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Panagiotis GIONIS won the title in Zagreb

(By ETTU) 2017 ITTF Challenge Zagreb Open Panagiotis GIONIS of Greece beat young Frenchman, Tristan FLORE (11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-6) to secure the top step of the medal podium in the Men’s Singles event at the 2017 ITTF Challenge Zagreb Open. He won his first title at either an ITTF World Tour or […]

Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm

Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm Courtesy of ETTU German beat Vladimir SAMSONOV 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7) in the final game Two legend of European table tennis met in the final of pre-Olympic tournament in Germany’s city of Hamm, as Timo BOLL defeated Vladimir SAMSONOV in straight games 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7). Six times […]

Feeling Good, Panagiotis Gionis Causes Major Third Round Upset

Feeling Good, Panagiotis Gionis Causes Major Third Round Upset Courtesy of ITTF A place booked in Rio de Janeiro, following success at the ITTF-European Olympic Qualification Tournament staged in late April in the west coast Swedish town of Halmstad, Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, was the player to capture the biggest scalp in the in the […]

2015 Men’s World Cup: Successful One Day Earlier, End of Road One Day Later

2015 Men’s World Cup: Successful One Day Earlier, End of Road One Day Later Courtesy of ITTF A successful opening day for Austria’s Robert Gardos and Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, both having completed their first phase group matches unbeaten but on the second day of play, as matters commenced in the first round of proceedings […]

Around the Net Shot Returned

Around the Net Shot returned by Jean-Michel Saive Around the net shot returned by Jean-Michel Saive during Men’s Singles Quarterfinals match against Panagiotis Gionis at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open.

2015 Hyson Chicago International Open Videos: Open Singles Semi-finals

2015 Hyson Chicago International Open Videos: Open Singles Semi-finals Semi-final 1: Panagiotis Gionis vs Jean-Michel Saive Semi-final 2: Lucjan Blaszczyk vs Bastian Steger Watch the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open – Open Singles Final Video

International Table Tennis Stars at Hyson Chicago Int’l Open

International Table Tennis Stars at Hyson Chicago Int’l Open 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Yesterday afternoon international table tennis stars began competing at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open in Libertyville, Illinois. Bastian Steger of Germany, Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, Jean Michel Saive of Belgium and Lucian Blaszczyk of Poland are all […]

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