The end of the stage phase at the 2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals in Chengdu launched Europe as a most successful Continent with more than 50 percent of listed teams coming from Europe.
In men’s teams there are nine selection of Europeans in Round of 16: Belgium Sweden Portugal Slovenia Poland Croatia Germany England and France. In women’s event half of the contestants are from Europe: Hungary Portugal Luxembourg Czech Republic Romania Germany Slovakia and France.
In addition good news is that most of the European teams has very rejuvenated line up. France count on LEBRUN brothers 19-years old Alexis and 16-years old Felix. Not to mention 18-years old Prithika PAVADE who already reached the Olympic Games stage. Germany men are not juniors but DTTB decided to give a chance to team without BOLL OVTCHAROV and FRANZISKA with QIU Dang as a leader.
Sweden is led by already established World’s no 6 20 years old Truls MOREGARDH. Poland made her way to the Round of 16 with the players who less than a month played at the Europe Under 21 Championships – gold medal winner Samuel KULCZYCKI and bronze medalists Milosz REDZIMSKI.
In team of Portugal beside established SHAO Jieni and YU Fu is 18 years old Matos INES.
