2026 European Individual Championships Ljubljana 11 October - 18 October

[M51]

I love how the ETTU still refuses to put the Russian flag 🇷🇺 in the official graphics, but the commentator keeps repeating the word "Russian" every few seconds.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

I love how the ETTU still refuses to put the Russian flag 🇷🇺 in the official graphics, but the commentator keeps repeating the word "Russian" every few seconds.

Yah, the commentator should actually refer the country as the nation that shall not be named instead.

 

[NextLevel]

And I was supposed to get all this from "Freitas match removed his limitations."?

Yes, changing tempo and tactical pivots are essential components of competitive table tennis.

This is where coaches come in. They sit in their corner, observe and analyze. And all this amounts to exactly nothing if they can't communicate it to the player properly. This is what separates elite coaches from all the others.


I did, sorry.


As opposed to... ?


Every argument is a learning experience.

Iif all you got originally was that beating Freitas raised his level and removed limits on his performance, that was all. The rest is extra context since you asked for it. If you had watched the Freitas match, the context would have been clearer to you. And if somehow you did and the context wasn't, well, it is life, no one understands everything, even with great teachers.

 

[M51]

Yah, the commentator should actually refer the country as the nation that shall not be named instead.

Lets do a drinking game. You do a shot of Vodka every time he calls Abraamian "Russian" and I'll do one when he calls Hursey "Welsh". Who gets drunk first?

If you had watched the Freitas match, the context would have been clearer to you.

Now that you mention it, I don't think I did. I just followed the score on my phone that time.

EDIT: Haha, Russian resurgence!

This dude is a master troll.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

The player from the nation that shall not be named won and goes into WS SF.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Szocs vs. Mittelham still to come, but I've been impressed with the WS semi-finalists so far: Pavade, Kaufmann, Abraamian. There's no clear favorite that I can tell. Anyone can win it.

 

[NextLevel]

Duda and Nordrest play for the same team in TTBL so no real.surprises here.

 

[NextLevel]

Szocs vs. Mittelham still to come, but I've been impressed with the WS semi-finalists so far: Pavade, Kaufmann, Abraamian. There's no clear favorite that I can tell. Anyone can win it.

The changing of the guard is the headline I think. While arguably Nina and Szocs are the old guard, the other three are all new and eliminated the old guard. Would have been true for any of the quarterfinalists in two of the matches so nice to see the younger players stepping up.

 

[M51]

Zadar got a ton of crap in the media last year for low attendance.

What's Ljubljana's excuse?

 

[NextLevel]

My son randomly decided to start cheering for de Nordrest after I said Duda would win. Duda needs to play better, or I might not hear the end of this...

Edit: thankfully he went out before game 5. Dodgeed one, hopefully he won't remember....

 

[NextLevel]

Zadar got a ton of crap in the media last year for low attendance.

What's Ljubljana's excuse?

Jorgic didn't make it.

 

[M51]

Jorgic didn't make it.

Jorgic was never gonna make it.

 

[kindof99]

My son randomly decided to start cheering for de Nordrest after I said Duda would win. Duda needs to play better, or I might not hear the end of this...

Edit: thankfully he went out before game 5. Dodgeed one, hopefully he won't remember....

Take him to MacDonald and he will forget ... Haha

 

[zeio]

WS QF
Mittelham (6) 4-1 Szocs (2) (4, 7, 7, -6, 11)
G5 48, 78 TO for Szocs, 710, 1110, 1111, 1311

3 H2H 11 and 2 wins for Mittelham in 2026 prior to this.
What has changed?
GS, the root of all evil for Szocs?

Date	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
Aug 2026	Europe Smash - Sweden 2026	Main Draw	WS	R64	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	12:10 11:5 11:8	3 - 0	MITTELHAM Nina
Jun 2026	United States Smash 2026	Main Draw	WS	R64	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	11:7 11:3 11:3	3 - 0	MITTELHAM Nina
Jun 2023	European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023	Main Draw	WS	QuarterFinal	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	8:11 11:5 6:11 12:10 7:11 4:11 0:0	2 - 4	SZOCS Bernadette
Jun 2023	European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023	Main Draw	WT	Final	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	9:11 9:11 4:11	0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Sep 2018	ITTF European Championships Alicante 2018	Main Draw	WS	R16	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	11:13 4:11 8:11 9:11	0 - 4	SZOCS Bernadette
Sep 2017	ITTF European Team Championships Luxembourg 2017	Main Draw	WT		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	5:11 5:11 11:6 6:11	1 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Sep 2016	World Tour Belgium Open De Haan 2016	Main Draw	U21WS	SemiFinal	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	11:13 11:9 11:9 7:11 6:11	2 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Jul 2013	European Youth Championships Ostrava 2013	Main Draw	JGT		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette		0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Jul 2013	European Youth Championships Ostrava 2013	Main Draw	JGS	SemiFinal	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette		3 - 0	MITTELHAM Nina
Jul 2012	European Youth Championships Schwechat 2012	Main Draw	JGS	QuarterFinal	MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette		0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
May 2012	ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Polish Junior and Cadet Open Cetniewo 2012	Main Draw	JGT		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	9:11 7:11 14:16	0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Jan 2012	Europe Youth Top 10 Buzau 2012	Qualification	JGS		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette		0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Nov 2011	World Junior Table Tennis Championships Manama 2011		JGT		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	4:11 9:11 11:13	0 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette
Oct 2011	German Junior Open Dinklage 2011	Main Draw	JGT		MITTELHAM Nina	SZOCS Bernadette	12:10 4:11 6:11 8:11	1 - 3	SZOCS Bernadette

 

[NextLevel]

Seems you missed the rest of my post. You cannot create a robot. Things go wrong but he gets it right often. His response was not 'TERRIBLE'. It was very understandable and justifiable as an elite athlete.
I spent my day today at the annual Japan sports psychology conference with exactly the people you mention so I'm well aware of their utility. I'm not being adversarial here. Just offering some perspective.

It's the typical "when athlete loses badly", he has weak mindset and when athlete wins, he has strong mindset. The fact that the athlete can struggle despite an extremely strong mindset is just not possible. Unfortunately, only the results determine this. We all watched the match Haug played against Kallberg and what Haug showed was clearly a player who can beat anyone once his shots are landing, Truls chop block probably played into his hands a bit more since it gives him a sitter. and the pushes land into the lefty backhand side (unlike the forehand side for the righty).

 

[NextLevel]

Haug did play quite hard, which works against players like truls that do not spin a lot. Not surprised that Anton beat him.

I am not sure where the "Truls does not spin a lot comes from", but I think you mean he chops and pushes a bit, which gives a sitter to attack if you are that kind of player. Anton is a great player, but Haug had his chances, and interestingly, Anton was also coached by lefty (Maze). Anton and Haug used to be teammates at Duesseldorf for a while so they are also familiar with each other, I suspect that gave Anton a minor edge.

 

[NextLevel]

Yah, the commentator should actually refer the country as the nation that shall not be named instead.

Yes, Voldemort. He should just call them all citizens of Voldemort.