Famous couple will not defend the title in Alicante

September 12, 2018
9:36 pm
European Championships

Joao MONTEIRO (Portugal) was forced to withdraw from the LIEBHERR 2018 ITTF European Championships due to injury

Portugal Table Tennis Federation (FPTM) has announced that Joao MONTEIRO will not participate at the upcoming LIEBHERR 2018 ITTF European Championships in Alicante Spain due to injury. It means that famous table tennis couple Joao and his wife Daniela MONTEIRO-DODEAN (Romania) will not defend historic title in mixed pairs they won two years ago in Budapest.

FPTM selected nine players in total five men`s and four women`s for the event to be held from 18th to 23rd September. Men`s representatives are Diogo CARVALHO Diogo CHEN João GERALDO Marcos FREITAS and Tiago APOLÓNIA while women`s section is formed by Célia SILVA FU Yu Leila OLIVEIRA and SHAO Jieni.

Portugal`s players have won three medals at the ITTF 2016 European Championships: Joao MONTEIRO gold in Mixed Doubles FU Yu silver in the Women`s Singles and Joao GERALDO and Tiago APOLONIA in Men`s Doubles.

Responsible coaches will be KONG Guoping Francisco SANTOS and XIE Juan.

More information about story: here

Organiser`s website http://ettc2018.com/

Tickets for the European Championships ticketmaster

Kosovo National Senior Individual Championships set for Ferizaj

This year’s Kosovo National Senior Individual Championships will take place on 28 and 29 March in Ferizaj, at the Astrit Bytyqi Sports Hall. Matches are scheduled daily from 10:00 to...

Norwegian National Championships 2026 set for Bergen

The Norwegian Table Tennis Association (NBTF), in cooperation with Laksevåg Bordtennisklubb, has announced that the Norwegian National Championships 2026 will take place from 20 to 22 March in Bergen. The...

Albufeira to Host Third 2026 JOOLA Europe Youth Series Event

The third event of the 2026 JOOLA Europe Youth Series will take place in Albufeira, Portugal, from 21 to 25 May 2026, following a change in the original calendar. On...

Swedish Championships to be held in Karlskrona

The Swedish Championships 2026 (Swegon Bordtennis-SM 2026) will take place from 19 to 22 March at Brinova Arena in Karlskrona, Sweden. The four-day national event will bring together the country’s...