15/10/2010 – DTTB has closed the proceedings in the doping case of Dimitrij OVTCHAROV and has abolished the provisional suspension. Dimitrij OVTCHAROV is allowed to play immediately. DTTB has unanimously decided against the previous decision. The su

13/10/2010 – The City of Lausanne the Canton of Vaud Swiss Table Tennis (STT) and the Vaud Valais Fribourg Table Tennis Association (AVVF) will host the 1st Swiss Open. The competition will take place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November 2010

11/10/2010 – Konstantin PASHKOV deputy Head of Supervisory Board of the Russian Table Tennis Federation has been nominated by the Executive Board as CEO “ad interim” after the official letter sent by TTFR President Andrei KONOKOTIN to

05/10/2010 – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV’s lawyer Manfred LEHNER confirmed that German player requested a hearing at DTTB’s Executive Board. The date and the place are not scheduled yet but it will probably take place within next two weeks. A do

05/10/2010 – In Europe Men’s Superliga in group A Bratislava drew against SK Kotlarka Praha. After two rounds SVS Niederosterreich is at the top. They beat Slovakia’s team last week. In Group B Stavoimpex Holic beat UTTC Stockerau. SF SK

04/10/2010 – So let me tell you some words about the 9th Admiral Turgutreis Table Tennis Friendship Tournament that took place in a nice sunny Turkish city Bodrum between 20th and 25th of September. This tournament was originally organized for vete https://www.ettu.org 04/10/2010 – So let me tell you some words about the 9th Admiral Turgutreis Table Tennis Friendship Tournament that took place in a nice sunny Turkish city Bodrum between 20th and 25th of September. This tournament was originally organized for veterans of table tennis. The participants were divided into the following categories: 30-40 years old 40 – 50 and so on. Moreover players of younger age had a chance to take part in it as well as all the veterans. Bodrum’s organization of tournament was similar to Olympic. Tennis players competed in different categories: singles couples and teams. And a special tournament was organized for those who didn’t win in their age category. This year Admiral Turgutreis Table Tennis Friendship Tournament welcomed 140 table tennis players. The United Kingdom was represented by a big and united team headed by Roy NORTON. He is an awarded multiple winner of veterans World Championships and European Cups. The tournament was attended by teams of Bulgaria Denmark and Turkey as well. The Russian Federation was represented by strong and experienced veterans. Between them we could see such names as Aleksandr SAVELYEV ( prizewinner of Veterans Championship in Brazil) Anatoliy BONDARENKO Vyacheslav MOROZOV. The Russians won a reasonable number of awards for their excellent game. For instance Sergey SAVELYEV took the first place in the main competition. It is interesting to notice that usually Russian team consists of quite a small number of players. This year there were 10 people from Saint-Petersburg and a couple of players from Moscow. Our sportsmen were as usually very excited to combine playing their favorite sport with relaxing and comfortable vacations. Basically they only had to buy airplane tickets. The problem of accommodation was on the shoulders of the organizers. The participants were offered special deals on hotel prices. The hotel was 5star all inclusive. Rooms matched good 4 star European quality. Price for a double room was 100 euro per night. Eventually our trip turned out to be 30 percent less pricy than a similar one we could find in a tourist agency “NevaTravel”. All in all atmosphere during the tournament was really welcoming and friendly. The main facility roomed 9 tennis tables. All games were properly scheduled and viewed by qualified judges. Free transportation was provided by the sponsors. The sports center was located on a mountain with a beautiful view on the seaside and a Greek island Cos. Just small inconveniences happoened due to unavailability of air conditioning in the facilities area. But the sponsors promised to fix this problem by the next year: the 10th anniversary tournament will be even better… (by Sergey SAVELYEV courtesy ttsport.ru) Click here to consult complete results Click here for further information Photo: group of participants in Turkish Bodrum

30/09/2010 – As expected the B sample of Dimitrij OVTCHAROV’s doping test contained traces of clenbuterol too. This is the result of the analysis by the Institute of Biochemistry at the German Sport University Cologne. Everybody had expected https://www.ettu.org 30/09/2010 – As expected the B sample of Dimitrij OVTCHAROV’s doping test contained traces of clenbuterol too. This is the result of the analysis by the Institute of Biochemistry at the German Sport University Cologne. Everybody had expected this result because an analytical error in the A sample is rather rare. OVTCHAROV can now request a hearing at DTTB’s Executive Board. The Board gathers all information and hears experts. It can then decide to institute proceedings at the DTTB Board of Anti-Doping. This board evaluates all facts again and takes a decision. The German National Anti-Doping Agency the Institute of Biochemistry and the DTTB support Ovtcharov’s plans to have his hair analysed as well. OVTCHAROV assumes that he inwittingly ingested clenbuterol during a stay in China in the middle of August. An hair analysis could prove that he ingested the substance only for a short while. A hair analysis takes several days. Whether his teammates coaches and DTTB officials who joined him in China will give hair samples as well is depending on OVTCHAROV’s result. (By Simone HINZ Courtesy of DTTB) Photo: Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Photo ROSCHER)

26/09/2010 – Valentin NADJNEMEDI of Serbia triumphed in the Junior’s Boys Singles Event in front of the home supporters in Serbia’s spa Vrnjacka Banja. His compatriot Eva TOT clinched the title in Junior Girls Singles Event.In final NADJ