TAN Ruiwu replaces SHIBAEV in Zhang Jia Gang

Only four days before the start of the 2014 Asia – Europe All Stars Challenge (Asian Event) European team suffered another blow. Alexander SHIBAEV of Russia due the renewed knee injury was forced to withdraw. The time before the start of the competitio

Only four days before the start of the 2014 Asia – Europe All Stars Challenge (Asian Event) European team suffered another blow. Alexander SHIBAEV of Russia due the renewed knee injury was forced to withdraw. The time before the start of the competition was very short but the solution has been found

European singles vice champion from Danish city Herning 2012 and champion in doubles event one year latter in Austria Croatia’s TAN Ruiwu will replace SHIBAEV. SHIBAEV already came as a replacement for Marcos FREITAS of Portugal.

The 2014 Asia-Euro All Stars Challenge will be staged on October 31 to November 1 in Zhang Jia Gang Jiagang Gymnasium. For Europe also will play Bastian STEGER of Germany currently ranked at position no. 18 at the World rankings no. 7 in Europe; Panagiotis GIONIS of Greece World’s no 21 Europe’s no.9 Adrian CRISAN of Romania World’s no. 28 Europe’s no. 11 Robert GARDOS of Austria no. 26 Europe’s 10 and SHIBAEV World’s no. 37 and Europe’s no. 13. SHIBAEV never played in at the Asia-Euro All Stars Challenge.

For Asia will play XU Xin of China World’s no. one CHUANG Chih-Yuan of Taipei World’s no. 8 Jun MIZUTANI of Japan no. 7 GAO Ning of Singapore World’s no. 13 and TANG Peng of Hong Kong currently ranked at the position no. 16.

The head coach is Richard PRAUSE. ETTU President Ronald KRAMER will also be on the event with special guest Greek TTA President Emmanouil KOLYMPADIS and Team Manager Roman PLESE.

The press conference and draw ceremony of the competition will be held on Oct. 30th 17 at the official Hotel.

Related News

Eleven Young Players Earn Eurotalents 2027 Selection at Terni Development Camp

The ETTU Eurotalents Selection Camp II has concluded in Terni, Italy, with 11 promising young players earning selection for the Eurotalents 2027 Programme following a week of training and evaluation....

Read more

Bidding Process Opens for 2027 ETTU Ranking Inclusion Events

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) has officially launched the bidding process for the 2027 ETTU Ranking Inclusion Events, inviting Member Associations to submit applications to host tournaments that will...

Read more

Prospectus Published for 2026 European Individual Championships in Ljubljana

The official Prospectus for the 2026 European Individual Championships has now been published. The Championships will be staged in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11 to 18 October 2026, with the Slovenian...

Read more

Bidding Process Opens for the 2027 JOOLA Europe Youth Series

ETTU has officially opened the bidding process for the 2027 JOOLA Europe Youth Series, inviting Member Associations to submit applications to host one of the events on next year’s calendar....

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions