06/03/2011 – Bastian STEGER pulled of the big coup in 2011 national championships in Bamberg. The 29 year-old national player won the title in men`s singles and doubles as well. “A dream comes true” said the Bavarian. It`s STEGER’ https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – Bastian STEGER pulled of the big coup in 2011 national championships in Bamberg. The 29 year-old national player won the title in men`s singles and doubles as well. “A dream comes true” said the Bavarian. It`s STEGER’s first national title in singles. In 2002 and 2005 he also reached the finals but was beaten by Timo BOLL. In Bamberg he overcame Dimitrij OVTCHAROV in seven games. In doubles finals STEGER and Lars HIELSCHER beat the young guns Philipp FLORITZ and Patrick FRANZISKA in seven games. The new title holder in women`s singles is Zhenqi BARTHEL. The 24 years old national player overcame 2009 European champion Jiaduo WU in five games. 2011 Champions in Women`s doubles are Irene IVANCAN and Ying HAN. Women’s Doubles Semi final: Zhenqi BARTHEL/Kristin SILBEREISEN – Kathrin M??ACH/Sabine WINTER 4:1 (-9 8 9 9 6) HAN Ying/Irene IVANCAN – Laura MATZKE/Svenja OBST 4:1 (10 -9 5 10 4). Final: Zhenqi BARTHEL/Kristin SILBEREISEN – HAN Ying/Irene IVANCAN (5 9 -8 -3 -6 7 -6) Men’s Doubles Semi Final: Patrick FRANZISKA/Philipp FLORITZ – Jorg SCHLICHTER/Alexander FLEMMING 4:2 (-1 -7 9 7 6 2); Lars HIELSCHER/Bastian STEGER – Thomas BROSIG/Erik BOttroff 4:1 (5 2 4 -9 4 -10). Final:Patrick FRANZISKA/Philipp FLORITZ – Lars HIELSCHER/Bastian STEGER 3:4 (2 -3 8 -6 -7 9 -10) Women’s Singles Semi final: WU Jiaduo – Ivancan IVANCAN 4:1 (5 5 -10 7 5); ZHENQI Barthel – HAN Ying 4:3 (-9 -6 9 8 -4 8 7). Final: WU Jiaduo – ZHENQI Barthel 1:4 (3 -6 -8 -8 -10) Men’s Singles Semi Final: Christian SUSS- Bastian STEGER 2:4 (7 -8 -13 10 -9 -5); Patrick BAUM – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 1:4 (-10 -4 7 -4 -7). Final: Bastian STEGER – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 4:3 (-8 12 -6 10 -6 10 8) (by Martin OETZMANN courtesy DTTB) Photo: Bastian STEGER awarded in Bamberg (Photo Roscher)

06/03/2011 – In Bratislava at the Slovakia’s National Championships Lubomir PISTEJ and Barbora BALAZOVA clinched the titles in their respective Singles Event. Lubomir PISTEJ overcame Michal BARDON 4:2 (6 4 3 -10 -6 6) in the final after

06/03/2011 – In Sweden at the National Championships in Men? singles Par GERELL from Falkenbergs BTK won for the first time. He was in the final last year when he lost against Jan-Ove WALDNER 0-4. Now he beat Jorgen PERSSON who won the second gold https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – In Sweden at the National Championships in Men? singles Par GERELL from Falkenbergs BTK won for the first time. He was in the final last year when he lost against Jan-Ove WALDNER 0-4. Now he beat Jorgen PERSSON who won the second gold medal of five in singles in the same place – Eriksdalshallen Stockholm – 1988. In the fifth the last set Jorgen had 7-2 but GERELL won 11-8. WALDNER? He lost in his home town in his second match against Viktor BRODD from S??hamns UIF. WALDNER representing Sparvagens BTK has nine gold medals in singles (the first one 1983) but he has no titles in Stockholm. For Matilda EKHOLM in Women? singles it was the third gold medal. Before: 2007 and 2009. Now she played five matches and won all with 4-0. In Men? double GERELL/LUNDQUIST won for the third time together – 2009 2010 2011. They have one gold medal before (Lundquist 2003 Gerell 2005) and each one of them four together. In Women? double Matilda EKHOLM/Malin PETTERSSON won again. They have two titles together – 2010 2011.In every day Friday to Sunday it was 700 to 800 spectators in Eriksdalshallen. Swedish Championships 2011 (Stockholm 4-6 March) MEN? SINGLES – Final: Par GERELL Falkenbergs BTK-J??n PERSSON Halmstad BTK 11-8 11-8 10-12 11-4 11-8. Semifinals: PERSSON-Robert ERIKSSON BTK Rekord 11-4 11-7 14-16 11-3 11-3 GERELL-Jens LUNDQUIST S??hamns UIF 11-4 5-11 11-5 7-11 7-11 11-8 11-7. GERELL’s WAY TO THE GOLD MEDAL1) 4-1 bt Joachim BACHSTATTER Vaxj?? (10 6 -5 3 6)2) 4-0 bt Jesper BERGLUND Angby SK (3 3 3 9)3) 4-3 bt Mattias ??SJ??sl??AI (10 7 -9 -5 -10 5 9)4) 4-3 bt Kristian KARLSSON Halmstad BTK (8 -7 -10 6 8 -9 6)5) 4-3 bt Jens LUNDQUIST S??hamns UIF (4 -5 5 -7 -7 8 7)6) 4-1 bt J??n PERSSON Halmstad BTK (8 8 -10 4 8) WOMEN? SINGLES – Final: Matilda EKHOLM Riddaren BTK-Marie OLSSON Raa BTK 12-10 11-3 12-10 11-7. Semifinals: EKHOLM-Marie PERSSON Team Malarenergi BTK 11-6 11-3 11-7 11-5; OLSSON-Malin PetteRsson Team Malarenergi BTK 11-13 11-8 17-15 8-11 11-5 11-8. EKHOLM’s WAY TO THE GOLD MEDAL (20-0)1) 4-0 bt Emelie FITZGERALD As IF (1 2 2 7)2) 4-0 bt Barbro WIKTORSSON IK Juno (6 8 7 7)3) 4-0 bt Kajsa ANDERSSON Raa BTK (1 7 5 5)4) 4-0 bt Marie PERSSON Team Malarenergi BTK (6 3 7 5)5) 4-0 bt Marie OLSSON Raa BTK (10 3 10 7) MEN? DOUB LES – Final: Par GERELL/Jens LUNDQUIST Falkenbergs BTK/S??hamns UIF-Johan SONDELL/Robert SVENSSON BTK Kavlinge/Esl??AI 12-10 5-11 12-10 11-8. Semifinals: GERELL/LUNDQUIST-Viktor BRODD/Hampus NORDBERG S??hamns UIF 11-5 11-6 11-8; SONDELL/SVENSSON-Johan AXELQVIST/Mattias OVERSJO 15-13 11-6 12-14 12-10. WOMEN? DOUBLES – Final: Matilda EKHOLM/Malin PETTERSSON Riddaren BTK/Team Malarenergi BTK-Marie PERSSON/Nina VAKKILA Team Malarenergi BTK 11-6 11-7 12-10. Semifinals: EKHOLM/PETTERSSON-Marina DONNER/Sara RASK Tabergs SK/Danningelanda BTK 9-11 11-7 7-11 11-6 11-9; PERSSON/VAKKILA-Kajsa ANDERSSON/Marie OLSSON Raa BTK 11-8 11-8 11-9 MIXED DOUBLES – Final: Anthony TRAN/Daniela MOSKOVITS Sparvagens BTK-Mattias ??SJ??a S??LUND Esl??AI/Sparvagens BTK 11-3 5-11 12-10 12-10. Semifinals: ??SJ??DERLUND-Mats SANDELL/Marina DONNER Sparvagens BTK/Tabergs SK 11-5 12-10 6-11 12-10; TRAN/MOSKOVITS-Simon ARVIDSSON/Marie OLSSON BTK Rekord/Raa BTK 12-10 11-13 12-10 14-12 (by Orjan WESTBERG courtesy SBTF) Photo: Matilda EKHOLM (Photo Roscher)

06/03/2011 – Werner SCHLAGER LIU Jia Robert GARDOS – these names have dominated Austrian table tennis for many many years. But did the National Championships 2011 bring the first step into a new age? It looks like bringing new winners in a https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – Werner SCHLAGER LIU Jia Robert GARDOS – these names have dominated Austrian table tennis for many many years. But did the National Championships 2011 bring the first step into a new age? It looks like bringing new winners in all events in single and doubles! The first single title in his career secured Stefan FEGERL who beat SVS Nieder??rreich-colleague Daniel HABESOHN 4:1 in the final. In semifinal the young Austrian beat CHEN Weixing in six sets. Robert GARDOS winner in 2009 and 2010 had to cancel his participation in the last moment because of a virus-infection. However not only the Men Singles also the Women Singles Event brought a new champion. SVS Str??Girl LI Qiangbing overcame longtime-winner LIU Jia in seven sets and followed her life-partner FEGERL at the top of the podium. Being 0:3 down Froschberg’s LIU Jia came back to the seventh set but with 11:8 LI Qiangbing had the better end. Making her luck perfect “love-double” FEGERL/LI Qiangbing saved also title in Mixed-Double beating LIU Jia and Bernhard PRESSLMAYER the winner of the last two years in four sets. Men Double was a special affair of family HABESOHN. All three brothers reached the final Daniel and Dominik beat Mathias with his Partner Kristian GARDOS in three sets. After loosing finals in single and mixed LIU Jia captured at least one title. With Sofia POLCANOVA she ended hopes of SCH?ER/JURIC in Women Double. (By Wolfgang PAULIK courtesy ??) Photo: Stefan FEGERL (photo Roscher)

06/03/2011 – Paul DRINKHALL is the National Men’s Singles Champion after regaining the crown he won in 2006/7 and 2008/9 seasons. Paul was totally focussed on the job at hand and stayed true to his values and at every stage was made to work fo https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – Paul DRINKHALL is the National Men’s Singles Champion after regaining the crown he won in 2006/7 and 2008/9 seasons. Paul was totally focussed on the job at hand and stayed true to his values and at every stage was made to work for this title. Losing finalist Danny Reed deserves the highest credit for his outstanding contribution to a wonderful National Championships and throughout his matches that included his victory over Liam PITCHFORD in the semi final and his unbelievable doubles championship win with Chris DORAN was simply superb. Paul was determined and had to be “in the zone” throughout this entire tournament and he is a very worthy National Champion for a third time! Paul DRINKHALL beat Danny REED 11-7 5-11 11-8 11-7 11-9. The new Women’s National Champion for a second time is Kelly SIBLEY. She had to work her socks off in the final against Jo PARKER and once again we were all treated to a wonderful spectacle of top quality table tennis from our top two ranked players with Kelly running out a 4-2 games National Champion. Jo was going for a famous third consecutive National Women’s singles title but it was just not to be! The rallies in this match were to die for any table tennis enthusiast and both players played their hearts out in a classic defence against attack encounter- absolute magic! Both these young Women are a credit to the sport and their supreme professionalism is an example for any young player to aspire to. Kelly SIBLEY beat Jo PARKER 11-7 10-12 9-11 11-6 11-5 11-8. The second seeded pairing of Chris DORAN and Danny REED (a new pairing this year) won the Men’s Doubles Championship final by beating hot favourites Paul DRINKHALL and Liam PITCHFORD. After taking a two love game lead found themselves back at 2-2 and a fight on their hands with the top seeds levelling the match. The entire final was played at breakneck speed and of the highest quality at every single point played. It was a splendid advertisement for our wonderful sport and certainly the best ever doubles match I have had the pleasure to watch! The sheer excitement and drama in the last game kept the heart racing and at 7-7 a rally of sheer top quality ended with a edge ball by REED and another next point top quality rally that DORAN put away shouting out ” Steven ?” with the last points going nip and tuck was simply outstanding and without question “the match of the tournament”. The four players were simply incredible at every point and boy oh boy what a match to treat the packed audience. Chris DORAN and Danny REED beat Paul DRINKHALL and Liam PITCHFORD 11-7 14-12 7-11 10-12 11-9.Warm favourites Kelly SIBLEY (Warwickshire) and Jo PARKER (Surrey) took their third Nationals Doubles title with a straight 3-0 games victory over the junior Cleveland partnership of sixteen year old Chloe WHYTE and fifteen year old Jess DAWSON from the Ormesby club. It was a superb achievement for the junior pairing the reach a National final and they were not overawed by the occasion by giving it their best shot and at times acquitted themselves very well over the hugely internationally experienced pairing of Kelly and Jo. Kelly SIBLEY and Jo PARKER beat Chloe WHYTE and Jess DAWSON 11-7 11-7 11-5. (by Geoff WARE courtesy ETTA) Photo: Paul DRINKHALL (Photo Roscher)

06/03/2011 – Only day earlier Marko CREPULJA and Monika MOLNAR received invitation for World Championships from the head coaches of the Serbian teams and today they sealed their success with the titles in National Championships. Bojan CREPULJA overc

06/03/2011 – At the National Championships in Spain Carlos MACHADO won the title in Men’s singles Event. In the final he overcame Endika DIEZ 4-1 (-6 6 7 8 4). In the semi final MACHADO succeeded against Marc DURAN 4:0 (8 9 4 6) and DIEZ bea

06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spirit https://www.ettu.org 06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spiriting battles we finally know the names of new champions. Among women Ieva JUCEVICIUT?rom Vilnius was unbeatable. In the final with a result 4:1 she beat Egle STUCKYTE and won the champions title. The third place went to Kristina VASKEVICIUTE who was playing against Ingrida PREIDZIUTE. For the first time a champion became Matas SKUCAS from Kaunas. For the champion’s title he fought against Marius BUCAS and won 4:1. The multiple champion of Lithuania Gintautas JUCHNA this time beat Kestutis ZEIMYS and finished third. Matas SKUCAS enjoyed his success three more times. He became a champion In Men’s and Mixed Doubles Event. In men’s doubles finals Matas SKUCAS with Matas VILKAS won against brothers Alfredas and Manfredas UDROS. Third place shared Kestutis ZEIMYS with Arturas ORLOVAS and Gintautas JUCHNA with Aleksandras RUSINOVAS. Women’s doubles champions are Ingrida PREIDZIUTE and Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Players Ieva JUCEVICIUTE and Egle STUCKYTE took second place. Consolation in bronze get Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE with Ramune ARMONAITE and Aiste MACAITE with Ausra STIRBYTE. Mixed Doubles champions became Matas SKUCAS with Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Second place has been taken by Aivars KELIOTIS and Aukse GECEVICIUTE. Valdas MARTINKUS with Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE and Aleksandras RUSINOVAS with Ausra STIRBYTE shared third place. (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy of Lithuanian TTA) Photo: Ieva JUCEVICIUT?courtesy ITTF) 06/03/2011 – The 81th National championship of Lithuania concluded today in Kaunas. Ruta PASKAUSKIENE the best table tennis player of Lithuania was not playing at the Championship. Nevertheless competition was fierce and after three days of spiriting battles we finally know the names of new champions. Among women Ieva JUCEVICIUT?rom Vilnius was unbeatable. In the final with a result 4:1 she beat Egle STUCKYTE and won the champions title. The third place went to Kristina VASKEVICIUTE who was playing against Ingrida PREIDZIUTE. For the first time a champion became Matas SKUCAS from Kaunas. For the champion’s title he fought against Marius BUCAS and won 4:1. The multiple champion of Lithuania Gintautas JUCHNA this time beat Kestutis ZEIMYS and finished third. Matas SKUCAS enjoyed his success three more times. He became a champion In Men’s and Mixed Doubles Event. In men’s doubles finals Matas SKUCAS with Matas VILKAS won against brothers Alfredas and Manfredas UDROS. Third place shared Kestutis ZEIMYS with Arturas ORLOVAS and Gintautas JUCHNA with Aleksandras RUSINOVAS. Women’s doubles champions are Ingrida PREIDZIUTE and Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Players Ieva JUCEVICIUTE and Egle STUCKYTE took second place. Consolation in bronze get Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE with Ramune ARMONAITE and Aiste MACAITE with Ausra STIRBYTE. Mixed Doubles champions became Matas SKUCAS with Ieva VENSLAVICIUTE. Second place has been taken by Aivars KELIOTIS and Aukse GECEVICIUTE. Valdas MARTINKUS with Lina KRIAUCIUNAITE and Aleksandras RUSINOVAS with Ausra STIRBYTE shared third place. (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy of Lithuanian TTA) Photo: Ieva JUCEVICIUT?courtesy ITTF)

06/03/2011 – Like in 2010 Pavel PLATONOV won the title in Belarus National Championships whilst in Women’s Singles Event Viktoria PAVLOVICH prevented her sister Veronika to win second title in the row. In the final of the Men’s Event Pav

05/03/2011 – This weekend the best table tennis players of Lithuania will be competing in the sports hall in Kaunas for the prestigious National Lithuanian championships title. Today in Women’s Singles will playE.STUCKYTE – Z. BRASAITEK. https://www.ettu.org 05/03/2011 – This weekend the best table tennis players of Lithuania will be competing in the sports hall in Kaunas for the prestigious National Lithuanian championships title. Today in Women’s Singles will playE.STUCKYTE – Z. BRASAITEK.VASKEVICIUTE – U. BASKUTYTEVENSLAVICIUTE – I. PREIDZIUTEI. JUCEVICIUTE – A. STIRBYTE And men: G.JUCHNA – V.STANKEVICIUSA.DOMEIKA – K.ZEIMYSM..BUCYS – P.KASELISV.MARTINKUS – M.SKUCAS. On the 6th of March it will be the closing day of competition and the new National Champions of LIthuania will be crowned. Last year’s National champions of Lithuania: Women : Ruta PASKAUSKIENEMen: Kestutis ZEIMYSMen doubles: Audrius KACERAUSKAS and Mindaugas SIMANAITISWomen doubles: Ruta PASKAUSKIENE and Lina MISIKONYTEMix doubles : Ruta PASKAUSKIENE and Matas SKUCAS (By Egle KAZYTE courtesy Lithuania TTA) Photo: Kestutis ZEIMYS (courtesy ITTF)