After more then a month the break in ETTU Cup is over. This weekend 16 clubs in Men’s ETTU Cup and 12 in Women’s ETTU Cup will continue their journey toward the title in biggest club competition in Europe. Polish Grodzisk Mazowiecki will host French Ente After more then a month the break in ETTU Cup is over. This weekend 16 clubs in Men’s ETTU Cup and 12 in Women’s ETTU Cup will continue their journey toward the title in biggest club competition in Europe. Polish Grodzisk Mazowiecki will host French Entente Pongiste Issenne. French side with Enzo ANGLES Alexandre ROBINOT and JU Lin showed great performance at the end of October but their task is very difficult in Third round. Polish club with OH Sang Eun. Daniel GORAK Robert FLORAS and Pawel FETIKOWSKI is a big favorite on home soil. In Croatia’s Zagreb Dr CASL will host TTSC Nord. Nord has warmed up in the previous round with very good games but WANG Eugene Zhen ZENG Jia Tomislav JAPEC and Ronald REDJEP will surely give their best in front of Croatian crowd. Belgium’s Logis Auderghem TT awaits SF SKK El Nino Praha. Czech’s Tomas TREGLER Antonin GAVLAS Michal OBESLO David REITSPIES will face the club where legendary Jean Michel SAIVE is engaged. The line up also includes the names of LEI Kou and Yannick VOSTES. Another French representative Stella Sport La Romagne will host UTTF Raiffeisen Ligist. CHEN Tianyuan Brice OLLIVIER Abdel Kader SALIFOU will meet Christoph SIMONER ZHANG Jie Gabor GEROLD QIAN Qianli. In lower half of the draw Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 with Allan BENTSEN Finn TUGWELL and Nilsen Claus SCHOU overcame top seeded club in Group 1 Russia’s Baikal in previous round. Now they will travel to Moscow to meet TTC Magistral Moscow with Alexey LIVENTSOV Vasily LAKEEV Viacheslav BUROV Mikhail PAYKOV. Spanish Club Cajasur Priego T.M. with Carlos MACHADO SHI Wei Dong and Alejandro CALVO will get their chance against Istanbul BBSK. Turkish side gathers the names which we usually see at the list of the national team line up Gencay MENGE WANG Bora LI Ahmet…Another match is scheduled for France. Grupo Desportivo’s Diogo SILVA Andrè SILVA and Aruna QUADRI will travel to Istres . For Istres Tennis de Table plays Christophe LOGOUT Antoine HACHARD and CHEN Jian… Olimpia Unia Grudziadz hosted the group in previous stage. Now Tomislav KOLAREK Patryk ZATOWKA and Patrik CHOJNOWSKI will travel to Germany. TTC Zugbrucke Grenzau’s Andrej GACINA Masaki YOSHIDA Tomas PAVELKA Lubomir JANCARIK joined the caravan in this round. Clubs will play only one match in this round.
Korean JANG shocks field to become World champion
Korean JANG Woojin has stunned the table tennis world by becoming the 2013 World Junior Table Tennis Champion in Rabat Morocco on 8 December 2013. The 18-year-old sensationally beat three top Chinese players in a row the same three that won the teams Korean JANG Woojin has stunned the table tennis world by becoming the 2013 World Junior Table Tennis Champion in Rabat Morocco on 8 December 2013. The 18-year-old sensationally beat three top Chinese players in a row the same three that won the teams’ gold earlier on in the week to become only the second Korean to be crowned the best junior table tennis player on the planet. After beating ZHOU Kai (CHN) in the final 11-6 8-11 11-7 16-14 11-4 the 2010 ITTF World Cadet Challenge champion stated: “I am very proud to be the second Korean to win this prestigious title. I have always wanted to be like JEONG Sang Eun who won in 2007. I can’t believe I was able to beat all the strong Chinese players; it is a dream come true. This is a great stepping stone for my career ” concluded JANG. 2010 Youth Olympic Games Champion GU Yuting (CHN) won the girls’ singles crown in her 5th and final attempt beating teammate LIU Gaoyang (CHN) 11-9 7-11 9-11 11-5 3-11 11-9 11-8 in the final. “Before the final I was very excited ” stated the 18-year-old. “However since it was my last chance to win become World Junior champion I was scared. For this reason I was determined to win. I needed to win. I am so happy that I did.” The gold did not stop there for GU as she also won the girls’ doubles title for a record 5th time in a row. GU partnered with LIU Xi (CHN) to defeat compatriots WANG Manyu (CHN) / LIU Gaoyang (CHN) 11-8 11-9 11-9 8-11 11-9 to win the historic 5th straight title. In the mixed doubles final GU proved that she is beatable after losing with partner ZHOU Qihao (CHN) against KONG Lingxuan (CHN) / LIU Xi (CHN). The pairing of KONG / LIU was just too good overpowering their opponents to win the title 8-11 11-5 6-11 13-11 7-11 11-8 11-7. In the boys’ doubles final KONG Lingxuan (CHN) / ZHOU Qihao (CHN) survived a tough match beating JANG Woojin (KOR) / PARK Chan-Hyeok (KOR) 10-13 11-9 15-13 11-7 11-13 11-7. The clean sweep of the doubles titles capped off a successful World Junior Championships for China at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium after they won both the boys’ and girls’ team title earlier in the week. Results Boy’s Singles Final: Woojin JANG (KOR) def ZHOU Kai (CHN) 11-6 8-11 11-7 16-14 11-4 Girl’s Singles Final: GU Yuting (CHN) def LIU Gaoyang (CHN) 11-9 7-11 9-11 11-5 3-11 11-9 11-8 Boys Doubles Final: KONG Lingxuan (CHN) / ZHOU Qihao (CHN) def JANG Woojin (KOR) / PARK Chan-Hyeok (KOR) 10-13 11-9 15-13 11-7 11-13 11-7 Girl’s Doubles Final: GU Yuting (CHN) / LIU Xi (CHN) def WANG Manyu (CHN) / LIU Gaoyang (CHN) 11-8 11-9 11-9 8-11 11-9 Mixed Doubles Final: KONG Lingxuan (CHN) / LIU Xi (CHN) def GU Yuting (CHN) / ZHOU Qihao (CHN) 8-11 11-5 6-11 13-11 7-11 11-8 11-7
SVS STROCK win to celebrate
SVS STROCK celebrates 100th match in its history with a big smile defeating Metz TT 3:1 in the battle for one of two top spots in Group A of Women’s European Champions League. Austrian club now have the same 3-2 score like no.1 seed Fenerbahce and the 20 SVS STROCK celebrates 100th match in its history with a big smile defeating Metz TT 3:1 in the battle for one of two top spots in Group A of Women’s European Champions League. Austrian club now have the same 3-2 score like no.1 seed Fenerbahce and the 2012 WECL winner Berlin Eastside so it will be very exciting in last round on December 20th when play Metz – Fenerbahce Berlin – STROCK. Just French side lost the chance for the semi final. Austrians had a harder job than in first meeting at France. Two individual European champions opened the fight at Werner Schlager Academy: actual LI Fen and the 2009 champion WU Jiaduo. Swede won in five sets despite he was two sets down. The last fifth game was close until 7:7 and from that moment LI took four points in a row. Daniela DODEAN beat well experienced Yunli SCHREINER who was the hero of Metz`s victory against Berlin Eastside on November 1st. First three out of four sets were close but Romanian had a clear way in the last one. Young Laura GASNIER surprised well experienced Petra LOVAS in four sets. Third one was very interesting as guest needed six set balls to reach the set. The ultimate clash brought a clear win of LI Fen against Yunli SCHREINER. French club now has no chance even to continue in ETTU Cup whilst SVS STROCK – founded just three years ago at Schwechat – hopes that after December 20th can celebrate its new WECL semis. Group A (Round 5): SVS STROCK – Metz TT 3:1 LI Fen – WU Jiaduo 3:2 (9:11 7:11 11:3 11:6 11:7) Daniela DODEAN – Yunli SCHREINER 3:1 (11:9 12:10 8:11 11:4) Petra LOVAS – Laura GASNIER 1:3 (12:10 7:11 16:18 6:11) LI Fen – Yunli SCHREINER 3:0 (11:9 11:7 11:2)
The 100th match of SVS STRÖCK
SVS STROCK is ready for its very special night! Austrian club plays tonight the 100th match in its short but very successful history meeting at home Metz in Round 5 of Women`s European Champions League (19h00 CET live on LAOLA1.tv). In the summer of 201 SVS STROCK is ready for its very special night! Austrian club plays tonight the 100th match in its short but very successful history meeting at home Metz in Round 5 of Women`s European Champions League (19h00 CET live on LAOLA1.tv). In the summer of 2010 the Women’s Table Tennis Club SVS STRÖCK was founded in connection with the imminent opening of the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat. In the very first season Linz Froschberg (after 14 years) was replaced as number one in Austria followed by the championship title 2011/2012. SVS STRÖCK played in the 2012 Champions League final in 2013 (in spite of incredible injury and illness series in the team) in the WECL semi-final. Within a short time the partner team of Werner Schlager Academy became a fixed star in the European women table tennis. At European and global level a perceived impetus for the women’s table tennis sport in Europe. SVS STROCK`s president Martin SOROS stressed that tonight “it’s not only a big anniversary but also a kind of fateful match”. In the fifth match of the WECL Group A the team with individual European champion LI Fen (Sweden) Daniela DODEAN (Romania) Petra LOVAS (Hungary) and Tetyana BILENKO (Ukraine) meets the France’s Champion Metz TT (with the Single European Champion of 2009 WU Jiaduo). All four clubs in Group A still have possibility to reach the semis. But if STROCK win tonight French team continues without any chance in last sixth round (December 20th) whilst in that case Fenerbahce Berlin and STROCK will fight for two places with same 3-2 score. The third of the group continues to play in ETTU Cup.
Easy job for Tyumen
Russian Tyumen defeated Budaorsi 2i SC 3:0 in Round 5 of Women`s European Champions League to save the chances to reach semis but it will be very hard. In last round of Group B on December 20th Tyumen (2-3 score) will meet Zamek (3-2) away and Polish Russian Tyumen defeated Budaorsi 2i SC 3:0 in Round 5 of Women`s European Champions League to save the chances to reach semis but it will be very hard. In last round of Group B on December 20th Tyumen (2-3 score) will meet Zamek (3-2) away and Polish champion has big advantage from first clash (3:0 9:3 in sets). Last season`s finalist Budaorsi (0-5) still has no victory and in ultimate game it will host reigning champion Linz AG Froschberg (5-0). Polina MIKHAILOVA beat Dora MADARASZ in straight games of opening match at Tyumen. It was totally different meeting than previous one at Hungary where MADARASZ won 3:0. Former individual European champion Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the hero of first match between these two clubs overcame Szandra PERGEL in four sets as she did at Hungary. Finally Alexandra PRIVALOVA was better than Maria FAZEKAS who beat her in previous encounter. Group B: Tyumen – Budaorsi 2i SC 3:0 Polina MIKHAILOVA – Dora MADARASZ 3:0 (11:4 11:8 11:8) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE – Szandra PERGEL 3:1 (11:6 11:8 3:11 11:7) Alexandra PRIVALOVA – Maria FAZEKAS 3:1 (6:11 11:9 11:7 11:4)
ISMAILOV and KUCHUK new Finlandia Open champions
Almost 200 players from 34 different countries arrived to Kisakallio sport institute in southern Finland to participate at Finlandia Open international table tennis tournament. Finlandia Open started on Thursday with a team competition. Totally 47 men’s t Almost 200 players from 34 different countries arrived to Kisakallio sport institute in southern Finland to participate at Finlandia Open international table tennis tournament. Finlandia Open started on Thursday with a team competition. Totally 47 men’s teams and 28 women’s teams participated. At men’s the top seeded teams were as strong as the seedings predicted so at the end in the finals 1st ranked Argentina (Gaston ALTO Pablo TABACHNIK) played against and 2nd ranked Sweden 1 (Simon ARVIDSSON Viktor BRODD). Swedish team were a little bit stronger and took impressive 3-1 victory. Semifinalist’s were Austria and Slovenia/Netherlands. At women’s it was the same thing and in the finals number one seeded India and number two Belarus meet each other. Also the 2nd seed clinched the title. Belarus recorded 3-0 victory. Singles event’s were played mainly on Friday and Saturday. Finlandia Open uses traditionally progressive knock-out system so there is a lot of matches for all players even if they win or not. After two days playing all the players had the position in results except the top 8 women and top 6 men who had to play on Sunday the final day. For local audience it was a very good news that Finnish number one player Benedek OLAH was one of those six men who was still fighting for the trophy. At Sunday we saw many excellent and tough table tennis matches. In the finals Sadi ISMAILOV (RUS) played against Can AKKUZU (FRA) in men’s and Mariya KUCHUK (BLR) vs. Shamini Kumaresan (IND) in women’s singles event. Match between ISMAILOV and AKKUZU was an extremely close encounet on highest level . ISMAILOV became the champion but he needes all seven sets to beat AKKUZU. Last set was 11-9. At women’s final Kumaresan started well and took the first set. That wasn’t enough for victory when KUCHUK took next four games in the row and became a Finlandia Open champion. The tournament got nice feedback from players and coaches. The playing system is very good for young players and the Kisakallio is an excellent venue where everything is in walking distance. Hopefully next year we can arrange 25th Finlandia Open even better!
China takes three out of four WJC singles titles
China was denied only of one title at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Rabat. In Junior Boys Singles Event JANG Woojin of Korea beat ZHOU Kai of China to secure the title. In all other Singles and Doubles Events China prevailed. In China was denied only of one title at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Rabat. In Junior Boys Singles Event JANG Woojin of Korea beat ZHOU Kai of China to secure the title. In all other Singles and Doubles Events China prevailed. In the final Korean succeed in four games (11:6 8:11 11:7 16:14 11:4). JANG Woojin the no.10 seed recovered from a two games to nil deficit to beat China’s KONG Lingxuan in semis who had been required to negotiate the qualification stage of before his compatriot ZHOU Kai the no.16 seed halted Japanese hopes. He beat Masataka MORIZONO the no.2 seed in five games. On her fifth consecutive ITTF World Junior Championships GU Yuting of China clinched the title in Rabat. In the duel between two top seeded players GU overcame compatriot LIU Gaoyang in full distance duel – 4:3 (11:9 7:11 9:11 11:5 3:11 11:9 11:8) In semi final GU Yuting accounted for LIU Xi in five games (11:7 11:7 8:11 11:6 11:8) before in six games LIU Gaoyang ended the title dreams of WANG Manyu (11:8 11:8 6:11 8:11 11:8 12:10). In Junior Boys’ Doubles Final KONG Lingxuan and ZHOU Qihao of China overcame JANG Woojin and PARK Chan-Hyeok of Korea 4:2 (10:13 11:9 15:13 11:7 11:13 11:7) whilst in five games duel GU Yuting and LIU Xi beat LIU Gaoyang and WANG Manyu (11:8 11:9 11:9 8:11 11:9).
WJC: France and Serbia clinched bronze in Doubles
Leonardo MUTTI of Italy was the only European to reach the quarterfinal of the Junior Boys Singles Event at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Rabat. In Junior Girls Single sEvent Lea RAKOVAC of Croatia and Bernadette SZOCS were also Leonardo MUTTI of Italy was the only European to reach the quarterfinal of the Junior Boys Singles Event at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Rabat. In Junior Girls Single sEvent Lea RAKOVAC of Croatia and Bernadette SZOCS were also halted one step before podium. Leonardo MUTTI played against KONG Lingxuan of China and lost his quarterfinal encounter in straight games. KONG will meet JANG Woojin of Korea in the semi final whilst in other duel ZHOU Kai of China will meet Masataka MORIZONO of Japan. In Junior Girls Singles Event LIU Gaoyang of China beat SZOCS in straight games. It was same outcome in match against RAKOVAC and WANG Manyu of China. In upper half of draw GU Yuting of China will play against her compatriot LIU Xi. Only medals in individual events for Europeans came in Doubles. Enzo ANGLES and Tristan FLORE of France and Ana Zofija FENJVESI with Aneta MAKSUTI of Serbia clinched bronze medals.
OVTCHAROV topping the list in Lausanne
European no. one Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany and SHEN Yanfei of Spain topping the list of best players invited for the prestigious DHS 2014 Europe Cup. Invitations are made according to the European Rankings in December. The DHS 2014 Europe Cup will se European no. one Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany and SHEN Yanfei of Spain topping the list of best players invited for the prestigious DHS 2014 Europe Cup. Invitations are made according to the European Rankings in December. The DHS 2014 Europe Cup will serve as the European qualification tournament for the 2014 Men’s and Women’s World Cup. The tournament will be organized on 7-9 February in Lausanne Switzerland with participation of 12 men’s and 12 women’s players who are eligible for World title events. In Men’s Singles Event in Vallée de la Jeunesse will play: Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany European champion and Top 12 winner in Lyon. Below him at the list is his compatriot Timo BOLL who won this title last time in 2010 and he succeeded 5 times at the top overall followed by four times winner Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus who clinched gold last time at the Top 12 in 2007. At position no. 4 is Marcos FREITAS of Portugal no. 5 is Adrian CRISAN. Listed at position no. 6 is Michael MAZE of Denmark. MAZE made short appearance in Austria at the European Championships this autumn to secure his stay at the World rankings after the long break. At the list are also Andrej GACINA of Croatia Panagiotis GIONIS of Greece Tiago APOLONIA of Portugal Alexander SHIBAEV of Russia Robert GARDOS of Austria whilst Adrien MATTENET received wild card. In Women’s Singles Event SHEN Yanfei of Spain lead the elite. Four time winner LI Jiao of Netherlands queen of the Event in 2011 last time is at the position no. two. Viktoria PAVLOVICH of Belarus is at position no. three followed by Elizabeta SAMARA of Romania HU Melek of Turkey LIU Jia of Austria reigning champion WU Jiaduo of Germany Iveta VACENOVSKA of Czech Republic Matilda EKHOLM of Sweden Petrissa SOLJA of Germany host nation representative Rachel MORET and Romania’s Daniela DODEAN MONTEIRO who received wild card. The winner will receive the check at US$ 8 000 runner-up US$ 5 500 for 3rd place player will receive US$ 3 300 4th place US$ 2 500 5th place US$ 1 500 6th place US$ 1 250 7th place US$ 1 000 8th place US$ 750 and 9th – 12th place US$ 300. The Draw will be held on 6th February 2014 at 18:15 local time at the Olympic Museum Here below the official documents to read/download: – DHS Europe Cup prospectus – DHS Europe Cup accommodation – DHS Europe Cup confirmation Join the event on Facebook and Twitter
HU Melek too strong for Berlin
No. 1 seed of Women`s European Champions League Fenerbahce defeated today the 2012 champion Berlin Eastside 3:1 in Round 5 of 2013/14 WECL and now both clubs are leveled in Group A having 3-2 score. In the second tonight`s game in Group B reigning ch No. 1 seed of Women`s European Champions League Fenerbahce defeated today the 2012 champion Berlin Eastside 3:1 in Round 5 of 2013/14 WECL and now both clubs are leveled in Group A having 3-2 score. In the second tonight`s game in Group B reigning champion Linz AG Froschberg beat 2012/13 ETTU Cup finalist Zamek Tarnobrzeg at home 3:2 continuing season as unique unbeaten WECL club (5-0 score). Berlin won first game against Turkish side at home 3:2 when Irene IVANCAN concluded the match against HU Melek (3:2). This time HU had a last word against 2011 European vice-champion and their meeting again needed five sets. HU Melek was excellent today; overcoming first SHAN Xiaona in four sets (she also beat her in Berlin also in opening encounter). Turkish player forced her backhand and guest had no answer for it especially in late second set when host took several points on that way. Ultimate set was ended by HU`s four points in a row (7:6 11:6) CHENG I-Cheng moved Fenerbahce one step closer to the win beating Irene IVANCAN in five sets. German saved one set ball in third game and led 2:1 in sets but host dominated in the rest of the match. Two times individual European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH lost from Georgina POTA who kept the chances of Berlin. The ultimate fifth set was concluded by three points in a row of Hungarian. Linz again prevailed over Zamek but Polish champion showed that has capacity to beat the best European clubs. Austrian team secured top spot in Group B while Zamek is almost 90 % in the semis. Triple medalist from 2013 LIEBHERR European Championships HAN Ying won both her games but Linz had better team work. Host coach BIAN Yadong put LIU Jia on no. 3 position while Petrissa SOLJA was no. 2. Iveta VACENOVSKA opened the clash against Renata STRBIKOVA wining in five games. HAN beat SOLJA in four sets and LIU again brought the lead to the host defeating JUN Jia in straight games. Member of German national team HAN prevailed VACENOVSKA in fourth encounter. Finally SOLJA took the winning point against STRBIKOVA playing five sets. Young German was better than Czech also in Tarnobrzeg`s clash when they played as no. 3 players. Women’s European Champions League Round 5 Group A: Fenerbahce – Berlin Eastside 3:1 HU Melek – SHAN Xiaona 3:1 (11:8 11:8 8:11 11:6) CHENG I-Ching – Irene IVANCAN 3:2 (11:8 6:11 11:13 11:3 11:4) Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Georgina POTA 2:3 (11:9 4:11 11:9 9:11 8:11) HU Melek – Irene IVANCAN 3:2 (10:12 11:6 14:12 10:12 11:7) Group B: Linz AG Froschberg – Zamek Tarnobrzeg 3:2 Iveta VACENOVSKA – Renata STRBIKOVA 3:2 (11:7 11:8 6:11 4:11 11:4) Petrissa SOLJA – HAN Ying 1:3 (7:11 6:11 11:9 7:11) LIU Jia – JUN Jia 3:0 (11:8 11:9 11:8) Iveta VACENOVSKA – HAN Ying 1:3 (11:3 7:11 11:13 5:11) Petrisa SOLJA – Renata STRBIKOVA 3:2 (11:7 7:11 8:11 11:7 11:7)
