07/03/2010 – Christian KONGSGAARD won his first title in men? singles in the Danish closed championships. He played a very good match in the final against Finn TUGWELL the 2009 champion. “I have lost to Finn TUGWELL seven times in the last tw https://www.ettu.org 07/03/2010 – Christian KONGSGAARD won his first title in men? singles in the Danish closed championships. He played a very good match in the final against Finn TUGWELL the 2009 champion. “I have lost to Finn TUGWELL seven times in the last two years. It is a dream I have fulfilled today and I am very happy to be Danish champion ” Christian KONGSGAARD said after the final. “I was well prepared. My tactic was to play Finn deep in the backhand and short in the middle of the table and I am very satisfied that I could keep this tactic. When I won the first set quite easy I became mentally stronger.” In the final of the Men’s Singles Christian KONGSGAARD overcame Finn TUGWELL 4:1 (4 9 -8 10 10). In semi final KONGSGAARD succeeded against Allan BENTSEN 4:3 (-9 4 7 9 -9 -8 9) whilst TUGWELL overcame Martin MONRAD 4:2 (6 8 7 -11 -7 9). Mie SKOV won the women? singles. She only lost one set during the event: “That was one too many but I am happy to win for the sixth time.” In the final of the Women’s Singles Mie SKOV beat Pernille AGERHOLM 4:0 (3 8 8 6). Round earlier SKOV overcame Sabine LARSEN 4:1 (-4 6 7 5 8) and Pernille AGERHOLM beat Izabell NORLEM 4:1 (-2 7 8 5 4). Mie SKOV and Allan BENTSEN won the title in Mixed Doubles Event. They overcame Pernille AGERHOLM and Morten RASMUSSEN 3:1 (9 -9 3 5) Allan BENTSEN and Finn TUGWELL beat Kasper STERNBERG and Jonathan GROTH in the final of the Men’s Doubles Event 3:2 (-8 -5 10 6 10). It was their fourth title at the Danish championships. The youngster had four match points but lost 12-10 in the decisive set. Sabine LARSEN and Susanne PEDERSEN beat last year’s champions Pernille AGERHOLM and Pernille SONDERGAARD 3:2 (-8 4 8 -10 9). Mie SKOV won the women? singles. She only lost one set during the event: “That was one too many but I am happy to win for the sixth time.” In the final of the Women’s Singles Mie SKOV beat Pernille AGERHOLM 4:0 (3 8 8 6). Round earlier SKOV overcame Sabine LARSEN 4:1 (-4 6 7 5 8) and Pernille AGERHOLM beat Izabell NORLEM 4:1 (-2 7 8 5 4). Mie SKOV and Allan BENTSEN won the title in Mixed Doubles Event. They overcame Pernille AGERHOLM and Morten RASMUSSEN 3:1 (9 -9 3 5) Allan BENTSEN and Finn TUGWELL beat Kasper STERNBERG and Jonathan GROTH in the final of the Men’s Doubles Event 3:2 (-8 -5 10 6 10). It was their fourth title at the Danish championships. The youngster had four match points but lost 12-10 in the decisive set. Sabine LARSEN and Susanne PEDERSEN beat last year’s champions Pernille AGERHOLM and Pernille SONDERGAARD 3:2 (-8 4 8 -10 9). (by Arne MADSEN courtesy of DBTU) Photo: Mie SKOV (Photo ROSCHER)

07/04/2010 – Tiago APOLONIA beat Joao MONTEIRO in the final of the Men’s Singles Event at the Portugal’s National Championships. XIE Juan joined him at the top place at the medal rostrum after she overcame Ana NEVES 4:0 (2 5 9 4) in t

07/03/2010 – Mika RASANEN 35 took his third Finnish Men? Singles title in Tampere on Sunday. In the final RASANEN beat the biggest favorite and national ranking’s number one Benedek OLAH 4-2. Sixteen years younger Benedek called “Pe https://www.ettu.org 07/03/2010 – Mika RASANEN 35 took his third Finnish Men? Singles title in Tampere on Sunday. In the final RASANEN beat the biggest favorite and national ranking’s number one Benedek OLAH 4-2. Sixteen years younger Benedek called “Pentti” in Finland thus still waiting for his first title. OLAH? parents are from Hungary but the family has been living in Finland more than 20 years. “Mika played extremely well in the final” said Pasi VALASTI 40 years old who lost his semifinal to OLAH 2-4. VALASTI who has been playing altogether 18 times in the singles final got a small compensation for his semifinal loss by taking gold medal in men? doubles with Mika TUOMOLA another experienced 40 years old player from Tampere. RASANEN overcame Timo TAMMINEN in semifinal and that preserved Event from any surprises. However in quarter finals RASANEN was very near to defeat in the match against Toni SOINE RASANEN succeded in narrowest margins – 3:4 with the two last games won by 10-12. Hanna NYBERG took her second title in Women? Singles by beating only 14 years old Pinja ERIKSSON 4-2 in the final. Mother and daughter Svetlana and Anna KIRICHENKO took their first Women? doubles title. At the end Pentti OLAH got one title from the competition: together with Henrika PUNNONEN Olah is a new Finnish champion in Mixed doubles. Mixed is played really seldom in Finland. The game was in one sense very equal: not a single player was able to take more than one national title. Henrika PUNNONEN collected three podium positions with one gold one silver and one third place. Mixed Doubles1. Pentti OLAH/Henrika PUNNONEN SeSi/KuPTS 11-7 11-13 11-5 11-92. Julius MUINONEN/Jannika OKSANEN Tip-70 3. Leo KIVELA/Hanna NYBERG Tip-703. Samuli SOINE/Emma ROLIG PT Espoo/MBF Women’s Doubles 1. Svetlana KIRICHENKO/Anna KIRICHENKO PT Espoo 12-10 11-6 3-11 11-92. Larisa KOGIYA/Henrika PUNNONEN Spinni/KuPTS 3. Hanna NYBERG/Jannika OKSANEN Tip-70 3. Sannamari B??IUS/Pinja ERIKSSON MBF Men’s Doubles1. Pasi VALASTI/Mika TUOMOLA PT 75 11-8 12-10 7-11 11-92. Timo TAMMINEN/Toni SOINE PT Espoo 3. Mika RASANEN/Manu KARJALAINEN Wega 3. Pekka ?EN/Tuomas PERKKI??T-86 Women’s Singles1. Hanna NYBERG Tip-70 5-11 11-7 11-9 11-13 11-8 11-92. Pinja ERIKSSON MBF 3. Larisa KOGIYA Spinni 3. Henrika PUNNONEN KuPTS Men’s Singles1. Mika RASANEN Wega 11-7 7-11 5-11 11-3 12-10 12-10 2. Pentti OLAH SeSi 3. Timo TAMMINEN PT Espoo 3. Pasi VALASTI PT 75 (by Esko HEIKKINEN courtesy of FTTA) Photo: Hanna NYBERG (by courtesy of ITTF)

07/03/2010 – LI Jiao won the title at the Women’s Singles Event at the Dutch National Championships. In the final LI beat Yana TIMINA in straight games 4:0 (4 9 8 9). Michel DE BOER clinched the crown in the M

07/03/2010 – Zolt PETE overcame last year’s winner Marko JEFTOVIC 4:2 (6 -7 7 -5 3 7) in the final of the Serbia’s National Championships. In semi final PETE beat Bojan CREPULJA 4:3 (-9 9 -7 -10 10 9 6

07/03/2010 – As it was expected sisters Veronika and Viktoria PAVLOVICH reached the final of the Women’s Singles Event. However the final standings did not went according the seeding. Seeded no. two Veronika beat top seeded Viktoria in five ga

07/03/2010 – New Slovakia’s Champion in Men’s Singles is Lubomir PISTEJ whilst Viera MAJERCIKOVA won the title in Women’s Singles. Lubomir PISTEJ beat Thomas KEINATH in the final 4:3 (-7 9 -10 -9 6 4 8). In semi final KEINAT

07/03/2010 – Big surprise marked the 78th National Championship of Belgium in Louvain-la-Neuve. Jean-Michel SAIVE Belgian number one from 1985 has been beaten in quarterfinal by the young promise star L 07/03/2010 – Big surprise marked the 78th National Championship of Belgium in Louvain-la-Neuve. Jean-Michel SAIVE Belgian number one from 1985 has been beaten in quarterfinal by the young promise star Lauric JEAN. SAIVE had lead 3-2 and 9-4: ‘I lost my concentration. I was very bad with no excuse. Even to be Belgian champion you need motivation. I accept the law of the sport. He was better than me. He deserves the victory.”But in final Jean was beaten by Yannick VOSTES in 4 straight sets with no chance. Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals: Lauric JEAN bt Jean-Michel SAIVE 4-3; Marc CLOSSET bt Tom Van SCHIL 4-3; Benjamin ROGIERS bt Kilomo VITTA 4-2; Yannick VOSTES bt Florent LAMOTTE 4-1. Semi-finals: Lauric JEAN bt Marc CLOSSET 4-2; Yannick VOSTES bt Benjamin ROGIERS 4-1. Final: Yannick VOSTES beat Lauric JEAN 4-0(11-7 11-3 11-8 11-8). Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals: Laurence JUNKER bt Margaux MARTOS-SANCHEZ 4-3; Anja VANDENBERGHE bt Elena SCHMIGELSKAYA 4-2; Daria MITYUKOVA bt Natalya SMIRNOVA 4-1; Karen OPDENCAMP beat Gabriella VINCI 4-0. Semi-finasl: Laurence JUNKER bt Anja VANDENBERGHE 4-2; Karen OPDENCAMP bt Daria MITYUKOVA 4-3. Final: Karen OPDENCAMP beat Laurence JUNKER 4-2 (11-9 10-12 11-9 11-7 7-11 11-5). (by Christian RASPILLER)

07/03/2010 – Once again Igor RUBTSOV was halted on his way to the title of Russia’s Champion. New crowned champion is Mikhail GLADYSHEV. GLADYSHEV beat RUBTSOV in full distance fierce duel for the gold in the Men’s Singles Event in Orenb

07/03/2010 – On 5-7th of March was held jubilar – 80th Lithuanian table tennis championship. Championship took place in second largest city of Lithuania Kaunas. After 3 years break R https://www.ettu.org 07/03/2010 – On 5-7th of March was held jubilar – 80th Lithuanian table tennis championship. Championship took place in second largest city of Lithuania Kaunas. After 3 years break Ruta PASKAUSKIENE participated in the national championship and as anyone had no doubt – she won. In the final she met Lina MISIKONYTE and succeeded – 4:2. Third place won by Ieva JUCEVICIUTE. In men’s singles Kestutis ZEIMYS won national champion title for the first time. He beat Alfredas UDRA in seven sets fight. UDRA was leading 10:7 in the last game but could not win a point after that. ZEIMYS won 4:3 and last set – 12:10. Third place won Gintautas JUCHNA. European champion of 2008 Ruta PASKAUSKIENE became absolute champion of Lithuania. Apart from she won women singles also took gold medals in doubles and mixed doubles. Ruta playing in a pair with Misikonyte in the final beat Ingrida PREIDZIUTE and Ramune ARMONAITE 3:2. In mixed doubles Paskauskiene and Matas SKUCAS won 3:0 against Egle STUCKYTE and Tonetas DOMEIKA. Men’s doubles champions became Audrius KACERAUSKAS and Mindaugas SIMANAITIS. 2nd place took Juchna and Zeimys (by Ieva JECEVICIUTE courtesy of LTTA) Photo: Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Phoro ROSCHER) Mixed doubles: 1. M.Skucas R.Paskauskiene 2. T.Domeika E.Stuckyte 3. Audrius Kacerauskas Lina Misikonyte and Vilius Lapaitis Ramune Armonaite. Semi-finals: Matas SKUCAS (Kaunas) Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Kaunas) – Audrius Kacerauskas (Vilnius) Lina MISIKONYTE (Sirvintos) 3:0 (11:8 11:9 11:6); Vilius LAPAITIS (Vilkaviskis) Ramune ARMONAITE (Mazeikiai) – Tonetas DOMEIKA (Mazeikiai) Egle STUCKYTE (Vilnius) 2:3 (11:3; 9:11; 11:6; 8:11; 11:6); Women’s doubles: 1. R.Paskauskiene L.Misikonyte 2. R.Armonaite I.Preidziute 3. Ieva Juceviciute Martyna Sidabaraite and Aukse Geceviciute Egle Stuckyte. Semi-finals: Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Kaunas) Lina MISIKONYTE (Sirvintos) – Ieva JUCEVICIUTE (Vilnius) Martyna SIDABARAITE (Mazeikiai) 3:2 (8:11; 11:5; 9:11; 11:7; 11:9); Ramune ARMONAITE (Mazeikiai) Ingrida PREIDZIUTE (Panevezys) – Aukse GECEVICIUTE (Vilnius) Egle STUCKYTE (Vilnius) 3:2 (9:11; 12:10; 6:11; 12:10; 11:8); Men’s doubles: 1. A.Kacerauskas M.Simanaitis 2. G.Juchna A.Udra 3. Igoris MARUKAS Valdas MARTINKUS and Matas Vilkas (Silute) Matas Skucas. Semi-finals: Audrius KACERAUSKAS (Vilnius) Mindaugas SIMANAITIS (Vilkaviskis) – Igoris MARUKAS (Vilnius) Valdas MARTINKUS (Silut?3:2 (8:11; 6:11; 11:6; 13:11; 11:7); Gintautas JUCHNA (Vilnius) Alfredas UDRA (Klaipeda) – Matas Vilkas (Silute) Matas SKUCAS (Kaunas) 3:1 (9:11; 11:8; 11:6; 11:2). Men’s singles: 1. K.Zeimys 2. A.Udra 3. Gintautas Juchna and Matas Vilkas. Semi-finals: Alfredas UDRA (Klaipeda) – Gintautas JUCHNA (Vilnius) 4:3 (11:8; 5:11; 8:11; 11:6; 6:11; 11:7; 12:10); Kestutis ZEIMYS (Vilkaviskis) – Matas Vilkas (Silute) 4:1 (11:7; 12:10; 10:12; 11:2; 11:7); Women’s singles: 1. R.Paskauskiene 2. L.Misikonyte 3. Ieva Juceviciute and Kristina Vaskeviciute. Semi-finals: Ruta PASKAUSKIENE (Kaunas) – Ieva JUCEVICIUTE (Vilnius) 4:0 (11:9;11:9; 11:8; 11:3); Lina MISIKONYTE (Sirvintos) – Kristina VASKEVICIUTE (Kaunas) 4:0 (11:5; 11:6; 11:7; 11:7);