how strong is your country internationally?

[dave51]

how strong is your country internationally?

here in england we have drinkhall as an upcoming talent who was 3rd in the junior european championships.

[Peter Igel]

Zitat von dave51

how strong is your country internationally?

here in england we have drinkhall as an upcoming talent who was 3rd in the junior european championships.

Congratulations!
Our only talent is Fabian Hambüchen.
He is already twenty years old and has won severeal medals at world and european championships.
Unfortunately, his favourite discipline is not tabletennis.

But his contribution to the strength of our country is enormous.

[dave51]

i was only referring to table tennis not sport in general.

there were no german players in the male youth category at the european youth top 10, which was quite surprising.

the female german players were on top though and won deservably.

[Peter Igel]

Sorry, Dave.
Excuse my misunderstanding please.
Referring to tabletennis, there will be bad prophecies concerning our country.
The young generation is too lazy, and the recruiting and developement of hopeful youth players is not such efficient as it could be.
Our only hope are immigrants; the latest examples are Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Zhenqi Barthel.
Sad but true.

[dave51]

germany has always had a tradition of good players,

i'm a bit disappointed about christian suss though, he really needs to improve.

boll also needs to get fit for olympia

[Tony_Iommi]

Zitat von dave51

how strong is your country internationally?

here in england we have drinkhall as an upcoming talent who was 3rd in the junior european championships.

Isn't he playing for a German team? Anyway, the coolest name ever: Drinkhall. Two thumbs up!

[Tony_Iommi]

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i'm a bit disappointed about christian suss though, he really needs to improve.

I actually think he has some potential. And he has the guts. Admittedly, he is still too inconsistent, yet.

[jakemessi]

Drinkhall plays for Gönnern

[Whip McCord]

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Referring to tabletennis, there will be bad prophecies concerning our country...

Nope.


Talking about Table Tennis in Europe in general - compared with those golden days in the eighties and nineties - you are right.

But Germany is an laudable exception in this continental ocean of grief, sorrow and tears.

To cash up the title some day in the Men's Single Competition at Olympia or the World Championships - like Waldner, Gatien and Persson before - is nethertheless for Boll or Ovtcharov nearly impossible.

So will these European Top-Players really go down in "celluloid history" * ? - I don't believe so...



* Remember 'The Smiths' ?

-> http://www.lyricsdepot.com/the-smith...r-shankly.html

-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-O665wmJhQ


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[Rammstein_]

we have patrick baum,i think he will be better in the future.