All five matches of 2013/14 Men`s European Champions League Round 6 will be held this Friday on same time (19h30 CET). In groups B and D everything is decided while in A and C is almost clear. However the names of all eight quarter finalist will be know All five matches of 2013/14 Men`s European Champions League Round 6 will be held this Friday on same time (19h30 CET). In groups B and D everything is decided while in A and C is almost clear. However the names of all eight quarter finalist will be known on December 20th. In last match of Group A the 2009 MECL runner-up LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen will meet Vaillante Angers. When you share the group with reigning champion Fakel Gazproma Orenburg as these two clubs do your real chance should be two other games. Angers realized that very well beating at home Ochsenhausen 3:0 (9:2 in sets) so now German side must win minimum 3:0 (9:1) to reach MECL quarter final. It looks like impossible especially knowing excellent shape of Panagiotis GIONIS in last few months but RYU Seung Min & Company will try to create big upset at Biberach. Everything is clear in Group B: UMMC and Pontoise are going to quarter final Saarbrucken to ETTU Cup whilst Eslov AI is fixed on fourth place. Of course UMMC and Pontoise (both 4-1 score) will do their best to reach the top spot. This Friday Russian champion plays at Sweden while French side goes to Germany. For now Werder Bremen is unique club from Bundesliga who will play in 2013/14 MECL quarter final. Despite surprisingly hard home loss last week from Hennebont (3:0 9:4). “The Greens” finished their games in Group C having 2-2 score (7-7 match ratio 30-29 set ratio) Hennebont has 2-1 (7:5 28:22) and Walter Wels 1-2 (5-7 20:27). In ultimate clash at this group French club hosts Austrians who would progress in case of 3:0 victory. Group D provided the biggest surprise this fall. Ten times European champion Borussia Dusseldorf not just miss quarter final second times in a row but lost all four games in group stage (three times 3:0 once 3:2). Chartres and Niederosterreich booked their places among the best eight clubs of Old Continent and they will play one against another in ultimate round. French champion has an impressive 3-0 score (9-0 match ratio) and after 3:0 (9:3) win at Schwechat they are almost secured top spot of Group D. Round 6 of Men`s European Champions League Group A: LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen – Vaillante Angers (December 20th 19h30 CET live on Laola1.tv) Group B: Eslov AI – UMMC (December 20th 19h30 CET) Saarbrucken – AS Pontoise Cergy (December 20th 19h30 CET live on Laola1.tv) Group C: Hennebont – Walter Wels (December 20th 19h30 CET) Group D: Chartres AS TT – SVS Niederosterreich (December 20th 19h30 CET)
Great 50th Anniversary celebration at Cyprus
Cyprus Table Tennis Association celebrated the 50 years Anniversary last weekend with guests from Greece Libanon and Jordan. In Nicosia Cyprus TTA also awarded national men’s team of Greece for the silver medal at the European Championships. Speci Cyprus Table Tennis Association celebrated the 50 years Anniversary last weekend with guests from Greece Libanon and Jordan. In Nicosia Cyprus TTA also awarded national men’s team of Greece for the silver medal at the European Championships. Special award also went to the hands of the chairman of the Greek Federation Manolis KOLIMPADIS for longtime support of the Federation of Cyprus. Individual and Team’s Events also took part of the gathering. Greek team won the title in men’s (Lefteris MAKRAS Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS) and women’s Teams event (Katerina TOLIOU Georgia ZAVITSANOU). In men’s double champions are MAKRAS/KONSTANTINOPOULOS in women’ s double ZAVITSANOU/TOLIOU in women’s singles ZAVITSANOU and in the men’ s singles Marios YANGOU from Cyprus The photos with presidents Andreas GEORGIOU and Manolis KOLIMPADIS are from the award of Cypriot federation to H.T.T.F.
Be sure Budaorsi is on good way!
Hungarian champion will not play in WECL semis but its manager Krisztina SZVITAN stressed that City of Budaors creates good conditions for much better results in the future Budaorsi 2i SC will not play in 2013/14 Women`s European Champions League semi fi Hungarian champion will not play in WECL semis but its manager Krisztina SZVITAN stressed that City of Budaors creates good conditions for much better results in the future Budaorsi 2i SC will not play in 2013/14 Women`s European Champions League semi final but this year is no doubt the best one in club`s history. Szandra PERGEL Dora MADARASZ Cornelia MOLNAR and Maria FAZEKAS are the best in Hungary and second in Europe. Despite 0-5 score in WECL Group B Budaorsi`s manager Krisztina SZVITAN still believes that the club goes to the right direction: “The year of 2013/2014 in the WECL was not the way we wanted because we will not play in the semifinal or final like last year. Even though the year of 2013 was the most successfull year for the Budaörsi 2iSC. This year we won silver medal in WECL became Hungarian champion second time (woman team) and referring to in our women and man team also we were the most successful club in Hungary. We have a big talent junior age Nandor ECSEKI who was the most successful player in the Hungarian Championship and this year the project for school children is evolving with 260 children every week. This program caught the attention of Hungarian Olympic Committee.” Krisztina SZVITAN always emphasizes how important is the support of community in this Hungarian city: “We think we are on a good way where is with us one really strong club (Budaörsi Sport Club) with the President Gergely SOMLYÓ and a really strong City of Budaörs with the leaders who love and support sports. This is the key for us for our goal that we want to be more productive and we all know we are able to get more done in WECL and in every case.” Budaorsi 2i SC plays its last WECL game this season against Linz AG Froschberg at home (December 20th 19h30 CET). It will be reprise of 2013 WECL final.
The EB introduces an advisory group of coaches
During its recent meeting held in Bratislava (SVK) on the 12th and 13th of December 2013 the ETTU Executive Board approved an advisory group of coaches to work on the future format of the ETTU development activities. After recommendation of the coaches p During its recent meeting held in Bratislava (SVK) on the 12th and 13th of December 2013 the ETTU Executive Board approved an advisory group of coaches to work on the future format of the ETTU development activities. After recommendation of the coaches present at the “European coaches meeting” which took place in Berlin during the German Open on November 15th the members of this advisory group are: Michel BLONDEL Neven CEGNAR Michel GADAL Peter SARTZ Dirk SCHIMMELPFENNING Richard PRAUSE and as conductor ETTU Deputy President Ivo-Goran MUNIVRANA. The advisory coaches group will have its first meeting to prepare a draft of ETTU’s Development Program for 2014-2016 on the 25th of January 2014.
SZOCS and FLORE holds the top
At the December’s European rankings in Junior Boy’s category Tristan FLORE of France is at the top his compatriot Enzo ANGLES is at position no. two. Jakub DYAS of Poland is at the spot no. three followed by Alexandre ROBINOT. Tamas LAKATOS progressed f At the December’s European rankings in Junior Boy’s category Tristan FLORE of France is at the top his compatriot Enzo ANGLES is at position no. two. Jakub DYAS of Poland is at the spot no. three followed by Alexandre ROBINOT. Tamas LAKATOS progressed from spot 7 to no. 5. Killian ORT of Germany moved from position no. 15 to 10. Bernadette SZOCS of Romania is the best ranked junior girl. Nina MITTELHAM of Germany is second and Lea RAKOVAC is third. Alina ARLOUSKAYA of Belarus is coming closer to the top. She moved from position no. 6 to 4. In Cadet boy’s category Alexandre CASSIN of France is number one Maxim CHAPLYGIN of Russia is second. Tomas POLANSKY is at no. 3. Cristian PLETEA of Romania continued to go up. After his progress from 14th position to spot no. 9 now he is at position no. 7. Adina DIACONU of Romania is the leader at the Cadet Girls rankings. Maria MALANINA of Russia went one place up and now she is second. Maria replaced Marie MIGOT of France whils Andrea CLAPA also moved up to position no. 4.
European youth in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Table Tennis Federation is the organizer of the next EUROKIDS camp in cooperation with Chinese Table Tennis Association and Chinese Table Tennis College and supported by the ETTU ITTF and TIBHAR. It will be held in Luxembourg from 2-9 Janu The Luxembourg Table Tennis Federation is the organizer of the next EUROKIDS camp in cooperation with Chinese Table Tennis Association and Chinese Table Tennis College and supported by the ETTU ITTF and TIBHAR. It will be held in Luxembourg from 2-9 January 2014. The list of participants is closed. The players and coaches from 19 countries will work in Luxembourg next month: Belarus Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland Guernsey Iceland Ireland Jersey Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Montenegro Norway Poland Romania Russia Ukraine Wales. Click here to read/download the list of accepted players and coaches for the Eurokids camp 2014 in Luxembourg.
Battles for Men’s quarters scheduled for next week
Very busy weekend in Men’s ETTU Cup is just behind us but winners can start their preparations for the Fourth round immediately. Next week from 20th to 22nd December is booked for 4th Round duels. Eight clubs progressed to the next stage. Again only o Very busy weekend in Men’s ETTU Cup is just behind us but winners can start their preparations for the Fourth round immediately. Next week from 20th to 22nd December is booked for 4th Round duels. Eight clubs progressed to the next stage. Again only one match will be played before clubs will reach quarterfinal stage. Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki beat Entente Pongiste Issenne and in next round will play against Croatia’s DR CASL. Team from Zagreb beat TTSC Nord on their way to the best 8. Logis Auderghem secured their place in next round. Team lead by Jean Michel SAIVE accounted at SF SKK El Nino Praha. Belgium’s club will meet Stella Sport La Romagne. French side beat UTTF Raiffeisen Ligist. TTC Magistral Moscow beat Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 and in Round 3. next week they will play against Cajasur Priego SM. Spanish club overcame Turkish Istanbul BBSK. At the lower half of the draw TTC Zugbrucke Grenzau will play against Istres Tennis de Table. French side won in close duel against Grupo Desportivo dos Toledos whilst German club succeeded against Polish Olimpia Unia Grudziadz.
Magistral and Grand-Quevilly in straight matches
TTC Magistral Moscow and ALCL Tennis de Table Grand-Quevilly secured passage to the fourth round of the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Team from Russia succeeded against Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 in straight matches. Vasily LAKEEV was the only player forced TTC Magistral Moscow and ALCL Tennis de Table Grand-Quevilly secured passage to the fourth round of the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Team from Russia succeeded against Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 in straight matches. Vasily LAKEEV was the only player forced to go full distance. Allan BENTSEN prolonged the end to five games and the result 11:6 11:13 10:12 12:10 16:14 speaks for itself. After such duel Alexey LIVENTSOV and Mikhail PAIKOV sealed their victories against Finn TUGWELL and Claus NIELSEN in more effective way. ALCL Tennis de Table Grand-Quevilly overcame Bursa Büyüksehir Belediyespor Külübü at home soil. Stephanie LOUEILLETTE overcame Sibel REMZI LI He beat Anamaria SEBE and Laura CARDON accounted at Aysegul DEMIRTAS.
Another good weekend for Cajasur
The matches of knock out stage in Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup continued today. In Ukraine TTSC Nord could not halt the progress of Russia’s Krasnodar. Elena TROSHEVA gave hosts a hope after very close victory over Ganna FARLADANSKA but next three matches The matches of knock out stage in Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup continued today. In Ukraine TTSC Nord could not halt the progress of Russia’s Krasnodar. Elena TROSHEVA gave hosts a hope after very close victory over Ganna FARLADANSKA but next three matches all went to Krasnodar’s account. Iryna0MOTSYK beat TROSHEVA and Viktoria SEREBRENNIKOVA whilst Christina KAZANTSEVA lost against Anastasia RYBKA. Another host suffered on their home soil. In Men’s ETTU Cup Istanbul BBSK lost against Spanish Cajasur Priego in straight matches. WANG Bora LI Ahmet and Menge GENCAY took only one game from enthusiastic Carlos MACHADO SHI Wei Dong and Alejandro CALVO In Poland Dartom Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki overcame Entente Pongiste Issenne. Daniel GORAK overcame Alexandre ROBINOT and Enzo ANGLES but ANGLES managed to beat OH Sang Eun. Robert FLORAS beat Alexandre CASSIN.
French clubs in full swing
Tonight was good night for French clubs in ETTU Cup. Three out of three recorded victories in Third Round of the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Stella Sport La Romagne beat UTTF Raiffeisen Ligist at home soil. CHEN Tianyuan recorded opening match victory in Tonight was good night for French clubs in ETTU Cup. Three out of three recorded victories in Third Round of the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup. Stella Sport La Romagne beat UTTF Raiffeisen Ligist at home soil. CHEN Tianyuan recorded opening match victory in straight games against ZHANG Jie. Abdel Kader SALIFOU needed four to overcame Christoph SIMONER whilst Brice OLLIVIER succeeded against Gabor GEROLD in effective way. For Istres Tennis de Table it was not that easy. They were stretched to full distance against Grupo Desportivo dos Toledos. French side was forced to recover from 0:2 in reverse before they clinched victory. CHEN Jian lost against Aruna QUADRI and Andre SILVA was better than Christophe LEGOUT. It was Antoine HACHARD who brought back host in game with victory over Diogo SILVA. CHEN and LEGOUT stayed at the same course. In Grenzau Olimpia Unia Grudziadz lost in straight matches. Masaki YOSHIDA beat WANG Sheng Sheng Andrej GACINA overcame Patrik CHOJNOWSKI and Lubomir JANCARIK succeeded against Tomislav KOLAREK. Club that currently occupies second position in French Pro A league Club Pongiste Lyssois Lille Metropole reached fourth round of the Women’s ETTU Cup. In Lys-Lez-Lannoy USD Tennistavolo Zeus suffered straight matches defeat. YANG Xiao Xin was only player who had to go through agonizing fifth game but eventually she beat TIAN Jing. Bernadette SZOCS overcame Laura NEGRISOLI in straight games as well as Agnès LE LANNIC succeeded against. WEI Jian
