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CZECH OPEN – BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC – MARCH 3-5, 2017

Czech Open in Brno is the biggest event of 2017 season. More than one hundred players from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Italy competed in six tournaments of three different table hockey games. Home players won five of these six tournaments. Winners of the event:Czech Open – billiard-hockey – Vojtech LUDVIK (CZE, BHL Zdar nad Sazavou)Czech Open – air-hockey – Simon KANA (CZE, Gunners Breclav)Czech Open – rod-hockey Chemoplast – Ladislav SUSTACEK (CZE, SHL Brno)European Masters´ Cup – billiard-hockey (teams) – WIP Reklama Dobra Voda (CZE)Schools Challenger – billiard-hockey (U15 teams) – CVC Legato Kohoutovice (CZE)WTHA Cup – rod-hockey Chemoplast (teams) – Slovakia „A“ (SVK)

Czech Open (Brno)

RUSSIA OPEN – ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – MAY 27-28, 2017

St.Petersburg has been the venue of table hockey Russia Open since 2005. And Czech player Jakub HASIL (Most) competed in all years and disciplines of this tournament. This year he won air-hockey part of Russia Open and after wins in billiard-hockey (2005) and rod-hockey Chemoplast (2015) he is the first one who won Russia Open in all three disciplines. Miroslav Skorpik (CZE, BHC Dragons Modrice) was the best in billiard-hockey tournament and his team BHC Dragons Modrice also won team WTHA Cup. Roman Tomashpol (St.Petersburg) made the only home gold in rod-hockey Chemoplast tournament.

Russia Open (St.Petersburg)

SLOVAKIA OPEN – TRENCIN, SLOVAKIA – APRIL 22, 2017

Trencin, the city with long and rich history, hosted Slovakia Open for the first time. Simon KANA (CZE, Gunners Breclav) won billiard-hockey part of this event, 2004 world champion Michael GELLERSTAM (Lund) from Sweden made the third place. Ladislav SUSTACEK (CZE, SHL Brno) was the most succesfull in rod-hockey Chemoplast part of Slovakia Open. Damian CHLEBANA (Trencin) was the best home player, placed on the third position.

Slovakia Open (Trenčín)

BILLIARD-HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS IN BASQUE COUNTRY

Players from Basque Country are active in organising billiard-hockey tournaments this season. They have already played three tournaments in 2017. Julen MAESTRO won Bilbao Tourna-ment (January 22), Mikel BIZKAIA won Bilbao Spring Tournament (March 26) and Arnold WELFARD representing Colombia won Sarriko Tournament (June 7). It would be nice to meet Basque players at European Championship 2018 in Slovakia and / or at other tournaments.

BASQUE COUNTRY

BRECLAV CUP – BRECLAV, CZECH REPUBLIC – JANUARY 28, 2017

Smaller rod-hockey Chemoplast tournament was played in Breclav, Czech city situated near the border with Slovakia. Czech and Slovak players competed and Ladislav Sustacek (CZE, SHL Brno) was the best participant.

Břeclav (Czech Republic)

WTHA session took place during Czech Open in Brno, Czech Republic on March 4, 2017. Here are the points of the session:• The billiard-hockey rules-committee statutes has been prolonged. • The new WTHA website already works. • Preliminary 2018 schedule: Russia Open – ST.PETERSBURG, May (incl. b-h WTHA Cup

or EM Cup); Polish Open – CZYZOWICE, October (incl. B-h Schools Challenger). Europe-an Championship 2018 will take place in SENICA, Slovakia in April 2018; exact date and schedule will be presented after Slovakia Open 2017. Confirmed events will be presented on WTHA website. More tournaments still should be enlisted.

• The next regular time session will take place during EC 2018.

European Championship 2018 – SENICA, Slovakia

European Championship 2018 will take place on April 20-22, 2018 in Senica, Slovakia. Get ready for this event!

WTHA Directorial Committee session

EVENT DATE PLACE DISCIPLINE CATEGORY

BILBAO TOUR 22. 01. 2017 Bilbao, ES Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

BRECLAV CUP 28. 01. 2017 Breclav CZ Rod hockey Chemoplast WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

CZECH OPEN 2017 03. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Air-hockey Individuals

CZECH OPEN 2017 04. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

CZECH OPEN 2017 04. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Rod hockey Chemoplast WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

WTHA CUP 2017 05. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Rod hockey Chemoplast Teams

SCHOOL CHALLENGER 2017 05. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Billiard-Hockey Teams

EUROPEAN MASTERS CUP 2017 05. 03. 2017 Brno CZ Billiard-Hockey Teams

BILBAO SPRING TOURNAMENT 26. 03. 2017 Bilbao, ES Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

SLOVAKIA OPEN 2017 22. 04. 2017 Trenčín, SR Rod hockey Chemoplast WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

SLOVAKIA OPEN 2017 22. 04. 2017 Trenčín, SR Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

RUSSIA OPEN 2017 27. 05. 2017 St.Petersburg RU Air-hockey Individuals

RUSSIA OPEN 2017 28. 05. 2017 St.Petersburg RU Rod hockey Chemoplast WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

WTHA CUP 2017 28. 05. 2017 St.Petersburg RU Billiard-Hockey Teams

RUSSIA OPEN 2017 28. 05. 2017 St.Petersburg RU Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

SARRIKO TOURNAMENT 07. 06. 2017 Bilbao, ES Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

OLABEAGA TOURNAMENT 25. 06. 2017 Bilbao, ES Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

HUNGARIAN OPEN 2017 13. 08. 2017 Ujszasz, HU Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)

CZECH-SAXON LEAGUE 2017 09. 09. 2017 Marienberg, GE Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Challenger (individuals)POLISH OPEN 2017 21. 10. 2017 Wodzislaw Slaski PL Rod hockey Chemoplast WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

POLISH OPEN 2017 21. 10. 2017 Wodzislaw Slaski PL Billiard-Hockey WTHA Tour - Masters (individuals)

WTHA - ALL EVENTS 2017

World Table Hockey AssociationAddress for correspondence: Mr. Jakub Hasil – WTHA, Skupy St. 2432/200, 434 01 MOST, Czech Republic Mobil: + 420 - 603 337 054mailto: wtha@email.cz / wtha@billiardhockey.czhttp://www.billiardhockey.comWTHA News editor: Marek Štítny, marek.stitny@gmail.com

NEW VENUES – NOVÁ MÍSTA KONÁNÍ SOUTĚŽÍWTHA is looking for new venues of WTHA events. Do you want to organise WTHA competitions? Connect us to manage the conditions – mailto: wtha@billiardhockey.cz WTHA hledá nová místa konání svých soutěží. Uvažujete o pořádání turnaje WTHA? Podmínky je možné domluvit na wtha@billiardhockey.cz .

INTERNET SITES – INTERNETOVÉ STRÁNKYhttp://www.billiardhockey.com official website of World Table Hockey Association / oficiální stránky World Table Hockey Association(English)

http://www.billiardhockey.cz billiard-hockey guide (guaranteed by WTHA) / průvodce billiard-hockeyem (obsah garantován WTHA)(Česky)

http://www.magnopus.ru/ official website of Russian table hockey / oficiální stránky ruského stolního hokeje(по-русски)

http://www.stolnyhokej.sk official website of Slovak table hockey / oficiální stránky slovenského stolního hokeje(Slovensky)

http://czechopen.billiardhockey.cz

http://www.multitable2016.com official website of World championship 2016 / oficialni stranky mistrovstvi světa 2016(English/Česky)

http://www.uhshbrno.cz/ official website of Czech billiard-hockey / oficiální stránky českého šprtce(Česky)

http://www.airhockey.cz official website of Czech air-hockey / oficiální stránky českého air-hockeye(Česky)

http://www.tahlovyhokej.cz official website of Czech rod-hockey / oficiální stránky českého táhlového hokeje(Česky)

http://www.smshsk.cz official website of Sdruzeni mladeze SHSK / Czech junior table hockey competitionsoficiální stránky Sdružení mládeže SHSK - český žákovský a juniorský stolní hokej(Česky)

http://www.multitable2008.com official website of World championship 2008 / oficiální stránky mistrovství světa 2008(English)

http://www.multitable2016.com official website of World championship 2016 / oficiální stránky mistrovství světa 2016 (English)