Excellent very dramatical game was seen in Orenburzje Sport Palace in front of 3.500 spectators. Orenburg had an advantage from first semi final leg of ECL (3:2) but Chartres had atomic start having 2:0 lead after two encounters and above that Robert
SCHLAGER organized ideal preparations for adversaries
Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championship in the Parisien suburb of Bercy in May 2003 when causing China intense pain by beating defending title holder WANG Liqin and the reigning Olympic champion KONG Lingh Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championship in the Parisien suburb of Bercy in May 2003 when causing China intense pain by beating defending title holder WANG Liqin and the reigning Olympic champion KONG Linghui Austria’s Werner SCHLAGER is now playing an integral role in China’s preparations for major global events. Opened in early 2011 in the Vienna suburb of Schwechat the organisation which bears his name the WERNER SCHLAGER ACADEMY (WSA) has welcomed players from over one hundred countries in a period of just over one year. Notably prior to the GAC GROUP World Championships staged in Rotterdam in May 2011 the Chinese National Team spent one week training in the state-of-art premises afforded by the WERNER SCHLAGER ACADEMY. The preparation proved ideal; China won every title on offer and provided all the finalists in every event! One year later in preparation for the LIEBHERR World Team Championships to be staged in the German city of Dortmund from Sunday 25th May to Sunday 1st April 2012 the Chinese have returned to the WERNER SCHLAGER ACADEMY. A 30 strong party of players coaches physiotherapists doctors and officials arrived on Friday 16th March 2012; they will practise at the WERNER SCHLAGER ACADEMY for one week departing for Dortmund on Thursday 22nd March. “It is a great pleasure and honour for the WSA that the Chinese national team again has chosen our facilities for their World Championships preparations” said Werner SCHLAGERr who may well prove to be one of their main adversaries in Dortmund. Austria like China competes in the Men’s Team Championship Division. (courtesy ITTF) Photo: Wener SCHLAGER (Photo Roscher)
Angers and Dusseldorf in the Men’s final
French Vaillante Angers beat SAG Cestas once again to secure first final of the ETTU Cup. They will play against Borussia Dusseldorf in the ultimate stage. French team GV Hennebont overcame mighty adversaries in the return leg but German club advanced to
Vladivostok reached Women’s ultimate stage
Dalenergosetproekt Vladivostok was the first finalist tonight. Team from Russia overcame KTS Zamek Tarnobrzeg in straight matches in Poland. In the opening leg Vladivostok succeeded by narrow margin.. Anna TIKHOMIROVA paved the way to success with victory
Unique project – Table Tennis Classic 2012
Since ice-hockey has its open-air „Winter Classic“ Czech table-tennis players decided to present an exclusive match directly in front of shop windows. The Czech Table Tennis Association will organize a unique event. Last round match of the regular season Since ice-hockey has its open-air „Winter Classic“ Czech table-tennis players decided to present an exclusive match directly in front of shop windows. The Czech Table Tennis Association will organize a unique event. Last round match of the regular season of the men’s 1st League between SKST Liberec and Moravska Slavia Brno will be played at the Liberec’s FORUM Shopping Centre on Sunday March 25 at 10 a.m. The promenade at the shopping centre will be equipped by special table-tennis court and appropriately illuminated in order for visitors to see table tennis in its top conditions. Organizers intend to set a new spectator record among the official national table tennis matches as they expect more than 15 000 people to pass around the court during the matches. The last year record of Bundesliga the top attended competition in Europe was 4 800 spectators (according to the tischtennis.de). The attempt is also juicy in regard to the match date –the very same day the World Team Championships begins in Dortmund Germany. Each visitor will receive a professional table-tennis ball. The winning team will draw 4 happy visitors who will get vouchers for free shopping in the Forum Centre. Local RCL radio station prepares real highlight for its listeners: those who register during the match at the venue will have the chance to play table tennis against celebrities famous soccer player and European Champion Antonin PANENKA and MTV star DJ LUCCA who also frames the program with her music production. This star match will take place in the Shopping Centre during the Easter weekend on Saturday April 7. Following the very successful 2011 European Veteran Championships the city under Jested mountain prepares another attractive events with the smallest ball. Once more table tennis becomes one of the most popular sports in the Czech Republic. “We have organised European Youth Championships in Prague in 2009 Senior European Championships in Ostrava a year later and the triplet has been completed last year by the European Veterans Championships” reminds Zbynek SPACEK CTTA President. “It goes without saying we give green light to events like this.” (by Milan SIMACEK)
Fenerbahce to tackle Women’s ETTU Cup semis in the winning mood
Iraq Junior & Cadet Open: three titles for Sweden
Sweden clinched titles in all three events they were playing at the 2012 Iraq Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior in Suleimaniya. In Junior Boys Teams Event Elias RANEFUR and Jonas STENER from Sweden A beat Iran A in the final 3:2 whilst in the p
Iraq junior and cadet open: three titles for Sweden
Sweden clinched titles in all three events they were playing at the 2012 Iraq Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Junior in Suleimaniya. In Junior Boys Teams Event Elias RANEFUR and Jonas STENER from Sweden A beat Iran A in the final 3:2 whilst in the p
GOLOVANOV and KASABOVA Bulgarian serial champions
The Bulgarian National Closed Championships was held in “Arena Armeets Sofia”. Stanislav GOLOVANOV won his 4th singles title in a row last weekend at the National Championships in Bulgaria. For Asya KASABOVA it was 5th time to succeeded the hi
