Fenerbahce will play against Berlin Eastside in the 2013/14 Women`s European Champions League final. Turkish champion and WECL no. 1 seed lost at home from Zamek 3:2 (9:10 in sets) in returning semi-final match, but secured the final thanks to bigger adva, Fenerbahce will play against Berlin Eastside in the 2013/14 Women`s European Champions League final. Turkish champion and WECL no. 1 seed lost at home from Zamek 3:2 (9:10 in sets) in returning semi-final match, but secured the final thanks to bigger advantage from first leg – 3:2 (12:8). The last two games of the season will be held on March 7-9th and 21-23rd. Today`s clash fulfilled expectations. Two WECL newcomers Fenerbahce and Zamek continued their rivalry from previous year when the best Turkish club overcame Polish champion in ETTU Cup final. It showed that Viktoria PAVLOVICH is unsolved problem for Zamek`s player. Former individual European champion won her both encounters in first leg and now started by 3:0 win against JIA Jun. After that victory everything was easier for the host side, despite HAN Ying beat HU Melek in straight games of second match. With world`s no. 26 CHENG I-Cheng on 3rd position, Fenerbahce had almost fixed win. Renata STRBIKOVA (no. 91) was not able to take any set from Taiwanese who was the best Fenerbahce`s player during the group stage. Viktoria PAVLOVICH didn`t need to beat HAN Ying to secure the final for her side, but she took first two sets. German won in five games to improve her individual score to 12-1. JIA Jun provided the win for Zamek, beating HU Melek in five sets. Women’s ECL semi-finals leg2 Fenerbahce – Zamek Tarnobrzeg 2:3 PAVLOVICH Viktoria – JIA Jun 3:0 (11:5, 11:5, 11:7, 0:0, 0:0) HU Melek – HAN Ying 0:3 (7:11, 9:11, 7:11, 0:0, 0:0) CHING Cheng – STRBIKOVA Renata 3:0 (11:2, 11:8, 12:10, 0:0, 0:0) PAVLOVICH Viktoria – HAN Ying 2:3 (11:5, 11:6, 6:11, 9:11, 8:11) HU Melek – JIA Jun 2:3 (9:11, 10:12, 14:12, 11:2, 6:11)
Orenburg mistreat Borussia
Reigning champion of Men`s European Champions League, Fakel Gazproma Orenburg gained a big advantage in first quarter final leg, beating away Borussia Dusseldorf 3:0 (9:4 in sets). The clash of the titans was opened by two super stars Timo BOLL and Vladim, Reigning champion of Men`s European Champions League, Fakel Gazproma Orenburg gained a big advantage in first quarter final leg, beating away Borussia Dusseldorf 3:0 (9:4 in sets). The clash of the titans was opened by two super stars Timo BOLL and Vladimir SAMSONOV announced big victory of Russian club. It seems unbelievable to have Borussia with all five losses in five matches this season, and beside that four out of them with 3:0. “Red Lions” got a new chance after Chartres`s disqualification in group stage, but today`s game not promises to much in returning game at Orenburg (January 31st, 12h20 CET) Two best European players for years, owners of nine individual gold medals in total from continental championships, met in first encounter. Vladimir SAMSONOV, who reached his first three out of ten MECL titles in Borussia`s jersey, beat the six times individual winner of ECH Timo BOLL in four sets. As always, it was open fight with many beautiful points. Bielorussian, actual vice-champion of Old Continent, did a key step on his 8:7 led in fourth set. He attacked on German backhand side, to collect last three points in row. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV, a member of Borussian winning team in 2009, defeated his team mate from the national team Patrick BAUM in four games. Host saved three set points in opening set (7:10, 10:10) but missed a good situation to take a lead. However, BAUM leveled on 1:1 in sets, while OVTCHAROV showed his power in last moments of next two sets (host led 9:8 in 3rd, 9:5 in 4th). Actual individual European champion concluded the game with six consecutive points. Indian Kamal ACHANTA was on good way to win the game against Alexey SMIRNOV, but Russian turned the match after 2:0 lead of the host. Former Euro Top-12 winner showed why he is considered as the best no. 3 at MECL. Quarter final of Men`s European Champions League Leg1 Borussia Dusseldorf – Gazproma Orenburg 0:3 Timo BOLL – Vladimir SAMSONOV 1:3 (9:11, 11:8, 9:11, 7:11). Patrick BAUM – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 1:3 (10:12, 11:8, 12:14, 9:11) Kamal ACHANTA – Alexey SMIRNOV 2:3 (13:11, 11:3, 9:11, 6:11, 6:11)
First eight positions for Nanjing 2014 YOG confirmed
The first four girls and four boys have qualified to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games via the 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals was the conclusion of the 2013 Road to Nanjing series, which incl, The first four girls and four boys have qualified to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games via the 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals was the conclusion of the 2013 Road to Nanjing series, which included one event in each continent, for a total of six events. Players born between 1996-1999 battled throughout this series to be one of the 16 boys and 16 girls (one per National Olympic Committee) that qualified for the 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals here in Vila Nova de Gaia. The top 4 boys, and top 4 girls (one per NOC) then secured their place at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. The four girls to do this were Hong Kong’s DOO Hoi Kem, Chinese Taipei’s CHIU Ssu-Hua, Romania’s Adina DIACONU and Japan’s Miyu KATO, who all successfully progressed to the semi-finals to secure to four qualification spots on offer. The number one seed and the player in form during the competition and series DOO Hoi Kem stated: “I was nervous at the start of the match, I knew that if I could win that I would qualify to play in Nanjing which would be a dream come true. I was happy that I could hold my nerve and secure my position.” The top four seeded girls were the ones that booked their ticket to Nanjing, but this was not the case in the boy’s event. Seeded seventh, Hungary’s Adam SZUDI beat the number one seed, while sixth seed Germany’s Kilian ORT beat the number four seed to secure the berths in Nanjing. These two will be joined by in the world’s premier youth event by YANG Heng-Wei and David REITSPIES who were both impressive here in Portugal. A delighted Adam SZUDI, who caused the upset of the tournament, stated: “I was nervous before the match as there was so much at stake here and that’s one of the reasons I lost the first game. After that game I was more relaxed, I focused on playing short to his forehand; especially with my service.” The additional places to fill the 32 spots available for each gender in Nanjing will be filled by: ITTF Under-18 World Ranking – 3 per gender Road to Nanjing 2014 series – 6 per gender Continental Qualification events – 14 places per gender Tripartite – 4 places per gender Host country – 1 per gender The 32 boys and 32 girls that qualify for the Nanjing 2014, will fight it out for 3 gold medals: boys’ singles, girls’ singles and the mixed teams event, which consists of one boy and one girl who have qualified for the singles event. The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Table Tennis event will be held at Wutaishan Sport Complex on 17-23 August 2014. The majority of the players that played in the 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals will now line up for the 2013 Global Junior Circuit Finals, which the top 16 boys and girls from the 32 Global Junior Circuit events qualified for in 2013. Quarter Final Results (winner secured berth at Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games) Girls’ Singles: Doo Hoi Kem (HGK) beat Tamolwan Khetkhuan (THA) 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 Chiu Ssu-Hua (TPE) beat Charlotte Carey (GBR) 12-10, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 Adina Diaconu (ROU) beat Natalia Bajor (POL) 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 Miyu Kato (JPN) beat Anqi Luo (CAN) 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-5 Boys’ Singles: David Reitspies (CZE) beat Diogo Chen (POR) 9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 Yang Heng-Wei (TPE) beat Kim Minhyeok (KOR) 11-4, 11-8, 12-10, 2-11, 5-11, 8-11, 13-11 Adam Szudi (HUN) beat Hugo Calderano (BRA) 5-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 Kilian Ort (GER) beat Hung Ka Tak (HGK) 11-6, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6
Berlin on its way to another final
In the match between last two WECL champions, club from Germany secured the final of the Women’s European Champions League. Berlin repeated the success from the opening leg and beat defending champions Austria’s Linz in another five matches thriller. That, In the match between last two WECL champions, club from Germany secured the final of the Women’s European Champions League. Berlin repeated the success from the opening leg and beat defending champions Austria’s Linz in another five matches thriller. That made Berlin one step closer to their goal to reach all three trophies after they already had lift the trophy in German Cup. The 2005 European champion LIU JIa improved her personal record and added another victory to already impressive 8:1 score. In the opening match Austria’s star beat Georgina POTA. Hungarian player who beat ECH champion LI Fen (SVS STROCK) in decisive match of ultimate round of group stage, to secure semi-final could not find the answer for LIU’s impressive performance. The duel ended in straight games. However, the advantage for the host club did not last for long. Listed at the current World rankings at position no. 38, the 2013 European Championships runner-up SHAN Xiaona faced difficulties against Petrissa SOLJA, no. 49, only in the second game. Iveta VACENOVSKA World’s no. 49 stretched Irene IVANCAN no. 61 to full distance, but failed to beat her. The win gave Germany’s club advantage they needed to secure passage to the next round. In fourth duel LIU Jia overcame SHAN Xiaona in straight matches to prolong the encounter to the decisive match. The final stroke came from POTA. She overcame Sofia POLCANOVA in four games. Women’s ECL semi-finals leg2 LINZ AG FROSCHBERG – TTC BERLIN EASTSIDE 2:3 LIU Jia – POTA Georgina 3:0 (11:6, 11:8, 11:3, 0:0, 0:0) SOLJA Petrissa – SHAN Xiaona 1:3 (7:11, 11:7, 6:11, 4:11, 0:0) VACENOVSKA Iveta – IVANCAN Irene 2:3 (11:9, 11:9, 9:11, 9:11, 9:11) LIU Jia – SHAN Xiaona 3:0 (11:9, 11:6, 11:7, 0:0, 0:0) POLCANOVA Sofia – POTA Georgina 1:3 (4:11, 11:9, 8:11, 9:11, 0:0)
Pontoise savour magic moments
French club AS Pontoise Cergy showed one of its best games ever on European scene, beating at home German champion Werder Bremen 3:0 (9:2 in sets) to progress into the 2013/14 MECL semi-final. “The Greens” went to France with big advantage from 1st leg (3, French club AS Pontoise Cergy showed one of its best games ever on European scene, beating at home German champion Werder Bremen 3:0 (9:2 in sets) to progress into the 2013/14 MECL semi-final. “The Greens” went to France with big advantage from 1st leg (3:0, 9:5), but suffered one of their toughest losses in last couple of years. Pontoise reached its second MECL semis in a row and this Sunday will see who will be its next opponent, Niederosterrecih or Angers. One more MECL game was held tonight in which Hennebont beat at home UMMC 3:2. It was 1st quarter final leg. The same two players opened the game at Pontoise as in Bremen, world`s no. 15 Marcos FREITAS against no. 9 CHUANG Chih Yuan. Taiwanese won previous clash in five sets, while tonight Portuguese beat him in four. FREITAS led the game, having just one small fall in late third set (8:7, 9:11). It could say that the crucial moment was one when the host took the point on 9:8 in fourth set. WANG Jian Jun and Adrian CRISAN (no. 27) again played second encounter, but now Chinese won in straight sets (Romanian beat him 3:2 at Bremen). Guest missed two set balls in second set. In that moment it was quite clear that he has no power to stop former Charleroi`s player. The most interesting clash was seen between Kristian KARLSSON (no. 92) and Constantin CIOTI (no. 150). Romanian won opening set, but next three belonged to Dane who had stronger nerves in last two sets. Romanian missed four set balls in total (two in each of last two sets), while host concluded these chapters with three points in a row (13:14, 16:14 3rd set, 12:13, 15:13 4th). Hennebont`s victory against UMMC was the work of whole team. On the other side, Russian champion kept its chance for returning clash thanks to Japanese Jun MIZUTANI who brought them two points. Former individual vice-champion of Europe Kalinikos KREANGA (actual world`s no. 71) defeated Alexander SHIBAEV (no. 40) in four sets of opening game. UMMC leveled after Jun MIZUTANI`s win against Dmitrij PROKOPCOV. CHEN Chien-An (no. 25) overcame Joao MONTEIRO (no. 81) in five games, but Jun MIZUTANIO (no. 13) again leveled the result. Japanese lost opening set from KREANGA, but his game started to improve from late second set and Greek managed to save two set balls. Finally, world`s no. 74 Dmitrij PROKOPCOV beat Alexander SHIBAEV in straight sets. Returning game will be held on January 28th at Verkhnaya Pyshma. MECL quarter final, leg2 AS Pontoise Cergy – Werder Bremen 3:0 Marcos FREITAS – CHUANG Chih-Yuan 3:1 (11:8, 11:9, 9:11, 11:9) WANG Jian Jun – Adrian CRISAN 3:0 (11:4, 13:11, 11:5) Kristian KARLSSON – Constantin CIOTI 3:1 (7:11, 11:9, 16:14, 15:13) MECL quarter final, leg1 Hennebont – UMMC 3:2 Kalinikos KREANGA – Alexander SHIBAEV 3:1 (11:4, 7:11, 11:9, 11:9) Dmitrij PROKOPCOV – Jun MIZUTANI 1:3 (11:9, 9:11, 8:11, 8:11) CHEN Chien-An – Joao MONTEIRO 3:2 (8:11, 11:3, 11:5, 7:11, 11:7) Kalinikos KREANGA – Jun MIZUTANI 1:3 (11:6, 11:13, 6:11, 10:12) Dmitrij PROKOPCOV – Alexander SHIBAEV 3:0 (11:7, 11:7, 11:0)
New names emerged at youth rankings
The new 2014 European rankings brought changes. There are no more leaders from the last year at the list Tristan FLORE of France, his compatriot Enzo ANGLES, or Bernadette SZOCS of Romania moved to senior category. New leader at the Junior Boys rankings i, The new 2014 European rankings brought changes. There are no more leaders from the last year at the list Tristan FLORE of France, his compatriot Enzo ANGLES, or Bernadette SZOCS of Romania moved to senior category. New leader at the Junior Boys rankings is David REITSPIES of Czech Republic. He is followed by Kilian ORT of Germany and Adam SZUDI of Hungary. Nina MITTELHAM of Germany is at the top of the Junior Girls Rankings. Lea RAKOVAC of Croatia is second and cadet Adina DIACONU of Romania is third. Adina is at the top of Cadet Rankings, Lisa LUNG of Belgium is placed at position no. two and Russia’s Anastasia KOLISH is third. In Boys Category Nolan GIVONE of France emerged at the top of the list. Cristian PLETEA is second and Irvin BERTRAND is third.
Win for Saarbrucken in another thriller
In the semi final of the Men’s ETTU Cup scheduled on March Saarbrucken will meet Stella Sport La Romagne, whilst Liebherr Ochsenhausen will play against Walter Wels. Stella Sport La Romagne secured the place in the semi final after they repeated the, In the semi final of the Men’s ETTU Cup scheduled on March Saarbrucken will meet Stella Sport La Romagne, whilst Liebherr Ochsenhausen will play against Walter Wels. Stella Sport La Romagne secured the place in the semi final after they repeated the success against Sweden’s Eslov. In first leg it was 3:2 for French side, whilst at home soil they needed match less to made progress to next round. CHEN Tianyuan was stretched to full distance against Mattias OEVERSJÖ, but he gave host club good starting position. Abdel Kader SALIFOU failed to preserve same rhythm. Robert SVENSSON leveled the match. Brice OLLIVIER overcame Kasper STERNBERG and CHEN Tianyuan proved too strong for Robert SVENSSON. Liebherr Ochsenhausen beat Cajasur Priego SM in Biberach. Unlike the match in Priego de Cordoba which finished in straight games, German club needed four matches to conclude the meters at home. Liam PITCHFORD was the back bone of club’s success with two wins over WEI DONG Shi and Carlos MACHADO. MACHADO stretched player from England to full distance. Previously full distance thriller against RYU Seung Min, concluded in MACHADO’s favor. Kirill SKACHKOV overcame Alesandro CALVO. Austria’s Walter Wels overcame TTC Zugbrucke Grenzau in Hohr-Granzhausen after five matches. They needed four last week in Austria. ZHAN Jian recorded two victories, over Tomas PAVELKA and Andrej GACINA, whilst Zolt PETE beat PAVELKA in decisive fifth match after five games. In Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki needed full five matches to beat Saarbrucken and once again we saw the thrilling encounter in Germany Bastian STEGER and Bojan TOKIC beat Daniel GORAK and Robert FLORAS, but OH Sang Eun was at the top of the game. He overcame Tiago APOLONIA and Bastian STEGER to give his club chance to play decisive match. In fifth match APOLONIA beat GORAK.
Tight bottleneck for WECL champions
The finalists of 2013/14 Women’s European Champions League will be known this Sunday, when the second semi-final returning match Fenerbahce – Zamek (13h30 CET, 3:2 1st leg) will be finished. A day before Linz AG Froschberg will meet Berlin Eastside (20h15, The finalists of 2013/14 Women’s European Champions League will be known this Sunday, when the second semi-final returning match Fenerbahce – Zamek (13h30 CET, 3:2 1st leg) will be finished. A day before Linz AG Froschberg will meet Berlin Eastside (20h15 CET, 1:3) Linz`s clash attracts huge interest. Reigning champion Froschberg suffered at Berlin very first loss in one and half year, so 2012 WECL winner arrives at Austria with big advantage – 3:1 (11:5 in sets). Austrian champion started excellent in Berlin`s clash, when LIU Jia beat the best host player SHAN Xiaona in five games, but in next three encounters Irina PALINA`s side dominated. Georgina POTA again did big job for Berlin, beating Iveta VACENOVSKA. Berlin’s coach Irina PALINA didn’t want to go on returning game with the calculator in the hands, although she knows that his team needs to win one match and six sets. “We’re going to Linz to repeat the victory last week, everything else would be fatal!”, stressed Irina PALINA. Linz AG Froschberg still has a goal to reach third WECL title, after 2009 and 2013. They won many exciting games on their soil and one of them is ultimate one in previous season, against Budaorsi 2i SC. LIU Jia, Iveta VACENOVSKA and Petrissa SOLJA are needing again good team work. Top seed Fenerbahce is still unbeatable for Polish champion Zamek Tarnobrzeg. The best Turkish club was better in 2012/13 ETTU Cup final, winning also 1st semi final leg of 2013/14 WECL. Viktoria PAVLOVICH was not in her best shape in couple of group stage games, but she was fantastic at Poland. She beat Margaryta PESOTSKA and HAN Ying, twice 3:0. It was very first WECL loss of HAN who ended group stage with 9-0 score. Polish side bases its chances, first of all, on HAN`s wins. If she bring two points, everything is possible in Istanbul. Semi-final of 2013/14 Women’s European Champions League Returning matches Fenerbahce – Zamek Tarnobrzeg (January 26th, 13h30 CET) Linz AG Froschberg – Berlin Eastside (January 25th, 20h15 CET) First matches Zamek Tarnobrzeg – Fenerbahce 2:3 Berlin Eastside – Linz AG Froschberg 3:1
Five ECL and ETC top-matches live on ETTU TV
Five top quality table tennis matches from the Champions League and ETTU Cup will be broadcast LIVE and FREE on ETTU TV powered by LAOLA1.tv this weekend as the teams fight for a place in the next round of their competition. ETTU Cup Men – Liebherr , Five top quality table tennis matches from the Champions League and ETTU Cup will be broadcast LIVE and FREE on ETTU TV powered by LAOLA1.tv this weekend as the teams fight for a place in the next round of their competition. ETTU Cup Men – Liebherr Ochsenhausen – Cajasur Priego TM| 24.01.2014 19:30 CET Cajasur Priego TM head to Germany with a huge mountain to climb. Ochsenhausen showed no mercy in Spain as they beat the home team 3-0 to put them well in the driving seat for this 2nd leg and they are expected to progress. Join the action at 19:30 CET on Friday night to find out if the home team will win here. ETTU Champions League Men – AS Pontoise Cergy – Werder Bremen| 24.01.2014 19:45 CET “The Greens” head to France with a 3-0 win from the first leg. The French side will have to put in an almost flawless display against the Germans if they want to progress to the next round. Tune in at 19:45 CET LIVE and FREE on Friday night to see if they can pull off the impossible against Bremen here. ETTU Champions League Men – Borussia Düsseldorf – Fakel Gazproma Orenburg| 26.01.2014 13:00 CET Düsseldorf were the major winners from the disqualification of Chartres after a disappointing display in the group stages. How long their 2nd life in the competition will last is open for debate as they face Russian powerhouse Orenburg in the quarters. The Germans know that they need to put in a good display at home if they are to have a chance of progressing. Enjoy the match here ETTU Champions League Men – SVS Niederösterreich – Vaillante Sports Angers TT| 26.01.2014 19:45 CET The Austrians took a 3-1 win back with them from France in the 1st leg, meaning they find themselves in a very decent position coming into this decider. Angers will still be confident of getting into the next round, meaning SVS can not rest for one second in this game. Who will book their place in the semis? Find out on Sunday night here. ETTU Cup Women – SVS Ströck – STK Dr. Casl | 27.01.2014 19:00 CET It has been a disappointing season so far for SVS Ströck and they will only be satisfied once they get their hands on ETTU Cup gold. They are in a very good position to get to the next round as they lead 3-0 against the Croatians after the 1st leg. Find out on Monday night here.
Four Europeans join Youth Olympic Games
Romania’s Adina DIACONU emerged successful in the vital determining Girls’ Singles contests at the ITTF 2014 Youth Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In the quarterfinal of the main draw of the Junior Girls Singles Even, Romania’s Adina DIACONU emerged successful in the vital determining Girls’ Singles contests at the ITTF 2014 Youth Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In the quarterfinal of the main draw of the Junior Girls Singles Event, Romania’s player beat Poland’s Natalia BAJOR to secure the place in China. Hungary’s Adam SZUDI and Germany’s Kilian ORT beat the odds and alongside David REITSPIES booked semi final place in Junior Boys Singles Event. Thus, subject to National Olympic Committee approval, the quartet has booked places in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. In Girls Event DOO Hoi Kem, the no.1 seed, beat Thailand’s Tamolwan KHETKHUAN, the no.5 seed to become the first player to reserve her passage to Nanjing. She was followed by CHIU Ssu-Hua who accounted for Great Britain’s Charlotte CAREY, before Adina DIACONU performed the great escape to beat Poland’s Natalia BAJOR and Miyu KATO brought the morning to a conclusion by defeating Canada’s Anqi LUO. Adam SZUDI, the no.7 seed, beat Brazil’s Hugo CALDERANO, the no.1 seed, before Kilian ORT, the no.6 seed, accounted for Hong Kong’s HUNG Ka Tak, the no.5 seed. The Czech Republic’s David REITSPIES, the no.4 seed, accounted for the host nation’s Diogo CHEN, the no.8 seed, before Chinese Taipei’s YANG Heng-Wei brought the afternoon session of play to a conclusion with a dramatic win over Korea’s KIM Minhyeok. An afternoon of upsets had finished with yet another surprise and in the most dramatic fashion; a contest full a high class rallies and for all four successful players, as with the Girls’ Singles event, a very special guest was present to award the certificates. Accompanied by Pedro MOURA, the President of the Portuguese Table Tennis Federation, Rosa MOTA, the gold medallist in the Women’s Marathon at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games was on duty to make the presentations; a special moment for all, one to be remembered.
