25/04/2011 – European Champion from 2008 Ruta PASKAUSKIENE is the leading name in Lithuanian team for the World Championships in Rotterdam in May. Beside the European singles doubles and mixed doubles champion and national title winner at the list

24/04/2011 – This week European champion from 2009 Michael MAZE (29) of Denmark withdrew from the World Championships in Rotterdam. The former European champion and World Cup bronze medalist played very few matches after January 2010. “I sti https://www.ettu.org 24/04/2011 – This week European champion from 2009 Michael MAZE (29) of Denmark withdrew from the World Championships in Rotterdam. The former European champion and World Cup bronze medalist played very few matches after January 2010. “I still have pain and can not go down at the knees. It takes maybe a month or two before I can train ” he said to sporten.dk The Danish European champion still has pain and has only played three matches this year. During the last World Championships in May in Moscow he played only one match and in early autumn he also played only one match for Russian UMMC in the Champions League before he underwent a double cartilage surgery in his right knee at 12th September at Gildh??linic When in late March he played at tournament in China against WANG Hao he was in fact on one leg and he did it only to preserve his place as No. 18 in world rankings. “I was forced to play. Otherwise I will fell out of the world rankings and had lost my direct qualification for the Olympics in London” MAZE explains the China trip. Danish sports director Peter SARTZ selected Kasper STERNBERG Jonathan GROTH Allan BENTSEN Mikkel HINDERSSON Mie SKOV and Wendy AGERHOLM to play in Rotterdam. (by Fred Peter BERG courtesy Sporten.dk) Photo: Michael MAZE (Photo Roscher)

24/04/2011 – At the Alari Lindmae Memorial / Butterfly Baltic Cup 2011 in Tallinn LIN Ju of Dominican Republic clinched the title in Men’s Singles Event. He overcame Mehdi BOULOUSSA of France in the final in straight games. In the match for br

23/04/2011 – At the Alari Lindmae memorial-BUTTERFLY Baltic Cup 2011 in Tallinn Israel with Shimon RABINOVICH and Omri BEN ARI won the title in Men’s Teams Event. In the final they overcame France 3:1.. For the bronze Belarus overcame Estonia

22/04/2011 – BUTTERFLY Baltic Cup will be held this weekend in Tallinn in Estonia. The organizers are TTC Pingpong and Lindmae Sport OU in cooperation with the Estonian Table-Tennis Association. The competition is officially recognized by the ITTF a

22/04/2011 – Ireland will have four members team at the World Individual Championships in Rotterdam. In Men’s Event will play John MURPHY and Paul MCCREERY whilst in Women’s Event will participate Amanda MOGEY and Ashley GIVAN “Ou

21/04/2011 – Led by Ryan JENKINS player and National Coaching Manager Wales will participate at the forthcoming World Individual Championships in Rotterdam. JENKINS lines up alongside Stephen JENKINS and Daniel O’CONNELL. In Women’s Sin

20/04/2011 – Ragnar EGILSSON and Henrietta NIELSEN won the Faroe Islands nationals championships last weekend. They also won mixed double title together. In Men’s Singles 20 players took part whilst the list of women’s has 6 names. In m

20/04/2011 – The Belgium team will be represented by 5 players and there are no girls on the entries list for Rotterdam. At the World Individual Championships will play Jean-Michel SAIVE Yannick VOSTES Lauric JEAN Benjamin ROGIERS and Ludovic BIE https://www.ettu.org 20/04/2011 – The Belgium team will be represented by 5 players and there are no girls on the entries list for Rotterdam. At the World Individual Championships will play Jean-Michel SAIVE Yannick VOSTES Lauric JEAN Benjamin ROGIERS and Ludovic BIERNY. This will be the historic moment for SAIVE. He will participate on his 20th World championship from Tokyo 1983. He breaks the record of Viktor BARNA the Hungarian-British champion (19 participations). “We have two preparations’ stage in Liege. From 27 to 29 April and from 2 to 4 May. We have three sparring-partners: one from China one from Poland and…. me!” explained Martin BRATNOV the Belgian coach. But in Belgium everything is complicated and Lauric JEAN and Ludocic BIERNY have their own preparation with Thierry CABRERA and Marc CLOSSET for the Flemish league. For the expectations no bet: “Jean-Mi will go match by match. His case is very special because he can assure a 7th consecutive participation at the Olympic games in London 2012. For the others players a qualification for the main draw is possible as Benjamin ROGIERS proves it two years ago ?okohama. He stumbled on the second hurdle against TAN Peng. Yannick VOSTES the 2010 Belgian champion will come back after the injury. He will play his first tournament after… December. The last time when he participated was at the Pro Tour Finals in Doubles with Rogiers where they won 3rd place.” (by Christian RASPILLER courtesy Sudpresse Sports) Photo: Jean Michel SAIVE (Photo Roscher)

19/04/2011 – The greatest challenge to Asian supremacy at the World Championships in Rotterdam will came from Germany to be precise from Timo BOLL. German star started this year on position no. one at the ITTF list but month before the Championshi https://www.ettu.org 19/04/2011 – The greatest challenge to Asian supremacy at the World Championships in Rotterdam will came from Germany to be precise from Timo BOLL. German star started this year on position no. one at the ITTF list but month before the Championships Timo is second. No meter his position he is still Europe’s no one and his appetites for the trophy at the World’s individual championships are yet to be satisfied. Timo is topping the list of 12 names of German men’s and women’s team. At the press conference Men`s national coach Jorg ROSSKOPF talked about the team’s goals: “It is difficult to be in top shape to the point. We travel with small and big goals for this Championship. If everything comes together – a good draw the correct form on the day and good luck – we will achieve our goals in Rotterdam. Still the pressure is high and it will become even higher in the last 32 or 16. Timo has a chance but for him it is very difficult. I mean not only because of the Chinese but also because of many other good Asians. Jun MIZUTANI plays for example in a very good shape. It is difficult for everyone play against MIZUTANI. There were rarely Championships in which at the end the top seeded players won the medals.” Timo BOLL admitted: “I have to fight from round to round and I hope that in the end it will lead to the medal. That is the big goal. You can not force the medal because the competition is very strong. Matches at the highest level already cost a lot of power. If you get far you need a lot of energy. I did not want to risk losing important percent of my strength in the doubles if I want to play for a medal in the singles.” Dimitrij OVTCHAROV remained us of his last Championships result: “Two years ago in Yokohama I have failed in the round of 16 against the Chinese MA Long.. I will do everything to improve this result in Rotterdam.” Patrick BAUM has not specific goal as he said: “I want to play my best table tennis in the singles and doubles. I am very well prepared for the World Cup.” Bastian STEGER added: “I have no concrete goal for the Championships. I am not saying I want to reach a special round. That would be the wrong way. I want to do my best as always – in singles and doubles with Patrick.” Chrisitan SUSS played with Elke SCHALL the quarterfinals in Yokohama. “This time I will miss the Mixed Doubles in Rotterdam. In singles I am not one of the direct medal candidates. We will see what is possible when I get my top form..” Women`s Coach Jorg BITZIGEIO said that everyone dreams about the world championships title or winning a medal. “We go with a powerful team for the World Championships. It is a good mix of experienced and young players. They trained hard for success. We will not hide from any adversaries. At the World Championships in Moscow we have gained respect and we have a lot of confidence in the competitions. Our opponents have to stretch in Rotterdam in order to beat us.” WU Jiaduo: “I would be happy if I had not to play against a Chinese too early. At the last World Championships that was in the Round of 32. This time hopefully only in the last 16 or eight. I do not feel any great pressure think from round to round and try to show my best form.” Kristin SILBEREISEN: “I will start with the confidence of the number 38 in the world.” Zhenqi BARTHEL has very bussy schedule in Rotterdam: “With three Events in which I will play it will be a long and exhausting tournament. It is difficult because there are many good players especially a lot of good Asian. Therefore I did not set a goal. I just want to show my best table tennis.” Sabine WINTER: “I do not want to rest on the success of the World Team Championships 2010 but keep training hard and playing well. I want to be in top form in Rotterdam and show a good performance.” Kathrin MUHLBACH: “The World Cup nomination itself is my biggest success so far. I am really looking forward to Rotterdam. Therefore I train now even more intense harder and longer. Probably I have to play the qualifications and I hope that I reach the main draw.” THE GERMAN TEAMMen`s singles: Timo BOLL (Club: Borussia Dusseldorf Age: 30 years) Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Fakel Gazproma Orenburg/Russia 22) Patrick BAUM (Borussia Dusseldorf 23) Bastian STEGER (1. FC Saarbr??n 30) Christian SUSS (Borussia D??ldorf 25) Zoltan FEJER-KONNERTH (AS Pontoise-Cergy TT France 32) Ruwen FILUS (TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen 23). Men`s Doubles: BAUM/STEGER FEJER-KONNERTH/FILUS Women`s Singles: WU Jiaduo (Club Age: 32) Kristin SILBEREISEN (FSV Kroppach 26) Zhenqi BARTHEL (Hassia Bingen 24) Sabine WINTER (TSV Schwabhausen 18) Kathrin M??ACH (TSV Schwabhausen 19 Women`s Doubles: BARTHEL/SILBEREISEN WINTER/WU Mixed Doubles: FILUS/M??ACH FEJER-KONNERTH/BARTHEL (by Martin OETZMANN courtesy DTTB) Photo: Timo BOLL and Christian SUSS (Photo Schillings)