For the season 2015/2016 Enjoy & Deploy Taverzo will have some severe changes. The club is eagerly looking forward to the new premises in Zoetermeer. A modern table tennis facility on the 1st floor directly connected to the municipal gymnasium. The co For the season 2015/2016 Enjoy & Deploy Taverzo will have some severe changes. The club is eagerly looking forward to the new premises in Zoetermeer. A modern table tennis facility on the 1st floor directly connected to the municipal gymnasium. The composition of the men’s team will include some new and some familiar faces. One of those familiar faces is Julien INDEHERBERG the 22-year-old Belgian from Liège. In 2009 till 2011 INDEHERBERG already played for two seasons in the team of Enjoy & Deploy. In the past four years INDEHERBERG played one year in Germany and the last 3 in France. In 2013 and 2014 he achieved successes in various Pro Tours and played many times for the Belgian National team. An injury caused a temporary rest in the summer and autumn of 2014. Meanwhile Julien is back and 100% fit. Recently at the Belgian National Championships he proved it. He defeated among others Florent LAMBIET (ITTF 236) and lost narrowly in the quarter-finals to Cedric NUYTINCK (ITTF 124). Earlier this week it was announced that Martin KHATCHANOV will make the transition to the Dutch team of Enjoy & Deploy Taverzo. The team will have Julien INDEHERBERG YANG Ming Martin KHATCHANOV and Roel Bogie. It is not sure so far if Trinko KEEN will extend his presence in the ETTU Cup. Rajko GOMMERS and Benedek OLAH are looking for opportunities outside of the Netherlands. Team manager Ruud van GTRAAFEILAND: “Everything went very quickly last week after it became clear that Rajko GOMMERS will leave to a foreign competition. We have considered various options. Our contact with Julien INDEHERBERG never had stopped and this week we easily find the common ground. I’m happy with the arrival of KHATCHANOV and INDEHERBERG. For the next year we have an ambitious team with players who can produce spectacular tennis to our visitors.”
Another gold for SOLJA in Bremen
China’s Ma Long won his second GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Men’s Singles title of the year when he emerged successful the German city of Bremen tonight. At the final hurdle he beat Chinese National Team compatriot ZHANG Jike the no.2 seed to secure the China’s Ma Long won his second GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Men’s Singles title of the year when he emerged successful the German city of Bremen tonight. At the final hurdle he beat Chinese National Team compatriot ZHANG Jike the no.2 seed to secure the top prize. In a thrilling seven games duel Ma Long recovered from a three games to one deficit secure victory (11-9 7-11 8-11 14-16 11-6 14-12 11-8). Previously MA Long ended the hopes of the host nation by recovering from a two games to nil deficit to beat Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the no.4 seed and defending champion (8-11 9-11 11-6 11-8 11-4 11-4). Mima ITO won the Women’s Singles title and thus becomes the youngest ever winner in the history of the ITTF World Tour. At the final hurdle she beat the host nation’s Petrissa SOLJA (9-11 13-11 7-11 11-7 12-12 12-10) in a contest that whatever the outcome made history. It was the first time that two qualifiers had contested an ITTF World Tour Women’s Singles final; furthermore had Petrissa SOLJA won she would have become the first player in the history of the ITTF World Tour to win a a hat-trick of available titles. Winner of the Under 21 Women’s Singles title two days earlier Petrissa SOLJA added to her collection of titles on the concluding day of play. She partnered colleague SHAN Xiaona to gold in the Women’s Doubles event the duo accounting for the Hong Kong partnership od DOO Hoi Kem and LEE Ho Ching at the final hurdle (11-6 11-6 11-9). SHAN Xiaona and Petrissa SOLJA occupied the no.6 seeded position in the draw; DOO Hoi Kem and LEE Ho Ching were listed one place below. They were the no.7 seeds.
Petrissa SOLJA beat ISHIKAWA top seed in Bremen
Winner of the Under 21 Women’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open one day earlier when beating the Japanese left hander Hina HAYATA in three straight games at the final hurdle the host nation’s Petrissa SOLJA took a liking Winner of the Under 21 Women’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open one day earlier when beating the Japanese left hander Hina HAYATA in three straight games at the final hurdle the host nation’s Petrissa SOLJA took a liking to another Japanese left hander one day later. At the quarter-final stage of the Women’s Singles event she accounted for Kasumi ISHIKAWA the top seed. Not only did she beat the top seed she won in four straight games (11-4 11-7 11-6 13-11). “Definitely my best win ever I can’t believe I just beat a top five player” said a dazed Petrissa SOLJA slowly coming to terms with her achievement.“At the beginning I felt she was nervous I wanted to take advantage of that and not let her play” added Petrissa SOLJA. “So I just kept on hammering her backhand to put pressure on her. It’s a new day tomorrow and a new opponent so hopefully I can win again. I have now won 12 matches from 12 so I want to make it 13.” Defeat for Kasumi ISHIKAWA means that of the 16 seeds who started their quest one day earlier only Singapore’s FENG Tianwei remains; she booked her place in the penultimate round courtesy of a six games win over the Chinese defender LIU Fei. In the penultimate round Petrissa SOLJA meets GU Ruochen Mima ITO opposes FENG Tianwei. In Men’s Singles Event Dimitrij OVTCHAROV keeps the host nations hopes alive. Best ranked European player is the only non- Chinese semifinalist. MA Long beat Timo BOLL in quarters YAN An accounted for Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI whilst ZHANG Jike overcame Vladimir SAMSONOV after seven games battle. OVTCHAROV overcame his compatriot Ruwen FILUS.
Surprise after surprise at the German Open
Only seven seeds remained in game after the opening round of the Women’s Singles event at the GAC 2015 German Open in Bremen. The first hurdle witnessed surprise after surprise as very much youth ruled the day the biggest upset being caused by Japan’s 14 Only seven seeds remained in game after the opening round of the Women’s Singles event at the GAC 2015 German Open in Bremen. The first hurdle witnessed surprise after surprise as very much youth ruled the day the biggest upset being caused by Japan’s 14 year old Mima ITO. She accounted for the host nation’s Han Ying the no.3 seed who just over one month earlier had been the runner up in Qatar SEO Hyowon the no.4 seed was beaten by Poland’s LI Qian Yu Mengyu the no.7 seed suffered at the hands of China’s Gu Ruochen (11-8 6-11 10-12 11-9 12-10 11-4); whilst Germany’s Petrissa SOLJA ended any aspirations harboured by Sayaka HIRANO the no.8 seed (11-9 7-11 11-5 11-5 9-11 11-8). “I had already played five matches today before this one and I have been feeling better and better all along the day” said Petrissa SOLJA after beating Sayaka HIRANO. “I like her style so I felt very confident during this match; she is a very good player so I am very happy that I could beat her.” LIU Fei beat Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA the no.11 seed and the winner just over one month ago in Qatar (13-15 11-7 11-9 11-4 11-3). The host nation’s Timo BOLL and Patrick FRANZISKA caused the biggest upset at the quarter-final stage of the Men’s Doubles event. Occupying the no.8 seeded position in the draw they beat the Chinese Taipei partnership of CHIANG Hung-Chieh and HUANG Sheng-Sheng the second seeds and the winners just over one month earlier in Kuwait in three straight games (11-6 11-8 11-5). At the quarter-final stage of the Women’s Doubles event there was also an upset. The partnership of Austria’s LI Jia and the Czech Republic’s Iveta VACENOVSKA the no.8 seeds accounted for Singapore’s FENG Tianwei and YU Mengyu the top seeds (11-6 11-8 9-11 11-8). In the semi-finals LIU Jia and Iveta VACENOVSKA meet SHAN Xiaona and Petrissa SOLJA; Ai FUKUHARA and Misako WAKAMIYA confront DOO Hoi Kem and LEE Ho Ching.
President and First Lady of Azerbaijan purchase first Baku 2015 tickets
In a historic moment on the journey to the inaugural Baku 2015 European Games President Ilham ALIYEV and First Lady Mehriban ALIYEVA who is also Chair of the Baku 2015 European Games Organising Committee yesterday purchased the first tickets for the Ga In a historic moment on the journey to the inaugural Baku 2015 European Games President Ilham ALIYEV and First Lady Mehriban ALIYEVA who is also Chair of the Baku 2015 European Games Organising Committee yesterday purchased the first tickets for the Games. Baku 2015 also joined the people of Azerbaijan in celebrating the spring equinox festival of Novruz with a series of activities on the Boulevard in Baku during which Mr Azad RAHIMOV Azerbaijan’s Minister of Youth and Sports and Chief Executive Officer of Baku 2015 presented President ALIYEV with a ticket purchase confirmation from the first online sale. The public are also able to buy tickets from today on www.baku2015.com/tickets and there is expected to be great demand for seats at the 20 sports which will feature at the European Games as well as the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies. It was the perfect start to Baku 2015’s Novruz celebrations as the President First Lady and Minister of Youth and Sports were also able to enjoy some of the stands on the Boulevard showcasing many of the sports included in the programm for the Games to be held from 12-28 June. The public also has the opportunity to learn about Baku 2015 sports and try them first-hand at the interactive demonstration stands. Four different sports will be featured per day on a rotating basis from 14:00-16:00 during the next three days. Minister RAHIMOV said: “Novruz is a special time for the Azerbaijani people and the celebrations this year will include the showcasing of the European Games – the biggest sporting event ever to be held in our country. The start of the festivities this year was made even more special by the presence of the President the First Lady and their family. This was a great occasion and the demonstrations allow the public to learn about the sports which will be held at our fantastic Baku 2015 venues this summer.” Mr Simon CLEGG Chief Operating Officer of Baku 2015 was present when the President purchased his ticket and said: “The ticket launch is one of the key milestones in the life of any major sporting event and Baku 2015 is no different. Tickets have been affordably priced at between 2 AZN and 5 AZN for sport competitions and from 20 AZN for the Opening Ceremony and 10 AZN for the Closing Ceremony while children under 16 will enter free of charge at most venues. I have no doubt that the launch of ticket sales together with the sporting demonstrations on the Boulevard will increase the excitement that is already being felt in Baku as the Games approach.” The state-of-the-art ticketing software system to enable Baku 2015 to sell tickets for the European Games has been provided by Official Supporter Tickethour. Supporting the ticket launch will be a series of special Novruz concerts displays and light shows over coming days. There will also be a Baku 2015 picture wall where members of the public can take photographs with the visiting Games Ambassadors.
Jon PERSSON in German Open’s main draw
Sweden’s Jon PERSSON repeated fine form he had shown last month. At the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open in Bremen in the third round of the Men’s Singles Qualification event the Scandinavian player beat Croatia’s Andrej GACINA. Currently list Sweden’s Jon PERSSON repeated fine form he had shown last month. At the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open in Bremen in the third round of the Men’s Singles Qualification event the Scandinavian player beat Croatia’s Andrej GACINA. Currently listed at no.23 on the Men’s World Rankings the Croatian was the highest rated player in the first phase of the Men’s Singles event in Bremen. Jon PERSSON named at no.94 on the Men’s World Rankings won in five games (11-8 11-3 11-8 6-11 11-5). No less than six players who have stood on the top step of the medal podium bid farewell with France the country to suffer the most. Abdel-Kader SALIFOU Damien ELOI and Christophe LEGOUT are out as well as Adrian CRISAN of Romania Germany’s Ricardo WALTHER and Hong Kong’s JIANG Tianyi. Hunor SZOCS who had beaten Frenchman Emmanuel LEBESSON suffered defeat at the hands of Poland’s Jakub DYJAS in a close seven games encounter whilst Frenchman Adrien MATTENET was beaten by the defensive skills of the Slovak Republic’s Wang Yang. Irene IVANCAN Kristin SILBEREISEN Nadine BOLLMEIER and Petrissa SOLJA all emerged successful with Nadine BOLLMEIER being the player to keep the German fans on the very edges of their seats. She emerged successful by the very narrowest of margins against Hungary’s Dora MADARASZ.
World’s best arrive in Bremen for German Open
The world’s best table tennis players have arrived in Bremen Germany for the next stop of the prestigious GAC Group 2015 World Tour Super Series the German Open. The German Open is traditionally one of the most popular World Tour events among the The world’s best table tennis players have arrived in Bremen Germany for the next stop of the prestigious GAC Group 2015 World Tour Super Series the German Open. The German Open is traditionally one of the most popular World Tour events among the players and fans with 301 players from 48 countries making their way to Bremen for the fourth World Tour of 2015. As usual in Germany all eyes will be on the local hero and former world number one Timo BOLL (GER). BOLL will be playing his first international event since his semi-final appearance at the Liebherr 2014 Men’s World Cup in October last year. If the 34-year-old who has won this tournament a record four times wins two matches at the Men’s Singles main draw he is on course to play an intriguing quarter-final match against his Qoros 2015 World Table Tennis Championships doubles partner world number one MA Long. The capacity German crowd at theOVB-Arena will also be treated to seeing more action from the world’s best such as World and Olympic Champion ZHANG Jike (CHN) Olympic bronze medalist Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) and world number five Jun MIZUTANI (JPN). World number four FENG Tianwei (SIN) will be looking to continue her red hot form which saw her beat two top Chinese players on her way to winning the Asian Cup title last week. The London 2012 bronze medalist was the form player of the 2014 World Tour winning three titles but has not yet got off the mark in 2015. The Japanese pair of Kasumi ISHIKAWA and Ai FUKUHARA will also be confident for the German Open crown as will the Qatar Open champion Elizabeta SAMARA (ROU) and the hometown favourite HAN Ying (GER). Qualifications for the 16 available positions in the main draw of 32 takes place on 18-19 March with the knockout action getting underway on 20 March and the winners being crowned on Sunday 22 March. The GAC Group 2015 World Tour is offering a record US$3 000 000 in prize money and will also be the most viewed in history with more events shown live throughout the world on television and all the events being shown live on ITTF’s live streaming platform itTV. As was the case in 2014 the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour will be split up into three tiers (highest first): Super (6 events) Major (6 events) Challenge (11 events). The top 16 singles and top 8 doubles pairs on the World Tour Standings will then be invited to the prestigious World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the year the location to be announced later.
Richard PRAUSE new DTTB sport director
Richard PRAUSE returned to DTTB. Long time women’s and men’s national team coach is engaged as Sport Director in German Table Tennis Association. “We are pleased that we were able to engage our ideal candidate for this important position Richard PRAUSE returned to DTTB. Long time women’s and men’s national team coach is engaged as Sport Director in German Table Tennis Association. “We are pleased that we were able to engage our ideal candidate for this important position ” said DTTB President Michael GEIGER. ” In the past as national coach Richard has done excellent job. Further in Austria he also showed remarkable skills as manager and planner with vision and its excellent international contacts deepened.” Richard PRAUSE left DTTB in 2010 at his own request after ten successful years as a member of the coaching team. He moved to Austria to work in international table tennis training center in “Werner SCHLAGER Academy” (WSA) from the very beginning. ”I am very grateful for the five interesting years. We did a lot ” said the 47-year-old native of Oberhausen whose main residence has always remained the Hesse Hanau with his wife Susan and their two sons. “Now I’m standing in front of a big new challenge that I am very pleased. Germany alongside China is the World’s leading nation in table tennis and I will do everything I can to make further advance. “ ESC CEO Martin SÖRÖS said: “Richard PRAUSE has significant role in ensuring that the ESC has become a recognized training center for players from around the world in last five years. He brought a tremendous quality in the WSA as a coach and as a person. But of course we respect his desire to return to the DTTB and wish him and our friends from the DTTB the best for the future. “ During his tenure as national coach Richard PRAUSE has been instrumental in the many medal winning for Germany. He joined the team in September 2004. PRAUSSE was a coach of Timo BOLL and Christian SUSS at 2005 World Championship where they have won silver medal and the men’s team at the World Championships in Bremen 2006 on their journey toward bronze. In 2007 he lead the team when they won three gold medals and one bronze medal at the European Championships in Belgrade including long time awaited first one for the men’s team and repeated the golden triple in next year. The highlight of his career was the team competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Timo BOLL OVTCHAROV and Christian SUSS won the silver medal.
Table Tennis for everyone everywhere!
There are great news just a few days before the World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) which will be held on the 6th of April. There is a new promotional film here. In addition: “WTTD website is online and it can be visited at www.TT4ALL.com you can find th There are great news just a few days before the World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) which will be held on the 6th of April. There is a new promotional film here. In addition: “WTTD website is online and it can be visited at www.TT4ALL.com you can find there a toolkit explaining the concept promotional package with logo and editable banners registration form and others to assist you with the organization. We hope to have as many countries as possible to Celebrate the Passion for Table Tennis engaging new people to join us!” announced Leandro OLVECH ITTF Director – Development Program. Within the website there is a map showing in which countries it is hosted and we want to cover the globe! MAP HERE By registering your event on the website (or using the direct link below) we will include an icon on the Map. There already 48 registered events! Please Register your event here There is a wide range of options on what can be done small or big popular or iconic venues and all is explained on the website it doesn´t necessarily have to be on the 6th of April and can be done few days before or the previous weekend. The WTTD is part of the Table Tennis for ALL Program and the pillars are POPULAR UNIVERSAL and INCLUSIVE. If you have any question please contact Leandro OLVECH – lolvech@ittfmail.com. More news coming soon!
Olympic doubles at the test at German Open
GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open in Bremen starts tomorow. A Super Series tournament an overall prize fund of US$ 220 000 is on offer with the winners of each of the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events collecting US$ 26 000. No less than GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour German Open in Bremen starts tomorow. A Super Series tournament an overall prize fund of US$ 220 000 is on offer with the winners of each of the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events collecting US$ 26 000. No less than nine of the top twelve names on the current Men’s World Ranking list have entered; whilst for the Women seven of the elite names are Bremen bound. Currently China’s MA Long YAN An and ZHANG Jike are all named in the Men’s Singles event as are Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan Portugal’s Marcos FREITAS and Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus. However of the star names on duty the two who will attract the greatest attention will no doubt be the host nation’s Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and Timo BOLL; both are set fair from Bremen. “I am looking forward to see MA Long and ZHANG Jike again in Germany. Every time we play each other these are great matches ” stated Timo BOLL. Coach Jörg ROSSKOPF added : “The German Open are also a test for our doubles towards the Olympics in Rio. We want to test our possible Olympic combinations beforehand. At the same time the chances of our top doubles in Bremen are quite good.”
