Meeting of the Executive Board on March 6 2021

On Saturday March 6 a meeting of the ETTU Executive Board was held under the leadership of President Igor Levitin.

 

Deputy President Pedro Moura informed the Board that the new Continental Agreement WTT and World Ranking will be among the topics to be discussed at the upcoming meeting with ITTF representatives in Doha.

 

The Executive Board approved ETTU’s rebranding program as well as agreed on a new logo design.

 

Vice President Vladimir Samsonov announced the recent joint meeting of the Champions League (men’s and women’s) board at which possible structures for the 2021-2022 Champions League were presented.  All participating clubs will be invited to leave their comments.

 

It was noted that the final rounds of the European Cup will be held on May 6-9 (women) and May 12-15 (men).

 

Vice President Heike Alert provided further details and requirements for the upcoming European tour.

 

The Executive Committee agreed to continue participating in the 3rd European Games in 2023 and to request an increase in the quota for athletes in favour of team competition.

 

Vice President Ina Jozepsone said that Table Tennis Wales had decided that they would not be able to host the European Veteran’s Championship in the summer of 2022 due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid pandemic. The Executive Board and the Organising Committee agreed that it would be difficult to conduct the event in Cardiff in 2022 successfully and safely. Table Tennis Wales has always placed competitor welfare above all other considerations and felt that for clarity and to avoid disappointment nearer the event an early decision was imperative. Table Tennis Wales will bid for the rights for the Championships in 2025 and a tender procedure will be opened to find a new organiser for the 2022 event.

 

Due to the Covid situation in both Portugal and Croatia requests to change the venue for the qualifying competitions of the European Olympic Games Singles and the European Youth Championship have been accepted.

 

The first event will be held in Guimaraes and the youth championship in Varaždin;  in recent years both cities have hosted ETTU events.

 

Following the appointment of Beatrice Romanescu as ETTU Marketing Manager and her resignation from the Gender Equality Committee it was decided to appoint Ines Louro (Portugal) as the new Committee Chair and Johanna Grech (Malta) as Vice Chair.

 

President Levitin congratulated all the women of the ETTU family on International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March and thanked the members of the Executive Board for their contribution to the meeting and cooperation.