Presentation NINE PLAYERS FOR THE FUTURE evelo mentROGRAM D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Dear WHT Members… ou have been given a unique opportunity to be part of a very special group of young talented table tennis players identified by the ITTF. We are very happy to provide you , your coaches and your national association with the opportunity to “kick- start” a potential international carrier in our sport. It is now up to you to provide the energy, motivation and hard work. Our role – as an international sporting federation is to offer a strong set up of Y activities , a solid support structure and resources to make it all happen. Working with very young players in a world concept requires both patience, harmony and solid understanding. We have put together a leadership team with plenty of international ex- perience, soft touch and positive energy for your support. Enjoy your exclusive membership in the ITTF World Hopes Team 2010 and work hard to establish yourself in Table Tennis ! There has never been a better time for talented young table tennis to excel internationally. In addition to the World Hopes Team we have a steadily growing Global Junior Circuit, our world title event for the cadet age – the ITTF Cadet Challenge, a yearly ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships and now also the Youth Olympic Games starting in 2010. Take this chance and be the best player you possibly can. Best regards, Mikael Andersson Zita Pidl Glenn Tepper ITTF Education Director ITTF WHT Manager Development Director ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM IS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY www.butterfly-world.com evelo mentROGRAM D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ 2 ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com evelo mentROGRAM D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Neridee Niño NAME Neridee Niño TE DA OF birth 13th of AUG, 1998 ASSOciation Venezuela Club Neridee Niño (VEN) Parque Andres Eloy Blanod WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? March 2006. I was going to swimming lessons nearby where they played table tennis. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? My first coach was Máryori Montenegro. Present coach is Michel García Brunicardi. What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? I am an offensive player and my strength is my service. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Timo Boll. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to get as far To get as far as possible. as possible in table IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? tennis”. A rabbit. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? Language teacher. What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? My computer. ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com 3 evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Han Mi Jung NAME Han Mi Jung. TE DA OF birth 27th of NOV, 1998. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY Korea. Club Han Mi Jung (KOR) DaeYa Elimentary School. WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? Recommendation. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? Lee Hae Ryoung and Kim Sol What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? Left hand shake defence, good defending ability and offence. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Kim Kyoung Ah. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to To be a national representative player. be a national representative IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? player” A tiger. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? A teacher. What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Listening to music. 4 ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Filip Ilijevski NAME Filip Ilijevski TE DA OF birth 16th of DEC, 1998. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY Canada. Club Filip Ilijevski (CAN) Canadian Chinese Table Tennis Club WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? May of 2008. My father use to go to play and I expressed a wish to go with him one day. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? First coach was my father and he is still my main coach (80%) and coach Wang Enlong (20%) What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? All around attacker, close to the table. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Jan-Ove Waldner What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to be the best To be the best junior and World Champion. junior and World IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? Champion.” A tiger FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? A doctor or a dentist What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Reading non-fiction books. ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com 5 evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Insana Makhauri NAME Insana Makhauri TE DA OF birth 27th of AUG, 1998. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY Latvia Club Insana Makhauri (LAT) GTK Oliisa WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? At the age of 6. My first coach was a family friend, he thought I might be interested. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? My first cocah was Paul Parshikov, wonderful specialist. Now I am coached by my father What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? Attack player. Strenght is forehand topspin. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Vladimir Samsonov. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to be I want to be European, World and Olympic Champion. European, World and Olympic IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? Champion.” A tiger. I am born in the year of the tiger. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? I would be a coach and I would open my own training center. What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Listen to music, being with my family and to stay outdoors. 6 ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Victor Hung Ka Tak NAME Victor Hung Ka Tak. TE DA OF birth 12th of JAN, 1998. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY Hong Kong. Victor Hung Ka Tak (HKG) Club Hong Kong Table Tennis Association. WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? In 2006. Because I want to be an Olympic Champion for Hong Kong. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? Miss Cao Lu and Mr Dong Lun. What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? Right-handed shakehand player with quick and looping attack. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Ma Lin. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to take part I want to take part in the Olympic Games and the WC. in the Olympic Ga- mes and the World IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? Championships.” A tiger. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? A doctor or a dentist What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Listening to music. ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com 7 evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Marie Migot NAME Marie Migot TE DA OF birth 19th of MAY, 1998. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY France Club Marie Migot (FRA) Souche Niort SA WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? At the age of 5 because my father played. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? My first cocah was Magalie Noirault, my coach now is Claude Bard and Claude Bergeret. What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? I am an offensive player with good backhand and service. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Timo Boll. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to be I want to be Olympic Champion. Olympic IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? Champion”. A bird. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? I have no idea. What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Shooting bow. 8 ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com evelo menROGRAMt D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Christopher Wheeler NAME Christopher Wheeler. TE DA OF birth 20th of APRIL, 1999. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY Scotland. Christopher Wheeler (SCO) Club Club Grange Centre TTC. WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? At the age of 6, my brother started to play and I wanted to join in. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? Harry Crawford was my first coach. Li Chou is now national coach. What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? Attacking. My strength is my forehand loop. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Xu Xin. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? World Champion. ”I want to be World Champion.” IF you WERE AN ANIMAL, you would BE? A lion. FAvORITE jOB IF not A TT-professional? An engineer. What IS your hobby now (Except TT)? Playing football. ITTF WORLD HOPES TEAM • www.ittf.com 9 evelo mentROGRAM D „ Breaking Down Barriers with Table Tennis Balls„ Ruofei Rao NAME Ruofei Rao TE DA OF birth 4th of MAY, 1999. ASSOciation/cOUNTRY New Zealand Club Ruofei Rao (NZL) Auckland WHEN DID you start playing TABLE TENNIS AND WHY? Around march 2008. I played to keep fit and for fun. WHO was your first cOAcH AND WHO IS your cOAcH now? My first coach was Lu Jufang and my present coach is Aaron Li and WeiZhong Jiang. What IS your playing style AND your strengTH? Fast close table rallying. Strength: close table rallying. WHO IS your favOURITE player? Zhang YiNing. What IS your goal to AcHIEvE IN TT? ”I want to beat my Beat my brother Roger Rao and to play for my country.