Olegs KARTUZOVS is the crowned Latvian National champion in singles for the 4th time and Baiba BOGDANOVA took the gold in singles for the 7th time. Men’s Singles 1st place – Olegs KARTUZOVS 2nd place – Daniels KOGANS 3rd place – Arturs REINHOLDS 3rd place – Deniss VASILJEVS Women’s Singles 1st place – Baiba BOGDANOVA 2nd place – Sabina MUSAJEVA 3rd place – Ina JOZEPSONE 3rd place – Margarita SMIRNOVA Men’s Doubles 1st place – Olegs KARTUZOVS / Aleksandrs MASKALONOKS 2nd place – Arturs REINHOLDS / Dainis REINHOLDS 3rd place – Eduards SPAGIS / Ingus VANAGS 3rd place – Daniels KOGANS / Deniss VASILJEVS Women’s Doubles 1st place – Baiba BOGDANOVA / Ilva BALTUTE 2nd place – Sabina MUSAJEVA / Ina JOZEPSONE 3rd place – Viktorija MAJOROVA / Liana ZELTINA 3rd place – Nellija AFANASJEVA / Hete Hetere ZAGERE Mixed Doubles 1st place – Olegs KARTUZOVS / Sabina MUSAJEVA 2nd place – Aleksandrs MASKALONOKS / Baiba BOGDANOVA 3rd place – Arturs SPALIS / Viktorija MAJOROVA 3rd place – Daniels KOGANS / Aleksandra JERSOVA  

The Swiss Table Tennis Championships 2023 took place from March 25 to 26 2023 at the Schützmatt sports hall in Burgdorf 2022 defending champion Barish MOULLET faced Elias HARDMEIER in the final. The two players from Neuhausen certainly had the most exciting match of the entire tournament from start to finish. The first two games were clearly won by Barish MOULLET and everything suggested that he would be Swiss champion again this year. But during the third game Elias HARDMEIER took over the game and showed his best level of play. He won the third fourth and fifth game and found himself in the lead. It must be said that the fourth game had extended until 18:16 and that it had held the breath of the public for the duration of the match. But Barish MOULLET had not lost all hope and showed discipline even after losing 3 sets in a row which allowed him to win the sixth set. It was after endless exchanges of balls 68 minutes of play and 7 sets of disputed that Elias HARDMEIER won the seventh set and become Swiss champion thus taking his revenge on last year’s loss to CRISSIER. The match ended with the score of 4-3 (6:11 3:11 11:7 18:16 11:9 11:7 11:3). This match will definitely remain in the memories of players and spectators. “I have worked hard the last few weeks to be able to bring home this trophy. I am very happy to have achieved this; it was very hard especially in the semi-final where – like later in the final – I was trailing 2-0. It was two tough games and I think I was able to show mental strength I always stayed calm and believed in myself. I think in the end it was decisive. But then there is also the 4th game of the final which was very close (18:16) – whether Barish could lead 3:1 or the score was 2:2 it would have made a big difference. What was decisive was that the momentum was thus reversed and that I was able to achieve victory. I was very happy that it worked and that so many people came to the room” said the new Swiss champion. After a one year break Rachel MORET returned to claim her title of Swiss champion and this in all possible categories. In singles Rachel Moret has not lost a single game in the entire tournament even during the final against former champion Elmiara ANTONYAN. The latter could not find any chances at all as evidenced by the final score of 4-0 (11:3 11:4 11:4 11:4). Defending champions Mauro SCHÄRRER and Elias HARDMEIER could not defend their number 1 spot in Doubles. They lost the semi-finals against Thilo VORHERR and Denis BERNHARD. The latter played in the final against the Rio-Star Muttenz duo Pedro OSIRO and Cédric TSCHANZ. Their match was very close so they had to go until the fifth set to be able to conclude the game. After a good match and the encouragement of the fans it was finally Pedro OSIRO and Cédric TSCHANZ who won 3:2 (11:9 7:11 9:11 11:3 11:7). In Women’s doubles the reigning champions Céline REUST and Salomé SIMONET lost to MORET and Fanny Doutaz. The Romand duo won 3-0 (11:5 11:5 11:8) and lost only one set in the entire tournament. In mixed double Rachel MORET has once again teamed up with Nicolas CHAMPOD. This duo had already won the title in 2018 2019 and 2020 and intended to win it again this year. They experienced some difficulties especially against the pair Thierry MILLER and Elmira ANTONYAN whom they met in the semi-finals. The match was of such intensity that no one knew which pair would win the suspense lasted the whole match and this literally until the match point. The match ended 3-2 (11:9 7:11 11:8 5:11 11:9) for MORET-CHAMPOD. In the final they met another French-speaking pair Gaël VENDÉ and Fanny DOUTAZ against whom they struggled in the first two sets but ultimately won 3-0 (11:9 13:11 11:5). With this victory added to her list Rachel Moret won three gold medals in the three categories in which she competed. “I am very happy to have managed to do the hat-trick this weekend. Especially in doubles with Fanny and Nicolas. It is always a pleasure to be able to play in Switzerland. I also thank all the people who organized and helped the smooth running of the competition ” added Rachel Moret.  

Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS in men’s singles and Ioanna GERASIMATOU in women’s singles are crowned champions of Greece for 2023. The National Championships which was hosted for the first time in Amyntaio Florina and achieved competitive and organizational success the player of Olympiacos retained the title. In the final he defeated Tassos RINIOTIS (Olympiakos) with 4-2 games. In women’ s event AEK’s player won the first gold medal in her career in the singles at the National championship while a little earlier she had already celebrated the first place in the women’s doubles with teammate Konstantina PARIDI of Panathinaikos. In the singles final GERASIMATOU defeated Aliki KIOUFI of Olympiakos 4-2. SGOUROPOULOS was number 2 in seeding and GERASIMATOU was seeded at the position no. 4. In the men’s doubles the brothers Giorgos and Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS of Panathinaikos won the title for the 6th time while on Saturday 25/03 the mixed doubles was completed where Giorgos STAMATOUROS and Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU of Olympiakos celebrated their win. The competitions were organized by H.T.T.F. in cooperation with the Region of Western Macedonia and the municipality of Amyntaio and with the support of the club A.S.E.A. Sarises Florina. Yesterday (26/03) was special for Kostas PAPAGEORGIOU firstly because he celebrated his 44th birthday and secondly because he completed exactly two years at the helm of the administration of Greek federation. He was treated to sweets for his birthday also received warm wishes from everyone for both and at the end of the event he had a pleasant surprise from the organizers who had bought him a birthday cake. Men’s singles: Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS – Tasos RINIOTIS 4-2 games (9-11 11-6 11-3 9-11 11-4 11-9) Women’s singles: Ioanna GERASIMATOU – Aliki KIOUFI  4-2 games (11-6 11-5 11-9 8-11 9-11 11-4) Men’s doubles: George KONSTANTINOPOULOS/Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS – Konstantinos ANGELAKIS/Nikos ANTONIADIS 3-1 games (15-13 11-9 10-12 11-3) Women’s doubles: Konstantina PARIDI/Ioanna GERASIMATOU – Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU/Aliki KIOUFI 3-0 games (11-8 11-9 11-9) MEN’S SINGLES Ioannis SGOUROPOULOS (Olympiacos) Tasos RINIOTIS (Olympiacos) Gerasimos HATZILIGEROUDIS (AO Tatavla) Giorgos STAMATOUROS (Olympiacos) WOMEN’S SINGLES Ioanna GERASIMATOU (AEK) Aliki KIOUFI (Olympiacos) Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU (Olympiacos) Konstantina PARIDI (Panathinaikos) MEN’S DOUBLES George KONSTANTINOPOULOS/Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS (Panathinaikos) Konstantinos ANGELAKIS/Nikos ANTONIADIS (Panathinaikos) Zisis DOUKERIS/Gerasimos HATZILIGEROUDIS (Chania Krete/AO Tatavla) Tasos RINIOTIS/Giorgos STAMATOUROS (Olympiacos) WOMEN’S DOUBLES Konstantina PARIDI/Ioanna GERASIMATOU (Panathinaikos/AEK) Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU/Aliki KIOUFI (Olympiacos) Katerina ALEXOUDI/Lemonia GAIDATZI (Ethnikos Alexandroupolis/AEK) Stella TZARIDOU/Evangelia MERAMVELLIOTAKI (YMCA Thessaloniki/Olympiacos) MIXED DOUBLES Giorgos STAMATOUROS/Malamatenia PAPADIMITRIOU (Olympiacos) Giorgos KONSTANTINOPOULOS/Konstantina PARIDI (Panathinaikos) Konstantinos KONSTANTINOPOULOS/Christina ATHANASOPOULOU (Panathinaikos/Foinikas Piraeus) Sokratis GIANNOUTSOS/Evangelia MERAMVELLIOTAKI (Olympiacos)

Tomislav PUCAR (GSTK Zagreb) and Hana ARAPOVIĆ (Mladost) are the crowned Croatian champions and at the finals in Vrsar they both defended last year’s titles. PUCAR’S dominated throughout the tournament and in the final he was better than his national team teammate Filip ZELJKO (GSTK Zagreb) with 4:3. It was the re-run of the last year’s final with the difference that then Zeljko had led 3:0 before PUCAR leveled to win. “The results are the same as last year but this time I wasn’t chasing such a gap. It was a good match difficult but I believe that the spectators found it interesting ” said PUCAR. Andrej GAĆINA is the record holder with 10 titles will PUCAR hunt for a national teammate? “How many are there? 10? Ugh I’ll play nationals in the next few years so we’ll see how it goes ” he said with a smile. Filip ZELJKO also had the advantage this time leading 3:2 but not enough for the title. “We have been playing together since we were kids. There were many more changes than usual and some details went to his side ” added ZELJKO. Hana ARAPOVIĆ (Mladost) defended the title. Admittedly she won two titles in Vrsar considering that she also won the Croatian junior senior championship on Friday. Impressive performance she dropped a game until the final and in the end she was better than Ivana TUBIKANEC (STK Zagreb) with 4:2. “It was a very tiring four days but everything is better now. I have reason to celebrate. This last match was difficult for me but the one with RAKOVAC was also difficult although the result may not say so. In pairs Lea and I were good maybe we need to practice a little more but Ivana and Mateja played very well ” said Hana Arapović. “Before the championship I had no expectations and this is a top result for me. I don’t train as much as before while Hana trains probably 2-3 times a day. I beat Petek my teammate and best friend and then Jeger. It’s a pity for the match with Hana when it came to the game I had no chance I was trying to get everything I could. I am very satisfied ” added TUBIKANEC. In men’s doubles there were more surprising outcomes. The champions are still juniors Borna PETEK and Luka ZLATKOV (STK Zagreb). The first surprise was directed by Ronald REĐEP and Josip MUSTAPIĆ (Starr/GSTK Zagreb) in the semi-final when they knocked out the defending champions Filip ZELJKO and Ivor BAN (GSTK Zagreb) with 3:2. They even led 2:0 for the gold but then that advantage melted away and Petek and Zlatkov reached their first senior title! Interestingly PETEK and ZLATKOV did not win the championship in the junior-senior competition they were defeated on Friday in the final but they made up for it in the competition where it was much more difficult. In women’s doubles Hana ARAPOVIĆ (Mladost) failed to defend last year’s crown although this time she played with a new partner Lea RAKOVAC. ARAPOVIĆ and RAKOVAC had a 2:1 lead but in the end Mateja JEGER and Ivana MALOBABIĆ (STK Zagreb/Varaždin) took the trophy. Ronald REĐEP and Lea RAKOVAC (Starr/ino) are the new mixed doubles champions after defeating the defending champions Ivor BAN and Hana ARAPOVIĆ (GSTK Zagreb)/Mladost 3:1 in the final. Vrsar will surely remain a fond memory for REĐEP given that he won two medals and was close to the quarterfinals in the singles. And less than a month before his 50th birthday. He has been playing in championships for more than 30 years and according to him he only missed one and that was because of a broken leg. And he almost always comes back with a medal. Men’s Singles SemifinalPucar (GSTK Zagreb) – Petek (STK Zagreb) 4:0 (4 3 8 9) Simović (Libertas) – Zeljko (GSTK Zagreb) 0:4 (-8 -2 -1 -8) FInalPucar (GSTK Zagreb) – Zeljko (GSTK Zagreb) 4:3 (-10 11 8 -6 -8 9 5) Doubles SemifinalPetek/Zlatkov (STK Zagreb) – Runjić/Vekić (Ino/STK Zagreb) 3:1 (8 -5 9 11) Mustapić/Ređep (GSTK Zagreb/Starr) – Ban/Zeljko (GSTK Zagreb) 3:2 (7 -4 3 -4 9) FinalsPetek/Zlatkov (STK Zagreb) – Mustapić/Ređep (GSTK Zagreb/Starr) 3:2 (-6 -5 9 4 8) Woman’s SinglesSemifinalMalobabić (Varaždin) – Arapović (Mladost) 0:4 (7 5 8 5) Tubikanec (STK Zagreb) – Jeger (STK Zagreb) 4:2 (8 7 -2 7 -7 7) FinalArapović (Mladost) – Tubikanec (STK Zagreb) 4:2 (7 8 -9 8 -4 9) DoublesSemifinalJeger/Malobabić (STK Zagreb/Varaždin) – Vukelić/Pavlović (TIS/STK Zagreb) 3:1 (4 10 -8 6) Vukelić/Franović (Varaždin) – Rakovac/Arapović (Ino/Mladost) 0:3 (-3 -5 -9) FinalsJeger/Malobabić (STK Zagreb/Varaždin) – Rakovac/Arapović (Ino/Mladost) 3:2 (4 -9 -7 2 7) Mixed doublesSemifinal Ban/Arapović (GSTK Zagreb/Mladost) – Simović/Pavlović (Libertas/STK Zagreb) 3:0 Ređep/Rakovac (Starr/Ino) – Vidan/Vukelić (TIS) 3:2 FinalBan/Arapović (GSTK Zagreb/Mladost) – Ređep/Rakovac (Starr/Ino) 1:3 (-9 -6 9 -10)  

In Bosnia and Herzegovina National Championships winner in men singles category is Luka MATKOVIĆ. The winner in women single is Emina HADŽIAHMETOVIC. Emina won the nationals 14th consecutive tittle. WOMEN’S SINGLES Emina HADŽIAHMETOVIĆ ( Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) Ajna ZLOTRG ( Stk Hašim Spahić Ilijsš) Džana BIOGRADLIĆ ( Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) Enra SUBAŠIĆ ( Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) MEN’S SINGLES Luka MATKOVIĆ ( Stk Mostar) Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ ( Stk Banja Luka) Benjamin ZIJADIĆ ( Stk Aladža A Sarajevo) Emir MUJIČIĆ ( Stk Banja Luka) WOMEN’S DOUBLES Harisa MEŠETOVIĆ / Ajna ZLOTRG ( Stk Hašim Spahić Ilijaš) Džana BIOGRADLIĆ / Marija GNJATIĆ ( Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo/Stk Prijedor) Enra SUBAŠIĆ / Zana ALIJEVIĆ (Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) Jelena MERĐEN / Sara HAMZAKADIĆ ( Ostk Spin Banja Luka/Stk Bugojno) MEN’S DOUBLES Luka MIHAILOVIĆ / Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ ( Stk Banja Luka) Edin KONJIĆ / Kenan ZAHIROVIĆ ( Stk Mladost Zenica) Emir MUJIČIĆ / Anes MUJIČIĆ ( Stk Banja Luka) Benjamin ZIJADIĆ / Dario PEJIĆ ( Stk Aladža A Sarajevo/Ostk Spin Banha Luka) MIXED DOUBLES Dario PEJIĆ / Džana BIOGRADLIĆ (Ostk Spin Banja Luka/Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) Edin KONJIĆ /Emina HADŽIAHMETOVIĆ(Stk Mladost Zenica/Stk Spin 2012 Sarajevo) Pavle PUZIGAČA / Marija GNJATIĆ ( Stk Banja Luka/Stk Prijedor) Benjamin ZIJADIĆ /Sara HAMZAKADIĆ(Stk Aladža A Sarajevo/ Stk Bugojno)

Benedek OLÁH and Marina DONNER are crowned Finnish champions in the individual table tennis championships held in Ruskeasuo Sports Hall Helsinki. In the men’s singles final OLÁH beat Alex NAUMI 4-2 (12-10 7-11 11-5 10-12 11-6 11-9) and at the same time captured his 11th individual title. “At the Finnish championships everyone wants to challenge me and the audience is already waiting for a new champion but the job was well done again ” OLÁH summed up the spirit of the game. In a tighter match than the final the champion had to face Otto TENNILÄ in the semi-finals where he was tormented for seven full sets. “My backhand did not work during the whole weekend. The trips to India Singapore and France have not allowed time for a proper training session ” Oláh complained. In the women’s singles DONNER renewed her championship by beating Aleksandra TITIEVSKAJA 4-3 (11-5 5-11 6-11 4-11 11-6 11-5) in the final match. As well in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles Finnish championship gold medals were strung around DONNER’S neck. “As the reigning triple champion I perhaps put a little too much pressure on myself. The singles final was my 15th match during this weekend so I was mentally and physically tired. In addition Aleksandra played well. After the fourth set I thought that I just must keep working and not give up ” Donner told. In the men’s doubles “Pongfinity-duo” Otto TENNILÄ / Miikka O’CONNOR celebrated the gold medal by beating youngsters Alex NAUMI / Sam KHOSRAVI in three games 3-0 (11-9 11-2 11-9). Finnish Championships 2023 medalists: Men’s singles: 1. Benedek OLÁH (Seinäjoen Sisu) 2. Alex NAUMI (Kosken Kaiku) 3. Sam KHOSRAVI (Kosken Kaiku) and Otto TENNILÄ (PT 75) Women’s singles: 1. Marina DONNER (HIK Pingis) 2. Aleksandra TITIEVSKAJA (PT Espoo) 3. Ramona BETZ (Linnan Pingis) and Maria GIRLEA (TIP-70) Men’s doubles: 1. Otto TENNILÄ / Miikka O’CONNOR (PT 75) 2. Alex NAUMI / Sam KHOSRAVI (Kosken Kaiku) 3. Arttu PIHKALA / Toni SOINE (PT Espoo) and Johan PETTERSSON (HIK Pingis) / Manu KARJALAINEN (Wega) Women’s doubles: 1. Marina donner (HIK Pingis) / Maria GIRLEA (TIP-70) 2. Ramona BETZ (Linnan Pingis) / Aleksandra TITIEVSKAJA (PT Espoo) 3. Ella kellow (OPT-86) / Mia Kellow (TIP -70) and Oksana RUOTSALAINEN / Anne STENBERG (PT 75) Mixed doubles: 1. Marina DONNER / Johan PETTERSSON (HIK Pingis) 2. Maria GIRLEA (TIP-70) / Aleksi RÄSÄNEN (PT Espoo) 3. Jannika OKSANEN / Otto TENNILÄ (PT 75) and Ramona BETZ (Linnan Pingis) / Samuli SOINE (TIP-70)  

There was an all-Wels final at the Austrian championships in Wels after Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK knocked out the defending champion Daniel HABESOHN 4-0 in the semifinals. In the final Andreas LEVENKO defeated the Felbermayr Wels youngster 4-1 and won his first championship title. Runner-up KOLODZIEJCZYK won mixed gold with Anastasia STERNER. HABESOHN had previously fixed the double title with his brother Mathias. In the women’s category LIU Yuan beat Karoline MISCHEK after a dramatic seven-games marathon and turned a 1-3 into a 4-3 on the way to her third title. MISCHEK crowned herself in women’s doubles with Ines DIENDORFER. Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (No. 6) delivered the big surprise in the semi-finals: The U21 European Championship medalist eliminated defending champion Daniel HABESOHN with a smooth 4-0 win. Before HABESOHN has won the doubles final by 3-2. “I already made a wrong step in the doubles final which brought my hip problems back to light. That’s why I played practically motionless. But I’m happy that I managed to win the title in doubles with my brother Mathias. Now we have gone through all the constellations. I’ve already won with Dominik Mathias also with Dominik and now I’ve been able to win gold with Mathias ” explained the Mühlhausen legionnaire. Andreas Levenko then made the purely Wels final perfect by beating Alexander CHEN 4-1. In this the Austria Top 12 champion set the pace took a 3-0 lead and made his first title win perfect with a 4-1 victory. Maciej Kolodziejczyk had previously won in the mixed doubles: The Felbermayr Wels youngster and Anastasia STERNER dethroned the defending champions Sofia Lu chen/Alexander Chen by 3-2 after turning around a 1-2. In the women’s competition LIU Yuan became the clear favorite after Sofia POLCANOVA had to withdraw due to illness. But the Austria Top 12 winner faltered in the final and had to catch up against last year’s runner-up Karoline MISCHEK (No. 3) from being down by 1-3. LIU Yuan won her third title with three impressive games 11-1 11-8 and 11-4. In the semifinals YUAN had beaten team newcomer Anastasia STERNER (No. 5) after four tight sets MISCHEK celebrated a tough 4-2 against Amelie SOLJA after being down by 1-2. In the doubles final there was a reunion: MISCHEK and Linz AG Froschberg club mate Ines DIENDORFER beat Elena PÖLL/Amelie SOLJA 3-0 just like in 2022. All Results: Austrian Championships in Wels: Women final: LIU Yuan (OÖ) – Karoline MISCHEK (OÖ) 4:3 (-8 5 -9 -8 1 8 4) Semis: Karoline MISCHEK (OÖ) – Amelie SOLJA (OÖ) 4:2 (6 – 4 -8 9 9 5) LIU Yuan (OÖ) – Anastasia STERNER (OÖ) 4:0 (9 11 9 9) Men final: Andreas LEVENKO (OÖ) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (OÖ) 4:1 (9 7 9 -6 3) Semis Andreas LEVENKO (OÖ) – Alexander CHEN (NÖ) 4:1 (5 10 -7 9 9) Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (OÖ) – Daniel HABESOHN (W) 4:0 (2 3 9 7) Women’s Double Final: Ines DIENDORFER/Karoline MISCHEK (OÖ) – Elena pöll (OÖ)/Amelie Solja (OÖ) 3:0 (8 9 3) Semifinals DIENDORFER/K. MISCHEK (OÖ) – Julia dür (S)/Elina Fuchs (B) 3:0 (8 2 4) Elena PÖLL (OÖ)/Amelie SOLJA (OÖ) – Liu YUAN/Celine PANHOLZER (OÖ) 3:1 (7 -4 9 7) Men’s Double Final: Daniel HABESOHN (W)/Mathias HABESOHN (NÖ) – Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (OÖ)/Andre Pierre KASES (B) 3:2 (-8 13 5 -3 4) Semis: kolodziejczyk (OÖ)/Andre Kases (B) – Dominik HABESOHN (NÖ)/Simon PFEFFER (V) 3:1 (-9 12 6 9) Daniel HABESOHN (W)/Mathias HABESOHN (NÖ) – Michael galitschitsch/Patrick Peitler (St) 3:0 (7 4 7) Mixed Final: Anastasia STERNER/Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (OÖ) – Sofia Lu CHEN/Alexander CHEN (NÖ) 3:2 (9 -9 -7 8 9) Semis Anastasia STERNER/Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK (OÖ) – Sophie SCHUSTER (OÖ)/Simon PFEFFER (V) 3:1 (-5 3 7 6) Sofia Lu chen/Alexander chen (NÖ) – Molei Fang/Marc sagawe (NÖ) 3:2 (9 -9 8 -3 7)

Tin-Tin HO won her fifth national title and Tom JARVIS retained his title at the Mark Bates Ltd English Senior National Championships. jarvis beat Sam Walker in the final the same result as last year with a score of 4-1 (12-10 11-8 4-11 11-6 11-8). In the semi-finals both players beat higher-ranked athletes – JARVIS defeated Paul DRINKHALL 4-0 (11-6 11-5 11-5 11-6) and WALKER beat Liam PITCHFORD 4-2 (6-11 12-10 11-9 6-11 11-9 13-11). In the women’s singles Tin-Tin HO was the only athlete playing who had previously won the gold medal and she kept that statistic by beating Emily BOLTON 4-0 (11-8 11-3 11-9 12-10) in the final. The bronze medallists were Mollie PATTERSON who was beaten 4-0 (11-4 12-10 11-3 11-8) by HO and Denise PAYET who lost 4-1 (11-5 7-11 11-7 11-8 11-6) to BOLTON. PITCHFORD and DRINKHALL won the men’s doubles for the eighth time together beating JARVIS and David MCBEATH 3-2 (11-7 12-10 6-11 8-11 11-7) in the final.  In the women’s doubles HO and BOLTON combined to take the gold with a 3-0 (11-1 11-5 11-8) victory over young sisters ERIN and Anna GREEN. The mixed doubles was a shock result as PATTERSON and Ismaila AKINDIYA defeated HO and PITCHFORD 3-1 (11-8 11-6 7-11 14-12). The Para 2-5 singles was a victory for Commonwealth Games champion Jack HUNTER-spivey who beat Simon Heaps 3-0 (11-5 11-9 12-10) and the Para 6-10 singles was won by Ashley FACEY who came from 2-0 down to beat Billy SHILTON 3-2 (9-11 8-11 11-7 11-7 11-7). The under-21 champions were Jasmin WONG in the women’s competition and Connor GREEN in the men’s.  

In as many as 3 out of 5 competitions the national champions defended the titles won a year ago in Częstochowa. In the 91st Individual Polish Championships in Płock Jakub DYJAS and Katarzyna WĘGRZYN won again in singles as well as WĘGRZYN’S sisters – Katarzyna and Anna – in doubles. Jakub DYJAS triumphed in singles for the 4th time and Katarzyna WĘGRZYN 2nd as well as in doubles with her twin Anna. Jakub DYJAS/Patryk LEWANDOWSKI and Tomasz KOTOWSKI/Zuzanna WIELGOS also won gold. In Sunday’s men’s singles final Jakub DYJAS who won the championship titles in 2018 2020 and 2022 defeated Tomasz LEWANDOWSKI (UKS Dojlidy Białystok) who showed great shape for three days in Orlen Arena 4:1 (4:11 11:9 11:5 11:5 11:5). Among women for the second time in a row Katarzyna WĘGRZYN became the national champion in singles. The table tennis player of the Wrocław KU AZS UE won the final against 17-year-old Wiktoria WRÓBEL (MRKS Gdańsk) 4:2 (11:3 11:8 6:11 7:11 11:5 11:7). Bronze medals in the singles competition were won by Samuel KULCZYCKI and Maciej KUBIK (both Dekorglass Działowo) and Anna WĘGRZYN (KU AZS UE Wrocław) and Paulina KRZYSIEK (MUKS Start Nadarzyn). Jakub DYJAS from Płock’s Orlen Arena eventually left with two gold medals. To the triumph in singles the highest ranked Pole in the world ranking added a victory in doubles together with his club colleague Patryk LEWANDOWSKI. Representatives of Warmia and Mazury in the final match defeated Tomasz LEWANDOWSKI (UKS Dojlidy Białystok) and Miłosz REDZIMSKI (Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki) 3:0 (11:8 11:9 11:6). Patryk BIELECKI (ZKS Zielona Góra) and Patryk DZIUBA (Rzeszów University of Technology) and the defenders of the trophy from last year – Tomasz KOTOWSKI and Konrad KULPA (Energa KTS Toruń) finished the competition on the lowest step of the podium. Katarzyna WĘGRZYN also followed in the footsteps of Jakub DYJAS and clinched titles in singles and doubles. Together with her twin sister – Anna WĘGRZYN they beat Roksana ZAŁOMSKA (KU AZS AJD Częstochowa) and Katarzyna GALUS (Rzeszów University of Technology) Zuzanna WIELGOS (Rzeszów University of Technology) and Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Warmia Lidzbark Warmiński) and Wiktoria WRÓBEL (MRKS Gdańsk) and Ilona SZTWIERTNIA (SKTS Sochaczew). Tomasz KOTOWSKI (Energa KTS Toruń) and Zuzanna WIELGOS (Rzeszów University of Technology) finished on the top step of the podium defeating Konrad KULPA (Eenrga KTS Toruń) and Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Warmia Lidzbark Warmiński) in the final of the Mixed Doubles. Szymon MALICKI (KS AZS AWFiS Gdańsk) and Katarzyna ŚLIFIRCZYK (MUKS Start Nadarzyn) as well as Maciej KUBIK (Dekorglass Działdowo) and Ilona SZTWIERTNIA (SKTS Sochaczew) left Płock with bronze medals.  

Slovenia’s National Championships held this weekend in Rakek concluded with the victories of Deni KOZUL and Ana TOFANT in the ir respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Events. Men’s singles 1.Deni KOŽUL (Tujina) 2.Miha PODOBNIK (Log) 3.Damjan ZELKO (Kema – Murexin) 3.Tomaž PELCAR (Kema – Murexin) Women’s singles 1.Ana TOFANT (Men) 2.Tjaša NOVAK (K-S) 3.Lea PAULIN (Arr) 3.Sara TOKIĆ (Let) Men’s Doubles 1.Aljaž GODEC – Miha PODOBNIK (Int – Log) 2.Uroš SLATINŠEK – Jožko OMERZEL (ŠD SU) 3.Gregor ZAFOŠTNIK – Bojan ROPOŠA (Sob) 3.Andraž NOVAK – Darko JAMŠEK (K-S – Int) Women’s Doubles 1.Sara TOKIĆ – Ana TOFANT (Let – Men) 2.Enya MOLTARA – Lara OPEKA (K-S) 3.Nuša KADIŠ – Polona HORVAT (Int) 3.Katarina stražar – Lea PAULIN (Men – Arr) Mixed Doubles 1.Damjan Zelko – Tjaša NOVAK (Kema – Murexin – K-S) 2.Gregor KOMAC – Ana TOFANT (Mb – ZM – Men) 3.Andraž AVBELJ – Katarina STRAŽAR (Men) 3.Erik PAULIN – Lea PAULIN (Arr)