A very hard match.
The stand is 9-9 in the deciding game.
måndag 30 juni 2008
onsdag 25 juni 2008
Pär Gerell beats Daniel Zwickl
Some points from the match betwen PG and Zwickl in budapest during the qualifications for the olympics.
måndag 16 juni 2008
Champions league 2008/2009
These are the teams for the next season in CL. I presented the teams in order of seeding.
I have a few comments about the teams. I think Düsseldorf will be very hard to beat; they have three really good players and one of the absolutely best in Timo Boll.
A team to look out for is the french team Hennebont with two world class players in their team.
I'm looking forward to the next season and to get to know whos best in Europe, one tning is for sure, Niederösterreich will not have a easy repeat to their victory this year.
Borussia Düsseldorf (Germany)
Boll, Ovtcharov, Süss
CTM Cajagranada (Spain)
Samsonov, Juanito, GardosSVS
Niederösterreich (Austria)
Schlager, Yoo Jae Young, Chen Weixing
TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen (Germany)
Chuan Chih Yuan, Crisan, Per Gerell
Levallois Sporting Club TT (France)
Joo See Hyuk, Eloi, Chila
Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 (Denmark)
Maze, Bentsen, Tugwell
Royal Villette Charleroi (Belgium)
Saive, Korbel, Gacina
TTC Müller Frickenhausen-Würzburg (Germany)
Steger, Tan, Matsudaira
Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland)
Cheung Yuk, Wang Yen Zhi, Olejnik
Angers Vaillante TT (France)
Jens Lundqvist, Wosik, Keinath
Lombard BVSC Budapest (Hungary)
Jörgen Persson, Wang Jianfeng, Zwickl
Sterilgarda TT (Italy)
Monteiro, Yang Min, Bobocica
San Sebastian de los Reyes TTC (Spain)
Achanta Sharath Ramal, Sereda, Carneros
GV Hennebont TT (France)
Ryu Seung Min, Kreanga, Quentel
MKS TS Trasko Ostrzeszow (Poland)
Gorak, Kusinski, Such
SAG Cestas (France)
Lin Ju, Pistej, Vostes
I have a few comments about the teams. I think Düsseldorf will be very hard to beat; they have three really good players and one of the absolutely best in Timo Boll.
A team to look out for is the french team Hennebont with two world class players in their team.
I'm looking forward to the next season and to get to know whos best in Europe, one tning is for sure, Niederösterreich will not have a easy repeat to their victory this year.
Borussia Düsseldorf (Germany)
Boll, Ovtcharov, Süss
CTM Cajagranada (Spain)
Samsonov, Juanito, GardosSVS
Niederösterreich (Austria)
Schlager, Yoo Jae Young, Chen Weixing
TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen (Germany)
Chuan Chih Yuan, Crisan, Per Gerell
Levallois Sporting Club TT (France)
Joo See Hyuk, Eloi, Chila
Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61 (Denmark)
Maze, Bentsen, Tugwell
Royal Villette Charleroi (Belgium)
Saive, Korbel, Gacina
TTC Müller Frickenhausen-Würzburg (Germany)
Steger, Tan, Matsudaira
Bogoria Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland)
Cheung Yuk, Wang Yen Zhi, Olejnik
Angers Vaillante TT (France)
Jens Lundqvist, Wosik, Keinath
Lombard BVSC Budapest (Hungary)
Jörgen Persson, Wang Jianfeng, Zwickl
Sterilgarda TT (Italy)
Monteiro, Yang Min, Bobocica
San Sebastian de los Reyes TTC (Spain)
Achanta Sharath Ramal, Sereda, Carneros
GV Hennebont TT (France)
Ryu Seung Min, Kreanga, Quentel
MKS TS Trasko Ostrzeszow (Poland)
Gorak, Kusinski, Such
SAG Cestas (France)
Lin Ju, Pistej, Vostes
torsdag 12 juni 2008
News feed from ITTF
Pro Tour Event Moves from France to Austria
The 2008 Erke French Open will be replaced by the 2008 Erke Austrian Open. The thirteenth Pro Tour event of the season 2008 will be staged in Salzburg from 29th October to 2nd November 2008.
FFTT Unable this Year
The French Table Tennis Federation (FFTT) informed the ITTF marketing division TMS International that they were unable to stage the 2008 Erke French Open.
In joint efforts from TMS and the ITTF President Mr. Adham Sharara, it was found the possibility to replace the event with the 2008 Erke Austrian Open.
From Slovenia to Macau
In the Olympic season, the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour consists of seventeen tournaments. The Tour started in Velenje, Slovenia and ends with the Pro Tour Grand Finals being held in Macau from 11th to 14th December. The overall prize money of the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour is approximately two million US dollars.
The 2008 Erke French Open will be replaced by the 2008 Erke Austrian Open. The thirteenth Pro Tour event of the season 2008 will be staged in Salzburg from 29th October to 2nd November 2008.
FFTT Unable this Year
The French Table Tennis Federation (FFTT) informed the ITTF marketing division TMS International that they were unable to stage the 2008 Erke French Open.
In joint efforts from TMS and the ITTF President Mr. Adham Sharara, it was found the possibility to replace the event with the 2008 Erke Austrian Open.
From Slovenia to Macau
In the Olympic season, the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour consists of seventeen tournaments. The Tour started in Velenje, Slovenia and ends with the Pro Tour Grand Finals being held in Macau from 11th to 14th December. The overall prize money of the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour is approximately two million US dollars.
MIA Jan-Ove Waldner
From ITTF.com
The name is that of Jan-Ove Waldner, in many people’s eyes the greatest table tennis player of all time and of course Plato is correct, the famous name does not appear on the ITTF Men’s Ranking list for June 2008.
Born on 3rd October 1965, the legendary Swede first entered the ITTF Men’s World Ranking list in August 1982 in an era before technology was producing wonderous computerised list that have turned coaches and players into mathematical wizards.
One year later in March 1983 when the next World Ranking were issued, Jan-Ove Waldner had secured a top ten place, he was ranked ninth.
Now let us put that into current prospective; a new player comes on the scene, on the second ranking, within five months, they occupy a top ten place. It is a virtual impossibility, the nearest in the current era to achieve such a feat is the remarkable Feng Tianwei of Singapore.
She entered the ITTF Women’s World Rankings in July 2007 at no. 73 and now eleven months later is at number nine; however, she had a head start on Jan-Ove Waldner.
She played in China reached international level but of course gaining in a place in the Chinese women’s team is no easy task, she moved to Singapore and then meteoric progress. The progress of Feng Tianwei cannot be compared with that of Jan-Ove Waldner.
He occupied at top ten spot at the age of seventeen.
In April 1984 he progressed to number four, in June 1987 he was at number two and then in June 1989 at number one; a position he maintained until April 1991.
He returned to the top spot in August 1992 and stayed in that position until February 1994, in June 1995 he regain the exalted spot and was also at number one from May to October 1997.
Following the Liebherr World Team Championships in Bremen in 2006, appearances which counted for world ranking points became an increasing rarity and his last appearance on the global list was in May 2008, listed at forty-three.
Will he return one day?
I don’t know but if there is one phrase to describe Jan-Ove Waldner, it is “Expect the Unexpected!”
The name is that of Jan-Ove Waldner, in many people’s eyes the greatest table tennis player of all time and of course Plato is correct, the famous name does not appear on the ITTF Men’s Ranking list for June 2008.
Born on 3rd October 1965, the legendary Swede first entered the ITTF Men’s World Ranking list in August 1982 in an era before technology was producing wonderous computerised list that have turned coaches and players into mathematical wizards.
One year later in March 1983 when the next World Ranking were issued, Jan-Ove Waldner had secured a top ten place, he was ranked ninth.
Now let us put that into current prospective; a new player comes on the scene, on the second ranking, within five months, they occupy a top ten place. It is a virtual impossibility, the nearest in the current era to achieve such a feat is the remarkable Feng Tianwei of Singapore.
She entered the ITTF Women’s World Rankings in July 2007 at no. 73 and now eleven months later is at number nine; however, she had a head start on Jan-Ove Waldner.
She played in China reached international level but of course gaining in a place in the Chinese women’s team is no easy task, she moved to Singapore and then meteoric progress. The progress of Feng Tianwei cannot be compared with that of Jan-Ove Waldner.
He occupied at top ten spot at the age of seventeen.
In April 1984 he progressed to number four, in June 1987 he was at number two and then in June 1989 at number one; a position he maintained until April 1991.
He returned to the top spot in August 1992 and stayed in that position until February 1994, in June 1995 he regain the exalted spot and was also at number one from May to October 1997.
Following the Liebherr World Team Championships in Bremen in 2006, appearances which counted for world ranking points became an increasing rarity and his last appearance on the global list was in May 2008, listed at forty-three.
Will he return one day?
I don’t know but if there is one phrase to describe Jan-Ove Waldner, it is “Expect the Unexpected!”
söndag 8 juni 2008
News feed from ITTF
Germany’s Timo Boll and Christian Süss suffered a shock defeat in the preliminary stages of the Men’s Doubles event at the TMS Singapore Open on Thursday 5th June 2008.
The reigning European champions and silver medallists in 2005 at the Volkswagen 48th World Championships, they were beaten in five games by the Korean duo of Choi Hyun Jin and Lee Sang Su in their opening encounter.
Choi Hyun Jin and Lee Sang Su won 11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9.
The victory was the shock of the day and most certainly a major confidence boost for the Koreans, in their next duel they beat Sweden’s Jon Persson and Turkey’s Zeng Cem to book their place in the main draw.
Defeat for the highest rated pair but not for the next in line; however, it was close. Russia’s Fedor Kuzmin secured their place in the main draw but they had a struggle. In the vital qualification duel they beat Chinese Taipei’s Chiang Peng-Lung and Huang Sheng-Sheng by the very narrowest of five game margins.
Similarly in the preliminary stages of the Women’s Doubles event there was one result to cause a stir.
Germany’s Tanja Hain-Hofmann partnering Austria’s Liu Jia beat the powerful Chinese pairing of Guo Yan and Liu Shiwen, both players currently in the top twenty of the ITTF Women’s World Rankings.
Otherwise, the second day of play saw matters go very much according to plan.
Top seeds in the preliminary stage of the Women’s Doubles event, China’s Chang Chenchen and Li Xiaoxia came through successfully as did the second seeds Japan’s Haruna Fukuoka and Sayaka Hirano.
Meanwhile, in the singles events; Korea’s Kang Dong Hoon saved the day for Germany’s Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth. On the opening day the German had lost to Austria’s rising star, Stefen Fegerl, the Korean then beat Fegerl in the final group match. The end result was that on games ratio saw Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth finish in top spot with Stefen Fegerl in second place.
The top two players in each group in both the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events progressed to the main draw, for Kang Dong Hoon it was agonising elimination.
Eventual success for Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth and also places in the main draw for the highest world ranked players on duty in the qualification stage; Russia’s Igor Rubtsov, Germany’s Lars Hielscher and Korea’s Choi Hyun Jun duly booked their places in the next stage.
The top four ranked men all finished as group winners but for the ladies it was slightly different; Croatia’s Sandra Paovic, the second highest world ranked player on duty had to settle for second place with top spot going to Chinese Taiei’s Lim Chia-Hui who overcame Russia’s Anastasia Voronova to secure first place.
Problems for Sandra Paovic but not for Japan’s Reiko Hiura, the highest world ranked player in action. She finished her group in first place as did the third and fourth rated ladies; first place was the order of the day for Xian Yi Fang of France and Korea’s Moon Hyn Jung.
The reigning European champions and silver medallists in 2005 at the Volkswagen 48th World Championships, they were beaten in five games by the Korean duo of Choi Hyun Jin and Lee Sang Su in their opening encounter.
Choi Hyun Jin and Lee Sang Su won 11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9.
The victory was the shock of the day and most certainly a major confidence boost for the Koreans, in their next duel they beat Sweden’s Jon Persson and Turkey’s Zeng Cem to book their place in the main draw.
Defeat for the highest rated pair but not for the next in line; however, it was close. Russia’s Fedor Kuzmin secured their place in the main draw but they had a struggle. In the vital qualification duel they beat Chinese Taipei’s Chiang Peng-Lung and Huang Sheng-Sheng by the very narrowest of five game margins.
Similarly in the preliminary stages of the Women’s Doubles event there was one result to cause a stir.
Germany’s Tanja Hain-Hofmann partnering Austria’s Liu Jia beat the powerful Chinese pairing of Guo Yan and Liu Shiwen, both players currently in the top twenty of the ITTF Women’s World Rankings.
Otherwise, the second day of play saw matters go very much according to plan.
Top seeds in the preliminary stage of the Women’s Doubles event, China’s Chang Chenchen and Li Xiaoxia came through successfully as did the second seeds Japan’s Haruna Fukuoka and Sayaka Hirano.
Meanwhile, in the singles events; Korea’s Kang Dong Hoon saved the day for Germany’s Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth. On the opening day the German had lost to Austria’s rising star, Stefen Fegerl, the Korean then beat Fegerl in the final group match. The end result was that on games ratio saw Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth finish in top spot with Stefen Fegerl in second place.
The top two players in each group in both the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events progressed to the main draw, for Kang Dong Hoon it was agonising elimination.
Eventual success for Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth and also places in the main draw for the highest world ranked players on duty in the qualification stage; Russia’s Igor Rubtsov, Germany’s Lars Hielscher and Korea’s Choi Hyun Jun duly booked their places in the next stage.
The top four ranked men all finished as group winners but for the ladies it was slightly different; Croatia’s Sandra Paovic, the second highest world ranked player on duty had to settle for second place with top spot going to Chinese Taiei’s Lim Chia-Hui who overcame Russia’s Anastasia Voronova to secure first place.
Problems for Sandra Paovic but not for Japan’s Reiko Hiura, the highest world ranked player in action. She finished her group in first place as did the third and fourth rated ladies; first place was the order of the day for Xian Yi Fang of France and Korea’s Moon Hyn Jung.
fredag 6 juni 2008
How Swede it is!
What a great success for Sweden in France.
Mattias "Mandel" Karlsson won his third title this year after winning in the finals against his compatriot Viktor Brodd.
Sweden had 3 out of four players in the semi finals and that without their highest ranked player Kristian Karlsson in the line up.
Mattias made it to semi finals without any greater problems but in the semi he met Chiu from Hong Kong and there was problem for the sweet Swede. After having the lead by 3-0 he let Chui make it back in three hard games taking the match to a deciding game. Karlsson have made it to finals earlier this year and his experience from this probably helped him winning this deciding game so comfortably as he did with 11-6.
In the final he faced his compatriot Viktor Brodd and this was a big surprise because Brodd was only seeded to proceed to the quarterfinals but he beat first Danish player Hindersson by 4-3 and by the smallest of margins in the deciding game.
Then he faced yet another Swede and also top seeded player, Simon Arvidsson. Once again it was a very tight and hard game. Arvidsson took the lead by 3-1 but Brodd never gave up and after seven games he was the winner.
In the finals Mattias Karlsson was the better player and won by 4-2.
What a day for the young Swedes!!!
But they weren’t satisfied with this. And especially not Mattias Karlsson.
Karlsson and Arvidsson played together as always and they didn’t have any problem making it to the finals where they faced a French team consisting of Lorentz and Gauzy. The Swedes where behind by 2-1 before making a comeback of great play and winning easily the last remaining games and by that securing the title.
What a day for Mattias Karlsson, probably something he will remember for all his life.
Mattias "Mandel" Karlsson won his third title this year after winning in the finals against his compatriot Viktor Brodd.
Sweden had 3 out of four players in the semi finals and that without their highest ranked player Kristian Karlsson in the line up.
Mattias made it to semi finals without any greater problems but in the semi he met Chiu from Hong Kong and there was problem for the sweet Swede. After having the lead by 3-0 he let Chui make it back in three hard games taking the match to a deciding game. Karlsson have made it to finals earlier this year and his experience from this probably helped him winning this deciding game so comfortably as he did with 11-6.
In the final he faced his compatriot Viktor Brodd and this was a big surprise because Brodd was only seeded to proceed to the quarterfinals but he beat first Danish player Hindersson by 4-3 and by the smallest of margins in the deciding game.
Then he faced yet another Swede and also top seeded player, Simon Arvidsson. Once again it was a very tight and hard game. Arvidsson took the lead by 3-1 but Brodd never gave up and after seven games he was the winner.
In the finals Mattias Karlsson was the better player and won by 4-2.
What a day for the young Swedes!!!
But they weren’t satisfied with this. And especially not Mattias Karlsson.
Karlsson and Arvidsson played together as always and they didn’t have any problem making it to the finals where they faced a French team consisting of Lorentz and Gauzy. The Swedes where behind by 2-1 before making a comeback of great play and winning easily the last remaining games and by that securing the title.
What a day for Mattias Karlsson, probably something he will remember for all his life.
torsdag 5 juni 2008
Viva le blue
Halvard Fjell lost his last match at the group stage and it cost him the first place in the group to Hunor Szocs.
In three straight games Harald Andersson dismissed Najwer from Poland and took the second place in the group.
Both Översjö and Brodd won their last game and were both undefeated as was Karlsson and Arvidsson.
Malin Pettersson won the last game by 3-0 comfortably.
All this at the group stage, now to the main event!
Malin Pettersson whom is in the top four seeding didn’t have any problem making it to the quarterfinals were she will meet Szocs from Romania (sister to Hunor?).
Mattias Karlsson top seeded in the boys competition started off quite badly but pulled through after be behind by both 2-1 and 3-2. He won in the first round over Brossier from France with 4-3. In the next round he faced Efimov from Russia and no small problem sending the Russian out of the competition in straight games.
Översjö won very easy over the Spaniard Brugada and will be facing Diaw from France in the next round.
Harald Andersson didn’t stand a chance against French player Gauzy and lost 4-0.
4-3 after be behind by 1-3 was the score for Viktor Brodd playing yet another French player, Samouillan. Next he will be playing, yes, another French player this time Le Guen.
Arvidsson being top seeded won his first game but has a tough opponent in the next round. Robinot from , surprise, France, the home player has shown good form but will he be able to beat Arvidsson?
In three straight games Harald Andersson dismissed Najwer from Poland and took the second place in the group.
Both Översjö and Brodd won their last game and were both undefeated as was Karlsson and Arvidsson.
Malin Pettersson won the last game by 3-0 comfortably.
All this at the group stage, now to the main event!
Malin Pettersson whom is in the top four seeding didn’t have any problem making it to the quarterfinals were she will meet Szocs from Romania (sister to Hunor?).
Mattias Karlsson top seeded in the boys competition started off quite badly but pulled through after be behind by both 2-1 and 3-2. He won in the first round over Brossier from France with 4-3. In the next round he faced Efimov from Russia and no small problem sending the Russian out of the competition in straight games.
Översjö won very easy over the Spaniard Brugada and will be facing Diaw from France in the next round.
Harald Andersson didn’t stand a chance against French player Gauzy and lost 4-0.
4-3 after be behind by 1-3 was the score for Viktor Brodd playing yet another French player, Samouillan. Next he will be playing, yes, another French player this time Le Guen.
Arvidsson being top seeded won his first game but has a tough opponent in the next round. Robinot from , surprise, France, the home player has shown good form but will he be able to beat Arvidsson?
Group stage in Singapore
Not very surprisingly Jon Persson won his last match at the group stage against Li Kwun Ngai. It was a very close match but Persson was at is best on the deciding points and won it 4-1.
Further more it went as expected between Asmussen and Rumgay. The Dane was better and won 4-1 in a game-by-game hard match. Apolonia won the group of course.
Christan “Mr Bean” Larsen won to matches and I still think it’s quite weird that he will be playing in the Swedish division 1 (third division) this year once more.
Further more it went as expected between Asmussen and Rumgay. The Dane was better and won 4-1 in a game-by-game hard match. Apolonia won the group of course.
Christan “Mr Bean” Larsen won to matches and I still think it’s quite weird that he will be playing in the Swedish division 1 (third division) this year once more.
onsdag 4 juni 2008
Juniors in France
At the group stage there are no big surprises.
Mattias Karlsson won his two matches easily as did Simon Arvidsson.
Hindersson from Denmark also qualified for the main event by winning three matches in his group. As did the both French players Le Breton and Le Guen.
Viktor Brodd and Mattias Översjö have won their first two matches and are favourites to win their last match at the group stage. Harald “The Hare” Andersson lost his first game in the group and are now in trouble to qualify.
Halvard Fjell from Norway made a great comeback when he turned his game against Szocs and won 3-2 after being behind by 0-2.
Malin Pettersson won her first to matches. But she was in trouble in the second one against Lengert and won by the smallest of margins in the deciding set.
Singapore
Jon Persson won his second game in the group, this time against Habesohn from Austria. Next he will face Lee Kwun Ngai but due to his big victories he is already through to the main event.
On of my favourite players right now Thiago Apolonia has beaten two players in the group stage with one thing in common. They both will be playing in the Swedish Elitserie next season. First he beat Jakob Asmussen and then went on to win against Gavin Rumgay. These two players will next face each other, who will win?
To be continued..
On of my favourite players right now Thiago Apolonia has beaten two players in the group stage with one thing in common. They both will be playing in the Swedish Elitserie next season. First he beat Jakob Asmussen and then went on to win against Gavin Rumgay. These two players will next face each other, who will win?
To be continued..
TMS Singapore
The competition started off with a win for the only Swede in the starting line up, Jon Persson is in the house. 
Jon Person plays in a group consisting of four players. Li Kwon Ngai (HKG), Pang Xue Jie (SIN) and Habesohn (AUT) and himself of course.
Jon is by far the highest ranked player in the group and should have good chances to proceed to the main event. He started off quite well by beating Pang in straight games, 4-0.
Next he will be facing Habesohn in a key match, if Jon wins his probably through.
Jon Person plays in a group consisting of four players. Li Kwon Ngai (HKG), Pang Xue Jie (SIN) and Habesohn (AUT) and himself of course.
Jon is by far the highest ranked player in the group and should have good chances to proceed to the main event. He started off quite well by beating Pang in straight games, 4-0.
Next he will be facing Habesohn in a key match, if Jon wins his probably through.
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