08/03/2011 – Benedek OLAH (19) and Anna KIRICHENKO (13) clinched the titles in Finnish National Championships in Tampere last weekend. For both of them this is the first gold at the National championships in singles in career. There had been some co https://www.ettu.org 08/03/2011 – Benedek OLAH (19) and Anna KIRICHENKO (13) clinched the titles in Finnish National Championships in Tampere last weekend. For both of them this is the first gold at the National championships in singles in career. There had been some concerns about aging players still dominating Finnish table tennis. This time winners are so young so the future looks better and junior training seems to bring results. In Men’s Singles final favorite OLAH met 2nd seed Mika RASANEN and beat him in a close match 4:2. OLAH dominated with his excellent backhand but RASANEN (35) did not give up without a good fight. Last year same players met in final RASANEN won. In semis OLAH had beat Timo TAMMINEN 4:2 – not an easy win for the coming champion there either. In other semi RASANEN won Pasi VALASTI (41) 4:3 after being down 0:3 in 7th. “It is a really fantastic feeling and a relief to win the first championship. I had some difficulties with forehand still but my technique is improving ” commented smiling OLAH after the final. The ambitious winner has been training a lot abroads mainly in Hungary and Germany. In Women’s singles Anna KIRICHENKO beat Sannamari B??IUS 4:0. Jannika OKSANEN and Anna? mother (!) Svetlana took bronze medals. Mother and daughter did not meet in semis though. ” I am looking forward to European Junior Championships this year and hoping to improve my game with good training. Perhaps one day I will play in European top ” said Anna KIRICHENKO the happy young winner. (by Antti JOKINEN courtesy FTTA) Photo: Benedek OLAH (cpourtesy ITTF) Photo: Benedek OLAH (cpourtesy ITTF)

07/03/2011 – Admir DURANSPAHIC and Emina HADZIAHMETOVIC defended their titles in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Ilijas DURANSPAHIC who lives in France overcame in the final of the Men’s Event Adnan SEHIC 4:1. Last year’s runner up Srdjan MI

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06/03/2011 – LI Jiao is the new-old champion of the Dutch National Championships. In the final she overcame LI Jie. In the final of the men’s singles Martijn de VRIES beat LIU Qiang. Women’s Singles – Semifinals: LI Jiao (1) &#8211

06/03/2011 – There were several shock results at the National Championships in Scotland. In the quarter final the 6th seed Sean DOHERTY presently training in France beat the 6 times champion Gavin RUMGAY(1) in a tight 4 set match. Sean went on to https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – There were several shock results at the National Championships in Scotland. In the quarter final the 6th seed Sean DOHERTY presently training in France beat the 6 times champion Gavin RUMGAY(1) in a tight 4 set match. Sean went on to beat Niall CAMERON(4) in the semi-final after being 2 sets to love down. Craig HOWIESON (2) got to the final without dropping a set. In an exciting final Sean won the first 2 sets putting Craig under severe pressure. Craig won set 3 playing more aggressively. Sean had set points in the fourth set but Craig pulled out some great attacking shots to win by 12/10 and then won the next 2 sets and the match. Craig said afterwards that “it feels fantastic to win the title at last after having lost the last 3 in the final”. Craig also won the men’s doubles with Stewart CRAWFORD beating Gavin and Niall in another close match by 3/2. In the ladies event a much improved Lynda FLAWS (Shetland) upset the number 2 seed Gillian EDWARDS 3/0 in the semi-final while Natasha MILLIKEN beat the number 1 seed Corrina WHITAKER in a close 5 set match. Natasha won a close fought final by 11 8 10 -11 11. (courtesy TTS) Photo: Craig HOWIESON