Resulting from successful videoconferences held prior to the 2020 Annual General Meeting; there will be a series of nine videoconferences conducted via Zoom before the gathering in Houston. Presentations scheduled for 13.00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) Monday 18th October: ITTF Foundation Thursday 21st October: High Performance and Development & Member Relations Tuesday 26th October: World Table Tennis Thursday 28th…

Guided by Paul Bermeo, at the 2008 Ecuador Junior and Cadet Open, an ITTF World Junior Circuit tournament, Alberto Miño won the boys’ singles title. Earlier this year he became the first ever athlete from Ecuador to compete in the table tennis events at an Olympic Games. Currently, alongside Benedikt Duda, Alvaro Robles and Elias Ranefur, he represents TTC Schwalbe…

It was yet more gold for Iulian Chirita, a player to date with no less than five WTT Contender under 15 boys’ singles titles to his name plus one under 17 crown. Impressively, in September he gained success in both age groups in Varazdin. In Tours once again he established his authority, top spot being gained ahead of colleague Dragos…

Pride of place very much went to Alexandra Saint Pierre, playing in her first ever international tournament. On the previous day she had won women’s singles class 2-5, on the concluding day of action she partnered colleague Anaïs Cartault to success in the same category. Notably, the pair recorded a 2-0 win against the top seeded outfit comprising Russia’s Anastasia…