Bernadette SZOCS Irina CIOBANU and Adina DIACONU of Romania beat Hong Kong’s SOO Wai Yam Minnie DOO Hoi Kem and MAK Tze Wing to secure the title in the Junior Girls Teams Event at the JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior and Cadet Open in Szombathely. In the sem Bernadette SZOCS Irina CIOBANU and Adina DIACONU of Romania beat Hong Kong’s SOO Wai Yam Minnie DOO Hoi Kem and MAK Tze Wing to secure the title in the Junior Girls Teams Event at the JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior and Cadet Open in Szombathely. In the semi final Romania beat Serbia whilst Hong Kong overcame Netherlands Wales combination. In the final of the Junior Boys Teams Event LIAO Cheng-Ting YANG Heng-Wei and LEE Lester from the combined team of Taipei Canada beat Sweden with Anton KALLBERG Viktor GORMAN and Henrik JOHANSSEN. In the penultimate stage Sweden beat Hungary whilst Canada-Taipei overcame Germany.
Semi-finals in Poland are all Asian affair
Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan and China’s FAN Zhendong the respective top two seeds in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Spala duly booked their places in the penultimate round. CHUANG Chih-Yuan beat Kaii Y Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan and China’s FAN Zhendong the respective top two seeds in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Spala duly booked their places in the penultimate round. CHUANG Chih-Yuan beat Kaii YOSHIDA the no.24 seed (9:11 11:3 2:11 11:7 11:8 11:6); whilst FAN Zhendong ended the hopes of German qualifier Ruwen FILUS (11:13 11:8 11:7 11:9 11:7). SHENG Dandan has continued her quite stunning progress in Poland. She booked her place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Singles event following a dramatic quarter-final victory. SHENG recovered from the very precipice of defeat to overcome compatriot HU Limei the no.23 seed in an all-China duel. In the quarterfinal WEN Jia the no.12 seed accounted for LI Jiao of the Netherlands the no.4 seed in five games (8:11 11:8 11:9 11:5 11:9). In the same round Elizabeta SAMARA lost to Ai FUKUHARA of Japan. mulbery
ETTU Coaches Conference in Cardiff (Dec 13-15 2013)
ETTU Coaches Conference in Cardiff will be held on 13-15th December 2013 at the Sport Wales National Centre The theme is ‘What Coaching Style are you?’ The theme of the conference centres on athletes and how coaches can get the best from player(s). Every ETTU Coaches Conference in Cardiff will be held on 13-15th December 2013 at the Sport Wales National Centre The theme is ‘What Coaching Style are you?’ The theme of the conference centres on athletes and how coaches can get the best from player(s). Every player needs a different style of coaching and coaches had to develop their skills to engage with different abilities characters and egos within the set-up. The conference will allow coaches to discuss the recent technical developments within our game and also how they should be working more closely with Para table tennis projects post London 2012 Among the speakers is Andy MCCANN. Previously an award-winning teacher of physical education he is in demand as an adviser mentor and performance coach to high performing individuals from many walks of life including some of the UK’s highest-profile sports stars. He has also been involved in international and World Championship events as a competitor coach and referee. With a passion for helping individuals understand how they best learn and feel empowered to perform on the world stage Andy is an accomplished conference key note speaker. His accessible style draws from an expertise which includes over 20 years firsthand experience of elite sport performance education health psychology and business. On Saturday Neil ROBINSON (Great Britain Paralympics Coach) will be on duty. Neil as a player won Paralympics and World medals at various Championships. He has now turned his hand to coaching and will facilitate in taking the coaches through the different aspects connected with coaching disabled athletes from the different class categories to the limits one can expect from their athletes at elite level. How should we work closely with able & disabled squads and as a coach why it’s important in today’s society to be competent in coaching athletes with disabilities. Ryan JENKINS will try to answer the question who is actually in control within the player/coach relationship? Who decides what is important and where is the balance of power? Paul HUGHES is the Welsh Table Tennis Team psychologist and has worked with a variety of sports to engage in the player/coach relationship to help improve performance. Paul will explore what coaches need to implement and where to development to get the best from their teams/squads and indeed their programs. Paul will facilitate discussions and group work to allow the coaches present to explore what challenges they face with the characters they work with daily LIU Yan Jun (Austria National Coach) will speak about technical advances in our game whilst Michail KATSIKADELIS (Lecturer at the University of Thrace Komotini Greece) will give coaches a sample of the Universities last scientific project which will be published soon which is about practical aspects of science (multi-ball training).
GAUZY and FILUS in Round of 16 in Spala
The main draw of the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Spala started with lot of upsets. The Czech Republic’s Tomas KONCENY beat Portugal’s Tiago APOLONIA the no.15 seed England’s Liam PITCHFORD ousted Iran’s Nosh The main draw of the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Polish Open in Spala started with lot of upsets. The Czech Republic’s Tomas KONCENY beat Portugal’s Tiago APOLONIA the no.15 seed England’s Liam PITCHFORD ousted Iran’s Noshad ALAMIYAN the no.23 seed whilst Singapore’s Yang Zi defeated Spain’s Carlos MACHADO the no.27 seed. The list goes on with Simon GAUZY of France and Germany’s Ruwen FILUS; both recorded most emphatic victories against seeded opposition. Simon GAUZY beat Korea’s JUNG Youngsik the no.21 seed on duty at the recent LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup (11:4 11:6 11:5 11:4); Ruwen FILUS overcame Canada’s Eugene WANG the no.28 seed and winner earlier this year of the Men’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2013 United States Open in Las Vegas. In a similar manner to Simon Gauzy he won in four straight games. However next round proved to be final for Konecny who suffered by the hands of YANG Zi. GAUZY and FILUS remained at the same winning path. Simon beat KIM Mineseok of Korea and Ruwen overcame XHAI Chao of China on their way to the Round of 16. Bastian STEGER of Germany and Andrej GACINA of Croatia also reached Round of 16. Elizabeta SAMARA and Camellia POSTOACA of Romania LI Jiao of Netherlands and Georgina POTA of Hungary will play tomorrow for the place in the quarterfinal of the Women’s Singles Event.
SOROS: “Strock was almost dead”
When you play in „The Group of Dead” you must be ready to die! But SVS STROCK wasn’t ready for that last Monday! The 2012 Women’s European Champions League runner-up managed to recover against actual no. 1 seed Fenerbahce after 0:2 in decisive match f When you play in „The Group of Dead” you must be ready to die! But SVS STROCK wasn’t ready for that last Monday! The 2012 Women’s European Champions League runner-up managed to recover against actual no. 1 seed Fenerbahce after 0:2 in decisive match for its destiny in 2013/14 WECL season. Daniela DODEAN announced a big turn versus HU Melek in straight games current individual European champion LI Fen levelled against Viktoria PAVLOVICH (3:1) and Petra LOVAS secured the win defeating CHING I-Cheng in amazing clash (3:2). “The match versus Istanbul was not a match it was a battle. After 0:2 down – and all in our team knew exactly that our ECL-dreams would end with a loss – we were almost ’dead’. Daniela DODEAN brought us back and opened the door to a sensational comeback” speaks SVS STROCK`s manager Martin SOROS. He emphasizes that “the spirit in the team is the most important fact in STROCK`s side. The girls and our coaches Aya UMEMURA supported by WSA-Star-Coach Tamara BOROS are doing a great job and we are still alive after this 3:2”. Regarding to chances to reach semis from Group A after 4 out of six round (Berlin 3-1 Fenerbahce 2-2 STROCK 2-2 Metz 1-3) SOROS says: “Still nothing new in our group. All clubs can go up all teams can end the group on 4th place. This is the strongest ever ECL in history of European Women’s table tennis and all teams in our group would deserve to win the ECL this season.” The next 5th round will be very special one for SVS STROCK. The president explains: “The game versus Fenerbahce was the 99th match (ECL ETTU-Cup Superleague National League) in history of SVS STRÖCK (founded in 2010). The match on 9th of December versus Metz TT will be the 100th in our history and we will try to celebrate a very special party but we definitely will not underestimate Metz TT (especially after their victory over Berlin)”.
Title for Bernadette SZOCS in Hungary
Romanian young star Bernadette SZOCS clinched the title in the Junior Girls Singles Event at the JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Premium Junior Circuit in Szombathely. In the final she overcame DOO Hoi Kem of Hong Kong 4:2 (6:11 Romanian young star Bernadette SZOCS clinched the title in the Junior Girls Singles Event at the JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Premium Junior Circuit in Szombathely. In the final she overcame DOO Hoi Kem of Hong Kong 4:2 (6:11 11:9 11:6 11:8 7:11 11:8). In semis SZOCS overcame Charlotte CAREY of Wales 4:0 (11:9 11:6 11:8 11:8) whilst DOO beat Chantal MANTZ of Germany 4:2 (11:6 11:4 9:11 7:11 11:2 11:7). Yuto MURAMATSU of Japan beat David REITSPIES of Czech Republic to clinch the title in Junior Boys Singles Event 4:0 (11:8 11:6 11:8 11:6). In semis MURAMATSU beat YANG Heng-Wei of Hong Kong whilst REITSPIES beat Kilian ORT of Germany in full distance duel (11:5 9:11 10:12 11:4 4:11 11:3 11:8). In the Junior Boy’s Doubles Event LIAO Cheng-Ting and YANG Heng-Wei of Taipei beat French pairings Paul GAUZY and Romain RUIZ 1:3 (6:11 6:11 11:2 7:11). In semis Luca MARCATO and Jordy PICCOLIN of Italy suffered by the hands of GAUZY and RUIZ 1:3 (15:13 7:11 8:11 11:13) whilst Cheng-Ting and YANG Heng-Wei beat Diogo CHEN and Jorge COSTA of Portugal by same margin (11:7 12:14 7:11 5:11). MAK Tze Wing and SOO Wai Yam Minnie of Hong Kong overcame compatriots DOO Hoi Kem and LAM Yee Lok in the final of the Junior Girls Doubles Event. The winners of the Event beat Irina CIOBANU and Bernadette SZOCS in the semi final stage.
Good day for Swiss players in Hungary
JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Premium Junior Circuit started today in Szombathely On the opening day of the tournament in Junior Boys’ Singles qualifications in top 8 Groups there were no surprises. Elias RANEFUR of Swede JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Premium Junior Circuit started today in Szombathely On the opening day of the tournament in Junior Boys’ Singles qualifications in top 8 Groups there were no surprises. Elias RANEFUR of Sweden Vadim YARASHENKA of Belarus Bence MAJOROS of Hungary Shady MAGDY of Egypt Tobias RASMUSSEN and Claus NIELSEN of Denmark Simon BERGLUND of Sweden and Martin KHATCHANOV of Netherlands all clinched top position in their respective Groups. Gael VENDE of Switzerland and Marek BADOWSKI of Poland upset the favorites. VENDE beat Ukraine’s Kyrylo SAMOKYSH and Patrik KLOS of Czech Republic. BADOWSKI overcame KWAN Man Ho of Hing Kong and Nikola MARINKOVIC of Serbia. Swiss Celine REUST in Junior Girls Singles Event upset the favorites Kristyna STEFCOVA of Czech Republic and Katarzyna GALUS of Poland. Florence VAN ACKER of Belgium overcame Pauline CHASSELINE of France whilst Tamara AGOSTON beat Karolina MYNAREVA of Czech Republic another top seeded player in her respective Group.
Bristol Grand Prix sets new record
The English Table Tennis Association has recorded its highest ever entry for the Bribar Bristol Grand Prix (November 16-17) with well over 200 applicants for the event at the University of the West of England. The magnitude of the record entry meant that The English Table Tennis Association has recorded its highest ever entry for the Bribar Bristol Grand Prix (November 16-17) with well over 200 applicants for the event at the University of the West of England. The magnitude of the record entry meant that playing times and schedules have had to be extended while some players had to be turned away due to the popularity of the event.The success of the high entry has been attributed to a couple of innovations in the promotion of the Grand Prix series. The introduction of the Online Entry system has been coupled with an increased social media presence to make entering tournaments both easier and more noticeable Zach FERRIS Assistant National Competitions and Events Officer said: “We are really pleased with the high number of entries. It is something that we would like to see at more of our events and we are working hard to try and sustain these numbers for future Grand Prix. “We made a real effort of promoting the event on social media platforms and we are sure that the new online entry system has helped to encourage more people to apply.” Amongst the 213 entries to the Bribar Bristol Grand Prix are English internationals Paul DRINKHALL Joanna DRINKHALL and Kelly SIBLEY who between them have won 10 English National Singles titles. Local Plymouth-born David WETHERILL will also be full of confidence ahead of his ‘home’ Grand Prix after winning a gold medal at the Belgian Open in Sint-Nicklaas earlier this month. The Paralympic hero won the Men’s Class 6 Singles following a final victory over Germany’s Tim Laue. Also heading to the University of the West of England is former European Youth Championships Doubles winner Darius KNIGHT and 11–time Welsh National Champion Ryan JENKINS who is in search of his 47th Grand Prix Men’s Singles title.
Fight for the place at YOG World Qualification Tournament
At the forthcoming JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior and Cadet Open a Premium Tournament and the concluding tournament on this year’s ITTF Junior Circuit will play 356 players. Play starts in Szombathely on Wednesday 6th November and concludes on Sunday At the forthcoming JOOLA 2013 Hungarian Junior and Cadet Open a Premium Tournament and the concluding tournament on this year’s ITTF Junior Circuit will play 356 players. Play starts in Szombathely on Wednesday 6th November and concludes on Sunday 10th November. In Szombathely there are two stakes in game: a place in the ITTF Junior Circuit Finals and a place in the Youth Olympic Games World Qualification Tournament both to be staged consecutively in Vilanova de Gaia Portugal in January 2014. Not only that number of players are impressive but the quality is also high. The top three names in the ITTF Junior Boys’ Standing will be present in Szombathely. Taipei’s YANG Heng-Wei who won in Egypt and Canada and also heads the Road to Nanjing Standings is named amongst the starters as are the next in line colleague LIAO Chen-Ting and Hong Kong’s HUNG Ka Tak. Paul GAUZY of France who won in the Czech Republic is named on the impressive list of entries as are Thailand’s Padasak TANVIRIYAVECHAKUL Hungary’s Adam SZUDI and Egypt’s Shady MAGDY. For the girls the list is impressive with winners in 2013 in action. Hong Kong’s LAM Yee Lok currently in second place on the ITTF Junior Girls’ Standings is amongst the list of competitors as is her colleague DOO Hoi Kem presently in third place on the Road to Nanjing Standings; LAM Yee Lok won in Italy DOO Hoi Kem succeeded in Egypt. Germany’s Nina MITTELHAM Romania’s Adina DIACONU and Charlotte CAREY of Wales will also play. The national associations present are: Angola Austria Belgium Belarus Canada Chinese Taipei Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt England Finland France Germany Guyana Hong Kong Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jordan Japan Kazakhstan Laos Luxembourg Netherlands Nigeria Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Singapore Slovenia Serbia Spain Switzerland Slovak Republic Sweden Thailand Ukraine Uruguay United States and Wales.
Petra LOVAS worked magic!
Austrian SVS STROCK managed to beat Turkish champion Fenerbahce 3:2 in Round 4 of Women`s European Champions League so now both sides have 2-2 score continuing with the same aim: to finish as one of first two clubs and go to semis. The 2012 champion Ber Austrian SVS STROCK managed to beat Turkish champion Fenerbahce 3:2 in Round 4 of Women`s European Champions League so now both sides have 2-2 score continuing with the same aim: to finish as one of first two clubs and go to semis. The 2012 champion Berlin Eastside is first (3-1) and Metz is fourth (1-3). Schwechat`s side celebrates Petra LOVAS (world`s no 70) former Berlin`s player who beat in ultimate game CHENG I-Ching (no. 22). It was a good decision to put her at no. 2 and remove Daniela DODEAN to no. 3. Recent European champion LI Fen was the biggest hope of SVS STROCK so when she lost from CHENG I-Ching in five games of opening match the host was in very bad situation. Swede leveled on 2:2 in sets taking four points in a row with very aggressive play (7:9 11:9). But in ultimate chapter she couldn`t convert four points lead (8:4) into the win. CHENG changed the rhythm with her serve arriving first to the match ball. Than LI was one point from the win whilst guest finally used her third game ball. Petra LOVAS started well against two times former European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH (no. 15). But the game went to different direction when Hungarian one easy high ball sent to the net (9:11). Guest continued with a lot of confident in her defensive style having clear lead in next two sets (9:0 in third 4:0 in fourth). Daniela DODEAN (no. 43) showed her best WECL play this season defeating HU MELEK (no. 38) in straight games. Romanian controlled the match from the first to the last moment. In fourth encounter actual European champion overcame former one: LI Fen – Viktoria PAVLOVICH 3:1. Host surprised guest playing very well some very long rallies changing the rhythm despite the fact that defenders prefer more that kind of game. Fenerbahce`s player saved three set balls in second set but she couldn`t fourth one. LI combined short and long serve in fourth and that helped a lot her. Finally LOVAS surprised CHENG by excellent play in first two sets. She had 8:7 in third but guest turned the lead winning easily fourth set. The key moment was seen when Hungarien came from 0:2 to 8:3 in fifth set. SVS STROCK – Fenerbahce 3:2 LI Fen – CHENG I-Ching 2:3 (11:7 4:11 10:12 11:9 11:13) Petra LOVAS – Viktoria PAVLOVICH 1:3 (11:5 9:11 2:11 5:11) Daniela DODEAN – HU Melek 3:0 (11:8 11:8 11:6) LI Fen – Viktoria PAVLOVICH 3:1 (11:6 15:13 7:11 11:8) Petra LOVAS – CHING I-Cheng 3:2 (11:9 11:9 9:11 6:11 11:6)
