Last season`s ETTU Cup finalist Zamek Tarnobrzeg is very close to Women`s European Champions League semi-final beating away Budaorsi 2i SC 3:1 in Round 4 of Group B. HAN Ying brought two points. Polish champion now has 3-1 score whilst actual WECL runne Last season`s ETTU Cup finalist Zamek Tarnobrzeg is very close to Women`s European Champions League semi-final beating away Budaorsi 2i SC 3:1 in Round 4 of Group B. HAN Ying brought two points. Polish champion now has 3-1 score whilst actual WECL runner-up still has no victory. Zamek probably will reach semis even in case of two losses in next two rounds. World`s no. 108 Szandra PERGEL opened well the match against JIA Jun wining opening set but guest won in four games. Hungarian managed to level on 9:9 in second despite she was four points down. It showed that was very important moment of this clash. Chinese reached next two points in a row taking that set. Guest opened third by ten consecutive points and it was clear that PERGEL stayed without concentration after close second set. JIA controlled the game in fourth set too bringing first point to Zamek. Triple medalist from recent 2013 LIEBHERR European Championships HAN Ying (no. 32) made super fast win against Maria FAZEKAS. A member of German national team each set opened by several consecutive points (second 9:0) and host couldn’t follow her. Promising Dora MADARASZ (no. 145) five times medalist from European youth championships (2009-11) overcame well experienced Renata STRBIKOVA (no. 82) in four games. Zamek`s player saved five match balls in fourth set but host won. HAN concluded the match against PERGEL who managed to win opening set. But in next three reached just 11 points in total. HAN now has 5-0 score in 2013/14 WECL. Budaorsi 2i SC – Zamek Tarnobrzeg 1:3 Szandra PERGEL – JIA Jun 1:3 (11:8 9:11 1:11 7:11) Maria FAZEKAS – HAN Ying 0:3 (5:11 4:11 3:11) Dora MADARASZ – Renata STRBIKOVA 3:1 (6:11 11:8 11:8 14:12) Szandra PERGEL – HAN Ying 1:3 (11:9 4:11 3:11 3:11)

The last Round 3 game of Men`s European Champions League wass finished as UMMC beat at home Eslov 3:1. Russian champion now has all three wins at Group B whilst Swedish team still has no victory. Japanese Jun MIZUTANI who signed for Verkhnaya Pyshma las The last Round 3 game of Men`s European Champions League wass finished as UMMC beat at home Eslov 3:1. Russian champion now has all three wins at Group B whilst Swedish team still has no victory. Japanese Jun MIZUTANI who signed for Verkhnaya Pyshma last summer brought two pints beating Robert SVENSSON and Mattias OVERSJO. World`s no. 14 now has 5-0 score in 2013/14 MECL. Russian team was clear favorite playing with three players among the best 68 on ITTF World Ranking list while Robert SVENSSON (no. 130) is the best ranked Eslov`s member. Mattias OVERSJO (no 227) was unique guest who created a troubles to the host. In opening game was seen a clear MIZUTANI`s win against SVENSSON in straight sets. OVERSJO surprised tall Russian Alexander SHIBAEV (no. 58) in four games to level on 1:1 in the match. He saved three set balls in opening set playing excellent in third and fourth. Joao MONTEIRO routinely beat Kasper STERNBERG while MIZUTANI had some problem against OVERSJO in ultimate clash. Japanese rescued two set balls in second set and won in straight games. UMMC Verkhaya Pyshma – Eslov AI 3:1 Jun MIZUTANI – Robert SVENSSON 3:0 (11:4 11:7 11:5) Alexander SHIBAEV – Mattias OVERSJO 1:3 (14:16 12:10 5:11 3:11) Joao MONTEIRO – Kasper STERNBERG 3:0 (11:8 11:5 11:6) Jun MIZUTANI – Mattias OVERSJO 3:0 (11:7 16:14 11:9)

Hennebont won the match in situation when it had no right for mistake in Group C of Men`s European Champions League. After tonight`s away win against Walter Wels 3:2 French club continues its fight for quarter final with same score (1-1) as Austrian side Hennebont won the match in situation when it had no right for mistake in Group C of Men`s European Champions League. After tonight`s away win against Walter Wels 3:2 French club continues its fight for quarter final with same score (1-1) as Austrian side and German champion Werder Bremen. World`s no. 23 ZHAN Jian beat Dmitrij PROKOPCOV (no. 89) in five games of opening match. Guest had two set balls for 2:0 lead (10:9 11:10) but Singaporean leveled on 1:1. PROKOPCOV saved a match ball in fourth set equalizing on 2:2. In fifth set the game went point by point until 6:6 and host took next five points in a row. CHEN Chien-An was the winner of second encounter. He beat Lehel DEMETER in four sets. Hungarian started well reaching first set (5:5 11:6) but CHEN absolutely dominated in next three The legend of European table tennis Kalinikos KREANGA overcame Serbian Zolt PETE in straight sets to provide the lead to Hennebont. Individual bronze medalist from 2003 World Championships at Paris controlled each of three sets. ZHAN Jian captured his fourth MECL win in his fourth match defeating CHEN Chien-An in four games. Singaporean was the hero of surprising Walter Wels` win against German champion Werder Bremen when he surpassed world`s no. 7 CHUANG Chih Yuan. PROKOPCOV brought the victory to the guest overcoming easily DEMETER in straight games. Walter Wels – Hennebont 2:3 ZHAN Jian – Dmitrij PROKOPCOV 3:2 (10:12 13:11. 11:3 10:12 11:6) Lehel DEMETER – CHEN Chien-An 1:3 (11:6 4:11 8:11 7:11) Zolt PETE – Kalinikos KREANGA 0:3 (9:11 7:11 8:11) ZHAN Jian – CHEN Chieh-An 3:0 (11:5 11:8 11:5) Lehel DEMETER – Dmitrij PROKOPCOV 0:3 (6:11 4:11 5:11)

There are no unbeaten teams in Women`s European Champions League Group A! French Metz scored its very first WECL win defeating the 2012 champion Berlin Eastside 3:2 in front of 450 home spectators. The main role belonged to well experienced Yunli SCHREIN There are no unbeaten teams in Women`s European Champions League Group A! French Metz scored its very first WECL win defeating the 2012 champion Berlin Eastside 3:2 in front of 450 home spectators. The main role belonged to well experienced Yunli SCHREINER who beat in second match recent individual runner-up of 2013 European Championships SHAN Xiaona and she secured the win to Mez in fifth clash against Georgina POTA supported by very loud fans. Both times she played brilliant not allowing any set to her rivals. In opening game Georgina POTA defeated the 2009 individual European champion WU Jiaduo in five sets. Hungarian was two sets down but dominated in next three. Laura GASNIER and Irene IVANCAN also spent five games. Decided experience of the 2011 individual ECH silver medalist. It was not a good day for SHAN Xiaona who lost both her encounters in straight games. In forth match she was beaten from team mate in German national team WU Jiadio. Before Round 4 SHAN had just one los (Fenerbahce`s HU Melek) and four wins beating such good players as Viktoria PAVLOVICH and actual European champion LI Fen. Metz – TTC Berlin Eastside 3:2 WU Jiaduo – Georgina POTA 2:3 (11:9 11:7 4:11 7:11 5:11) Yunli SCHREINER – SHAN Xiaona 3:0 (11:7 11:7 11:8) Laura GASNIER – Irene IVANCAN 2:3 (9:11 11:7 10:12 11:6 5:11) WU Jiaduo – SHAN Xioana 3:0 (11:9 11:5 11:2) Yunli SCHREINER – Georgina POTA 3:0 (11:9 11:9 11:6)

Reigning Women`s Euroleague champion Linz AG Froschberg is unique undefeated club after Round 4 of 2013/14 season. Austrian champion beat today Tyumen 3:0 playing at Russia so now has an impressive score: 8 points 12-1 match ratio (37-16 set). They als Reigning Women`s Euroleague champion Linz AG Froschberg is unique undefeated club after Round 4 of 2013/14 season. Austrian champion beat today Tyumen 3:0 playing at Russia so now has an impressive score: 8 points 12-1 match ratio (37-16 set). They also secured top spot of Group B which means also place in semi-final. Linz`s team already defeated Tyumen 3:0 in opening round. The same players were then and now and only difference is that Russian side took three sets less than at Austria. Today first Iveta VACENOVSKA beat former individual ECH gold medalist Ruta PASKAUSKIENE in four sets. LIU Jia overcame Alexandra PRIVALOVA in straight games and rising star Petrissa SOLJA again needed four sets against Polina MIKHAILOVA as in Linz. Other Round 4 Group B game will be held tomorrow (19h30 CET) at Hungary where Budaorsi expects Zamek. Tyumen – Linz AG Froschberg 0:3 Ruta PASKAUSKIENE – Iveta VACENOVSKA 1:3 (12:10 7:11 5:11 5:11) Alexandra PRIVALOVA – LIU Jia 0:3 (10:12 9:11 3:11) Polina MIKHAILOVA – Petrissa SOLJA 1:3 (8:11 6:11 11:9 5:11)

Both French teams secured very important wins playing in same time Round 3 games of Men`s European Champions League: Angers – Ochsenhausen 3:0 Pontoise – Saarbrucken 3:2. Angers lost just two sets. It means particularly that it needs just three sets wh Both French teams secured very important wins playing in same time Round 3 games of Men`s European Champions League: Angers – Ochsenhausen 3:0 Pontoise – Saarbrucken 3:2. Angers lost just two sets. It means particularly that it needs just three sets when will meet Ochsenhausen at Biberach (December 20th) to reach quarter final. Of course in case that reigning champion Orenburg wins all its games (Vladimir SAMSONOV`s side is almost unbeatable in group stage in last three seasons). The bronze medalist from recent 2013 LIEBHERR European Championships Panagiotis GIONIS defeated young Frenchman Simon GAUZY in four sets. Guest was one very good period in late second set (7:8 11:8) and in early third (4:1) but Greek controlled the rest of the match from the middle of that set despite very close fourth set. Two times quarter individual ECH quarter finalist (2007 2008) Jens LUDNQVIST overcame the 2004 single Olympic champion RYU Seung Min in four sets. Korean had a good start (6:1) but that was everything from him tonight. Michel MARTINEZ confirmed big victory for Angers beating Kirill SKASCHKOV who wasn`t in good shape (missing last Bundesliga`s game because of injury). In each of three sets host dominated. The key man of the match at Pontoise was WANG Jian Jun who took two points against Saarbrucken. Chinese won second (against STEGER) and last fifth encounter (APOLONIA). Pontoise led 2:0 after two matches in four games. Marcos FRETAS beat his team mate from Portugal national team Tiago APOLONIA as former Charleori`s WANG overcame the 2012 ECH individual bronze medalist Bastian STEGER. Saarbrucken used to change position of their players so this time Bojan TOKIC was no. 3. And Slovenian easily beat Kristian KARLSSON. Onwards STEGER provided fifth match defeating FREITAS in four sets. Vaillante Angers – LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen 3:0 Panagiotis GIONIS – Simon GAUZY 3:1 (12:10 8:11 11:7 11:9) Jens LUNDQVIST – RYU Seung Min 3:1 (7:11 11:8 11:6 11:9) Michel MARTINEZ – Kirill SKACHKOV 3:0 (11:8 11:7 11:9) AS Pontoise Cergy – Saarbrucken 3:2 Marcos FREITAS – Tiago APOLONIA 3:1 (10:12 11:7 11:5 11:8) WANG Jian Jun – Bastian STEGER 3:1 (11:5 12:10 6:11 11:6) Kristian KARLSSON – Bojan TOKIC 0:3 (7:11 9:11 6:11) Marcos FREITAS – Bastian STEGER 1:3 (13:15 7:11 11:7 4:11) WANG Jian Jun – Tiago APOLONIA 3:1 (11:8 7:11 11:8 11:4)