DTTB Announces Paris 2024 Lineups

[zeio]

https://www.tischtennis.de/news/mit...fgebote-fuer-die-olympia-nominierung-vor.html

Das dem DOSB vorgeschlagene DTTB-Aufgebot für die Olympischen Spiele

Herren-Team:

Dang Qiu (Borussia Düsseldorf / Weltrangliste: 10; Olympia-Teilnahmen: -)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (TTC Neu-Ulm / WR: 11; OT: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Timo Boll (Borussia Düsseldorf / WR: 27; OT: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Ergänzungsspieler: Patrick Franziska (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT / WR: 16; OT: 2020).

Damen-Team:

Nina Mittelham (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 13; OT: -)
Ying Han (KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg, Polen / WR: 15; OT: 2016, 2020)
Xiaona Shan (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 37; OT: 2016, 2020)
Ergänzungsspielerin: Die Festlegung erfolgt zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt

Herren-Einzel: Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Damen-Einzel: Nina Mittelham, Ying Han
Gemischtes Doppel: Dang Qiu/Nina Mittelham

Deutsche Unparteiische in Paris

Schiedsrichterin Olympische Spiele: Kerstin Duchatz (Bochum)
Schiedsrichterin Paralympische Spiele: Anja Gersdorf (Düsseldorf)

The DTTB line-up for the Olympic Games proposed to the DOSB

Men's team:

Dang Qiu (Borussia Düsseldorf / world ranking: 10; Olympic participation: -)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (TTC Neu-Ulm / WR: 11; OT: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Timo Boll (Borussia Düsseldorf / WR: 27; OT: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Additional player: Patrick Franziska (1. FC Saarbrücken-TT / WR: 16; OT: 2020).

Women's team:

Nina Mittelham (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 13; OT: -)
Ying Han (KTS Enea Siarkopol Tarnobrzeg, Poland / WR: 15; OT: 2016, 2020)
Xiaona Shan (ttc berlin eastside / WR: 37; OT: 2016, 2020)
Additional player: The decision will be made at a later date

Men's singles: Dang Qiu, Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Women's singles: Nina Mittelham, Ying Han
Mixed doubles: Dang Qiu/Nina Mittelham

German referees in Paris

Olympic Games referee: Kerstin Duchatz (Bochum)
Paralympic Games referee: Anja Gersdorf (Düsseldorf)

 

[zeio]

Regarding Boll, thank you, Rosskopf. But Qiu Dang and Ovtcharov over Franziska for MS? I expect their retirement if they don't reach at least the QF.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-singapore-smash-2024-3-7-3-17.33147/post-447975

At last you have Timo. Timos world ranking dropped a lot, after his injury problems, but in the last months you see what he is capable of if his body is fit. He won against Lin, Harimoto, Jang, LSD, Lee Sang Su... Which other player other then F. Lebrun can say something like that? The olmpics were never his tournament, but with the form he is in it would be criminal to take him to paris.

What are your thoughts? I would like to see Qiu and Boll in singles and Franziska for the team, but i fear they will leave Boll out because of his world ranking and injuries.

Forget Boll. How many frigging times has it been? I'm tired of guessing right every time from an absurdly small sample size. Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and only for it to repeat one last time at Paris 2024? Give me a break.

He just missed out on WTTC 2024 due to iritis. Gosh! Yet again! No one cares about the WTT SCT Doha 2024 (Harimoto didn't want to play but still played for the WR points only) and the Singapore Smash 2024. What good does playing well there and here do?

2016/2/20
https://web.archive.org/web/2021120...imo-boll-interview_topic74402_post920763.html (02/20/2016 at 4:17pm)

Nothing in particular as Boll has always been eliminated before meeting any Chinese player.

2000 Lost to Schlager in the Rd of 16
2004 Lost to we-all-know-who in the QF
2008 Lost to Oh in the Rd of 16
2012 Lost to Crisan in the Rd of 16
2016 Gonna lose to a non-Chinese in the early round

https://youtu.be/esaYHpYpfDw?t=363

2021/1/17
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/tokyo-2020-2020-7-24-8-9.23698/post-349017

Had Tokyo 2020 been held on time, Boll would've been pushed around in SINGLES, AGAIN, 99% certain. Just not the type of player who gets it done in SINGLES when it counts. He has the habit of getting injured/losing form before the majors even during his prime. WTTC 2007, WTTC 2008(didn't attend) and Beijing 2008, WTTC 2009(didn't attend, 1, 2, 3), London 2012... Yet, he is a different animal in TEAM event. Don't count him out. It took a once-in-a-lifetime-XX-beating Mizutani to take him out at Rio 2016, when Boll was yet again injured.

Always assume South Korea as the dark horse when it counts. JYS will carry the team.

2021/7/22
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/tokyo-2020-2020-7-24-8-9.23698/post-348651

Enough has been written on Boll. Even he was "secretly happy" the Tokyo Olympics were postponed. At this point, all I want to see is for the 8-time European Champion to meet China for once. The fans, not Boll, deserve better than this. After all these years, China still puts him in Group 1. So many fans in China give their blessings to him after learning the draw and his previous Olympic journeys. It is fair to say he has gotten more than his own worth from the fans. Timo Boll ALC Special - 70th anniversary edition, released exclusively in China. Let that sink in for a minute.

波尔：我只想奥运单打可以上一次领奖台………(Boll: I just want to be on the podium once...)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7458552338

2021/7/27
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/tokyo-2020-2020-7-24-8-9.23698/post-349017

https://imgur.com/a/4u1RgpX

Boll: I never lost to China at the Olympics.
zeio: Just retire, 8-time European Champion.

 

[SofaChamp]

Mr Zeio,
Boll is only playing in the team event this time. Essentially, he's been 'dropped' from a chance at getting that elusive singles medal at an Olympic Games.

In the team even, he has often done very well, helping Germany to medals over the years.

As someone who himself has retired prematurely, only to return after some time has passed, can't you not be happy for the old German man and wish him another good team event?

 

[zeio]

That's what I've been saying for years if you read through ALL the quotes. He should not play in MS. Other than Athens 2004 where he reached the QF, he always got eliminated in R16 in the other 5 editions.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/tokyo-2020-2020-7-24-8-9.23698/post-349017

Yet, he is a different animal in TEAM event. Don't count him out. It took a once-in-a-lifetime-XX-beating Mizutani to take him out at Rio 2016, when Boll was yet again injured.

 

[SofaChamp]

Actually yes, I didn't quite read your post properly. You agree with me that Boll is an OK choice for the team event and add that Franz should be playing team and singles.

A
part of me thinks that the DTTB gave Boll the nomination BUT have also already spoken to him and said that he will have an injury come the Games and Franz will actually play with a youngster (Stumper) at 4.

 

[driversbeat]

Franziska not going is criminal. Women's team chances of making semifinals is also slim if Han Ying can't recover in time.

 

[Shine]

Boll should have been the P player, they're wasting Franziska's prime with this unnecessary appeal to age/seniority. Next chance for Franziska is in another four years. Who knows what condition he'll be in by then??
Dima too will be 39 by LA 28.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

unlucky Franziska