03/05/2011 – In the final of the Men’s play off in Europe’s Siperliga SVS Niederosterreich will meet SKK El Nino Praha. In the match for the third position CVSE Celldomolk overcame SK SATEX Bratislava. STAVO-IMPEX Holic is fifth whilst S

03/05/2011 – From the moment the arrangement was made thoughts of the Chinese National Team at the Werner SCHLAGER Academy seemed never out of mind. What a privilege we have to host the finest and now they are here to complete their final preparat https://www.ettu.org 03/05/2011 – From the moment the arrangement was made thoughts of the Chinese National Team at the Werner SCHLAGER Academy seemed never out of mind. What a privilege we have to host the finest and now they are here to complete their final preparations for the GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam. On Friday a delegation of 36 representatives flew Beijing to Frankfurt to Vienna a chartered bus waited to take them promptly to the Reinisch Hotel where they had a small dinner and retired for the evening. The next day at 10.31 am the greatest table tennis team on earth set foot into the training hall. One after the other filed in reserved unassuming looking here and there at a place many in the table tennis world had heard about with such high regard. Fans of the sport would recognize many from the elite coaches Liu Guoliang and KONG Linghui to the stars WANG Hao WANG Liqin and GUO Yue just a short list of the 24 players in the group. First on the agenda was a tour of the Werner SCHLAGER Academy. In the respectful way we have come to anticipate from these professionals their many comments indicated how very impressed they were. As we are appreciative of them being here they are appreciative of being here with us in this exceptional facility. And what are we to expect from their first training session? It will not surprise the most knowledgeable in our sport that the first session was in the multi-training fitness center. With not a racket to be found the team spread out among the first class workout equipment and rigorously began their tournament preparations. We should expect no less. Joining the Chinese contingent are four players from the Academy training group: Daniela DODEAN (Romania) and LI Qiangbing (Austrian National Champion) Austrian team player CHEN Weixing and Jo?MONTEIRO (Portugal). (by Donn OLSON WSA courtesy ITTF) Photo: Werner SCHLAGER during training sessions in Schwechat

03/05/2011 – Georgian National Table Tennis Federation announced that a new management and a new president are now in charge. The new elected President of Georgian NTTA is David BURCHULADZE. 03/05/2011 – Georgian National Table Tennis Federation announced that a new management and a new president are now in charge. The new elected President of Georgian NTTA is David BURCHULADZE.

03/05/2011 – As the time grows short before the beginning of the GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam (8-15 May) around the world the athletes’ preparation for the event begins to taper off. After all rest and recover https://www.ettu.org 03/05/2011 – As the time grows short before the beginning of the GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam (8-15 May) around the world the athletes’ preparation for the event begins to taper off. After all rest and recovery are part of the equation as well as the travel particulars and ensuring all is right at home before the extended time away. So too is this period of time influencing the Chinese National Team training at the Werner SCHLAGER Academy in Schwechat Austria. The intensity remains but the sessions are shorter now and the nature of play has changed. More points are being played more drills and training points are started with a competitive serve more service practice is seen and doubles matches are popping up more frequently. This gives us time for broader reflections considerations beyond the exquisite skill and coaching brilliance shining before us these last few days. Here is one thought that provides a perspective: It would challenge the finest table tennis historian to tabulate the Olympic and World Championship medals represented in this house. To have a sense of this athletic richness let’s look around at this day’s engagement. Before every session starts the coaches are at a table reviewing their plans matching up the partners finalizing the sequence of activities. There is YAN Sen at a far table ever the enforcer of standards with the women’s team. We find WANG Liqin in the fitness center pushing weights much heavier than his team mates would consider. It does not go unnoticed for his comrades will watch perhaps shake their heads or make a small joke then just walk away. The physiotherapists seem ever busy; nothing serious just a soreness here a tightening there ensuring all the preventative measures are engaged. A bit away from the action LIU Guoliang CHEN Weixing and Werner SCHLAGER are chatting. The wealth of experience accomplishment and great understanding in this one spot gives us pause. KONG Linghui is sparring with GUO Yue in complete control of the table as he always seems to be. For GUO Yue it is often more of a sense of great dynamic left and right then more right then into the table. And then she asks for more. She has a special place in our sentiments for those of us who observed she is the only player in the group to periodically wear leg weights during multi-ball training. At an end table is Richard PRAUSE former Timo Boll and German men’s national team coach now head coach at the Werner SCHLAGER Academy. There he is with XU Xin lefty to lefty exchanging forehand counterloops holding his own. You can take the player out of the competitive arena but you can not take the player out of the soul. Coach LI Sun is doing some multi-ball with LI Xiaoxia a stern yet curiously kind look on his face. He is firm with her as he has his corrective comments. He also will on occasion smile. DING Ning is in a point-playing engagement with LIU Shiwen. Ms. LIU is holding the table Ms. DING a step back now two now three faster and faster they play. And those DING Ning serves! They are bothersome for Ms. LIU? Actually no. [On a prior day at the end of a session LIU Guoliang spent 20 minutes serving to LIU Shiwen still with his now very-illegal forehand serves. Likely these famously notorious offerings are nightmarish for this young player? Again remarkably not.] Off at another table two coaches are checking the rubber sheet thickness of various rackets. No detail too small. And the last person to leave the hall alone there is GUO Yan performing giant forward frog leaps over and over until she can not do another. 20 seconds of light running then more. Has any of the readership taken up the challenge of counting the accumulated World Championship and Olympic medals from all in the hall? Very likely not for the precise number is of no importance; it is the greatest that they represent that is. In what will seem like a blink of an eye the action will begin in Rotterdam. All this toil all this sacrifice and now it is time. But just before that we acknowledge the present. It has been said that competition is the essence of sport and perhaps it is however for those many dedicated to the development that leads to the performance it is the preparation that holds the heart. No one better represents the true greatness of preparation than the Chinese National Team. To be blessed to be a witness words cannot express. Only perhaps a lyrical expression can best grasp the sentiment of what the very select few have seen here this week. The late great song writer Dan Fogelberg in the refrain of the song Run for the Roses seems to have understood what we have just experienced. He said it like this: “It’s the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance.” (by Donn OLSEN courtesy WSA) Photo: intense training days for Chinese team at WSA (courtesy WSA)

02/05/2011 – Six players will represent Estonia at the World Individual Championships in Rotterdam in May. The leading player and coach is Vallot VAINULA. Coach VAINULA introduced us with the goals for Estonian team. “At individual Championshi https://www.ettu.org 02/05/2011 – Six players will represent Estonia at the World Individual Championships in Rotterdam in May. The leading player and coach is Vallot VAINULA. Coach VAINULA introduced us with the goals for Estonian team. “At individual Championships many things depend on the draw. Our minimum objective is to win qualification group. Main draw will be great challenge. From last four World Championships I managed to reach the top in the qualification groups for 3 times. Two times I also won group of winners group. First time that was enough to be listed in the main table. Second time that was not enough due larger number of qualification groups and one loss later. So main objective and success will be to repeat my own best result ” said Vallot VAINULA Second Estonian player is Aleksandr SMIRNOV . His objectives are as high as Vallot’s explained us coach:” Aleksandr never won a qualification group. To achieve the objective he needs to fight 2-3 steps further. But winning the qualification group will be big achievement already.” Toomas LIBENE is still junior. He will play at Championships for a first time and it is important for him gain experience. If he wins at least one match it will be good result. In Women’s Event will play leading Estonian player Tatjana TSISTJAKOVA who has the same objectives like Vallot VAINULA. Karin LINDMAE hopes she will negotiate the qualifications successfully whilst for Diana ROGUSHINA this will be premiere. Her goal is to try to win some match. (by Marko MANNIK courtesy ETTA) Photo: Vallot VAINULA

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28/04/2011 – After Michael MAZE another big star of European table tennis Austria’s Werner SCHLAGER withdrew from the GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam scheduled for 8th – 15th May. World Champion from 2003 i

26/04/2011 – Two table tennis legends Jean Michel SAIVE (Belgium) and Jacques SECRETIN (France) participated in special event “Table tennis against discrimination” on April 22nd) in Mouscron (Belgium). The idea of two Olympics and Par