European Table Tennis Union
The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU ) (European Table Tennis Association ) was founded on 13 March 1957. It has the task of organizing table tennis tournaments on the European level. The seat of the ETTU water is cheap in Luxembourg.
Events
- European Championships ( since 1958, every two years, every year since 2008 )
- Europe Top 12 Tournaments ( since 1971, annually)
- Europe Youth Top-12 tournaments (since 1985, annually)
- Europe League (since 1967)
- European Masters Cup ( EMC ) (since 1991 year)
- European Ladies Team Championship (since 1994, annually)
- European Nations Cup (ENC ) ( 1991-1998, annually)
- European Champions Cup (1961 - 2001, yearly)
- European Champions League (since 1999)
- ETTU Cup ( was 1965-1984 European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, then to 2005 ETTU Nancy Evans Cup)
- European Youth Championships ( since 1965, annually)
- European Championship (European Veterans Championships ) (since 1995, every 2 years)
- TT Intercup (since 1990)
Motif
The idea for a ETTU came in 1956 in Tokyo. A year later, the International Table Tennis Federation ITTF decided the World Table Tennis Championships to be performed only once every two years. Therefore, one could still hold a championship in the " intervening years ".
Founding members in 1957 were the countries of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Soviet Union, Hungary and Wales. Its first president was Jean Bélot (France). At that Board was also Jupp sleep ( Federal Republic of Germany ).
In 1958, the first European Championship was held in Budapest. When ETTU congress during Euro 1960, the organization was restructured. President, Vice President and a secretary form the management, which is supported by five assessors. Were elected:
- President: Josef Vandurek ( CSSR )
- Vice President: Jupp sleep ( FRG)
- Secretary: Nancy Evans ( Wales)
- Assessor: Dr. 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 in as a member.
Board of Directors
President Vice- President 1957 Jean Bélot ( FRA ) 1960 Josef Vandurek ( CSSR ) Jupp sleep ( FRG) 1964 Jupp sleep ( FRG) Vaclav Vebr ( CSSR ) 1972 Josef Nekvasil ( CSSR ) 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 Devy ( FRA ) Eberhard Scholer (GER ) (until 2012) 1995 Pierre Albertini ( FRA ) (until 2000) Yuri Posevin (RUS ) ( † 2009) Alan Ransome ( ENG) Eberhard Scholer (GER ) 1997 Stefano Bosi (ITA ) provisionally selected in April 1998 since May 1997 2000 Claude Bergeret ( FRA ) 2012 Jean -Francois Kahn ( FRA ) Nicolas Endal (CSSR ) Ronald Kramer ( NLD) Dorte Kronsell (DEN) Aleksandar Matkovic (SRB ) Novel Markov ( RUS) 2013 Ronald Kramer ( NED) Heike Ahlert (GER ) Sonja Grefberg (FIN ) Novel Markov ( RUS) Nikolas Endal (CSSR ) Ozan Cakir (TUR ) From 1960 to 1984 Nancy Evans was the General Secretary, her successor was the Englishman George Yates.
Articles ETTU member associations
- German Table Tennis Association
- English Table Tennis Association
- Austrian Table Tennis Association
- Swiss Table Tennis Federation
- Hungarian Table Tennis Association