06/03/2010 – Daan SLIEPEN and Linda CREEMERS are new Mixed Doubles champions in Netherlands. They clinched gold at National Championships in Eindhoven after they overcame Barry WIJERS en Carla NOUWEN 3:2 (9:11 9:11 11:8 11:9 13:11). SLIEPEN and CREE

06/03/2010 -Timo BOLL is just two matches away from historical moment and ninth title at the German National Championships which will equalize his record to Eberhard SCH??’s and Conrad FREUNDORFER’s great achievement at the same Event. In the

06/03/2010 – In Denmark we will see the re-run of the last year’s semi final in Men’s Singles Event. In Ringe pa Fyn same four players reached the penultimate stage. Finn TUGWELL beat Kasper SJELLE 4:3 (4 7 7 -9 -7 -8 9) and he wi https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2010 – In Denmark we will see the re-run of the last year’s semi final in Men’s Singles Event. In Ringe pa Fyn same four players reached the penultimate stage. Finn TUGWELL beat Kasper SJELLE 4:3 (4 7 7 -9 -7 -8 9) and he will meet Martin MONRAD. Martin overcame Morten KNUDSEN 4:0 (9 11 5 11). In other semi final Christian KONGSGAARD will play against Allan BENTSEN. KONGSGAARD overcame Morten RASMUSSEN 4:2 (8 -5 4 -8 10 10) whilst BENTSEN beat Mikkel HINDERSSON 4:0 (3 1 4 5). Quarterfinals were not without drama. Finn TUGWELL-reigning champion led 3-0 and 8-5 in the fourth set against Kasper STERNBERG but Sternberg leveled to 3-3. In the decisive seventh game TUGWELL led 5-0 but Sternberg recovered and leveled to 6-6. TUGWELL were deprived of points because he was not satisfied with the judges. At 9-9 STERNBERG missed two serves and TUGWELL in final once again. Christian KONGSGAARD won a very close match against Morten RASMUSSEN 4-2. In quarterfinal of The Women’s’ Singles Event Mie SKOV overcame Stefanie CHRISTENSEN 4:0 (2 8 7 7) Sabine LARSEN succeeded against Mie JACOBSEN 4:1 (8 10 -8 6 8) Izabell N??M beat Pernille SONDERGAARD 4:3 (7 8 -7 7 -10 -9 5) Pernille AGERHOLM overcame Susanne PEDERSEN 4:1 (7 -14 6 9 6) In men’s doubles we saw a minor surprise when Kim HOGSBERG and Morten KNUDSEN suffered defeat by the hands of young Tobias LAU and Morten RASMUSSEN. (by Arne MADSEN courtesy of DBTU) Photo: Christian KONGSGAARD (by courtesy of ITTF):

06/03/2010 – Sisters Veronika and Victoria PAVLOVICH reached the penultimate stage of the Belarus National Championships. Tomorrow top seeded Viktoria will meet Tatiana CHURABAEVA whilst Veronika will play against Alena

05/03/12010 – Azerbaijan National championship was held In February in sport complex of Azerbaijan Medical University in Baku. More then 20 teams of cities and regions of Republic Azerbaijan took part in this championship. “The competition sho https://www.ettu.org 05/03/12010 – Azerbaijan National championship was held In February in sport complex of Azerbaijan Medical University in Baku. More then 20 teams of cities and regions of Republic Azerbaijan took part in this championship. “The competition showed the growing mastery of young tennis players that gladden us much ” said general secretary of the Azerbaijan TTA Ibrahim EFENDIYEV. New championship of the Republic is young player Rustam ALIYEV (1995) whilst Sabina AKHMADOVA (1994) won the title in Woemn’s Event. Both succeeded after fierce duels against more eminent and experienced champions of last year. The medal rostroom of Men`s Singles Event 1. Rustam ALIYEV (1995)2. Farhad ISMAYILOV (1974)3. Ali BAYRAMOV (1989) The best three in Women`s Singles Event 1. Sabina AKHMEDOVA (1994)2. Bilura EMINOVA (1986)3. Roza MOISEYEVA (1970) (Courtesy of Azerbaijan TTA) Photo: winners Sabina AKHMEDOV and Rustam ALIYEV (Courtesy of Azerbaijan TTA)

05/03/2010 – The Bulgarian 61st National Championships will be staged in Varna this weekend. In Men’s Singles Event topping the list is Bulgaria’s highest ranked player at world rankings Stanislav GOLOVANOV. Seeded no. 2 is Teodor YORDAN

04/03/2010 – This weekend (6th and 7th March) the North of Portugal Penafiel will be the host for Portuguese National Championships. In the men’s singles event the top seeds are Jo?MONTEIRO and Tiago APOLONIA. Tiago APOLONIA is the reigning c https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2010 – This weekend (6th and 7th March) the North of Portugal Penafiel will be the host for Portuguese National Championships. In the men’s singles event the top seeds are Jo?MONTEIRO and Tiago APOLONIA. Tiago APOLONIA is the reigning champion and Jo?MONTEIRO is the most successful player in the last 20 years with 6 titles. That promises very exciting event for the gold medal. The others players among the top eight seeds are: Andr?SILVA ?io MENDES Ricardo OLIVEIRA Ivo SILVA Diogo SILVA Artur SILVA. In the girls event the reigning champion Huang LEI will not participate. Xie JUAN (3 titles) and Paula GON?VES (5 titles) are the most successful player who compete in the singles event. The Doubles Event will be very interesting because of the possible brothers duel – Jo?MONTEIRO and Jos?MONTEIRO against Tiago APOLONIA and Jo?APOLONIA. The result will be updated during the event in our site www.fptm.pt (by Jos?An?l BENTES courtesy of FPTM) Photo: Joao MONTEIRO (Photo Roscher)

04/03/2010 – This weekend in Indoor Sports Center in Eindhoven all top players will be in action at the Dutch national championships. In the quarter finals of the women’s Event in the upper half of the draw there is a possibility of encounter https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2010 – This weekend in Indoor Sports Center in Eindhoven all top players will be in action at the Dutch national championships. In the quarter finals of the women’s Event in the upper half of the draw there is a possibility of encounter between defending champion LI Jiao seeded no. one and Carla NOUWEN. In addition Linda CREEMERS (4) will probably face Ana GOGORITA. At the bottom of the draw a meeting between internationals LI Jie (2) and Elena TIMINA will be great match to watch. The Men’s Event in the opening round defending champions QI Xiaofeng will meet Nermin SMAJIC and talented Hageraats KOEN (14) will play against ex-international player Daan SLIEPEN. Merijn de BRUIN finalist in 2009 starting against Henk Jan WILS. Seeded no. two Michel de BOER has a tough draw. The winner of the last two editions of the Masters will meet Frank HOLLAK. Then he will play against veteran Cosmin STAN or CHEN Sung. Still further in the quarter finals the internationals Casper L??or WAI-Lung Chung may wait for him. LI Jie / Elena TIMINA are top seeded in the Doubles Event. The pair managed last month to reach the final battle at the ITTF Pro Tour. In the quarter finals they may play against Simone De KLERK / Charell SCHOONBROOD or Christa BENIT / Rianne Van DUIN. Linda CREEMERS and Carla NOUWEN are no. 2 seeds. Merijn de BRUIN and Frank RENGENHART will defend their gold medal in men’s doubles. Other contenders are the brothers Boris and Martijn De VRIES and QI Xiaofeng and Casper L?? Defending champion Frank RENGENHART and Yana TIMINA are at the top of the list of favorites in Mixed Doubles Event. Carla NOUWEN and Barry WIJERS the winners of the National Championship in 2005 are ranked as second. The full draw can be found at www.nttb.nl and www.nktafeltennis.nl. (by Harald HANEMAAIJER courtesy of NTTB) Photo: Elena TIMINA (Photo Roscher)

04/03/2010 – The battles at the 77th Swiss Championships in Crissier VD (Salle du Marcolet) will starts on Saturday at 11 AM. n first day of the competition in all 5 Events the schedule will be completed with the quarterfinals. On Sunday final in Mi https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2010 – The battles at the 77th Swiss Championships in Crissier VD (Salle du Marcolet) will starts on Saturday at 11 AM. n first day of the competition in all 5 Events the schedule will be completed with the quarterfinals. On Sunday final in Mixed Doubles is scheduled for 10 in Men’s and Women’s Doubles at 11.30 whilst Women’s ultimate stage will be played at 2 PM and Men’s at 2.45 PM. Main favorites in Men’s Singles Event are: Nicola MOHLER; Christian HOTZ; Thierry MILLER Denis JOSET. In women’s Event the odds are on side of Rachel MORET; Monika F??R; Laura SCH?ER; Elmira ANTONYAN. Nicola MOHLER and Christian HOTZ lerad the list of favorites in Men’s Doubles alongside Stefan RENOLD and Thierry MILLER; Denis JOSET and Marc ALTERMATT. In Women’s Doubles: Laura SCH?ER and Monika F??R; Rachel MORET and Rahel ASCHWANDEN. The expectations in Mixed Doubles lies on Ilona RENOLD and Stefan RENOLD; Denis JOSET and Rahel ASCHWANDEN; Rachel MORET and Robin MORET; Nicola MOHLER and Sonja F??R; Marco GRABER and Monika F??R. Last year’s winners: Men’s Singles: Nicola MOHLER Women’s Singles: Rachel MORET Men’s Doubles: Nicola MOHLER / Christian HOTZ Women’s Doubles: Laura SCH?ER / Monika F??R Mixed: Ilona RENOLD / Stefan RENOLD (by Sandro REINHARD courtesy of Swiss TTA) Photo: Nicola MOHLER (by courtesy of Suiss Association)

04/03/2010 – The venue for the Austria’s National Championships this weekend will be Sporthalle H??ng West in Innsbruck. The preliminary rounds are scheduled for Saturday whilst main draw will be played on Sunday. The finals are on program at https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2010 – The venue for the Austria’s National Championships this weekend will be Sporthalle H??ng West in Innsbruck. The preliminary rounds are scheduled for Saturday whilst main draw will be played on Sunday. The finals are on program at 3 PM. The favorites for the titles are CHEN Weixing Robert GARDOS in Men’s Singles and LIU Jia in women’s Singles Event. Last year Robert GARDOS and LIU Jia won the title. (by Verena Schweitzer courtesy of Austrian TTA) Photo: LIU Jia (Photo Roscher)