The winners of the 2013 ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships are Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA of Czech Republic. For a first time after Mixed Doubles was separated from the rest of the European Championships program Czech Republic clinched , The winners of the 2013 ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships are Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA of Czech Republic. For a first time after Mixed Doubles was separated from the rest of the European Championships program Czech Republic clinched the title. And it is not the only one. Michal OBESLO and Hana MATELOVA won bronze, which made Czech Republic most successful nation in Buzau. Lubomir PISTEJ and Barbora BALAZOVA won silver after thrilling performance both doubles presented in the final. Both men in todays final, has knowledge how to win the titles in Mixed Doubles Event. Lubomir PISTEJ did it as junior in Terni 2001, and Antonin GAVLAS did it year earlier In Bratislava as Cadet at the European Youth Championships. Champions in two previous occasions Andrei FILIMON and Elizabeta SAMARA departed the stage after semi final defeated. PISTEJ and BALAZOVA already showed great shape this year by reaching the Round of 16 at the World Championships in Paris and they were one of only three European pairings that manage to do that. In three opening games today they easily imposed their game and left no space for adversaries. Romania’s pairing managed to recover for a while and won fourth game, before Slovakia’s duo regained the control. In all-Czech duel Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA against Michal OBESLO and Hana MATELOVA went full distance. Winners were 3:1 in the lead, but OBESLO and MATELOVA recovered to level. Quarterfinal brought first shock for hosts. After Andrei FILIMON and Elizabeta SAMARA easily prevailed in their match against Andrey BAYBULDIN and Mariia BYKOVA of Russia, the other two pairings suffered straight games defeats. In both occasions Czech Republic prevailed. Lucian MUNTEANU and Cristina HIRICI lost against – Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA, whilst Hunor SZOCS and Camelia POSTOACA suffered by the hands of Michal OBESLO and Hana MATELOVA. FINAL: Antonin GAVLAS, Renata STRBIKOVA (Czech Republic) – Lubomir PISTEJ, Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovakia) 4:1 (9:11, 11:9, 11:9, 12:10, 11:5) SEMI FINALS: Andrei FILIMON, Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania) – Lubomir PISTEJ, Barbora BALAZOVA (Slovakia) 1:4 (8:11, 3:11, 4:11, 11:4, 8:11) Antonin GAVLAS, Renata STRBIKOVA (Czech Republic) – Michal OBESLO, Hana MATELOVA (Czech Republic) 4:3 (11:9, 5:11, 11:8, 11:9, 10:12, 7:11, 11:7) Click here to check official results
BAYBULDIN and BYKOVA took Buzau by storm
Andrey BAYBULDIN and Mariia BYKOVA of Russia were the biggest surprise at the opening day of the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships in Buzau. They overcame Montenegro’s Irfan CEKIC and Ivana DALOVIC and top seeds in group B, great favorites Pave, Andrey BAYBULDIN and Mariia BYKOVA of Russia were the biggest surprise at the opening day of the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships in Buzau. They overcame Montenegro’s Irfan CEKIC and Ivana DALOVIC and top seeds in group B, great favorites Pavel PLATONOV and Alexandra PRIVALOVA of Belarus. BAYBULDIN and BYKOVA continued in the same style today by overcoming Safa AVCI and Sanem Ezgi SAHIN of Turkey after thrilling five games duel, that concluded with 15:13 in decisive game. “I must say that we surprised even ourselves here. I have so much trouble coming in Buzau and I did not expect that we will play that good,” said BYKOVA. The pairings are here without a coach, which made surprise even bigger. PLATONOV is currently ranked at position no. 156, whilst PRIVALOVA is placed at 123 position in the World rankings, whilst both Russia’s players are well above position no. 300. BAYBULDIN is no. 392 and BYKOVA no. 307.“I played aggressive, whilst Mariia showed steady performance,” explained 26 years old BAYBULDIN. However, Mariia already proved as successful mixed double player. Last year with Denis GAVRILOV she won the title in Russia. “He is also left hander.” In Russia’s Premiere league Andrey BAYBULDIN is playing for UFA, whilst Mariia BYKOVA is in Vladimir. Click here to check official results
European farewell in China
The European hopes for medal rostrum in the Singles Event at the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun ended on the penultimate day. In the semi final of both men’s and women’s singles Event will play Chinese representatives. Timo BO, The European hopes for medal rostrum in the Singles Event at the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun ended on the penultimate day. In the semi final of both men’s and women’s singles Event will play Chinese representatives. Timo BOLL of Germany lost against WANG Hao in five games and Dimitrij OVTCHAROV lost his encounter in six against YAN An. Alexey SMIRNOV of Russia, won only a point before he withdrew due the injury. He played against XU Xin. In tomorrow’s semi final of the Women’s Singles Event China booked all four places. The suspense stopped in quarters, when DING Ning beat Korea’s SEOK Hajung in six games; GUO Yan needed five games to beat Singapore’s FENG Tianwei. In other two duels only Chinese players were involved. LI Xiaoxia was stretched to full distance in the match against FENG Yalan, whilst LIU Shiwen needed two less to beat GUO Yue.
Five nations in ROMSTAL EMDC quarters
In tomorrow’s quarterfinal of the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships SAMARA and FILIMON will meet BAYBULDIN and BYKOVA, BACIOCCHI and PICCOLIN will play against PISTEJ and BALAZOVA, GAVLAS and STRBIKOVA will play against MUNTEANU and HIRICI and , In tomorrow’s quarterfinal of the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships SAMARA and FILIMON will meet BAYBULDIN and BYKOVA, BACIOCCHI and PICCOLIN will play against PISTEJ and BALAZOVA, GAVLAS and STRBIKOVA will play against MUNTEANU and HIRICI and OBESLO and MATELOVA will meet SZOCS and POSTOACA. Champions Elizabeta SAMARA and Andrei FILIMON of Romania booked their place in the quarterfinal of the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships. In Group A, however, there was some surprises. Zoltane PETE and Aleksandra RADONJIC of Serbia failed to justify their rankings and in direct duel for the second position lost their match against Lucian MUNTEANU and Cristina HIRICI of Romania. Huseyin DURMAZ and Damla UZEL of Turkey finished the day at the position no. four. Hunor SZOCS and Camelia POSTOACA of Romania emerged as a Group winners, whist favorites Pavel PLATONOV and Alexandra PRIVALOVA of Belarus failed to reach the quarters. Andrey BAYBULDIN and Mariia BYKOVA of Russia progressed further from position no. two. Lubomir PISTEJ and Barbora BALAZOVA justified their rankings and preserved top position in Group C unbeaten in four rounds. Constantin CIOTI and Iulia NECULA of Romania failed to do the same and Michal OBESLO and Hana MATELOVA of Czech Republic secured their place in quarters. They lost only against PISTEJ and BALAZOVA. Alessandro BACIOCCHI and Giorgia PICCOLIN of Italy did not expect they will reach second position in the Group and place in the quarterfinal, but it was not the only upset in Group D. Top seeds Ovidiu IONESCU and European junior champion Bernadette SZOCS lost their duel against Italian pairings for the place in quarters in the last round. Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA of Czech Republic took full advantage of that situation and finished the day on spot no. one. Click here to check official results
Hosts showed no mercy in Buzau
Champions in two previous occasions, Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA and Andrei FILIMON successfully started their journey at the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships. At the Event that started today in Buzau, top seeds faced no pressure in their duel , Champions in two previous occasions, Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA and Andrei FILIMON successfully started their journey at the ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships. At the Event that started today in Buzau, top seeds faced no pressure in their duel against compatriots Lucian MUNTEANU and Cristina HIRICI. In the same, Group A, Zoltan PETE and Aleksandra RADONJIC overcame Huseyin DURMAZ and Damla UZEL of Turkey, who lost against MUNTEANU and HIRICI as well. Andrey BAYBULDIN and Mariia BYKOVA of Russia added the dose of suspense in almost clear run of favorites in all other groups. In Group B, Russia’s pairings exceeded the ratings and secured the top position at the end of the day. They succeeded in both rounds, and lost only game. BAYBULDIN and BYKOVA overcame Montenegro’s Irfan CEKIC and Ivana DALOVIC, despite the fact that CEKIC is in good shape, after he won the title in Luxembourg at the Small States Games. They also beat Pavel PLATONOV and Alexandra PRIVALOVA of Belarus the top seeds in the Group B. Belarus duo overcame Turkey’s Safa AVCI and Sanem Ezgi SAHIN. Hunor SZOCS and Camelia POSTOACA of Romania accounted for Turkish mixed double and they overcame Montenegro’s representatives. Lubomir PISTEJ and Barbora BALAZOVA of Slovakia left Serbia’s Uros GORDIC and Marija GALONJA without game, and lost one against Michal OBESLO and Hana MATELOVA of Czech Republic, but without being seriously threatened. Constantin CIOTI and Iulia NECULA of Romania followed their path. They beat GORDIC and GALONJA and succeeded against Gençay MENGE and Ipek KARAHAN of Turkey. OBESLO and MATELOVA also accounted for Turkey’s pairings. In Group D favorites cruised through two opening rounds. Ovidiu IONESCU and European junior champion Bernadette SZOCS showed no mercy in the duels against Russia’s pairings Maxim EFROYKIN and Anastasia GOLUBEVA. They also left Belarus duo BARABANOV and Katsiaryna BARAVOK without hope. We are all looking forward tomorrow’s duel in between IONESCU and SZOCS and Antonin GAVLAS and Renata STRBIKOVA. Czech duo is also unbeaten and so far they lost had not only single game. Alessandro BACIOCCHI and Giorgia PICCOLIN of Italy and EFROYKIN and GOLUBEVA suffered by their hands. Click here to check official results
Germany in good run in China
At the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun, Germany Russia, Croatia in Men’s Singles and Germany, Belarus, Netherlands and Austria in Women’s Singles Event will have their representatives in the round of 16. In the Men’s Singles Ev, At the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun, Germany Russia, Croatia in Men’s Singles and Germany, Belarus, Netherlands and Austria in Women’s Singles Event will have their representatives in the round of 16. In the Men’s Singles Event best European player at the World Rankings Timo BOLL beat LI Ahmet of Turkey in the opening round of the main draw. His compatriot Dimitrij OVTCHAROV also successfully concluded first round with the victory over Kaii YOSHIDA of Japan. Patrick FRANZISKA joined them. He needed six games to overcome Adrien MATTENET of France. Russia will also have three representatives. Alexey SMIRNOV beat experienced CHENG Weixing of Austria, Grigory VLASOV overcame ZHAN Jian of Singapore, whilst Alexey LIVENTSOV succeeded against Bastian STEGER of Germany. Andrej GACINA of Croatia beat Tiago APOLONIA of Portugal and European vice champion TAN Ruiwu beat Korea’s KANG Dongsoo. European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH overcame Neha AGGRAWAL of India to secure her place in the Round of 16. Dutch representative LI Jiao faced no difficulties in the duel against Shiho MATSUDAIRA of Japan, whilst Germany’s SHAN Xiaona be at LIU jia of Austria. However Austria will have their representative in next round. Amelie SOLJA beat KIM Mingyung of Korea.
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The same Werder but stronger
One title (Bundesliga), one semi final (German Cup) and one quarter final (Men’s ECL) – quite enough to see smiling faces at Werder Bremen’s office after the 2012/13 season. The club won national championships beating Ochsenhausen in the final, whilst in , One title (Bundesliga), one semi final (German Cup) and one quarter final (Men’s ECL) – quite enough to see smiling faces at Werder Bremen’s office after the 2012/13 season. The club won national championships beating Ochsenhausen in the final, whilst in other two competitions they were eliminated by Borussia Dusseldorf. Yesterday’s draw of 2013/14 Men’s European Champions League at Düsseldorf put them in the Group C, alongside with French Hennebont and newcomer from Austria, Weltz. CHUANG Chih-Yuan, Adrian CRISAN, Paul DRINKHALL and Constantin CIOTI, leaded by coach Cristian TAMAS, starts new season against Weltz, on September 6-9th, in front of their fans. They were no. 3 seeds, which could be a good sign, knowing that the team started from the third spot to the crown in last German playoff. Thanks to Florian SCHWARZ we provided an interview with Werder Bremen’s manager Sascha GREBER, asking him, first of all, how he comments 2012/13 season and, especially final game of Bundesliga? “We had like almost always a difficult start into the season. But the team has found quickly together and has become a real unit. In the finals, everyone in our team was able to perform at his maximum, with their unbreakable will to win the surprise was possible. With about 250 spectators in the back, the team was unstoppable and deserved to win 3:0.” – What was the key for Werder`s success? “First of all: Team spirit! The team worked hard throughout the year with the coach Cristian TAMAS. He has prepared the team perfectly for the final. They were in top shape on point.” – Is the club able to repeat the national title and go higher in Men’s ECL than in 2012/13 season? “Our first priority is to reach the playoffs again. Our competitors are even stronger than the last season. At ECL it’s nice to have a good starting position. We are happy about the draw which brought us interesting opponents and a good chance to reach the next round.” – Is there any change in Bremen’s team? “We have the same team, with the same coach. We hope that this will be a key to success. The team spirit will be there from the first day of the season.” – Who are favorites for MECL title? “Orenburg, UMMC and Düsseldorf!” – How do you see the chances of ten times European champion Borussia in domestic league and in MECL 2013/14? „The Russian teams are very good, it won’t be easy. But Borussia has a strong team: If they have no heavy injuries, they are always able to win the titles. Particularly in the TTBL, with this team they are always the top aspirant for the title.”
Nine nations in fight for title in Buzau
Romania again took hard challenge to organize ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships in Buzau. Not because agile organizers have lack or skills, or any other problem with the organizing aspect, but in reason that this event was unfairly tucked away , Romania again took hard challenge to organize ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships in Buzau. Not because agile organizers have lack or skills, or any other problem with the organizing aspect, but in reason that this event was unfairly tucked away to the margins in Europe. “Most of the time I spend explaining the importance of this Event. And I had to do it despite the fact that the ITTF submitted a proposal to the International Olympic Committee to add a mixed doubles medal to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic program. If it is good enough for Olympics, why should we abound it here in Europe. It is great opportunity for nations at Old Continent to gain the medal. There is no reason to throw away that opportunity” explained PR and Marketing Manager Beatrice ROMANESCU Nine countries with 19 pairings accepted the challenge this year. Belarus, Czech Republic, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Turkey will fight for title at the Event that starts tomorrow and concludes on Sunday. Like year earlier the organize ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships will be played in Buzau in Sala Sporturilor “Romeo Iamandi”. The best of the action will be available LIVE and FREE on ETTU TV powered by LAOLA1.tv as well On Demand after the matches have been played. Last year’s champions Elizabeta SAMARA and Andrei FILIMON will play again and they are looking for het-trick. Hunor SZOCS and Camelia POSTOACA, Constantin CIOTI and Iulia NECULA, Ovidiu IONESCU and Bernadette SZOCS, Lucian MUNTEANU and Cristina HIRICI will also represent host nation. Click here to check final entries and time schedule
Top Europeans progressed in China
At the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun LI Ahmet of Turkey was the only top seed in his qualification group who failed to reach the top spot after opening stage. However despite the fact that he was second, LI progressed to the , At the 2013 ITTF World Tour, China Open, Super Series in Changchun LI Ahmet of Turkey was the only top seed in his qualification group who failed to reach the top spot after opening stage. However despite the fact that he was second, LI progressed to the Round of 32. In the first round of the main draw tomorrow he will meet Timo BOLL of Germany. For other favorites it was easy run. Tiago APOLONIA of Portugal recorded two straight games win and now he will meet Andrej GACINA of Croatia. After qualifications Kirill SKACHKOV of Russia will play against YAN An of China. Patrick FRANZISKA of Germany will be involved in European duel against Adrien MATTENET of France. Tomorrow Dimitrij OVTCHAROV of Germany will have first match. He will play against Kaii YOSHIDA of Japan. European champion Viktoria PAVLOVICH of Belarus will meet Neha AGGARWAL of India in the Round of 32.
