to keep her side on the right course. But Elisabeta SAMARA secured maybe crucial point against the 2005 individual European champion LIU Jia who got both Linz`s WECL title (2009 2013). There were many upside downs in the first four sets while the host was unstoppable in the fifth game. Finally JIA overcame LI in the match which closed the 2014/15 season. WECL final returning match Fenerbahce – Linz AG Froschberg 3:1 (1st game 3:2) JIA Wen – Iveta VACENOVSKA 3:1 (11:6 9:11 11:1 11:6) Irene IVANCAN – LI Xiaodan 1:3 (6:11 11:9 4:11 4:11) Elisabeta SAMARA – LIU Jia 3:2 (8:11 11:7 11:9 7:11 11:2) JIA Wen – LI Xiaodan 3:1 (8:11 11:7 11:7 11:6)
Orenburg MECL finalist 5th time in a row
Russian champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg is ready to play its 5th consecutive Men’s ECL final after new 3:1 victory against the 2008 MECL winner Wienviertel Niederosterreich. Today’s semi-final rematch held in Orenburg just confirmed superiority of the Russian champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg is ready to play its 5th consecutive Men’s ECL final after new 3:1 victory against the 2008 MECL winner Wienviertel Niederosterreich. Today’s semi-final rematch held in Orenburg just confirmed superiority of the top seed who will fight for its third title against the winner of Borussia – Charleroi`s clash (second leg starts tomorrow at 13h00 German team had 3:1 advantage). The rematch was a good copy of the first game played three weeks ago in Wolkersdorf: Dimitrij OVTCHAROV again beat both HOU Yingchao and Stefan FEGERL Vladimir SAMSONOV overcame Chinese while Daniel HABESOHN got unique point for Austrian side beating Alexey SMIRNOV. It could say that the only significant difference was that the best ranked MECL player OVTCHAROV did his job much easier than in first leg. It should be recalled that he saved four match balls in two encounters in Austria. OVTCHAROV still leads in the league with 12-1 individual score. SAMSONOV has 8-1 Borussia`s Timo BOLL 11-2… MECL semi-final leg2 Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Wienviertel Niederosterreich 3:1 Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – Stefan FEGERL 3:0 (11:7 11:6 11:8) Vladimir SAMSONOV – HOU Yingchao 3:0 (11:5 12:10 11:5) Alexey SMIRNOV – Daniel HABESOHN 2:3 (12:10 10:12 6:11 11:3 3:11) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV – HOU Yingchao 3:1 (11:8 11:13 11:7 11:8)
Eurotalents’ season starts in Portugal
New season in Eurotalents TI&S 2015 and Hopes program starts this month. Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal from April 6th to 12th will host first Development camp in 2015. “That will be our first action this year. We planned to organize three Development New season in Eurotalents TI&S 2015 and Hopes program starts this month. Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal from April 6th to 12th will host first Development camp in 2015. “That will be our first action this year. We planned to organize three Development camps for the 11 boys and 11 girls who were selected last year. Like previous season we will have two Preselection camps in Kiskunfelegyhazi and Luxembourg and final one in Otocec in Slovenia. By the end of May we will have Hopes Week Selection camp. Best players from there will be added to the list of nominees for Hopes Week & Challenge in China at the end of June ” explained ETTU Development Manager Neven CEGNAR. Hungarian Kiskunfelegyhaza will host Pre-selection camp from August 8th to 15th Luxembourg will host next one week latter. In Otocec from October 4th to 11th the Selection camp will be held and from November 9th to 15th Vilnius will be the host. Click here to read/download the prospectus
Eslovs and Olimpia join the final clash
Vaillante Angers recorded the victory in the second leg of the Men’s ETTU Cup semi final but Eslovs AL secured their passage to the ultimate stage. In Angers French club posted victory by narrow margin 3:2 insufficient for the overall win. Two we Vaillante Angers recorded the victory in the second leg of the Men’s ETTU Cup semi final but Eslovs AL secured their passage to the ultimate stage. In Angers French club posted victory by narrow margin 3:2 insufficient for the overall win. Two weeks earlier Eslovs won 3:1. They will meet Olimpia Unia Grudziadz in the final. Polish club just confirmed the advantage they made two weeks ago. In France it started good for the host. Jens LUNDQVIST beat Mattias OEVERSJÖ after fierce full five games battle. XU Hui in next duel against Jon PERSSON repeated the previous success but this time he needed one game more 3:1. Once again host nation player was stretched to full distance but Christophe LEGOUT managed to keep Vaillante Angersin in game. He overcame Robert SVENSSON. The hope lasted until the penultimate duel. XU Hui once again was back bone of Eslovs’ success. He overcame Jens LUNDQVIST. In Poland Olimpia Unia Grudziadz beat Stella Sport La Romagne. In the first leg in France hosts lost 1:3 so tonight there were very little hope for the French side. Frst two matches went full distance; Kaii YOSHIDA and WANG Yang were under severe pressure in matches against CHEN Tian Yuan and Brice OLLIVIER. However after 2:0 for hosts victory for Adbel Kader SALIFOU against Patryk ZATOWKA was nothing more than a consolation. Vaillante Angers – Eslovs AL 3:2 Jens LUNDQVIST – Mattias OEVERSJÖ 3:2 (11:5 12:14 11:5 8:11 12:10) Jon PERSSON – XU Hui 1:3 (10:12 2:11 11:3 3:11) Christophe LEGOUT – Robert SVENSSON 3:2 (8:11 13:11 12:10 9:11 11:9) Jens LUNDQVIST – XU Hui 0:3 (9:11 7:11 9:11) Jon PERSSON – Mattias OEVERSJÖ 3:0 (11:7 11:3 11:5) Olimpia Unia Grudziadz – Stella Sport La Romagne 3:1 Kaii YOSHIDA – CHEN Tian Yuan 3:2 (11:4 11:9 13:15 8:11 11:6) WANG Yang – Brice OLLIVIER 3:2 (6:11 11:4 11:3 8:11 11:1) Patryk ZATOWKA – Adbel Kader SALIFOU 0:3 (6:11 9:11 7:11) Kaii YOSHIDA – Brice OLLIVIER 3:0 (11:7 11:6 11:6)
Tarnobrzeg vs. Metz in Women´s ETC final
In the final of the Women’s ETTU Cup Metz TT will play against KTS Spar Zamek Tarnobrzeg. Like in case of Polish club French representatives slammed dunk their victory. In the second leg of the semi final they repeated the result from the previous In the final of the Women’s ETTU Cup Metz TT will play against KTS Spar Zamek Tarnobrzeg. Like in case of Polish club French representatives slammed dunk their victory. In the second leg of the semi final they repeated the result from the previous duel- straight matches victory over Spanish UCAM Cartagena TM. YU Fu WU Jiaduo and Yunli SCHREINER showed no mercy against Maria XIAO Juilia NECULA and LI Xiang. It seem that their adversary gave up their fight long before the match even started. Metz TT – UCAM Cartagena TM 3:0 YU Fu – Maria XIAO 3:0 (11:6 11:8 11:9) WU Jiaduo – Juilia NECULA 3:0 (11:4 11:3 11:6) Yunli SCHREINER – LI Xiang 3:2 (11:6 11:6 8:11; 9:11; 13:11)
WECL ultimate showdown in Istanbul
Turkish champion managed to outdo two times WECL champion in the first final clash held in Austria three weeks ago but everybody agree that nothing is decided yet! Fenerbahce is convinced that 3:2 victory should be enough for its very first title whilst Turkish champion managed to outdo two times WECL champion in the first final clash held in Austria three weeks ago but everybody agree that nothing is decided yet! Fenerbahce is convinced that 3:2 victory should be enough for its very first title whilst Linz AG Froschberg believes that their players are still capable to rewrite WECL history becoming the very first club crowned three times. However everything will be clear after the final showdown in Istanbul this Saturday (12h00 CET live and free on LAOLA1.tv). “I think we have big advantage for the second match we are closer to the trophy now but of course it will be very difficult match as the first leg. My players should forget first match and fight as they did in Linz. We can`t think about first leg result and calculate in our home game because otherwise we will lose our concentration” speaks Fenerbahce`s manager Gurhan YALDIZ. Linz`s President Gunther RENNER recalled on some good memories in the WECL when his side managed to compensate 3:2 defeat from the 1st final leg. “We hope that the good result from the home game helps us. We could reach our first WECL title after losing 2009 the home match against Kroppach with 2:3. We are not frightened before the game because we know that the result will be skin-tight at the end. We need a good day and a strong performance but we trust in our players they can deliver extraordinary performances on days like next Saturday. It`s the Final the pressure has left our players because the home game was a success for the whole Club. We can only win now and Fenerbahce has the same duty to win like we had against Budaörsi Budapest in 2013. We know how hard it is to have an easy walk over”. YALDIZ is aware that the big pressure could be a major setback for the host team but he has no doubt that his girls are able to outstrip Froschberg. His team had bad memories from the last season`s final when they surprisingly lost from Berlin although they were no. 1 seed and big favorite for the title. “Of course we have serious risk because we will play in our hall and with our spectators and together with all table tennis world. That’s why we`ll be little under the stress and pressure. This time we are very close to win and we do not want to lose this Cup one more time. Good luck to both teams”. Linz`s players had no solution for world`s no. 7 WU Yang in the first match. Chinese won both her encounters in straight games. “It will be tough but everything will be decided mentally it`s hard to say who can have advantages in the game but Fenerbahce will be shaky if we gain the lead in the game.” explained LIU Jia who took both Froschberg`s WECL titles (2009 2013). The Coach of Austrian side BIAN Ya Dong no feels pressure at all: “We already reached our season goal but we want to win in Istanbul”. WECL final leg2 Fenerbahce Sport Club – Linz AG Froschberg (April 4th 12h00 CET) WECL final leg1 Linz AG Froschberg – Fenerbahce Sport Club 2:3 LI Xiaodan – Irene IVANCAN 3:1 (9:11 11:8 11:9 11:4) Sofia POLCANOVA – WU Yang 0:3 (10:12 10:12 2:11) LIU Jia – Elisabeta SAMARA 3:2 (9:11 11:9 11:6 11:13 11:7) LI Xiaodan – WU Yang 0:3 (10:12 6:11 6:11) Sofia POLCANOVA – Irene IVANCAN 2:3 (11:7 9:11 11:8 4:11 3:11)
Borussia counts on sold-out ARAG CC
The upcoming weekend will reveal us the names of the 2014/15 Men’s European Champions Leagues finalists. The two top seeds have clear advantages from away games but this Friday and Saturday they need to confirm it: Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Wienvie The upcoming weekend will reveal us the names of the 2014/15 Men’s European Champions Leagues finalists. The two top seeds have clear advantages from away games but this Friday and Saturday they need to confirm it: Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Wienviertel Niederosterreich (April 3rd 13h20 CET 1st match 3:1) Borussia Dusseldorf – Chartres ASTT (April 4th 13h00 CET 1st leg 3:1). After Asian Cup some Asian players will be again available for their European clubs including Chartres`s main weapon GAO Ning. “Timo was our match winner in the first game with two victories. But as important as Timo BOLL`s successful matches was the victory of Patrick (FRANZISKA) in the premier act against Robert GARDOS” said Borussia`s Coach Danny HEISTER who stressed that “3:1 in the away match in Chartres is a very good result: „So we are in a good position to reach the final. On Saturday Chartres will be stronger with its No. 1 GAO Ning. We have to be focused and play our best table tennis again to beat Chartres or to win at least two singles. It will be a tough game again.” Borussia`s Manager Andreas PREUSS says that “3:1 looks clear and safe…But we won all our singles very very close. We could have lost the first game in Chartres 0:3 too! Sure the chance to go to the final is high now. So we will fight for every set for every ball. By the way I count on our fans in the sold out ARAG CenterCourt. They will support us and they will push us if it’s getting close. We will enjoy the great atmosphere in the hall.” Patrick FRANZISKA did a good job in Chartres beating Robert GARDOS in the opening game 3:2. The youngest Borussia`s player believes that his side has the open way to the final: “The advantage is on our side after our important and successful game in Chartres. I think we have been stronger in the decisive moments. So I hope that we can do it once again to reach the final. That’s our huge goal! We will fight for it.” Top seeded Orenburg beat Niederosterreich 3:1 playing 1st game in Austria. As both sides already mentioned the Russian champion is clear favorite in the returning clash. But the final outcome will depend for sure on it how HOU Yingchao will play against Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Vladimir SAMSONOV. Men’s European Champions League semi-final leg2 Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Wienviertel Niederosterreich (April 3rd 13h20 CET 1st match 3:1) Borussia Dusseldorf – Chartres ASTT (April 4th 13h00 CET 1st leg 3:1)
Watch ECL and ETTU Cup live on LAOLA1.tv
We are looking forward another exciting weekend in European club competitions. The duels in ETTU Women’s and Men’s European Champions League and ETTU Cup Women and Men will be covered live on ETTU TV powered by LAOLA1.tv. The matcehs will be broadcast LIV We are looking forward another exciting weekend in European club competitions. The duels in ETTU Women’s and Men’s European Champions League and ETTU Cup Women and Men will be covered live on ETTU TV powered by LAOLA1.tv. The matcehs will be broadcast LIVE and FREE on http://ettu.laola1.tv as well as in the LAOLA1.tv APPs (IOS/Android). Friday 3rd April 2015 | from 14:20 (CET) 2014/2015 Men’s ECL: Fakel Gazproma Orenburg – Weinviertel Niederösterreich http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/fakel-gazproma-orenburg-weinviertel-niederoesterreich/312694.html 2014/2015 ETTU Cup Women: Metz TT – UCAM Floymape Cartagena http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/metz-tt-ucam-floymape-cartagena/312688.html 2014/2015 ETTU Cup Men: Olimpia Grudziadz – La Romagne http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/olimpia-grudziadi-la-romagne/312686.html Angers Vaillante Sports TT – Eslovs AI Bordtennis http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/angers-vaillante-sports-tt-eslovs-ai-bordtennis/312691.html Saturday 4th April 2015 | from 12:00 (CET) 2014/2015 Women’s ECL – FINAL: Fenerbahce Sport Club – Linz AG Froschberg http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/fenerbahce-sport-club-linz-ag-froschberg/312696.html 2014/2015 Men’s ECL: Borussia Dusseldorf – Chartres ASTT http://www.laola1.tv/watch/live/borussia-dusseldorf-chartres-astt/312697.html Watch all matches LIVE and FREE as well as full matches on demand and mobile on http://ettu.laola1.tv.
Baku 2015 EG signs broadcast agreement with Hong Kong’s TVB
Baku 2015 European Games has today agreed another television deal outside the continent of Europe to show the inaugural event which will take place between 12-28 June 2015. Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in Hong Kong Asia’s largest commercial Baku 2015 European Games has today agreed another television deal outside the continent of Europe to show the inaugural event which will take place between 12-28 June 2015. Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in Hong Kong Asia’s largest commercial television producers will have exclusive rights to show the European Games in the territory on free-to-air and pay television. TVB which is available to all 2.4m households in Hong Kong is a regular broadcaster of the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. Recently TVB have announced that they will broadcast not only the European Games but also the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. No fewer than 12 of the 16 Olympic sports featured at Baku 2015 will provide qualification opportunities for Rio 2016. Mr Simon CLEGG Chief Operating Officer of Baku 2015 said: “Interest in the European Games continues to widen. TVB will be our 56th broadcast partner and Hong Kong joins the Arab world the United States Canada mainland China and India in seeing the Games outside Europe – and I am sure there will be more to come. It is a real testament to the appeal of this important addition to the international sporting calendar.” Mr Patrick LI of TVB added: “Sport is central to our broadcast strategy. We have consistently brought the people of Hong Kong high-quality events – such as the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games as well as the FIFA World Cup – and the European Games is a comfortable fit with that approach.”
ETTU Cup semis’ leg2 kick off in Tarnobrzeg
Match in Tarnobrzeg between KTS Spar Zamek Tarnobrzeg and TMK Tagmet will open the semi final’s second leg in the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Today is only one match on the list whilst the rest three duels will be played on Friday. More Match in Tarnobrzeg between KTS Spar Zamek Tarnobrzeg and TMK Tagmet will open the semi final’s second leg in the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Today is only one match on the list whilst the rest three duels will be played on Friday. More or less there is no great suspense before tonight’s duel. In Russia TMK Tagmet failed to post single victory. Olga BARANOVA Anna BLAZHKO and Valentine SABIATOVA won only one game against LI Qian HAN Yie and Natalia PARTYKA. Thet gives opportunity for Polish side to play without big pressure in front of home crowd. On Friday Metz TT will also have good pool position. They posted three straight games victories in Spain two weeks ago. WU Jiaduo FU Yu and SCHREINER Yunli showed no mercy against Spanish UCAM Cartagena TM with LI Xiang Maria XIAO and Iulia NECULA. In Men’s ETTU Cup Polish side Olimpia Unia Grudziadz with Bartosz SUCH Kaii YOSHIDA and WANG Yang will host Stella Sport La Romagne. In the first leg Olimpia recorded 3:1 victory. Only CHEN Tian Yuan recorded singles victory for French side at home soil. That is why most of the suspense we expect in the duel between Vaillante Angers and Eslovs AL. The club from Sweden was the only one that clinched victory on home soil in first leg. XU Hui Robert SVENSSON and Mattias OEVERSJÖ beat Jon PERSSON Jens LUNDQVIST and Kenji MATSUDAIRA. LUNDQVIST won one point for Angers.
