06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spirit https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spiriting battles we finally know the names of new champions. Among women Ieva JUCEVICIUT?rom Vilnius was unbeatable. In the final with a result 4:1 she beat Egle STUCKYTE and won the champions title. The third place went to Kristina VASKEVICIUTE who was playing against Ingrida PREIDZIUTE. For the first time a champion became Matas SKUCAS from Kaunas. For the champion’s title he fought against Marius BUCAS and won 4:1. The multiple champion of Lithuania Gintautas JUCHNA this time beat Kestutis ZEIMYS and finished third. Matas SKUCAS enjoyed his success three more times. He became a champion In Men’s and Mixed Doubles Event. In men’s doubles finals Matas SKUCAS with Matas VILKAS won against brothers Alfredas and Manfredas UDROS. Third place shared Kestutis ZEIMYS with Arturas ORLOVAS and Gintautas JUCHNA with Aleksandras RUSINOVAS. Women’s doubles champions are Ingrida PREIDZIUTE and Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Players Ieva JUCEVICIUTE and Egle STUCKYTE took second place. Consolation in bronze get Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE with Ramune ARMONAITE and Aiste MACAITE with Ausra STIRBYTE. Mixed Doubles champions became Matas SKUCAS with Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Second place has been taken by Aivars KELIOTIS and Aukse GECEVICIUTE. Valdas MARTINKUS with Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE and Aleksandras RUSINOVAS with Ausra STIRBYTE shared third place. (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy of Lithuanian TTA) Photo: Ieva JUCEVICIUT?courtesy ITTF) 06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spiriting battles we finally know the names of new champions. Among women Ieva JUCEVICIUT?rom Vilnius was unbeatable. In the final with a result 4:1 she beat Egle STUCKYTE and won the champions title. The third place went to Kristina VASKEVICIUTE who was playing against Ingrida PREIDZIUTE. For the first time a champion became Matas SKUCAS from Kaunas. For the champion’s title he fought against Marius BUCAS and won 4:1. The multiple champion of Lithuania Gintautas JUCHNA this time beat Kestutis ZEIMYS and finished third. Matas SKUCAS enjoyed his success three more times. He became a champion In Men’s and Mixed Doubles Event. In men’s doubles finals Matas SKUCAS with Matas VILKAS won against brothers Alfredas and Manfredas UDROS. Third place shared Kestutis ZEIMYS with Arturas ORLOVAS and Gintautas JUCHNA with Aleksandras RUSINOVAS. Women’s doubles champions are Ingrida PREIDZIUTE and Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Players Ieva JUCEVICIUTE and Egle STUCKYTE took second place. Consolation in bronze get Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE with Ramune ARMONAITE and Aiste MACAITE with Ausra STIRBYTE. Mixed Doubles champions became Matas SKUCAS with Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Second place has been taken by Aivars KELIOTIS and Aukse GECEVICIUTE. Valdas MARTINKUS with Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE and Aleksandras RUSINOVAS with Ausra STIRBYTE shared third place. (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy of Lithuanian TTA) Photo: Ieva JUCEVICIUT?courtesy ITTF)

06/03/2011 – Like in 2010 Pavel PLATONOV won the title in Belarus National Championships whilst in Women’s Singles Event Viktoria PAVLOVICH prevented her sister Veronika to win second title in the row. In the final of the Men’s Event Pav

05/03/2011 – This weekend the best table tennis players of Lithuania will be competing in the sports hall in Kaunas for the prestigious National Lithuanian championships title. Today in Women’s Singles will playE.STUCKYTE – Z. BRASAITEK. https://www.ettu.org 05/03/2011 – This weekend the best table tennis players of Lithuania will be competing in the sports hall in Kaunas for the prestigious National Lithuanian championships title. Today in Women’s Singles will playE.STUCKYTE – Z. BRASAITEK.VASKEVICIUTE – U. BASKUTYTEVENSLAVICIUTE – I. PREIDZIUTEI. JUCEVICIUTE – A. STIRBYTE And men: G.JUCHNA – V.STANKEVICIUSA.DOMEIKA – K.ZEIMYSM..BUCYS – P.KASELISV.MARTINKUS – M.SKUCAS. On the 6th of March it will be the closing day of competition and the new National Champions of LIthuania will be crowned. Last year’s National champions of Lithuania: Women : Ruta PASKAUSKIENEMen: Kestutis ZEIMYSMen doubles: Audrius KACERAUSKAS and Mindaugas SIMANAITISWomen doubles: Ruta PASKAUSKIENE and Lina MISIKONYTEMix doubles : Ruta PASKAUSKIENE and Matas SKUCAS (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy Lithuania TTA) Photo: Kestutis ZEIMYS (courtesy ITTF)

04/03/2011 – The Irish Senior Nationals take place this weekend at the ALSAA Centre Dublin on this Saturday and Sunday. The favourite in the Men’s Singles is Irish No. 1 John MURPHY who is seeded to meet top junior Ashley ROBINSON in the fina

04/03/2011 – Timo BOLL cancelled late last night for the German National Championships. When he returned from Beijing yesterday he was too tired to continue playing another weekend. “I am really sorry – especially for the organizers and Apart from BOLL and 22-year-old national team player Steffen MENGEL (injury) all German top players participate in the men’s and women’s competition in Bamberg Bavaria. Male top seed is now Christian SUSS. In the women’s competition is still WU Jiaduo. (by Simone HINZ Courtesy DTTB)

04/03/2011 – The 78th Elite Swiss championships are on the horizon. The best table tennis players of Switzerland this weekend will be competing in the sports hall in Wil Lindenhof for the prestigious titles. In addition the TTC Wil will distribute p https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2011 – The 78th Elite Swiss championships are on the horizon. The best table tennis players of Switzerland this weekend will be competing in the sports hall in Wil Lindenhof for the prestigious titles. In addition the TTC Wil will distribute prize money in total of 5 000 francs and the TV will be present. On Sunday 6 March the Swiss sports television at 20:30 and 22:30 will have one hour report from the Championships. Christian HOTZ and Rahel ASCHWANDEN the host club representatives hopes that they will bring the top prize to their club. In mixed doubles the 17-year old ASCHWANDEN is even defending champion (with Denis JOSET). National player HOTZ however won the title in 2008 and reached couple times final stage of the Event. Nevertheless in the Singles Event the previous winner Nicola MOHLER (St. Louis FR) and Monika FUHRER (Neuhausen) are clear favorites for the victory. Both were in the last few months in good shape. In addition to HOTZ and Denis JOSET reigning Swiss champion in doubles and mixed could challenge MOHLER. Veteran Thierry MILLER is still one of the strongest Swiss players and has repeatedly proven that he can improve his form in the day. A new face in the men’s is Samy ZMIROU – the NLA’s player of Meyrin. He has the French and the Swiss passport and he is obviously a medal contender. In the Women’s Singles Event Rachel MORET tournament champion from Bruges will try to reclaim her title from 2009. Rahel ASCHWANDEN however has the possible quarter-final opponent Monica FUHRER so she has a difficult draw. We must keep in mind the older generation represented by Vera BAZZI Ilona RENOLD and Elmira ANTONYAN. Many international successes of ex-national players BAZZI (Austria) and ANTONYAN (Armenia) speak for themselves. (By Thomas NEUENSCHWANDER courtesy of Swiss TTA) Photo: Monika FUHRER (courtesy ITTF)

04/03/2011 – The Scottish National Championships take place in Glasgow over two days this weekend. On the 5th March top seed Gavin RUMGAY will be a firm favourite to win his 7th National singles title. Other top seeds Craig HOWIESON Stewart CRAWF https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2011 – The Scottish National Championships take place in Glasgow over two days this weekend. On the 5th March top seed Gavin RUMGAY will be a firm favourite to win his 7th National singles title. Other top seeds Craig HOWIESON Stewart CRAWFORD and Niall CAMERON will be hard to beat in singles and in their doubles pairings but they should face an improved challenge from a number of younger players in the knockout stages of both competitions. Craig and Stewart are top seeded to retain their doubles title for the fifth time. The top 3 seeds Corinna WHITAKER Gillian EDWARDS and Natasha MILLIKEN should contest the Women’s singles title and Corinna and Natasha will be seeded to retain the doubles. On the 6th March the Junior Cadet and Minor Championships take place and there is the potential for a few tough matches at the latter stages of each competition. In Juniors Boys new Scottish No.1 Scott BARTON and Calum MAIN lead the way but recent results indicate that this competition could contain a few shocks. Calum recently scored a 3-2 win over Scott in the Scottish Schools Championships and both players had unexpected losses at the Junior Assessment tournament in February. In Cadet boys Blair Fowler and Christopher Wheeler look set to renew their intense rivalry for the singles title whilst Christopher is a strong favourite for the Minor boys title. Lynda FLAWS will travel from Denmark for the championships and will be the top seed for the Junior Girls competition. She will face tough opposition from Renee HO Bethany ROSS and Lara STIRLING for the title. Twelve year old Lucy ELLIOTT will be top seed in the Cadet and Minor Girls competitions and will take on the tough task of winning both titles against the in form pair of Rachel CRAWFORD and Fiona SCOTT. (By David MAIN courtesy of Scottish TTA) Photo: Gavin RUMGAY (courtesy ITTF)

04/03/2011 – The Welsh National Championships will take place at the Welsh National Sports Centre Cardiff. The Juniors and Cadets will play on Saturday an the Seniors and the Vets will play on Sunday. Men’s Singles – Ryan JENKINS nine(9 https://www.ettu.org 04/03/2011 – The Welsh National Championships will take place at the Welsh National Sports Centre Cardiff. The Juniors and Cadets will play on Saturday an the Seniors and the Vets will play on Sunday. Men’s Singles – Ryan JENKINS nine(9) times previous winner is our No 1 seed and his brother Stephen the No2 seed it will be a tough ask to stop Ryan winning. Ladies Singles – Naomi OWEN six(6) time previous winner is No1 seed with Charlotte CAREY No2 is will be interesting to see how close Charlotte can get or even take Naomi. Vets Singles – Tony COLLINS is No1 seed with Steve EADRES No 2 and it could go either way. Juniors Boys- Conor EDWARDS No1 seed will have to work hard to take Chris GRIFFITHS the second seed but Daniel O’CONNELL has slipped down the ranking list due to missing some tournaments but is playing well. Junior Girls – Charlotte CAREY No1 seed will be pushed by the PHILLIPS twins of Angharad and Megan Angharad is No. 2 seed. Cadet Boys – Conor EDWARS No1 seed will be pushed by No2 seed Alex PROSSER and Chris GRIFFITHS. Cadet Girls – Charlotte CAREY is No1 seed and should be too strong for No2 seed Beth ROBERTS. Last year’s Singles Winners Men’s – Adam ROBERTSONLadies – Naomi OWENVet Men’s – Mark SIMMONVet Ladies – Regina GRECHJunior Boys – Daniel O’CONNELLJunior Girls – Charlotte CAREYCadet Boys – Lee MORGANCadet Girls – Charlotte CAREY Last years Doubles Winners Men’s – Cameron THOMAS / Patrick THOMASLadies – Charlotte CarEy / Naomi OWENMixed – David OWEN / Naomi OWENVets – Peter CHAMPION / Steve EADESJunior Boys – Alex PROSSER / Conor EDWARDSJunior Girls – Angharad PHILLIPS/Megan PHILLIPS (By Ron DAVIES courtesy of Table Tennis Association of Wales) Photo: Ryan JENKINS (courtesy ITTF)

04/03/2011 – In Bosnia and Herzegovina Ilijas will host the National Championships this weekend. The entries lists includes the 24 names in both Men’s and Women’s Event. Top 8 players qualified by the rankings whilst other had to negoti

04/03/2011 – Last year in Zrenjanin Bojan CREPULJA played in semi final. This year at the same place he will try to go step further and reach the title at the Serbian National Championships. The leading names last year’s winner Zolt PETE and