The 2026 JOOLA Europe Youth Series moves to Serbia this week, with Beočin ready to welcome Europe’s young talents for the Serbia Open from 9 to 13 September. With the opening matches set for Wednesday, the seedings are confirmed for five days of competition featuring the U15 and U13 age categories across team, singles and mixed doubles events. The competition got underway on Wednesday with the team events, where several strong line-ups occupy the leading seeded positions. In the U15 Boys’ Team event, Poland, represented by Olaf GLANERT and Maksymilian KSIAZEK, is the top seed. Ireland, with Ryan LI and Peadar SHERIDAN, is seeded No. 2, while Serbia 1, featuring Branko DRAGOLJEVIC and Noel NIKOLOV, holds the No. 3 position. The U15 Girls’ Team competition is headed by the Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia combination of Mia HADZOVIC and Sara RIVETTI. Bulgaria is seeded second with Plamena DIMITROVA and Yoana KIRILOVA, while Serbia 1, represented by Emili MIUL and Lena TERZIC, is No. 3. Italy leads the seeding in the U13 Boys’ Team event with Giorgio BORGHESE, Pietro CAMPAGNA and Luca FRANZONI. Greece, represented by Nikolaos ALEXIDIS and Theofanis MARKOULAKIS, is seeded No. 2, ahead of Serbia 2, represented by Ivan KARAKASEVIC and Maksim PETO. The host nation occupies the top position in the U13 Girls’ Team event. Serbia 1, with Karina AGYANSZKI and Nikolina STANIC, is seeded No. 1, followed by Italy’s Weilan CHEN and Serena ROSSATI and Slovakia’s Sofia TRUSKOVA and Adela VASKOVA. The individual events will bring another strong field later in the week. In the U15 Boys’ Singles, Slovakia’s Filip NAGY is the top seed, followed by Italy’s Pietro CAMPAGNA and Poland’s Olaf GLANERT, while Serbia’s Branko DRAGOLJEVIC is seeded No. 4. The U15 Girls’ Singles list is headed by Slovakia’s Barbora GUASSARDO, ahead of Portugal’s Matilde SOUSA and Croatia’s Sara RIVETTI, with Poland’s Natalia WSZOLEK at No. 4. Pietro CAMPAGNA is the No. 1 seed in the U13 Boys’ Singles, ahead of Czechia’s Richard FEBER JR. and Luxembourg’s Noah VALENTE. In the U13 Girls’ Singles, Italy’s Serena ROSSATI leads the list, followed by Serbia’s Karina AGYANSZKI and Bulgaria’s Martina GOLOSMANOVA, while Serbia’s Nikolina STANIC is seeded fourth. The team competitions continue before the individual programme begins on Friday with the group stages of the U15 and U13 Boys’ and Girls’ Singles, alongside the opening mixed doubles matches. Saturday will feature the main draws across all four singles categories and the U15 and U13 Mixed Doubles events, before the Serbia Open reaches its conclusion on Sunday, 13 September.
EUROSPINS goes to Korea: Asia–Europe exchange continues in Gangneung
The second edition of the ETTU’s Asia–Europe joint training programme is under way in Gangneung, Korea, where 11 European players are training alongside the national teams of Korea, Japan and Chinese Taipei until 12 September. The camp is hosted by the Korea Table Tennis Association at Gangneung Arena. It is the first time the project brings together four associations: after last season’s exchange with Korea, both the Japan Table Tennis Association and the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association have joined this year, taking the total to 42 participants, including players, coaches, officials and support staff. The programme started in December 2025, when European players travelled to Jeju Island for a first camp with the Korean team, and continued in April 2026 in Havířov, Czech Republic, where the Korean delegation trained in Europe. Gangneung is the third camp in the series and opens the second cycle, which will close in spring 2027 when the Asian delegations return to Europe. The hosting association will be confirmed shortly. Players train over ten days, with friendly matches on 5 and 8 September. The upcoming matches on 8 September will be streamed on the official KTTA YouTube channel. The camp will close with a cultural excursion before several players move on to the WTT Youth Contender in Gangneung. “We are very grateful to the Korea Table Tennis Association for the hospitality and for how easy they have made the work here. The welcome our delegation has had, is something everyone will remember,” said ETTU Vice President Jarosław KOŁODZIEJCZYK. “We are also very pleased that Japan and Chinese Taipei have joined the project this year. The value of this exchange is not only the quality of the practice, although training with Asian players at this level is something that is not so easy to achieve at home. It is also ten days of living, eating and travelling together with players from a completely different table tennis culture. That stays with them long after the camp ends.” The ETTU delegation is led by Vice President Jarosław KOŁODZIEJCZYK, with the support of Deputy Secretary General Galia DVORAK and ETTU assigned coaches Lara BROICH from Germany and Romualdo MANNA from Italy.
China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Event brings players together in Brussels
Table tennis once again showed its ability to bring people together as Chinese and European players met in Brussels for the China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Tournament, celebrating friendship, exchange and a shared passion for the sport. The ETTU was represented at the event by Vice President Didier LEROY and Secretary General Pierre KASS. LEROY also addressed the participants during the opening ceremony alongside H.E. Mr Cai Run, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the European Union. “The China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Tournament is a wonderful initiative that brings people together through the universal language of sport. It creates a unique opportunity to strengthen friendship, dialogue and mutual understanding between China and Europe. We are proud to support this spirit of friendship and cooperation through table tennis,” said ETTU Vice President Didier LEROY. Hosted by the Mission of China to the European Union at the Royal Alpa Table Tennis Club, the event brought together 24 players. Twelve represented the Chinese Mission to the EU, the Chinese Embassy in Belgium and other Chinese institutions based in Brussels, while 12 European table tennis enthusiasts from Euroclub represented EU institutions. Friendship rather than results was at the heart of the event. The participants were divided into six mixed teams of four, with Chinese and European players competing side by side in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The opening ceremony also included a symbolic first serve, officially opening a morning of table tennis, interaction and exchange. Among the distinguished guests were former Olympic and World Champions Yan SEN and Zhang YINING, who are involved with China Table Tennis College and CTTC Europe, adding another strong link between the European and Chinese table tennis communities. At the conclusion of the competition, Didier LEROY and Ambassador Cai Run jointly presented the awards to the winning teams before players and guests gathered for an informal lunch, offering another opportunity to continue conversations and strengthen connections away from the table. For ETTU, the gathering highlighted a role that table tennis has played for generations, bringing people from different countries and cultures closer together. The long tradition of table tennis exchanges between Europe and China has created many sporting and personal connections, and the Brussels event added another chapter to that relationship. More than simply a tournament, the China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Event showed how a shared love of the sport can create an easy and natural meeting point between people, cultures and institutions.
Media Accreditation Open for 2026 European Individual Championships in Ljubljana
The media accreditation process is now open for the 2026 European Individual Championships, which will be staged at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11 to 18 October 2026. Members of the media wishing to cover the Championships are invited to submit their accreditation requests through the ETTU website. The deadline for media accreditation is Monday, 28 September 2026. Media Accreditation – Apply here The 2026 European Individual Championships will take place in Ljubljana. The eight-day programme will feature Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The competition begins on Sunday, 11 October, with the preliminary stages, while the first main draw matches are scheduled for Tuesday, 13 October. The Mixed Doubles champions will be crowned on Friday, the Men’s and Women’s Doubles finals will follow on Saturday, while the Championships conclude on Sunday, 18 October with the Men’s and Women’s Singles semi-finals and finals. The Championships will also carry additional importance on the road to the 2027 European Games. Results in Ljubljana will count directly towards the European Mixed Team Ranking, which will determine direct qualification for the Mixed Team event at the European Games and the continental Olympic quota connected to it. Media representatives planning to attend the Championships are encouraged to complete their applications in good time ahead of the 28 September deadline.
ETTU Europe Cup Men Group Stage Draw Completed
The draw for the 2026/27 ETTU Europe Cup Men Group Stage was conducted on Tuesday, with 16 clubs divided into four groups of four. Group A features SPG Felbermayr Wels (AUT), KS Olesno (POL), Clube Desportivo 1º de Maio (POR) and CTT Les Borges Vall (ESP). In Group B, SKST Havirov (CZE) will face TJ Geolog Roznava (SVK), Irun Leka Enea (ESP) and STK Starr Croatia (CRO). Group C brings together CTT Olot (ESP), Energa Manekin Torun (POL), AŠK Mária Huta (SVK) and TTC Ostrava 2016 (CZE). Group D consists of STK Vyhne (SVK), Alicante TM (ESP), SKST Chodov (CZE) and CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc (ROU). The top two clubs from each group will progress to the next stage.
ETTU Europe Cup Women Group Stage Draw
The draw for the 2026/27 ETTU Europe Cup Women Group Stage was conducted on Tuesday, with the 16 participating clubs divided into four groups of four. Several clubs that featured in the opening stage of the ETTU Champions League Women last weekend will continue their European season in the Europe Cup, adding further strength to the group stage. Group A brings together ASD Quattro Mori (ITA), CP Lyssois Lille Métropole (FRA), Museo De la Almendra Francisco Morales (ESP) and PGE Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszow (POL). In Group B, STK Dr. Časl (CRO) will face MAWA AZS UJD Częstochowa (POL), SU Sparkasse Kufstein (AUT) and Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca (ESP). Budaörsi Sport Club (HUN) heads Group C, alongside CD Indiana Games (ESP), CSM Constanta (ROU) and SK SOG Nitra (SVK). Group D features MIRÓ Ganxets (ESP), TTC Novi Sad (SRB), TTV Tulln (AUT) and Girbau Vic TT (ESP). The top two clubs from each group will progress to the next stage.
HYLO ETTU Champions League Men Stage 2 Draw
Following the conclusion of Stage 1 of the 2026/27 HYLO ETTU Champions League Men in Lille, the draw for Stage 2 was conducted on Tuesday, setting the path for the 16 clubs continuing their pursuit of the title. The eight teams that progressed from Stage 1 – HB Ostrov z.s, ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi, SF SKK El Nino Praha, Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61, TTC Sokah Hoboken, Lille Metropole TT, KS Dojlidy Białystok and AS Pontoise Cergy TT – have now joined the eight directly qualified clubs in the competition.
Linz AG Froschberg and SKST Plus Hodonin Book Stage 2 Places as Champions League Women Stage 1 Concludes
The 2026/27 ETTU Champions League Women Stage 1 concluded in Budaörs on Sunday, with Linz AG Froschberg and SKST Plus Hodonin emerging as group winners and securing the two available places in Stage 2. Linz and Hodonin now will join the six directly qualified clubs in a single group of eight teams. Each club will face every other team once over seven rounds, with the battle for the next phase of the Champions League continuing from there. Linz AG Froschberg secured their place in Stage 2 of the 2026/27 ETTU Champions League Women after completing Group A with three victories from three matches. The Austrian side closed the group with an 8-1 win over PGE Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszow, while STK Dr. Časl Zagreb finished their weekend with an 8-2 victory over MIRÓ Ganxets. Pictures by Szilvi HOFFER here. Linz entered the final day as the only unbeaten team in Group A after Friday’s narrow 8-7 victory over Dr. Časl and Saturday’s 8-2 success against MIRÓ Ganxets. Against Rzeszow, Emiko TAGUCHI collected two points in the opening encounter with Ilona SZTWIERTNIA. TAGUCHI edged the first game 12-10, SZTWIERTNIA responded 11-8, before the Linz player took the third 11-7. Yurika NAMBA then gave Linz complete control with three straight games against Paula KRYSINSKA, winning 11-4, 11-2 and 11-3. Tatiana KUKULKOVA completed the job against Oliwia WATOR. She took all three games 11-3, 11-7 and 11-8 to secure the 8-1 victory and Linz’s place in Stage 2. Earlier, STK Dr. Časl Zagreb finished their Group A programme with an impressive 8-2 victory over MIRÓ Ganxets. Kotomi OMODA recovered after losing the opening game against Anastasia KOLISH 10-12, winning the next two 11-8, 11-8. Margaryta PESOTSKA followed with two points against Olga VOROBEVA, before Yun-En TSAI took all three games against Olga BLIZNET. OMODA then returned against VOROBEVA and won 11-6 to bring the contest to an early conclusion. Linz finishes Group A with a perfect three victories from three matches and progresses to Stage 2. Dr. Časl takes second place with two wins, MIRÓ Ganxets finishes with one, while Rzeszow ends the group without a victory. In Group B, hosts SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club finished Stage 1 on a positive note, recording an 8-4 victory over Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca to claim their first win of the weekend. Son Cladera had the better start through Adina DIACONU, who took the opening two games against Leila IMRE 11-4 and 11-7. IMRE responded in the third, winning 11-8. Dora MADARASZ then collected two points for Budaörs against Paulina VEGA. Both of her wins came after close games, 12-10 and 11-9, before VEGA took the third 11-9. Nora DOHOCZKI added another two points against Eugenia SASTRE. DOHOCZKI won the opener 11-6, SASTRE responded 11-7, but the Hungarian took the third 11-8. IMRE returned to the table against VEGA with Budaörs in a strong position and this time took all three games. She won 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 to complete the 8-4 victory for the hosts. Budaörs therefore finishes its Group B run with one victory, while Son Cladera ends Stage 1 without a win. In the decisive Group B match, SKST Plus Hodonin secured their place in Stage 2 of the 2026/27 ETTU Champions League Women with an 8-4 victory over ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari. Both teams entered the final round with two wins, leaving the group winner to be decided in their head-to-head meeting. Vlada VORONINA gave Hodonin an excellent start against Tania PLAIAN, taking all three games 11-5, 11-8 and 11-6. Binyue ZHANG followed against Elizabet ABRAAMIAN. The Quattro Mori player took the opening game 11-9, but ZHANG responded with two 11-7 wins to add another two points for the Czech side. Pauline CHASSELIN kept Quattro Mori in contention against Karin GROFOVA. GROFOVA won the first game 11-8, but CHASSELIN edged the second 12-10 and the third 11-9. VORONINA then returned to face ABRAAMIAN with Hodonin closing in on qualification. She took the opening game 11-8, ABRAAMIAN replied 11-9, before VORONINA won the third 11-7 to deliver the decisive eighth point and send Hodonin through to Stage 2. SKST Plus Hodonin finishes Group B with a perfect three victories from three matches and takes the only available place in Stage 2. ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari finishes second with two wins, hosts SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club third with one victory, while Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca ends the group without a win.
Perfect Four Lead the Eight Qualifiers from Champions League Stage 1 (VIDEO)
The 2026/27 HYLO ETTU Champions League Men Stage 1 concluded in Lille on Sunday, with the eight places in Stage 2 decided after three days of competition. HB Ostrov z.s., ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi, SF SKK El Nino Praha, Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61, TTC Sokah Hoboken, Lille Metropole TT, KS Dojlidy Białystok and AS Pontoise Cergy TT all secured their passage to the next stage. HB Ostrov, El Nino Praha, Hoboken and Dojlidy completed the weekend with perfect records to finish top of their respective groups, while Santa Tecla, Roskilde, hosts Lille and Pontoise claimed the four remaining qualifying positions. The eight successful clubs will now join the eight directly qualified teams in Stage 2 of the HYLO ETTU Champions League Men. HB Ostrov z.s. and ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi secured the two Group A places in Stage 2 of the 2026/27 HYLO ETTU Champions League Men after an eventful final round in Lille. Ostrov completed the group with a perfect record after beating STK Starr Croatia 3-1, while Santa Tecla came through a dramatic five-match contest against STK Vyhne to win 3-2 and claim the other qualifying position. See photos by Remi GROS here Ostrov entered the final day as the only unbeaten team in the group after victories over Santa Tecla and Vyhne, and made it three wins from three despite Starr Croatia taking the opening point. Liang QIU gave the Croatian side the lead with a 3-1 victory over Tomas POLANSKY, but Ostrov quickly responded. Tomas TREGLER beat Riyan DUTTA in straight games before Pavel SIRUCEK did the same against Ante KOLAK. QIU returned to face TREGLER and came close to keeping Starr Croatia in the contest. The match went all the way to the fifth game, where TREGLER prevailed by the narrowest margin, 6-5, to complete Ostrov’s 3-1 victory and perfect Group A record. The battle between STK Vyhne and ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi was effectively a direct fight for the remaining place in Stage 2, and it went down to the final match. Adam KLAJBER put Vyhne ahead after a five-game battle with Jordy PICCOLIN, winning the decider 6-3. Tommaso GIOVANNETTI responded for Santa Tecla with a 3-1 victory over Dmitrij PROKOPCOV. Jakub GOLDIR restored Vyhne’s advantage by edging Tomas KOLDAS in another five-game contest, taking the decider 6-5. Once again, however, GIOVANNETTI brought Santa Tecla back. His straight-games victory over KLAJBER made it 2-2 and left everything to PROKOPCOV and PICCOLIN. PROKOPCOV twice moved ahead, including taking a dramatic third game 16-14, but PICCOLIN refused to let the opportunity slip away. He won the fourth 11-3 and then raced through the deciding game 6-3 to give Santa Tecla a 3-2 victory and a place in Stage 2. HB Ostrov finishes Group A with three victories from three matches, while Santa Tecla takes second place with two wins. STK Vyhne finishes with one victory and STK Starr Croatia without a win. In Group B, SF SKK El Nino Praha and Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 secured the two places in Stage 2. El Nino completed the group with a perfect record after beating CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc 3-0, while Roskilde claimed the other qualifying position with a 3-0 victory over CTT Olot. El Nino entered the final day with two wins from two matches and completed their perfect run without dropping a match against Odorheiu Secuiesc. Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA opened with a straight-games victory over Sebastian LOSO, before Martin SIP had to dig much deeper against Szabolcs TAMAS. TAMAS won the opening two games 11-9 and 12-10 and was within sight of putting the Romanian side on the board, but SIP fought back. He took the next two 11-9, 11-9 and then edged the decider 6-5. Tomas KONECNY completed the victory in convincing fashion, beating Elias-Mate SIMO 3-0 to give El Nino their third win of the weekend. The other match was a direct battle for the second qualifying place, with Roskilde and CTT Olot both entering the final round with one victory. Anders ERIKSSON put the Danish side ahead with a straight-games win over Rafael DE LAS HERAS, closing a tight third game 12-10. Jens LUNDQVIST followed with a 3-1 victory against Damien Rolland PROVOST. The Olot player kept the contest alive by taking the third game 12-10, but LUNDQVIST responded 11-9 in the fourth. Miguel PANTOJA then pushed Tobias RASMUSSEN all the way in the third encounter. They traded games throughout before RASMUSSEN pulled away in the decider, winning 6-3 to complete Roskilde’s 3-0 victory and secure their place in Stage 2. El Nino Praha finishes Group B on top with three victories from three matches, followed by Roskilde with two wins. CTT Olot finishes with one victory, while Odorheiu Secuiesc ends Stage 1 without a win. In Group C, TTC Sokah Hoboken and Lille Metropole TT had already secured the two places in Stage 2 before their final-round meeting, having both won their opening two matches. Hoboken finished the group on top with a perfect record after beating the hosts 3-0, while SKST Havirov closed their stay in Lille with a 3-1 victory over CTT Les Borges Vall. The meeting between the two unbeaten sides belonged to Hoboken. Benjamin BROSSIER opened with a straight-games victory over Tom BOYARD, winning 11-8, 11-5, 11-5. Olav KOSOLOSKY followed with a 3-1 win over Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA. The Lille player responded after losing the opening two games, but KOSOLOSKY took the fourth 11-8 to put Hoboken one point away from victory. Quentin ROBINOT completed the 3-0 win with a commanding performance against Patrick ROUSSEL, taking the three games 11-7, 11-5, 11-3. The result gave Hoboken three victories from three matches and first place in Group C, with Lille progressing alongside them in second. In the other final-round match, SKST Havirov beat CTT Les Borges Vall 3-1 to record their first victory of Stage 1. Stepan BRHEL put Havirov ahead with a 3-1 victory over Francesc CARRERA before Marc DURAN responded for Les Borges Vall in a
Day 2 Brings First Qualification Clues in HYLO ETTU Champions League Men (VIDEO)
The 2026/27 HYLO ETTU Champions League Men continued in Lille on Saturday, with the second day of Stage 1 beginning to shape the race for the eight places available in Stage 2. See the pictures by Remy GROS here. After Friday’s opening round, two clubs in each of the four groups had one victory. In Group A, HB Ostrov z.s. defeated ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi 3-1, while STK Vyhne started with a 3-0 win over STK Starr Croatia. Saturday therefore opened with Ostrov and Vyhne meeting with perfect records, while Starr Croatia and Santa Tecla were both looking for their first victory. HB Ostrov emerged from the meeting of Friday’s winners with an impressive 3-0 victory over STK Vyhne, making it two wins from two for the Czech side. Pavel SIRUCEK opened with a straight-games victory over Adam KLAJBER, winning 11-5, 11-8, 11-9. Vladislav URSU followed against Jakub GOLDIR and also needed only three games. GOLDIR pushed him hardest in the third, but URSU closed it 12-10. Tomas POLANSKY completed Ostrov’s victory against Dmitrij PROKOPCOV. After POLANSKY won the opening two games, PROKOPCOV responded by taking the third 11-9. The Czech player regained control in the fourth, winning 11-7 to complete the 3-0 team success. The other Group A match could hardly have been closer, with ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi edging STK Starr Croatia 3-2 to claim its first victory. Liang QIU gave Starr Croatia the opening point after a remarkable comeback against Gabrielius CAMARA. Two games down, QIU fought back to force a decider and eventually won it 6-5. Jia ZENG then extended the Croatian side’s lead with a 3-1 victory over Jordy PICCOLIN, leaving Santa Tecla facing a difficult task. Tomas KOLDAS started the comeback. He overcame Ronald REDJEP in straight games, although all three were closely fought, before PICCOLIN returned to the table against QIU. That contest developed into another five-game battle. QIU twice moved ahead, but PICCOLIN twice responded before taking the deciding game 6-5 to level the team score at 2-2. The decision was left to Tommaso GIOVANNETTI and ZENG. GIOVANNETTI won the opening two games before ZENG kept Starr’s hopes alive by taking the third. The Italian responded in the fourth, winning 11-8 to complete Santa Tecla’s comeback and secure the 3-2 victory. After two rounds, HB Ostrov leads Group A with two victories, while STK Vyhne and ASD TT Santa Tecla Nulvi have one win each. STK Starr Croatia remains without a victory ahead of Sunday’s final round. In Group B, SF SKK El Nino Praha remained unbeaten after overcoming Roskilde Bordtennis BTK 61 3-1, while CTT Olot collected its first victory with a 3-0 success against CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc. Olot’s victory began with the closest contest of the match. Miguel PANTOJA won the opening two games against Szilard GYORGY, but the Romanian club’s player fought back to force a decider. PANTOJA eventually prevailed 6-4 to put the Spanish side ahead. Rafael DE LAS HERAS followed with a 3-1 victory over Sebastian LOSO, before Dylan Bienvendido Jacques CHAPERON completed the job in straight games against Szabolcs TAMAS for a 3-0 Olot win. The meeting between Friday’s two winners, Roskilde and El Nino Praha, brought considerably more drama. Anders ERIKSSON gave Roskilde a perfect start, beating Tomas KONECNY in straight games. David REITSPIES responded for El Nino with a 3-0 victory over Tobias RASMUSSEN, with the opening two games decided by narrow margins. The third match between Dominykas SAMUOLIS and Yevhen PRYSHCHEPA proved crucial. SAMUOLIS twice moved ahead, but PRYSHCHEPA twice fought back before edging the deciding game 6-5 to put El Nino in front. REITSPIES then returned against ERIKSSON. After they shared the opening two games, the Czech club’s player took a tight third 12-10 and followed it with an 11-4 fourth game to secure the 3-1 victory for El Nino Praha. After two rounds, El Nino Praha leads Group B with two victories, while Roskilde and CTT Olot have one win each. CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc remains without a victory ahead of the final round. In Group C, hosts Lille Metropole TT and TTC Sokah Hoboken continued their perfect starts on Saturday, both recording 3-0 victories to move to two wins from two matches. Playing in front of the home crowd, Lille Metropole TT overcame SKST Havirov 3-0, although all three encounters required four games. Amir Hossein HODAEI recovered from losing the opening game against Stepan BRHEL 7-11. He responded with three consecutive games, 11-6, 11-6 and 11-7, to put Lille ahead. Romain BRARD followed a similar path against Mykhailo LOVHA. After dropping the first game, BRARD took the next three, including a tight third at 12-10. Fabio RAKOTOARIMANANA then completed the victory against Matyas KOLECKAR. Once again Havirov won the opening game, but RAKOTOARIMANANA responded strongly to take the next three and secure Lille’s second victory of the weekend. TTC Sokah Hoboken matched the hosts with a 3-0 win over CTT Les Borges Vall. Benjamin BROSSIER opened with a 3-1 victory over Francesc CARRERA, before Quentin ROBINOT and Marc DURAN produced the closest encounter of the tie. ROBINOT moved two games ahead, only for DURAN to fight back and force a deciding game. There, ROBINOT left no room for another comeback, winning 6-0. Olav KOSOLOSKY completed Hoboken’s victory with a commanding straight-games win over Jair JIMENEZ, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5. In Group D, KS Dojlidy Białystok remained unbeaten after another five-match battle, while AS Pontoise Cergy TT bounced back from Friday’s narrow defeat with a 3-1 victory over SPG Felbermayr Wels. Pontoise had to come from behind against Wels. Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK gave the Austrian side the opening point after overcoming Jules CAVAILLE in five games. The contest went back and forth before KOLODZIEJCZYK dominated the decider 6-1. Kai ZHOU brought Pontoise level with a straight-games victory over Felix WETZEL, before Mihai BOBOCICA put the French club ahead. He beat Patryk ZATOWKA 3-1, with the Wels player taking only the third game. ZHOU then returned against KOLODZIEJCZYK and secured his second
