Royal Villette Charleroi
The Royal Villette Charleroi , also simply called La Villette , is a Belgian table tennis club from Charleroi , which is one of the best clubs in the world. The former top players in Charleroi were Jean-Michel Saive , Petr Korbel , Wang Jianjun, Andrej Gaćina , Wladimir Samsonow , Aleksej Smirnov , Oh Sang-eun , Li Ching , Oleg Danchenko , Dimitrij Ovtcharov , Patrick Chila and Philippe Saive . The head of the coaching staff is Dubravko Škorić .
successes
- 5 times Champions League win (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007)
- 4 times runner-up in the Champions League (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010)
- 35 times Belgian champion
- Belgian cup winner 20 times
- 2-time European Cup (table tennis) winner (1994, 1996)
- 2 times second in the European Cup (table tennis) (1993, 1995)
World Championship
In 2001 a previously unique world championship of table tennis clubs was organized. In the only game, the Royal Villette Charleroi and the best Chinese club Sichuan Quanxing faced each other. La Villette won this comparison and could therefore call itself the best club in the world. This competition has not been held until today.