by Simon Daish

TTC Neu-Ulm adds Emmanuel Lebesson to its ranks

Emmanuel Lebesson is the latest club transfer to report on Player Watch with the French star agreeing terms with TTC Neu-Ulm for the 2020-2021 season.

Departing SPO Rouen in his native France, 2016 European champion Lebesson joins a fascinating player line-up at Neu-Ulm as he and Tiago Apolonia provide the experience to Kay Stumper and Vladimir Sidorenko’s youthful talent.

Lily Zhang the latest guest to star in ‘Ask A Pro Anything’

ITTF’s hit interview series ‘Ask A Pro Anything’ is back and this time it’s United States’ Lily Zhang who takes to the stage.

Answering all-important questions provided courtesy of the fans, Lily reveals her idol, the key to her success and her skills as a rap artist!

“Here Comes The Sun”

There’s nothing like spending time in the sunshine to brighten up your day, a statement a number of the stars obviously agree with!

Bernadette Szocs has been enjoying her time in the sun, promoting an uplifting message whilst she was at it:

 

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Happiness is made , not found ! #happiness #behappy #smile #beyourself #beyou #❤️

A post shared by Szocs Bernadette (@szocsbernadettecynthia) on Jul 20, 2020 at 3:26am PDT

Here’s Melanie Diaz soaking up the rays at the beach:

 

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Carax ♥️

A post shared by ⭐️Melanie Diaz⭐️ (@mely_diaaz) on Jul 16, 2020 at 10:22am PDT

Diogo Chen found a way to keep himself cool during the heat:

 

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Frazuflu 🍃

A post shared by Diogo Chen (@diogochen24) on Jul 16, 2020 at 9:54am PDT

While Margaryta Pesotska has also been making the most of the weather:

 

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Beautiful nature 😍#holidays ☀️☀️☀️

A post shared by Margaryta Pesotska (@pesotskamargaryta) on Jul 18, 2020 at 9:05am PDT

Reasons to celebrate

There has been plenty to celebrate in the past week with key figures in the table tennis community taking to social media to share the experience with the fans.

A common sight on Player Watch, we have two birthdays to highlight with Daria Trigolos celebrating her 21st and Harmeet Desai his 27th:

 

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Great 21st birthday celebration with family 😇😍🍰🌷 Thanks to everyone for such warm and pleasant birthday wishes🤗 Anders @anderslind1412 your present is amazing😄 Spasibo😘❤

A post shared by Daria Trigolos (@dariatrigolos) on Jul 17, 2020 at 12:56pm PDT

 

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Grateful for it all. Lowkey Quarantine Birthday. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Growing up is the best journey that I’ve ever embarked on.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Blessed to see yet another year🙏🏻 Thanking all of you for the wonderful birthday wishes. It was definitely the highlight of my day😇 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #harmeetdesai #surat #gujarat #india #athlete #sportsman #tabletennis #tabletennisplayer #sportsforlife #birthdaypost #family #happiness #newchapter #newadventures #celebration #happyday #happyme #blessed #thankful #grateful #quarantinebirthday #joyousday #familytime #happymoments #goodvibes #joy #blessing #love #gift #stayhomestaysafe

A post shared by Harmeet Desai (@harmeetdesai) on Jul 20, 2020 at 2:33am PDT

A huge congratulations also goes out to Margo Degraef on receiving her master’s degree in Business Economics:

 

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I’m not easily satisfied and good is almost never good enough for me. But right now, I’m proud of having succesfully combined University studies & a table tennis career over the past years. Last week, I obtained my Master degree in Business Economics @kuleuven . It’s been a hell of a ride and I could not be more excited and ready for what’s next. 🍀🙌 #graduated #kuleuven #studentathlete

A post shared by Margo Degraef ➵ (@margodegraef) on Jul 18, 2020 at 1:51am PDT