European Table Tennis Union
The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) (European Table Tennis Association) was founded on March 13, 1957 . Its task is to organize table tennis tournaments on a European level. The seat of the ETTU is Wasserbillig in Luxembourg.
Events
- European Championships (since 1958, every two years, since 2008 annually)
- Europe Top 12 / Top 16 tournaments (since 1971, annually)
- Europa Youth Top 12 tournaments (since 1985, annually)
- European League (1967-2006)
- European Masters Cup (EMC; 1991–1998, annually)
- European Ladies Team Cup (1994–2000, annually)
- European Nations Cup (ENC) (1991–1998, annually)
- European Champion Clubs' Cup (1961–2001, annually)
- European Champions League (since 1999)
- ETTU Cup (was called the European Exhibition Cities Cup from 1965 to 1984 , then ETTU Nancy Evans Cup until 2005 )
- European Youth Championships (since 1965, annually)
- European Championship ( European Veterans' Championships ) (since 1995, every 2 years)
- TT-Intercup (since 1990)
motive
The idea for an ETTU came up in Tokyo in 1956 . A year later, the International Table Tennis Federation ITTF decided to only hold the table tennis world championships every two years. Therefore one could organize a European championship in the “years in between” .
Founding members in 1957 were Belgium , the Federal Republic of Germany , Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , the German Democratic Republic , Finland , France , Yugoslavia , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Austria , Portugal , Spain , Sweden , the Soviet Union , Hungary and Wales . Jean Bélot (France) became the first president . Jupp Schlaf (Federal Republic of Germany) also belonged to the board at that time .
In 1958 the first European championship was held in Budapest . The organization was restructured at the ETTU congress during the European Championship in 1960. The president, vice-president and a secretary form the executive board, which is supported by five assessors. The following were elected:
- President: Josef Vandurek ( ČSSR )
- Vice President: Jupp Schlaf ( Federal Republic of Germany )
- Secretary: Nancy Evans ( Wales )
- Assessor: György Lakatos ( Hungary )
- Assessor: Zlatko Vejler ( Yugoslavia )
- Assessor: Franz Lienhart ( Austria )
- Assessor: Jean Mercier ( France )
- Assessor: Jan P. Scheffer ( Netherlands )
In April 1990, Israel joined the ETTU as a member. An application made in 1970 was rejected by the world association ITTF .
Board
| year | president | Vice President |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jean Bélot (FRA) | |
| 1960 | Josef Vandurek (ČSSR) | Jupp Schlaf (Federal Republic of Germany) |
| 1964 | Jupp Schlaf (Federal Republic of Germany) | Vaclav Vebr (ČSSR) |
| 1972 | Josef Nekvasil (ČSSR) | |
| 1980 | György Lakatos (HUN) | |
| 1982 | György Lakatos (HUN) | Sven-Olof Hammarlund (SVE) |
| 1986 | Mihovil Kapetanic (JUG) | |
| 1988 | Ella Zeller-Constantinescu (ROM) | |
| 1992 | Hans Wilhelm Gäb (GER) |
Nils Bergström (SVE) Christos Christodoulatos (GRE) Alan Ransome (ENG) |
| 1993 | Nils Bergström (SVE) |
Stefano Bosi (ITA) Jean Devys (FRA) Eberhard Schöler (GER) (until 2012) |
| 1995 | Pierre Albertini (FRA) (until 2000) Yuri Posevin (RUS) Alan Ransome (ENG) |
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| 1997 |
Stefano Bosi (ITA) (provisional since May 1997, elected in April 1998) |
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| 2000 | Claude Bergeret (FRA) | |
| 2012 | Jean-Francois Kahn (FRA) Nicolas Endal (CSSR) Ronald Kramer (NLD) Dorte Kronsell (DEN) Aleksandar Matkovic (SRB) Roman Markov (RUS) |
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| 2013 | Ronald Kramer (NED) | Heike Ahlert (GER) Sonja Grefberg (FIN) Roman Markov (RUS) Nikolas Endal (CSSR) Ozan Cakir (TUR) |
From 1960 to 1984 Nancy Evans was Secretary General, her successor was the Englishman George Yates.
ETTU member associations
| Association | founding | Joined ITTF | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1993 | ||
| Andorra | 1999 | ||
| Armenia | 1993 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1995 | ||
| Belgium | 1931 | 1931 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1993 | ||
| Bulgaria | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Denmark | 1926 | Re-establishment in 1943 | |
| Germany | 1926 | 1926 | Resumption in 1958/59 |
| England | 1921 | 1926 | |
| Estonia | 1993 | ||
| Faroe Islands | 1974 | ||
| Finland | 1946 | 1946 | |
| France | 1927 | 1928 | |
| Georgia | 1993 | ||
| Gibraltar | 1995 | ||
| Greece | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Greenland | 1995 | ||
| guernsey | 1921 | 1953 | |
| Ireland | 1929 | 1929 | |
| Iceland | 1973 | ||
| Isle of Man | 1986 | ||
| Israel | 1936 | 1935 | |
| Italy | 1948 | 1947 | |
| jersey | 1923 | 1935 | |
| Kosovo | 2003 | ||
| Croatia | 1993 | ||
| Latvia | 1927 | 1928 | |
| Liechtenstein | 1988 | ||
| Lithuania | 1928 | 1929 | |
| Luxembourg | 1936 | 1937 | |
| Malta | 1956 | ||
| Macedonia | 1993 | ||
| Moldova | 1996 | ||
| Monaco | 2002 | ||
| Montenegro | 2004 | ||
| Netherlands | 1933 | 1933 | |
| Norway | 1946 | 1946 | |
| Austria | 1923 | 1926 | |
| Poland | 1930 | 1930 | |
| Portugal | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Romania | 1928 | 1928 | |
| Russia | 1953 | ||
| San Marino | 1983 | ||
| Scotland | 1936 | 1936 | |
| Sweden | 1926 | 1926 | |
| Switzerland | 1931 | 1931 | |
| Serbia | 1928 | ||
| Slovakia | 1926 | ||
| Slovenia | 1993 | ||
| Spain | 1949 | 1949 | |
| Czech Republic | 1925 | 1926 | |
| Turkey | 1956 | 1956 | |
| Ukraine | 1993 | ||
| Hungary | 1924 | 1926 | |
| Wales | 1921 | 1926 | |
| Belarus | 1993 | ||
| Cyprus | 1972 |
| Association | founding | Joined ITTF | ITTF resigns | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDR | 1948 | 1958 | 1990 | |
| Yugoslavia | 1928 | 1928 | ||
| Saarland | 1953 | 1956 | ||
| Soviet Union | 1951 | 1953 |
See also
- swell
- ITTF European Members (accessed July 5, 2014)
- DTS magazine , 1969/8 pages 65-92
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/9 West issue, page 6
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1990/5, page 32
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1970/9 page 10
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1984/5 page 20
- ↑ 1953: Directory of members in the manual, pages 6–7 ( Memento of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on July 5, 2014)
- ↑ 1957: AGM 2nd page 4 ( Memento from July 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on July 5, 2014)
