Belgium’s National Championships were held at LeuzArena. Lorent LAMBIET and Nathalie MARCHETTI emerged successfully in their respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the end of the two-day tournament. Alessi MASSART and Tom CLOSSET clinched the title in the Men’s Doubles while Nathalie MARCHETTI and Margo DEGRAEF emerged as winners in the Women’s Doubles Event. Men Singles Lorent LAMBIET Olav KOSOLOSKY Cedric MERCHEZ Thibaut DARCIS Women Singles Nathalie MARCHETTI Margo DEGRAEF Julie VAN HAUWAERT Marie MAESEN Men’s Doubles Alessi MASSART/Tom CLOSSET Thibaut DARCIS / Valentin PIERAERT David Comeliau / Nicolas degros Gaetan SWARTENBROUCKX / Noah DI PIETRO Women’s Doubles Nathalie MARCHETTI/Margo DEGRAEF Cecile OZER/Lauranne HACKEMACK Eloise DUVIVIER/Natacha KOSZULAP Sara DEVOS/ Julie VAN HAUWAERT Mixed Doubles Romain GASPAR / Lauranne HACKEMACK Gobeaux FRANCOIS/Nathalie MARCHETTI Maxime DEGIVE/Cecile OZER Louis LAFFINEUR/Lilly LAFFINEUR

Liechtenstein National Championship 2024 was held in the Resch Gymnasium in Schaan. The winners is Men’s and Women’s Singles events are Michel SCHLÄPPI and Joanna BÜCHEL. Men’s Singles 1.Michel SCHLÄPPI 2.Andreas SCHMICKLER 3.Asad KEUCHEYAN Women’s Singles 1.Joanna BÜCHEL 2.Alina JOSS 3.Alice GEIGER 3.Silja FRICK Men’s Doubles 1.Michel SCHLÄPPI/Asad Keucheyan 2.Achim HASSLER/Andreas AUGSBURGER 3.Norbert NEGELE/Andreas SCHMICKLER 3.Antonio BARRELLA/Vitalis RÖMER U18 1.Vitalis RÖMER 2.Simon FETZ 3.Selman ÖRGEN 3.Timo STAMM U15 1.Simon FETZ 2.Ferdinand VÖGEL 3.amuel HOFMÄNNER 3.Carlo ROHRER U13 1.Wenzel FRICK 2.avid WENIGER 3.David WENIGER 3.Jonas GEISTOR

At the Slovak Individual Table Tennis Championships held in Bratislava over the weekend the titles in the senior categories were claimed by the surprise winners Peter ŠEREDA and Ema LABOŠOVÁ. In the doubles competitions the expected winners emerged victorious. The gold medals were secured by Ľubomír PIŠTEJ and Jakub ZELINKA who successfully defended their championship title. In the women’s category Tatiana KUKULKOVÁ (who triumphed alongside LABOŠOVÁ a year ago) and Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVÁ emerged victorious. Jakub ZELINKA claimed a second title by winning in mixed doubles just like last year partnering with Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVÁ. PUCHOVANOVÁ secured her fourth consecutive victory in the Mixed Senior category and her second alongside ZELINKA. Men’s Singles Peter ŠEREDA Samuel ARPÁŠ Lubomir PIŠTEJ Jakub ZELINKA Women’s Singles Ema LOBOSOVA Tatiana KUKUĽKOVÁ Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVÁ Ema ČINČUROVÁ Men’s Doubles Lubomir PIŠTEJ/Jakub ZELINKA Samuel ARPÁŠ/Samuel PALUŠEK Tomas KOPÁNYI/ David WILTSCHKA Pavol Kokavec/Mykhailo LOVHA Women’s Doubles Tatiana KUKUĽKOVÁ/Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVÁ Ema ČINČUROVÁ/Jana TEREZKOVÁ Eliska ŠTULLEROVÁ /Dominika WILTSCHKOVÁ Natalia GRIGELOVÁ/Adriana ILLÁŠOVÁ Mixed Doubles Nikoleta PUCHOVANOVÁ/Jakub ZELINKA Martin GUMÁŇ/Tatiana KUKUĽKOVÁ Samuel ARPÁŠ/Adriana ILLÁŠOVÁ Natalia GRIGELOVÁ/Ingemar PETER  

The Estonian Championship was held at the sports building of Tallinn University of Technology. The competitions began with the presentation of prizes from the Estonian Table Tennis Association for the year 2023 awarded to the best performers of the year. The winners of the awards are as follows: Best Male Player: Vallot VAINULA Best Female Player: Valeria HACHARD Best Young Man: Markkos PUKK Best Girl: Arina LITVINOVA Best Youth Coach: Liidia ANDREEVA Best Male Veteran: Rein LINDMÄE Best Female Veteran: Kai THORNBECH Best Chief Judge of the Competition: Aleksandr KIRPU The winners of this years National Championships are Aleksandr SMIRNOV and Reelica HANSON. Men’s Singles Aleksandr SMIRNOV Vallot VAINULA Madis MOOS and Maksim VUHKA Women’s Singles Reelica HANSON Arina LITVINOVA Airi AVAMERI and Kätlin PÕLDVEER Men’s Doubles Pert Marten LEHTLAAN-Madis MOOS Markkos PUKK-Mart LUUK Vallot VAINULA-Aleksandr SMIRNOV and Andrei MALTIZOV-Osqar PUKK Women’s Doubles Kätlin PÕLDVEER-Reelica HANSON Liisi VELLNER-Vitalia REINOL Olesja KETŠKO-Arina LITVINOVA and Angela LAIDINEN-Elis TÜRK Mixed doubles Aleksandr SMIRNOV-Kätlin PÕLDVEER Vallot VAINULA-Airi AVAMERI Maksim VUHKA-Vitalia REINOL and Toomas LIBENE-Olesja KETŠKO

Katarzyna WĘGRZYN clinched her third consecutive title and Samuel KULCZYCKI secured his second career title as national champions in singles. The 3-day tournament took place at the Andrzej GRUBBY Polish Table Tennis Training Center in Gdańsk. The youth dominated the competition. In the women’s singles final 23-year-old Katarzyna WĘGRZYN defeated 18-year-old Zuzanna WIELGOS 4-1 while 22-year-old Samuel KULCZYCKI defeated 21-year-old Maciej KUBIK 4-1. Katarzyna WĘGRZYN is gradually approaching Natalia BAJOR’S achievement who triumphed four times between 2018 and 2021. She only needs to win in 2025 to achieve that feat. In the semifinals in Gdańsk she defeated her twin sister Anna 4-2. It seemed she would compete for gold against the favored Natalia BAJOR but she failed to capitalize on 3 match points and lost to junior Zuzanna WIELGOS. There were no major surprises in the men’s competition. In the absence of Miłosz REDZIMSKI who was struggling with health issues the national team players dominated and all made it to the podium. In the semifinals young players defeated older ones – Samuel KULCZYCKI defeated four-time national champion Jakub DYJAS 4-3 and Maciej KUBIK defeated Marek BADOWSKI 4-1 (-6 12 5 8 8). Samuel KULCZYCKI previously won the national championships in 2021 while his doubles partner Maciej KUBIK played in the final of the most prestigious event for the first time. On the other hand Marek BADOWSKI has been a runner-up three times but never a champion. The final results in the women’s doubles were a small sensation. After winning in the two previous editions the WĘGRZYN sisters had to acknowledge the superiority of Agata ZAKRZEWSKA and Martyna LIS (2:3). Konrad KULPA and Tomasz KOTOWSKI the gold medalists from 2019 2020 and 2022 failed to reclaim their titles. They lost to Samuel KULCZYCKI and Maciej KUBIK 1:3 in the final. The defending champions from last year Jakub DYJAS and Patryk LEWANDOWSKI were eliminated in the early stages (their conquerors Szymon MALICKI and Tomasz TOMASZUK won bronze) and consequently their rivals from Płock Miłosz REDZIMSKI and Tomasz LEWANDOWSKI could not play together in the final. In the mixed doubles there were more candidates for the podium than available spots. Preparing for the Olympic qualifiers Samuel KULCZYCKI and Zuzanna WIELGOS suffered defeat in the semifinals against Tomasz KOTOWSKI and Katarzyna WĘGRZYN 0:3. Meanwhile in the gold medal match this duo lost 1:3 to Marek BADOWSKI and Natalia BAJOR. In this event the bronze medal was won by the oldest of the medalists at the Gdańsk event 39-year-old Tomasz LEWANDOWSKI. His partner was Paulina KRZYSIEK. They achieved an even better result in previous seasons finishing the national competition in 2nd place. Women’s Singles Zuzanna WIELGOS – Katarzyna WĘGRZYN 1:4 (4:11 4:11 11:4 5:11 7:11) Bronze madals: Anna WĘGRZYN Natalia BAJOR Men’s Singles Samuel KULCZYCKI – Maciej KUBIK 4:1 (2:11 11:4 11:7 11:9 11:6) Bronze madals: Jakub DYJAS Marek BADOWSKI Women’s Doubles Katarzyna WĘGRZYN/Anna WĘGRZYN – Agata ZAKRZEWSKA/Martyna LIS 2:3 (8:11 11:5 6:11 11:5 10:12) Bronze madals: Wiktoria WRÓBEL/Ilona SZTWIERTNIA Natalia GAJEWSKA/Alicja ŁEBEK Men’s Doubles Maciej KUBIK/Samuel KULCZYCKI – Konrad KULPA/Tomasz KOTOWSKI 3:1 (11:7 11:8 6:11 11:3) Bronze madals: Artur GRELA/Przemysław WALASZEK Szymon MALICKI/Tomasz TOMASZUK Mixed Double  Marek BADOWSKI/Natalia BAJOR – Tomasz KOTOWSKI/Katarzyna WĘGRZYN 3:1 (11:9 11:3 4:11 11:7) Bronze madals: Tomasz LEWANDOWSKI/Paulina KRZYSIEK Samuel KULCZYCKI/Zuzanna WIELGOS

Truls MÖREGÅRDH clinched his fourth and Stina KÄLLBERG clinched her third consecutive title this year at Halmstad Arena which hosted the Swedish National Championships. In the final against national teammate Anton KÄLLBERG from Söderhamn there was never any doubt. Truls MÖREGÅRDH led from start to finish and secured his fourth consecutive out of a total of five Swedish Championship gold medals in men’s singles at just 22 years old. “This was really great. I’ve been playing very well at the Swedish Championships for several years in a row now ” said Truls. “I’ve been playing superbly and love competing at the Swedish Championships. When it’s been as close as the last few times my family and relatives have been there and there’s something special that happens to me when I play in front of them. Both at the European Championships in Malmö and at the Swedish Championships I’ve been in really good shape and it’s super fun.” Another Swedish Championship gold medal is something Truls values highly and he is understandably proud of himself. “I’m super impressed with myself and it’s not easy to win the Swedish Championships. The fact that Mattias (FALCK) and Kristian (KARLSSON) who are returning after a bit of absence “lose” fairly early proves how difficult it is to win the Swedish Championships. Anton and I have consistently performed well and faced each other many times at the Swedish Championships so hats off to us for maintaining such a high level – I’m very proud of myself for performing well every time.” For a long time it looked like the final against perennial rival Linda BERGSTRÖM would be a dominating story in KÄLLBERG’S favor. But BERGSTRÖM stepped up her game and it took six sets before Stina KÄLLBERG could finally raise her arms in victory and claim yet another Swedish Championship gold. “It feels absolutely fantastic. My heart is still racing because it was such an incredibly exciting match in the end. It was tough in the moment when it was so close but almost extra fun afterwards ” stated Stina KÄLLBERG right after the final victory and her third consecutive Swedish Championship gold. KÄLLBERG got off to a strong start and was able to pull ahead to 3-0 in sets after a massive offensive. Offense was also the keyword for the strategy before the match. “We train with each other incredibly much so we know each other inside and out. The plan was to play my game and usually that works well but she started blocking quite effectively after the fourth set and then it suddenly felt very difficult to win points so I just had to keep fighting and hope she would make a mistake in the end ” explained Stina. “At 3-0 and 10-7 it felt very good and I started to relax a bit and it’s easy for your mind to wander a bit – what will I do if I win – and suddenly it slips away a real beginner’s mistake. I just have to learn from it.” Stina KÄLLBERG managed to seal the deal and at 3-2 and 9-8 she decided to just go for it. And victory was finally secured for the home player. The third consecutive Swedish Championship gold in singles was thus a fact. Additionally it was her tenth overall in senior competitions. “I hope there will be more ” concluded KÄLLBERG. Men’s Singles Final Truls MÖREGÅRDH Eslövs AI BTK – Anton KÄLLBERG Söderhamns UIF 4–0 (11–8 11–5 11–5 11–4) Women’s Singles Final Stina KÄLLBERG Halmstad BTK – Linda Bergström Ängby SK 4–3 (11–6 11–4 11–7 12–14 3–11 11–8) Women’s Doubles Linn OLSSON Fang ZHANG – Filippa BERGAND Matilda HANSSON 3-0 (11-9 11-9 12-10) Men’s Doubles Viktor BRODD Hampus NORDBERG– Anders ERIKSSON Anton KÄLLBERG 3–0 (11–9 11–8 12–10) Mixed Doubles Martin FRIIS and Filippa BERGAND – Leah MUSKANTOR Truls MÖREGÅRDH 3-2 (8–11 12–10 13–11 9–11 11–5)

The Lithuanian Championship was held in Druskininkai this weekend. The winners in their respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Events are Kęstutis Žeimys and Kornelija Riliškytė. Kornelija also clinched gold in Women’s Doubles partnering Emilija Riliškytė and bronze in Mixed Doubles with the singles winner Kęstutis Žeimys. Men’s Singles 1.Kęstutis Žeimys 2.Alfredas Udra 3.Arnoldas Domeika 3.Matas Skučas Women’s Singles 1.Kornelija Riliškytė 2.Vitalija Venckutė 3.Lukrecija Juchnaitė 3.Eivilė Abramavičiūtė Mixed Doubles 1.Matas Skučas/Emilija Riliškytė 2.Rimas Lesiv/Auksė Gecevičiūtė 3.Kęstutis Žeimys/Kornelija Riliškytė 4.Lukas Rimkus/Vitalija Venckutė Women’s Doubles 1.Emilija Riliškytė/Kornelija Riliškytė 2.Auksė Gecevičiūtė/Vitalija Venckutė 3.Lukrecija Juchnaitė/Eivilė Abramavičiūtė 3.Viltautė Adamonytė/Medeinė Stankevičiūtė Men’s Doubles 1.Matas Skučas/Matas Vilkas 2.Kęstutis Žeimys/Ignas Navickas 3.Valdas Martinkus/Rimas Lesiv 3.Ignas Šišanovas/Ervinas Uzialo

Held in Bucharest Romania the National Table Tennis Championships for seniors concluded in the singles events with victories for the favorites: Bernadette SZOCS and Ovidiu IONESCU. While Bernie clinched her sixth consecutive individual title for Ovidiu the gold won on Friday marked his ninth career National title. Ranked 9th in the World and a participant in all major tournaments worldwide Bernadette SZOCS joyfully attends the National Championship competitions each time. “It’s a pleasure to come here and I’m proud to represent CSA Steaua. It’s very nice to play at home in your country because many have come to support me. It’s a special feeling every time ” said Bernadette SZOCS. She harbors a hidden ambition: to set a new record for consecutive individual titles. So far she has reached 6. “Since I started this National Championship I’ve aimed to win the singles event because I want to set a record by winning it multiple times in a row. I’ve won 6 times in a row now and I want to keep winning for as many years as possible.” For SZOCS her results in recent years and especially her 9th place in the world rankings have enabled her to compete on par with players from Asia. “I’m no longer afraid because I’ve proven several times that I’m close to them especially since I’ve beaten them especially the two-time Olympic champion in a row. So I’m very positive every time I’m at the table with them; I give it my all and I love that feeling when I sense that they are afraid of me too.” Ovidiu Ionescu was once again in form and secured his ninth individual career title. “It’s a great joy to defend my title won here last year and to win my ninth individual title. The level at this National Championship was very high. I’m very happy that I managed to win again. It was a very nice atmosphere ” said IONESCU. Ovidiu first participated in the Senior Nationals in 2008 when he was 18 years old. Since then he has collected numerous medals in all events. “I first participated in 2008 so 16 years ago. At 18 I made my debut in the national senior team. It’s the ninth title individually I might have around 30 medals but I’m not sure exactly I admit.” For Ovidiu who resides in Germany the National Championships are also an ideal opportunity to come to his home country and spend some time with his parents. “I come to the country 3-4 times when we have training camps maybe I come to the country 4-5 times a year. This time the Nationals lasted 5 days so it was an even better moment for my parents and me to spend time together.” Brothers Iulian and Cristian CHIRIȚĂ defended their doubles title won last year. The two brothers have been playing together since last year and have ended up playing more often as a pair. They say there’s no boss in their team even though there’s a six-year age difference between them. “Last year when we both decided to play at the National Championship we played two matches in training and we lost twice with 3-0. But we said let’s see what happens at the National Championship and we played very well. We have two consecutive titles and I hope we win another one next year ” said Iulian CHIRIȚĂ. Women Singles Bernadette SZOCS (CSA Steaua București) Irina CIOBANU (CS Rapid București) Adina diaconu (CS Rapid București) Ioana Sîngeorzan (CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud) Men’s Singles Ovidiu IONESCU (SCM Gloria Buzău) Darius MOVILEANU (CSA Steaua București) Eduard IONESCU (CSA Steaua București) Andrei ISTRATE (CSA Steaua București) Men’s Doubles Cristian CHIRIȚĂ (CSM Constanța)/ Iulian CHIRIȚĂ (CS Rapid București) Ovidiu IONESCU (SCM Gloria Buzău)/ Alin SPELBUȘ (CS Rapid București) Darius TOMA (CSM Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud)/ Dragoș BUJOR (CSA Steaua București) Alexandru MANOLE/ Florin SPELBUȘ (CS Rapid București) Women’s Doubles Irina CIOBANU/Adina DIACONU (CS Rapid București) Bernadette SZOCS/Elizabeta SAMARA (CSA Steaua București) Elena ZAHARIA (CSM Constanța)/Andreea DRAGOMAN (CSA Steaua București) Bianca Mei-ROȘU/Andrea TEGLAS (LPS NR Constanța) Mixed Doubles Andrei ISTRATE/Andreea DRAGOMAN (CSA Steaua București) Eduard IONESCU/Elizabeta SAMARA (CSA Steaua București) Alin SPELBUȘ/Irina CIOBANU (CS Rapid București) Darius TOMA/Tania PLAIAN (CSM Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud)

The National Championship in Bosni and Herzegovina was held in Ilijaš organized by STS BIH in cooperation with STK Hašim Spahić Ilijaš. A lot of attention was drawn to the men’s final between the young and still a junior Benjamin ZIJADIĆ and the experienced Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ in which experience ultimately prevailed with Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ emerging victorious after a very tough and exciting match. In the women’s competition the situation was reversed with the experienced Harisa MEŠETOVIĆ and the young junior Emina CERIĆ reaching the final but this time the title went to the hands of the young Emina CERIĆ with a score of 4-0. In this Championship for the first time in 14 years and 14 titles won the most decorated player in Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina HADŽIAHMETOVIĆ did not compete in the singles competition as she decided to retire from individual competition and leave the new titles to younger players. Men’s singles Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ – STS BIH Benjamin ZIJADIĆ – STK Aladža A Sarajevo Luka MIHAILOVIĆ – STS BIH Edin GUTIĆ – STK Kreka Tuzla Women’s Singles Emina CERIĆ – STK Sarajevo Harisa MEŠETOVIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo Enra SUBAŠIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo Džana BIOGRADLIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo Men’s Doubles Benjamin ZIJADIĆ/ Dario PEJIĆ– STK Aladža A / STK Borac Banja Luka Luka MIHAILOVIĆ / Nikola MIHAILOVIĆ– STS BIH Emir MUJIČIĆ / Anes MUJIČIĆ– STK Banja Luka Edin KONJIĆ/Kenan ZAHIROVIĆ – STK Mladost Zenica Women’s Doubels Džana BIOGRADLIĆ/Marija GNJATIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo/STK Prijedor Ana SLADOJE/Enra SUBAŠIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo Harisa MEŠETOVIĆ/Ajna ZLOTRG – STK SPIN 2012 Sarajevo/STK Vitez Emina CERIĆ/Sara HAMZAKADIĆ – STK Sarajevo/STK Bugojno Mixed Doubles Dario PEJIĆ/Džana BIOGRADLIĆ – STK Borac Banja Luka/STK SPIN 2012 Sarajevo Zijadić BENJAMIN/Cerić EMINA – STK Aladža A Sarajevo/ STK Sarajevo Raif FAKIĆ/Harisa MEŠETOVIĆ – STK Spin 2012 Sarajevo Hamza KAMENJAŠ/Marija GNJATIĆ – STK Hašim Spahić Ilijaš / STK Prijedor.

Luxembourg’s top players will compete this weekend at the Foyer National Championships at the Gymnase der Coque to determine the 2024 national champions in men’s and women’s singles and doubles. The defending champions from 2023 Tessy GONDERINGER (Rued) and Eric GLOD (Wëntger) are among the favorites along with other top-ranked players such as Maël Van DESSEL (Hueschtert-Folscht) Gilles MICHELY (Lénger) and Arlindo De SOUSA (Lénger) on the men’s side. Behind them promising young talents like Loris STEPHANY (Diddeleng) Tom SCHOLTES (Berbuerg) Gene WANTZ (Recken) and Aaron SAHR (Lénger) are poised to seize their opportunity having all demonstrated their skills in the AUDI League. Last year’s women’s finalist Enisa SADIKOVIC (Nidderkäerjeng) is expected to be the defending champion’s main rival. Sarah De NUTTE (Diddeleng) and Luka MLADENOVIC (Berbuerg) have opted not to participate in order to focus on collecting crucial world ranking points for a potential qualification for the Paris Olympic Games at the two WTT feeder tournaments in Beirut (March 19-24). On Saturday March 23rd the men’s qualifying groups (Category A) will take place starting from 12:30 pm. For the women (Category A/B) the remaining spots for the main draw will be determined in groups starting at 3:15 pm. The top players in each group of three will advance to the main draw for the men while the women’s qualifying groups will consist of four players with the top two from each group advancing to the main draw. The top 4 male and 2 female players in the ranking list are already seeded for the respective final rounds in singles; in doubles the competitions will begin immediately in the main draw.  On Sunday (24 March) the following matches are scheduled in the main categories: – 13:45 : ¼-final men A – 14:45 : ¼ final women A/B – 15:30 : ½-final men’s doubles A & women’s doubles A/B – 16:15 : ½-finals men A & women A/B – 17:15 : Final men’s doubles A & women’s doubles A/B – 18:00 : Final Men A & Women A/B  The doubles mixed will be played on Saturday: Semi-finals around 20:00; Final around 20:30.