The international Eurotalents Selection Camp I successfully concluded at the National Training Center in Havířov The camp welcomed a total of twenty-three boys and fourteen girls from fourteen European countries with sixty-three participants including players and coaches The camp’s primary aim was to identify the most promising talents to be included in the EUROTALENTS PROGRAM for 2026 with five boys and five girls selected for further development opportunities These selected players are also invited to attend the ITTF Europe Hopes Week scheduled for 24–30 June 2025 in Vilanova de Gaia The camp was led by Renáta ŠTRBÍKOVÁ as head coach Fitness sessions were conducted by Patrik KAIZAR while Croatian coach Zvonimir KORENIC represented the ETTU Nearly twenty national coaches were also present contributing to the intensive evaluation and development process GirlsThe following five girls were selected based on their performance and potential: BoysThe following five boys have been selected: More pictures here The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions sets the stage for the ITTF: Table Tennis World Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualification Event Witness the world's top paddlers battle it out on April 11th-12th for a shot at Olympic glory #RoadToParis2024 #OlympicQualifiers #TableTennis Milano Cortina 2026 TicketsEarly bird pricing ends on May 6th Secure your spot now for an experience of lifetime at the Winter Olympic Games in the magical Italy The international Eurotalents Selection Camp I for boys and girls born in 2013 or later is currently underway at the National Training Center in Havířov A total of twenty-three boys and fourteen girls from fourteen European countries are participating the camp brings together sixty-three participants The primary objective of the camp is to identify five of the most talented boys and five girls who will be invited to the upcoming Development Camp The head coach of the camp is Renáta ŠTRBÍKOVÁ supported by Marek ČIHÁK and Radek KOŠŤÁL as assistant coaches while Croatian coach Zvonimir KORENIC is attending on behalf of ETTU national coaches from the participating delegations are also present meaning nearly twenty coaches are fully engaged in developing and evaluating Europe’s young table tennis talents the level of play is traditionally strong: “It’s true that some top players such as Hungary’s Lizet FAZEKAS or the Czech Republic’s top player in this category are not here—similar situations apply on the boys’ side—but we still have a lot of work ahead of us to select the very best,” said ČIHÁK providing young athletes with valuable experience and the opportunity to advance to the next stage of ETTU’s talent development pathway OHLA will participate in the modernization of the Havířov railway station in the Czech Republic for more than 140 million euros This initiative is a key project in the region as it will significantly improve public transportation in the area trains will be able to run from Ostrava to the Havířov station The scope of this project will address solutions to increase traffic safety and ensure smooth traffic flow a comprehensive reconstruction of the platform track and railway systems will be carried out The contract also includes a complete renovation of the traction line which will allow for the possible changeover of the power supply from direct current to alternating voltage This will lead to a more efficient and environmentally friendly railway operation The project of the optimization of the Havířov track section (included) is co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) OHLA ŽS is a reference in the execution of railway works in the Czech Republic The company is currently involved in projects such as the first phase of the new Line D of the Prague metro with a total budget of over 570 million euros; the project of electrification of the railway section between the towns of Strelice and Zastávka worth 120 million euros It is also making progress on the reconstruction of the Vsetín railroad station and the double line of the Adamov- Blansko section SKST Havířov secured their place in the Europe Cup Men quarterfinals overcoming UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – TPF in both legs first in Spain and then tonight on home soil in Czechia the Spanish side suffered a narrow 2-3 defeat with Cai SHUNHANG delivering an outstanding performance Havířov’s collective teamwork proved to be their greatest strength allowing them to edge past their opponents as the Chinese star was absent from the visiting team’s lineup With the Spanish team missing their key player and Enrique GARCIA NIETO in straight matches UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – TPF – SKST Havirov 2-3 DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed forward Ondřej Becher to a three-year has recorded three points (1-2-3) and six penalty minutes in 19 games with the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2024-25 season 190-pound forward spent the entire 2023-24 campaign with the Western Hockey League’s Prince George Cougars and ranked among the team leaders with 32 goals (4th) four shorthanded goals (T1st) and 166 shots (5th) in 58 regular-season games Becher also tallied 19 points (5-14-19) and 14 penalty minutes in 15 postseason contests helping the Cougars reach the Western Conference Final Selected by the Red Wings in the third round (80th overall) of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft a plus-69 rating and 85 penalty minutes in 121 WHL games with Prince George from 2022-24 Becher spent the majority of the 2021-22 season with AZ Havířov’s under-20 squad in Czechia’s top junior league recording 36 points (22-14-36) and 38 penalty minutes in 45 games He also registered one goal and four penalty minutes in four games with AZ Havířov in Czechia’s second division in 2021-22 Becher made his professional debut with AZ Havířov in 2020-21 Becher won a bronze medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship a plus-six rating and four penalty minutes in seven games Becher also played for Czechia at the 2022 IIHF World Under-18 Championship Spring 2011: Named to the All-CAA Third Team in singles...recorded an 11-7 singles record playing at No 4 singles...She started the season 4-0 and was 3-0 at No 2 singles...Finished the season 4-2 in conference in the semifinals of the CAA tournament...Finished her career with 53 wins in singles including 34 dual-match wins...Gresova partnered with Othilia Lindqvist Martina Ondrackova and Tereza Lerova to post a 10-8 record in doubles...Gresova went 4-1 in doubles with Lerova and earned 49 career doubles wins Fall 2010: Posted a 4-4 singles record in the fall campaign...Had two victories in the Alabama Invitational against Carolina Faught (UAB) and Rebecca Kirven (Samford)...Partnered with Tereza Lerova in doubles and collected three victories at the Thomasville Invitational...Defeated Glen Arven/Bethany Holt (FAMU) to win the doubles title at the Thomasville Invitational Spring 2010: Posted a 8-9 singles mark playing at No 4 singles...played her final eight matches of the season at No including a 4-2 record in her last six...Had victories over UNC Wilmington's Christina Riley 6-2...Finished the season with a victory over South Alabama's Chane Hines and a CAA tournament win over James Madison's Rebecca Erickson 6-0...Finished with a 8-9 overall doubles mark while partnering with Kir Kemp and Tereza Lerova...Went 8-7 with Lerova including wins over Furman's Jennifer Betts/Michele Stanford and East Tennessee State's Paula Jaime/Karina Kedzo 1 doubles against South Alabama's Katie Welch/Maria Boura 8-6, and James Madison's Kinsey Pate/Katerine Bulling Fall 2009: Collected nine singles victories during the fall campaign...posted four doubles wins with partner Linda Hricistova...Had a five-match win streak going until it was snapped in the quarter-finals of the Troy Fall Classic Spring 2009:  Posted a 7-8 singles mark as the team’s No 4 singles player...Finished 9-6 in doubles 7-6 with partner Martina Nitkova...Earned CAA Doubles Team of the Week accolades (Mar 8) and received highest doubles ranking of No 70 in ITA polls after defeating 20th-ranked Alex Haney and Melissa Koning (Auburn)...Held longest winning streak in doubles with six straight between Feb Fall 2008: Collected six singles victories during the fall campaign...Clinched the singles title in the back draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic hosted by Alabama...Reached the quarterfinals of the B draw at the ITA Regionals Spring 2008: Earned second-team All-CAA honors in doubles...Split time between the No 4 and 5 positions...Posted an 8-12 mark in dual competition...Partnered with Martina Nitkova to post an 11-7 record Prep: Attended high school in the Czech Republic where she was a semifinalist at the championships of the Czech Republic...Played volleyball Czech Republic...Parents are Petr Gres and Drahomira Gresova...Has an older brother 21...Began playing tennis at the age of 5 and was coached by her father...Enjoys winter sports especially snowboarding and skiing...Favorite athletes are Andre Agassi Roger Federer and Jevgenij Pluscenko...Chose Georgia State because of the size of the university and the variety of educational programs There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here 52 assists and 113 points during the 2022-23 NHL season David Pastrnak was taken aback when he received the news he was one of three finalists for hockey’s most coveted individual honour Given all that he achieved during a remarkable 2022-23 NHL regular-season campaign finding out he was on the shortlist for the Ted Lindsay Award the only award voted on by the players themselves likely should not have come as a shock to the Boston Bruins forward “I’m not going to lie,” started Pastrnak “It was a bit surprising to even be in the top three so I’m very honoured and appreciative to be recognized in this way I’m in some unbelievable company when you look at the seasons that [fellow nominees] Erik [Karlsson] and Connor [McDavid] had It’s amazing and it’s a great honour I’m lucky and happy to be part of it To be with those two guys is a huge honour.” The 27-year-old winger no doubt earned his status as a TLA finalist Pastrnak skated in all 82 regular-season games for the Bruins and helped the club set a new NHL record with 65 regular-season wins and 135 points Pastrnak is only the second Czech-born player (Jaromir Jagr 1995-96) in NHL history to hit the 60-goal mark He tied for third in league scoring and placed second in goals and he tied for first in overtime goals (4) – all career highs As a first-time TLA finalist and the first Bruins finalist in 20 years (Joe Thornton Pastrnak would be only the third different Bruins player (Esposito “Everyone in hockey plays a different role You can’t do anything without their support so I want to give a big thanks to my linemates and all of my teammates The hockey community is very special and your teammates are like your second family The guys are a big part of the season that I was lucky to have selected 25th overall by the Bruins in the 2014 NHL Draft is also thankful to be in a position to be a role model for young players in his home country The TLA news prompted recollections of the path he took from Europe to the NHL stage “I’m very proud of where I come from and it’s one of the main things I will never forget what it took to get here and to play at this level Czech Republic is where I grew up and where I took my first steps towards playing in the NHL and it means a lot to represent my country.” Pastrnak is thrilled to see fellow Czech-born skaters making an impact on NHL ice “We have a lot of young guys who are working toward their goal of making the NHL and it’s nice to see You look at Marty Necas on Carolina and Filip Chytil on the Rangers [Vitek] Vanecek in New Jersey … you can see these guys finding their place on their team and doing really well He is also excited about the stage he is at in his NHL life With nearly 600 regular-season games played Pastrnak is now nine years removed from his 2014-15 rookie campaign He has happily embraced his veteran status “I just signed a new contract for eight years and it feels like yesterday that I signed a six-year contract so I’m not the young kid in the locker room anymore and I’m being looked at in a different way now but I’m also getting more experience It’s cool as a player to be in that position I’ve had great leaders to learn from my entire NHL career I feel like I can be looked at in that way so I have to give a big thanks to those guys They didn’t only help me as a player but also as a human being.” “I love being a dad and enjoying those long days Everyone knows I like to be positive and a happy person and she is definitely keeping me this way.”          Connor McDavid and David Pastrnak have received the most votes from their peers as the most outstanding player Boston signed David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension that will pay $90 million — the sixth-richest deal in NHL history David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins makes his picks in a round of This or That David Pastrnak posted a seven-point week after missing the first seven games of the season for the Boston Bruins Find out why David Pastrnak is blaming the dog in this minute with Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak put out a special message on social media this week it was “game on” for the 23-year-old forward Germany’s ASC Grünwettersbach became the first club to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Europe Cup Men following a commanding performance in both legs of their quarterfinal clash against SKST Havířov the German side repeated the scoreline today in Czechia “We’re really happy to reach the semi-finals,” said Leo DE NODREST.” We won 3-0 in both matches We’re glad we could be the better team when it mattered most using what we learned from the first match the team had to fight hard — most of the games were won after very close fight.” What makes their achievement even more impressive is the path they had to take — starting from the very first qualifying stage ASC Grünwettersbach defeated Namiznoteniški klub SAVINJA (Slovenia) they overcame STK Starr (Croatia) and ENOLI BORGES VALL (Spain) with their only defeat coming at the hands of KTS Gliwice (Poland) Grünwettersbach eliminated Austria’s SPG Felbermayr Wels in both legs before repeating that success against SKST Havířov in the quarterfinals SKST Havirov – ASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 World Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualifiers: G Sathiyan-Manika Batra to vie for Paris 2024 quota - full scheduleSathiyan and Manika ranked 18th in the table tennis mixed doubles world rankings are among the 26 teams at the meet in Havirov Picture by Getty ImagesBy Anjishnu RoyIndia’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra will look to obtain a Paris 2024 quota at the World Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualification tournament from April 11 and 12 in Havirov The format of the qualifiers is a unique one and will be conducted in two stages. For the first stage on April 11, the 26 competing teams will be divided into two knockout brackets based on their seedings. The winners of both the knockout brackets will secure direct quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics. 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Reigning Champions League Men titleholders 1 KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW pulled off a remarkable turnaround to secure a spot.. Borussia Düsseldorf kicked off their 2024/25 Champions League campaign with a win in the opening leg of the Round of 16 Following their Bundesliga victory against Bergneustadt last year’s Champions League runners-up set off for Frankfurt the team arrived in the Czech Republic with a reduced squad Coach Danny HEISTER had to manage without Dang QIU who reported sick yesterday and stayed home Norwegian Borgar HAUG impressed with two Champions League appearances and two wins but tonight it was Roman POLANSKY who gave the hosts a dream start but Anton KALLBERG turned the match around KALLBERG defeated Jan VALENTA and later Tomas POLANSKY while Kay STUMPER secured a crucial victory over Adam STALZER Coach Danny HEISTER reflected on the victory: Borgar didn’t do a bad job in the first two sets He was leading 8:2 in the first game but lost It was difficult for him because he was sick a week before the match Timo BOLL was also sick and couldn’t arrive There was a really good atmosphere—the arena here is beautiful There are a lot of great teams in the Champions League We will take it match by match and see how we manage the next one.” SKST Havirov advanced to the knockout stage after finishing second in their group Round of 16: SKST Havirov – Borussia Düsseldorf 1-3 The Stage One of the 2024 Champions League Men tournament in Suchedniów finalizing the eight clubs advancing to the Round of 16 claimed the second spot with two victories Spanish ENOLI BORGES VALL and Slovakia’s TJ Geológ Rožňava ended in the lower half of the standings and Yevhen PRYSCHEPA secured the group lead after a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Germany’s Postsportverein Mühlhausen 1951 e.V Romania’s CSS SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc earned one win to finish third Polish KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW dominated with an unbeaten record and Robert FLORAS endured two full-distance matches but emerged victorious and Belgium’s TTC SOKAH HOBOKEN finished third and fourth The final Round of 16 spot was decided in a thrilling direct clash between Czech SKST Havirov and Danish Roskilde Bordtennis and Adam STALZER led Havirov to victory in a nail-biting match that ended with a decisive “death point.” Croatia’s STK LIBERTAS MARINKOLOR finished fourth in the group Alliance Nîmes/Montpellier – TJ Geológ Rožňava 3-1 STK STARR – CSS SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc 2-3 TTC Ostrava 2016 – LILLE METROE T.T 3-0 TTC SOKAH HOBOKEN – KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW 2-3 STK LIBERTAS MARINKOLOR – UKS Dojlidy Białystok 2-3 Roskilde Bordtennis – SKST Havirov 2-3 The International Eurotalents Selection Camp for players born in 2012 and younger is currently underway at the National Training Center in Havířov from March 24 to 31 Twenty-eight male and twenty female players from sixteen European countries are participating Leading the camp is head coach Renáta ŠTRBÍKOVÁ assisted by Marek ČIHÁK with Hungarian coach Zoltán BATORFI joining for the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) Additionally coaches from individual nations are present totaling almost twenty coaches dedicated to nurturing young talents Zoltán BATORFI commends the Eurotalents Camp program organized by ETTU emphasizing its excellence but suggesting the need for more frequent camps He notes the disparity in training facilities across European countries highlighting the importance of such camps particularly for nations lacking adequate training centers With forty-eight participants in Havířov logistical demands are significant such as the requirement for twenty-four tables for a two-day tournament Despite the challenges BATORFI praises the organization and training opportunities provided at the Havířov center He lauds the excellent conditions including the modern hall quality food accommodation and the competent coaching and support staff Overall he expresses his fondness for Havířov and its status as one of the top training centers in Europе You can see the pictures here Czech Republic National Table Tennis Training Center was officially opened yesterday From the end of June 2020 already players began to use the indoor facilities of the venue in Havířov under strict hygienic conditions In July the women’s national teams from Poland and Hungary as well as the men’s team from Austria trained in the hall The first tournaments took place in August Natalia PARTYKA from Poland Maria MIGOT from France and Neven CEGNAR Development manager of European Table Tennis Union also trained in the hall The grand opening was attended by President of Moravian-Silesian Region Mr Josef BELICA president of Czech TTA Mr.Zbyněk SPACEK and  ETTU Vice-president Mr The management of the association have been talking about the construction of the National Training Center for many years It was necessary for further improvement of the training of athletes not only of the Havířov club but especially for camps of national teams of all categories “We have assembled a team of experienced coaches most of whom work for the Czech national team Players regularly train under the leadership of Josef PLACHÝ Petr NEDOMA Renáta ŠTRBÍKOVÁ Marek KLÁSEK Kamil KOUTNÝ Ján MEDVECKÝ or Marek ČÍHÁK And fitness coach Patrik KAIZAR is also available ” said Nikolas ENDAL Czech Table Tennis Association 1st Vice President and ETTU Vice President In addition the center offers the possibility of sports for the public It has a regular floorball court there is the opportunity to play tennis badminton and many other indoor sports The area of sports facilities is 2000 square meters and it is possible to place up to thirty-two tables The background offers area of 1500 square meters The sports hall is built on a so-called green field It is the largest specialized table tennis hall in the Czech Republic “I dare to say that not only in the Czech Republic Its parameters are among the five largest and most modern sports facilities for national table tennis centers in Europe The construction cost over 4.5 million euros and the costs were paid through subsidies from the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the state from the Statutory City of Havířov the Moravian – Silesian Region and the SKST Havířov club itself ” continues Nikolas ENDAL He admits that the intention to build a modern stand for table tennis has always been his dream “I have been working as a manager of the Havířov table tennis club for twenty years All this time I had a big dream to create a specialized hall for this sport in Havířov A hall that matches its parameters with similar centers in Europe I believe it will become a popular training center not only for Czech players but also that foreign clubs and national teams will come to us The first weeks have shown that everyone likes the hall and appreciates its quality equipment and above all its dimensions There is no such thing in the Czech Republic.” Several modern sports grounds not only in the Czech Republic but also in the Moravian-Silesian Region have grown in recent years The National Table Tennis Training Center is one of them Table tennis has a huge tradition in this region and with the construction of the National Table Tennis Training Center it has gained a unique sports ground that can be envied throughout the Czech Republic The complex includes accommodation for athletes a bistro for athletes a rehabilitation line a gym a video analysis room and office space for employees of the Czech Table Tennis Association It was a very interesting finish in Group B of the Champions League Men in Havířov Czechia The last match decided the standings and Havířov emerged as the winner of the group The team SKST TESLA Batteries secured the first place in Group B and advanced to the second stage of the Champions League thanks to a better set ratio in mutual matches with El Niňo Prague and Belgian Sokan Hoboken The decisive moment came in the last match which El Niňo Prague won over Sokan Hoboken with a score of 3:1 Havířov’s coach Kamil KOUTNÝ didn’t believe that his team would top the group “We thought that only a 3-1 victory would secure our advancement but if it’s true that even a 3-2 win is enough for us then it’s simply unreal Before the first match I didn’t believe that we could compete for victory in the group without Tomáš POLANSKÝ However Adam ŠTALZER perfectly complemented the excellent pair of Jan VALENTA and Šimon BĚLÍK and the victory over El Niňo Prague in the very first match gave everyone confidence I don’t even know what kind of opponents we might face in the second phase but that doesn’t matter now.” Sokan Hoboken finished in second place in the group and El Niňo Prague came in third In Group D in Wels SPG Felbermayr Wels remained unbeaten in all three rounds Polish Global Pharma Orlicz managed to push them to go the full distance but failed to halt their progress to the next stage The Polish club concluded this phase in the second position while TTC Club Ostrava 2016 from Czechia is third and Spanish CTT Les Borges is fourth For SPG Felbermayr Wels Andreas LEVENKO Jiri MARTINKO Maciej KOLODZIEJCZYK and Felix WETZEL play SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov and Panathinaikos A.C entered the history books as a first ever winners of the Men’s and Women’s Europe Trophy In the Grand final played in last three days in Havirov SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov beat Arteal Tenis De Mesa whilst and Panathinaikos A.C.overcame TT Moravský Krumlov at the ultimate stage Hosts SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov overcame Spain’s Arteal Tenis De Mesa in very tough duel “I came to the game after we were down 0:1 and I felt big pressure My match was very important I do not know how we will recover in case of 0:2 It was the same like yesterday when I had to play at 2:2 but I guess I proved as a worthy player when it comes to pressure I won all three fifth games I played ” said VALENTA.”Our goal was to reach the final the trophy is real bonus.” After three days of play Panathinaikos A.C Lost first individual match at the tournament against TT Moravský Krumlov from Czech Republic “We showed good spirt and we stayed focused despite very big challenge Two matches today went full distance and playing until six points in the decisive game is the new experience for us ” said Aikaterini TOLIOU Humberto MANHANI 3:1 (12:10 10:12 11:7 11:7) Bernadett BALINT 3:1 (11:7 5:11 11:8 11:6) Mitsuki YOSHIDA 3:2 (11 :9 11:3 13:15 7:11 6:3) Ekaterina CHERNYAVSKAYA 2:3 (11:9 11:13 13:15 11:8 4:6) From 2nd to 9th April the ETTU concluded its Eurotalents Selection Camp in Havirov Czechia which provided a platform for 23 boys and 17 girls from 13 Member Associations to exhibit their talents and vie for a sought-after spot in the Eurotalents program The young athletes underwent a challenging training regimen supervised by Marek CIHAK XU Kai Marek KLASEK and Zvonimir KORENIC with the guidance of fitness coach Patrik KAIZAR After testing their skills in the internal competition and the evaluation process of the  training sessions the following players have been selected to be part of the Eurotalents program in 2024: Laura MARSICKOVA (CZE) Maria Joana RUIVO (POR) Esther HASEK (ESP) Eloisa BARREDA (ESP) Teodora HORVAT (SRB) Nadalia IONASCU (ROU) David TORO (ROU)  Ladimir MAYOROV (ESP) Alexandru POP (ROU) Alexander MALOV (ESP) and Peadar SHERIDAN (IRL) The upcoming Eurotalents Selection camp in Kiskunfelegyhaza (HUN) from 4th to 11th August promises to attract more talented young players competing for a chance to join the prestigious Eurotalents program The selection camp ‘Eurotalents Development Camp U13 ‘ unfolded at the National Training Centre in Havířov throughout the entire week A total of 26 boys and girls from 13 European countries participated marking the third camp within this year’s Eurotalents program Young players were invited based on their performance at selection camps and the results of certain international tournaments in the respective age category Marek ČIHÁK served as the head coach for the camp supported by assistants Marek KLÁSEK and Petr NEDOMA The players also had the valuable opportunity to benefit from the services of fitness coach Patrik KAIZAR and the expertise of Chinese coach XU Kai Additionally other coaches joined the camp with their respective national teams The training program commenced on Monday featuring two structured training sessions each day with a third session available for individual and voluntary participation Naturally a boys’ and girls’ singles tournament also took place In the final match of the Europe Cup Men’s Quarterfinals first leg ASC Grünwettersbach delivered a commanding performance defeating SKST Havířov 3:0 on home soil in Germany The team needed just three matches to secure a strong advantage ahead of the return leg We managed to put ourselves in a good situation but there’s still the away match and we’re ready to give 100 percent effort to clinch our ticket for the semifinal,” said Leo DE NODREST Other First Leg Results: UKS Dojlidy Białystok lost at home to HB Ostrov z.s Cajasur Priego TM narrowly defeated Post SV Mühlhausen 1951 e.V TK Vyhne suffered a 0:3 loss to SF SKK El Nino Praha in Slovakia Akula will be provided with financial assistance for a training camp in Chinese Taipei in order to prepare for upcoming competitions which also includes the Paris 2024 Olympics The 25-year-old Sreeja Ahula recently won the women’s singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II, defeating Luxembourg’s Sarah D Nutte 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 at the Al Kawthar Secondary School in Beirut, Lebanon. She has also jumped to a career-high 40 in the ITTF rankings following the triumph. Back in January, Akula won the Feeder Corpus Christi 2024 title in Texas for what was her maiden WTT singles crown. Manav Thakkar and Payas Jain will also receive assistance for participation in table tennis competitions. While Thakkar will head to Havirov in the Czech Republic for a WTT Feeder event, Jain will compete in WTT Feeder events in Dusseldorf, Germany and Havirov. Thakkar recently won the men’s doubles event at WTT Feeder Beirut II in Lebanon with Manush Shah. Besides Akula, the MOC has also approved judoka Tulika Maan’s request for financial assistance towards participation in a Grand Slam event in Antalya, Turkey, followed by training camp at the same location. Maan won the silver medal in women’s 78kg judo event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. The MOC also approved Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia’s request to extend the tenure of his strength and conditioning coach Kazi Kiron Mustafa Hasan till the end of May, when final selection trials for the Paris 2024 Olympics will take place. In the National Training Centre in Havířov on the first week of August the Czech Republic Hungary and Greece national teams were preparing for the European Championships in Munich Beside Men team there was also the best Czech player Hana MATELOVÁ who will be seeded at the position no 5 in Munich the Hungarians Dora MADARASZ seeded no 40 and the Greek number one Aikatetini TOLIOU seeded no “The preparation for the European Championship is at its peak and the players are already spending most of their time at the tables We have a physiotherapist and quality sparring partners here Hana MATELOVÁ didn’t even go to the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis which she won last year in order to prepare as best as possible for the tournament in Munich ” said the coach of the Czech national team Petr NEDOMA Amy Marriott was the only English player to reach the knockout stage of the WTT Youth Contender Havirov event in the Czech Republic The Rotherham athlete (pictured above) qualified second in her group in the under-17 girls’ singles but was beaten in the last 64 by Eliska Stullerova of Slovakia ranked 68 places above her at No 91 in the world junior rankings Rebecca Savage went out in the group stage of the same age group Savage and Jasmin Wong were all eliminated in the group stage of the under-19 girls’ singles Under-19 Girls’ SinglesQualifying group 4Lucie Mobarek (FRA) bt Amy Marriott 3-0 (11-3 11-4)Monika Parizkova (CZE) bt Marriott 3-0 (11-9 Qualifying group 7Zuzanna Wielgos (POL) bt Jasmin Wong 3-1 (12-10 11-4)Bruna Borovec (CRO) bt Wong 3-1 (11-7 Qualifying group 11Ema Cincurova (SVK) bt Rebecca Savage 3-1 (9-11 11-4)Kong Tsz Lam (HKG) bt Savage 3-1 (11-2 11-6)Veronika Matiunina (UKR) bt Savage 3-0 (11-5 Under-17 Girls’ SinglesQualifying group 14Maria Berzosa Casas (ESP) bt Amy Marriott 3-2 (14-12 13-11)Marriott bt Olena Chernyavska (UKR) 3-0 (11-4 Qualifying group 20Zofia Sliwka (POL) bt Rebecca Savage 3-0 (11-4 11-8)Emma Molnarova (SVK) bt Savage 3-0 (11-5 Round of 64Eliska Stullerova (SVK) bt Marriott 3-0 (11-9 UCLan North of England Cadet & Junior 2 Star Gold for Karabardak in Montenegro Cates and Rainford dominate Island Finals Night Website by Jask Creative Spanish Arteal Tenis De Mesa and SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov will clash tomorow in the final of the Europe Trophy Grand Final in Havirov will meet TT Moravský Krumlov in their quest for the title in Women’s Event Arteal Tenis De Mesa needed only three matches to overcame spirited team of CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc from Romania in the semi final whilst the hosts had much harder task in the penultimate stage SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov was streched to fill distance in the duel against French TT Metz Last two matches also concluded by narow margin Zokhid KENJAEV lost to Florian BOURRASSAUD 2:3 but Jan VALENTA beat Damien LLORCA – 3:2 In women’s semi final Panathinaikos A.C overcame KTTC AFP Antwerpen whilst TT Moravský Krumlov prevailed against SCO Ossiachersee Bodensdorf CSS-SZAK Odorheiu Secuiesc (ROU) vs Arteal Tenis De Mesa (ESP) 0:3 Florian BOURRASSAUD 0:3 (10:12 7:11 9:11) Corentin MAZAUD 3:1 (9:11 11:9 11:7 12:10) Florian BOURRASSAUD 2:3 (11:4 11:7 9:11 5:11 3:6) Damien LLORCA 3:2 (11:7 7:11 5:11 11:7 6:3) TJ Geolog Roznava (SVK) vs TalTech Sports Club (EST) Stanislav STROGOV 3:0 (12:10 11:9 11:8) Arturs REINHOLDS 3:1 (11:8 11:8 6:11 11:6) Connor GREEN 3:2 (6:11 8:11 12:10 11:6 6:5) KTTC AFP Antwerpen (BEL) vs Panathinaikos A.C TT Moravský Krumlov (CZE) vs SCO Ossiachersee Bodensdorf (AUT) 3:0 Katarina STRAZAR 3:2 (11:5 8:11 11:8 12:14 6:4) SKST Bratislava (SVK) vs SU Sparkasse Kufstein (AUT) 3:1 Millie ROGOVE 2:3 (9:11 8:11 11:3 11:7 5:6) Hana MATELOVÁ and Jiří VRÁBLÍK clinched the titles at the Czech Republic National Championships held in the National Training Centre in Havířov While the current women’s Czech number one extended her series of victories to five in a row and won the seventh title overall former Czech national team member Jiří VRÁBLÍK rejoiced at the gold medal in the single for the first time In the semifinals he defeated Tomáš TREGLER 4:3 In the final junior Šimon BĚLÍK was waiting for him BELIK beat experienced Dmitri Prokopcov 4:1 in the semifinals VRÁBLÍK defeated the young opponent 11:9 in the seventh game  “It’s my first singles title but I haven’t played the championship in six years When I came to the El Niño club in Prague from Poland in the summer coach Petr KAUCKÝ told me to go to the Championship I’m very glad he persuaded me ” said VRÁBLÍK after the match The women’s finale was not that dramatic Hana MATELOVÁ clearly pursued her goal in the match with Kateřina TOMANOVSKÁ and in the end without losing the game she won the fifth title in singles in a row  “It was definitely not easy because Kateřina and I know each other very well I think we can both play a better than the fans saw in the final I’m very happy that I managed it ” said MATELOVA about the final Tamara TOMANOVÁ won her first title of champion of the republic in Havířov Together with Markéta ŠEVČÍKOVÁ they won the Women’s Doubles The pair Michal OBEŠLO Radek SKÁLA won gold in the men’s doubles Havířov pairings Petr DAVID Kristýna ŠTEFCOVÁ defeated Patrik KLOSE and Tamara TOMANOVÁ in the final The winners of the U21 singles must not be missing from the list of championship titles Ostrava’s junior Tomáš MARTINKO won the men’s singles U21 while Zdena BLAŠKOVÁ defended the title in the women’s singles U21 In the Stage 3 opening leg of the Europe Cup Men LOTTO Polski Cukier Gwiazda Bydgoszcz overcame SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov in four matches and Belgium’s TTC Sokah Hoboken also needed four against Top Spin Messina EUCI In LOTTO Polski Cukier Gwiazda Bydgoszcz jersey HANG Lam Siu recorded two wins to secure club’s victory He beat Ondrej BAJGER (11:8 11:8 11:7) and Zokhid KENJAEV (11:7 9:11 11:5 11:5) Vladislav URSU also prevailed against KENJAJEV (12:10 11:8 5:11 11:7) The only point for Czech SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov was scored by Simon BELIK who beat Artur GRELA (14:12 11:6 16:14) Quentin ROBINOT was the back bone of TTC Sokah Hoboken success He overcame Matteo MUTTI after being two games to null in reverse (7:11 7:11 11:4 11:9 6:4) In the fourth match ROBINOT beat Leonardo MUTTI (11:6 12:10 11:4) Leonardo also lost the opening encounter against Benjamin BROSSIER (8:11 8:11 8:11) Marco RECH DALDOSSO was the only player to score for the host team he beat Mathieu DE SAINTILIAN (11:8 11:9 11:8) After the ETTU Hopes Selection Camp 2022 in Havirov held from March 6th to 13th Renata STRBIKOVA Josef PLACHY Marek CIHAK and Neven CEGNAR published the evaluation results Top three players are selected for the ITTF Hopes Week & Challenge Project whilst other four are substitutes in their respectives category 2.Miroslav SCHMIDT (BUL)            150 00 points 4.Abraham SELLADO (ENG)           145 50 points 1.Laurynne CABARDO (SWE)         150 00 points 4.Diana KOLIENNIKOVA (UKR)   142 50 points Those 12 players below will be invited for final Eurotalents Selection Camp in Otocec in Slovenia from October 16th to 23rd There is open door for few more names afther Pre-Selection Camp II in Kiskunfelegyhaza (HUN) from 8th to 5th August 2022 Eurotalents Pre-Selection Camp I 2022 (Evaluation results) 1.Abraham SELLADO (ENG)           145 50 points 3.Filip RACAK (CZE)           142 50 points Earlier this year, a man in Kladno went on a terrifying nude rampage while claiming to be a werewolf Last month, a Přerov left a restaurant in the buff after not being able to pay his tab and leaving his clothes behind as collateral Not to be outdone, a 73-year-old man in Havířov went for a motorcycle ride wearing nothing but his helmet (hey, better safe than sorry), reports Týdeník Policie were surprised to notice the “quite nude” biker But when they attempted to apprehend the man The officers were then prevented from pursuing the suspect by a passing Audi but they managed to catch the septuagenarian after he mishandled the bike and crashed The unusual case is currently being dealt with by Havířov police. 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