Member Associations | 30 Apr 2024

PT 75 brought Finnish Championship Trophy to Tampere

PT 75, based in Tampere, brought home the victory in the 2023-24 Finnish Table Tennis Championship League on Saturday at the Ruskeasuo Sports Hall in Helsinki, where the four-team final tournament took place.

In the final, PT 75 narrowly defeated the reigning champions, PT Espoo, 4-3. In the decisive doubles match, Otto TENNILÄ and Riku AUTIO defeated Aleksi RÄSÄNEN and Toni SOINE 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-3). The championship team also included Aki KONTALA and Sami HATTUNEN.

PT Espoo's silver quartet consisted of RÄSÄNEN, SOINE, Arttu PIHKALA, and Mika RÄSÄNEN. In the bronze match, Kaiku from Turku defeated OPT-86 from Oulu 4-2.

TIP-70 from Vantaa retained their league position directly, while HIK Pingis from Hanko and Kaiku from Koski advanced through the qualifiers. PT Tapiola will drop to Division 1 next season, with TuKa's second team taking their place.

Semifinals: PT Espoo - OPT-86 4-2, PT 75 - Turun Kaiku 4-0

Bronze match: Turun Kaiku – OPT-86 4-2

Final: PT 75 – PT Espoo 4-3.