Frenchman Andréa Landrieu wants to attack at the international tournament in Slovakia. |
11/6/2009
About 13 months before the Volkswagen World Junior Table Tennis Championships will be staged in the Slovak capital city of Bratislava, the Cadets lead the way.At the 13th Slovak Cadet Open 2009 from 6th to 8th November, players from no less than 24 countries will gather in the table tennis hall of the Slovak association.
Famous Names
There are several well-known names of the international table tennis on the roll of honour of the past winners. Among others, Germany’s Christian Süss, Patrick Baum, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Kristin Silbereisen won medals at the Slovak Cadet Open in younger years.
Romania’s Daniela Dodean, Elizabeta Samara, Poland’s Natalia Partyka, Czech Republic’s Antonin Gavlas as well as Georgina Pota and Janos Jakab of Hungary – they all played in the Slovak capital.
Promising Youngsters
This year, the French boys seem to have the strongest line-up. Tristan Flore, Alexandre Robinot and Paul Gauzy are all talented players.
Irina Ciobanu of Romania, Laura Pfefer of France, Russia’s Ekaterina Guseva or Mateja Jeger of Croatia are favourites for the best places in the girls’ events, be it in the Singles, Doubles or in the Team event.
The hopes of the locals are on Lucia Truksova and Michal Pavolka.
Please find more information on the website of the organiser.
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