The winner of the Cadet Boys Singles title in 2015 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in Orebro is JHA Kanak of USA. He beat Yukiya UDA of Japan in the final. In semis UDA succeeded against Yuta TANAKA of Japan whilst JHA beat Ko The winner of the Cadet Boys Singles title in 2015 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in Orebro is JHA Kanak of USA. He beat Yukiya UDA of Japan in the final. In semis UDA succeeded against Yuta TANAKA of Japan whilst JHA beat Koyo KANAMITSU also of Japan. In Cadet Girls Singles final Christina KALLBERG of Sweden overcame Elena RUB of Russia. In semis RUB overcame Ishana DEB of USA and KALLBERG halted the progress of Anastasia KOLISH of Russia. In Mini-Cadet Boys Singles final Olav KOSOLOSKY of Belgium beat Nikhil KUMAR of USA. In Mini-Cadet Girls Singles final Jamila LAURENTI of Italy beat Darya KISEL of Belarus.

Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus won the Men’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha. In the final he overcame Germany’s Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the top seed. In the final of the Women’s Singles Event Elizabeta SAMARA Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus won the Men’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha. In the final he overcame Germany’s Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the top seed. In the final of the Women’s Singles Event Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania overcame Germany’s HAN Ying. At the final hurdle SAMSONOV occupying the no.4 seeded position in the draw needed five games to beat OVTCHAROV (9-11 8-11 13-15 11-6 9-11). Previously Dimitrij OVTCHAROV accounted for Portugal’s Marcos FREITAS the no.3 seed (11-2 10-12 11-9 11-6 9-11 11-8). At the same stage SAMSONOV overcame Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan the no.2 seed (13-11 14-12 11-5 11-7). Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA clinched the title in impressive style. She beat HAN in straight games (6-11 10-12 6-11 9-11). In the penultimate stage HAN Ying the no.3 seed beat Singapore’s FENG Tianwei the top seed (6-11 8-11 11-7 12-10 11-7 5-11 12). The contest lasted some 75 minutes; the duel between Elizabeta SAMARA the no.7 seed and Korea’s YANG Haeun the no.10 seed was somewhat quicker. SAMARA won in five games (11-5 10-12 11-7 11-6 11-5).

European’s dominated at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super) in Doha. In Men’s Singles Event three players from Old Continent booked their place in the semi final whilst in Women’s Singles two European ladies progresse European’s dominated at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super) in Doha. In Men’s Singles Event three players from Old Continent booked their place in the semi final whilst in Women’s Singles two European ladies progressed to the penultimate stage. Top seeded Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany secured the place in top four after thrilling seven games duel against JUNG Youngsik of Korea. He will meet Marcos FREITAS of Portugal in Top 16 final re-run. FREITAS overcame Daniel HABESOHN of Austria in quarters. In lower half of the draw Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus overcame Joao MONTEIRO of Portugal. CHUANG Chih-Yuan of Taipei beat Robert GARDOS of Austria in another seven games match. Germany will have another representative in semis. In Women’s singles HAN Ying will meet top seed FENG Tianwei of Singapore. Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania halted the progress of Germany’s WU Jiaduo to secure her place in semi final.  

Bernadette SZOCS of Romania and Benjamin BROSSIER of France clinched the titles at their respective Women’s U 21 and Men’s U 21 Singles Event at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super) in Doha. In the final of the Women’s Bernadette SZOCS of Romania and Benjamin BROSSIER of France clinched the titles at their respective Women’s U 21 and Men’s U 21 Singles Event at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open (Super) in Doha. In the final of the Women’s event SZOCS beat LIN Ye of Singapore. Previously SZOCS overcame ZHOU Yihan also of Singapore whilst in quarterfinal young Romania star succeeded against top seeded DOO Hoi Kem of Hong Kong. Lea RAKOVAC of Croatia also reached quarterfinal before she lost against LIN Ye. BROSSIER overcame HO Kwan Kit of Hong Kong in the final. At the penultimate stage he beat WANG Yang of Slovakia. In the main Men’s Event Portugal’s João MONTEIRO and Slovenia’s Bojan TOKIC were the players to cause the upsets in the lower half of the draw in the first round. João MONTEIRO overcame Korea’s KIM Minseok the no.9 seed (12-10 5-11 11-8 12-10 11-7); Bojan Tokic ended the hopes of Nigeria’s Quadri ARUNA the no.13 seed (11-2 11-8 15-13 7-11 11-4). Austria’s Daniel Habesohn was the one player to upset the seeding as matters progressed in the top half of the draw.Daniel HABESOHN accounted for Frenchman Simon GAUZY the no.15 seed (3-11 12-10 7-11 11-9 13-11 12-10). Germany’s Dimitrij OVTCHAROV the top seed beat Russia’s Kirill SKACHKOV (11-6 11-5 11-9 11-7) Portugal’s Marcos FREITAS the no.3 seed overcame Korea’s LEE Sangsu (13-11 6-11 11-4 11-8 11-7). Ukraine’s Tetyana BILENKO and Spain’s SHEN Yanfei were the players to cause the upsets in the first round of the Women’s Singles event. Tetyana BILENKO proved far too solid against Chinese Taipei’s CHENG I-Ching the no.14 seed. SHEN Yanfei overcame Hungary’s Georgina POTA the no.5 seed in six games (6-11 5-11 11-8 11-6 15-13 11-8). Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA the no.7 seed needed to full seven games to overcome Hungary’s Dora MADARASZ (11-9 11-3 7-11 12-14 10-12 12-10 11-7)

Baku 2015 European Games has signed an agreement with Universal Sports Network which will ensure this summer’s inaugural event is broadcast across the USA. From 12–28 June Universal Sports Network will broadcast daily coverage of the European Games from Baku 2015 European Games has signed an agreement with Universal Sports Network which will ensure this summer’s inaugural event is broadcast across the USA. From 12–28 June Universal Sports Network will broadcast daily coverage of the European Games from Azerbaijan including the spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies on its linear channel and online at UniversalSports.com. In addition Universal Sports Network also acquires the broadcast rights to distribute the European Games in Canada. Mr Simon CLEGG Chief Operating Officer of Baku 2015 said: “Signing this agreement with Universal Sports is a major boost to Baku 2015 and ensures the Games will be shown to one of the largest television audiences in the world. This deal proves there is real appetite for the first European Games across the globe and I am sure that sports fans in the USA will enjoy tuning in to follow the action this summer.” With this agreement the Baku 2015 European Games has now announced deals to broadcast the Games in 50 countries around the world. Universal Sports Network is available across the USA on Time Warner Cable Cox Communications Bright House Networks Verizon FiOS satellite providers DIRECTV and DISH and numerous regional cable and IPTV operators in markets across the country. Mr Robert JAMES Senior Vice President of Content and Communications at Universal Sports Network said: “Showcasing the first European Games reflects Universal Sports’ commitment to international sport. The European countries represented and the top athletes participating at the Games promise to bring great competition and excitement for our viewers across the USA.” Universal Sports Network is the premier media destination for year-round Olympic endurance and action sports programming in the USA. Offering more than 1 200 hours of original programming each year Universal Sports holds exclusive rights to more than 25 World Championships and showcases the world’s best athletes competing in more than 40 sports annually.

Players from Japan dominated at the 2015 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in Orebro. In both Junior Boys and Girls Team’s Event Japan’s representatives clinched the title. In Junior Boys Yuki MATSUYAMA inflicted the pain in hart of h Players from Japan dominated at the 2015 Swedish Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior Circuit in Orebro. In both Junior Boys and Girls Team’s Event Japan’s representatives clinched the title. In Junior Boys Yuki MATSUYAMA inflicted the pain in hart of host nations supporters. At the final hurdle he overcame top seeded Anton KALLBERG of Sweden. Previously KALLBERG succeeded against Romain RUIZ of France whilst MATSUYAMA overcame his compatriot Yuta TANAKA. Irvin BERTRAND and Joe SEYFRIED of France secured the title in Junior Boys Doubles Event. Simon BERGLUND and Malte MOREGARD won silver. In Junior Girls Singles Event Ayane MORITA beat Rira ISHIKAWA in all-Japan final. At the penultimate stage MORITA beat Bruna TAKAHASHI of Brazil and ISHIKAWA beat LIN Chia-Hsuan of Taipei. Both ISHIKAWA and MORITA clinched the title in the Junior Girls Doubles Event. In the final they beat Yuko KATO of Japan and Annika LUNDSTROM of Finland.