World and European champions in Mindelheim
Many international tournaments have already taken place in Mindelheim. In addition to show tournaments with Jacques Secretin/Vincent Burkhard or top Chinese players, including the TT Munz Cup. An event that is held in several individual tournaments in different cities. One of these tournaments took place in Mindelheim with a top-class line-up and thrilled the fans. By the way, the great pictures come from Conny Kleiner, thank you very much for that. The following players offered high-class table tennis:
Timo Boll
The most successful German table tennis player is considered one of the smartest tacticians in the sport and is also known for his fair play. In China, the country of the table tennis world champions, he is one of the most popular Germans ever. Timo Boll has won a number of international championship titles in his career so far. He was world number one for the first time in 2003 and from then on held a place in the top 15 for over fifteen years. In March 2018 he moved to the top for the fourth time, making him the oldest world number one to date. His most important individual achievements:
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World Championship: Bronze 2011, 2021, quarterfinals 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017
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European Championships: Gold 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2021 – Bronze 2003, 2009, 2016
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World Cup: Winner 2002, 2005, Second 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, Third 2010, 2014
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Pro Tour/World Tour: 19-time winner in singles at Grand Slams such as China Open, Japan Open, German Open (most recently in Korea in 2017)
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Europe TOP-12 or TOP-16: Winners 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2020
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European Games: Gold 2019
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European Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009
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German champion: 1998, 2001-2007, 2009, 2015, 2017-2019