13 - 20 September 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany
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German men's team scores title hat trick
2007, 2008 and 2009 - the German men's team has won three titles in a row at European Championships. On Wednesday evening the host beat Denmark with 3-2. Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Christian Süß each scored one point. Michael Maze won two matches for the Danes and gave an amazing performance. mehr >>
Timo Boll leads the German men’s team to semi finals
At the Porsche-Arena the German men’s team won after strong resistance of the young team from Sweden. An outstandingly strong Timo Boll took care of the 3-1 victory with two successes. Dimitrij Ovtcharov contributed the third point. mehr >>
German team reaches Quarterfinal
Germany early reached the quarterfinal at the 2009 LIEBHERR European Championships in Stuttgart with a 3:0 victory against Denmark which did not play with the best team. German players Timo Boll, Christian Süß and Dimitrij Ovtcharov won their second game after the 3:1 against France in the afternoon. mehr >>
Germany 3:1 against France
Germany’s men’s team had a good start into the tournament. The players around Timo Boll (Photo) won convincingly against the French team. A little surprise was the defeat of Dimitrij Ovtcharov, who lost against Christoph Legout. Nevertheless Germany has the chance to qualify for the quarterfinal by winning the next match against Denmark. mehr >>
„We want to set standards“- LIEBHERR European Championships ready to start
Two days prior to the start of the LIEBHERR European Championships (September 13-20) in Stuttgart, the German Table Tennis Association had invited to a press conference in the Porsche-Arena, one of the two playing halls of the event. Numerous representatives of the press gathered in the press conference room to listen to the speakers on the podium. Common statement: The LIEBHERR European Championships are ready to start. mehr >>
ETTU training camp in China: Exhausting practise, high spirits
Chinese discipline and perseverance prevail in the table tennis center of Tongzhou. At 8.20 in the morning the long training day begins for 15 Europeans and 30 Chinese players. Among them is Germany’s national women’s team and their head coach, Jörg Bitzigeio. "The pracitsing units are very tough,” says the coach. "But the spirits of all European players here are high." mehr >>
Provisional nomination of German team for Stuttgart
The German Table Tennis Assocation has provisionally nominated 19 players for the LIEBHERR European Championships. Wu Jiaduo (photo) and Timo Boll will be the leaders of their teams. But also some youngsters were given the chance to compete for their participation. mehr >>
Draw for preliminaries: Tough groups for German teams
Denmark, France, Spain: they will be the opponents of the German men's team at the preliminary stage of the LIEBHERR European Championships in Stuttgart. Germany's ladies will face the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey. Mayor Susanne Eisenmann (photo with referee Michael Zwipp) drew the lots and later on excused herself for the tough groups - with a smile. mehr >>
Ticket pre-sale has started
After the European Championships is before the European Championships. Timo Boll was the first table tennis player in the 50-year-history of the European Championships to successfully defend his three European titles in St. Petersburg. Will the now 27-year-old player be able to achieve this again in Stuttgart? Find it out yourself. Buy your ticket now and watch. mehr >>
Three days rest after winning three titles
"I will have a 3 day break and relax", commented Timo Boll. He definitely deserved it. The German was exhausted, but visibly content after winning the final of the men’s singles competition of the LIEBHERR European Championships in St. Petersburg, where he delivered a unique performance. A view back on the tournament in Russia. mehr >>
