Russia’s Kirill SKACHKOV, Alexander SHIBAEV, Mikhail PAYKOV, Viacheslav BUROV, Viacheslav KRIVOSHEEV succeeded against France in the quarterfinal of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan. Now they will meet Japan to try to secure final. In upper half of th, Russia’s Kirill SKACHKOV, Alexander SHIBAEV, Mikhail PAYKOV, Viacheslav BUROV, Viacheslav KRIVOSHEEV succeeded against France in the quarterfinal of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan. Now they will meet Japan to try to secure final. In upper half of the draw China beat Germany and in semis will meet Taipei. Taipei beat Spain in quarters.  Russia is in the semis of the Women’s Team’s event as well. Russia’s Yana NOSKOVA, Elena TROSHNEVA, Polina MIKHAILOVA succeeded against Czech Republic. They will also meet Japan, the team that beat France. China will play against Taipei. Belarus lost their duel against Taipei in the quarters.  

China’s MA Long has reclaimed the men’s top position and DING Ning extends her run to 21 weeks as world number one on the International Table Tennis Federation’s World Rankings released in July. MA Long overtook team mate XU Xin, who has, China’s MA Long has reclaimed the men’s top position and DING Ning extends her run to 21 weeks as world number one on the International Table Tennis Federation’s World Rankings released in July. MA Long overtook team mate XU Xin, who has occupied the number one spot for the past two month on the back of his ruthless performance at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour China Open in Changchun where he clinched gold. June is the 24th month that MA Long has occupied the top spot, after first reaching the prestigious position in January 2010. “I’m pleased to be back at no.1 of course but it doesn’t mean that I’m the best player in the team; I know I have to fight for my place”, said the 24 year old. “The last time I was at number 1 was in April after I was the runner up in Kuwait and the winner in Qatar; my aim now is to maintain the top place.” Two silver medals over the past two months earned WANG Hao (CHN) the number three position in the rankings to go with his recent marriage. An injury which cut short World Champion ZHANG Jike’s (CHN) run at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour China Open meant he moved back down to number four. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (GER) moves up to the number six position, which is the highest of his career, and just one sport behind his team mate and former number one Timo BOLL (GER). The biggest movers of the month was the Japan Open Men’s Singles Champion, Masato SHIONO (JPN), who moved from number 188, to a career high number 85. 2011 World Champion DING Ning (CHN) retains her position at the top of the Women’s World Rankings, which she has held for an incredible 21 consecutive months, which dates back to November 2011. Despite her 21 months of dominance, DING Ning will be looking anxiously over her shoulder as team mate and rival LI Xiaoxiao has closed the gap to just 6 points after winning the World Table Tennis Championships in May and the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour China Open in June. She moved up to second position ahead of the woman she beat in the World Table Tennis Championships final, LIU Shiwen (CHN). Olympic bronze medalist FENG Tianwei (SIN) stays stagnant in fourth sport. Turkey’s Hu MELEK continues her rise up the World Ranking, as she climbs from 50 to 38 and Germany’s Shan XIAONA moves from 77 to 47.

In the quarterfinal of the Men’s Teams Event at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan China will meet Germany. Also in the match for the medal Spain will play against Taipei, France against Russia and Belgium against Japan. Germany’s Alexander FLEMMING, He, In the quarterfinal of the Men’s Teams Event at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan China will meet Germany. Also in the match for the medal Spain will play against Taipei, France against Russia and Belgium against Japan. Germany’s Alexander FLEMMING, Hermann MUEHLBACH, Lennart Boris WEHKING beat Egypt, Chile and Hong Kong on their way to the quarters. Spain’s Guillermo MARTINEZ BOTELLA, Endika DIEZ ALADRO, Carlos FRANCO MEDINA, Joan MOREGO VALLS-JOVE beat Russia and Sweden. France with Antoine HACHARD, Romain LORENTZ, Benjamin BROSSIER, Thomas LE BRETON overcame Oman, Australia and Vietnam. Russia’s Kirill SKACHKOV, Alexander SHIBAEV, Mikhail PAYKOV, Viacheslav BUROV, Viacheslav KRIVOSHEEV succeeded against Sweden, Spain and Latvia. Belgium’s Robin DEVOS, Cedric NUYTINCK, Ludovic BIERNY on their way to the quarters beat Mongolia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Chile. In Women’s Teams Event China will play against Korea, Belarus against Taipei, Russia against Czech Republic and France against Japan. Belarus with Aleksandra PRIVALOVA, Elena DUBKOVA, Alina ARLOUSKAYA, Katsiaryna BARAVOK, Ina KARAHODZINA overcame Mongolia and Ukraine, lost against Korea and Japan. Russia’s Yana NOSKOVA, Elena TROSHNEVA, Polina MIKHAILOVA, Antonina SAVELYEVA, Valentina SABITOVA succeeded against Estonia, Germany, Romania, Hong Kong and Ukraine. Czech Republi with Iveta VACENOVSKA, Hana MATELOVA, Lenka HARABASZOVA, Martina SMISTIKOVA overcame Chile, macau, New Zealand and Switzerland. They lost only one encounter against Taipei. French representatives Stephanie LOEUILLETTE, Laura GASNIER, Emmanuelle LENNON, Alice ABBAT beat South Africa, Switzerland and Chile. China prevailed in group against them.

Romania’s Daniel DAN and Serbia’s Aneta MAKSUTI clinched the titles in their respective Boys and Girls Juniors Singles Events at the Balkan Youth Championships in Kikinda. DAN beat Serbia’s Valentin NADJNEMEDI of Serbia in the final. Ibrahim GUNDUZ of Tur, Romania’s Daniel DAN and Serbia’s Aneta MAKSUTI clinched the titles in their respective Boys and Girls Juniors Singles Events at the Balkan Youth Championships in Kikinda. DAN beat Serbia’s Valentin NADJNEMEDI of Serbia in the final. Ibrahim GUNDUZ of Turkey and Kristian HALAS of Serbia clinched bronze. In Junir Girls Event Aneta MAKSUTI beat Romania’s Diana LUPU in the final. Ana Zofija FENJVESI and Viktoria TRUZINSKI won bronze. In Cadet Boys Singles Event Cristian PLETEA of Romania succeeded to the top place at the medal rostrum. Rares SIPOS is second and Nikola MARINKOVIC and Aleksa ADAMOVIC are third. In Cadet Girls Event Sabina SURJAN of Serbia beat Andreea DRAGOMAN of Romania in the final. Maria YOKOVA of Bulgaria and Pembe OZKAYA of Turkey are third. In the Junior Boy’s Doubles Event Huseyin DURMAZ and Ozgun OZTURK of Turkey beat Daniel DAN and Alin SPELBUS of Romania. Ivor KATIC and Nikola STRUGAREVIC as well as another Serbia’s pairings Kristian HALAS and Velentin NADJNEMEDI reached third position. Romania and Turkey also played in the final of the Junior Girls Doubles Event, but there, Romania’s pairings prevailed. Bianca CRISAN and Diana LUPU beat Gokce GUNGOR and Ipek KARAHAN of Turkey. Third position occupied Serbia’s Bosnia and Herzegovina combination of Aneta MAKSUTI, Emina HADZIAHMETOVIC as well as Serbia’s doubles Ana Zofija FENJVESI, Viktoria TRUZINSKI. Winners of the Cadet Boys Doubles Event are Nikola GRBIC and Nikola MARINKOVIC of Serbia. In the final they overcame Romania’s Cristian PLATEA and Rares SIPOS. Aleksa ADAMOVIC and Niksa MARTINOVIC of Serbia, as well as Batuhan ULUCAK and Abdulah YIGENLER of Turkey. Bulgaria’s Mihaela DIMOVA and Maria YOVKOVA beat Simay KULAKCEKEN and Gui Pembe OZKAYA of Turkey in the final of the Cadet Doubles Event. Izabela LUPULESKU and Sabina SURJAN of Serbia and Andreea DRAGOMAN and Mihaela PLEASU of Romania are third. Valentin NADJNEMEDI and Ana Zofija FENJVESI clinched gold in Junior Mixed Doubles Event. They overcame Kristian HALAS and Aneta MAKSUTI of Serbia in the final. Nikola STRUGAREVIC and Ivana VEJNOVIC of Serbia as well as Ivor KATIC and Viktoria TRUZINSKI secured third position. In Cadet Mixed Doubles Event  Batuhan ULUCAK and Simay KULAKCEKEN of Turkey succeeded to the gold. Nikola GRBIC and Ivana VEJNOVIC of Serboa are second. Third position belongs to Nikola MARINKOVI’ and Izabela LUPULESKU of Serbia and Romania’s Cristian PLETEA and Mihaela PLAEASU.