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After the end of the 6th PingPongParkinson World Championships in Lignano, there have been some changes at the top of the all-time rankings. Behind Thorsten Flues, who is now the undisputed leader with eleven titles, there have been slight changes in the chasing pack. With her fifth gold medal, Silke Kind is now in second…
The average player in Lignano will be 63 years old and has had Parkinson’s for eight years
327 players want to compete in Lignano, and the age difference between the oldest and the youngest female player will be considerable: There are a whole 45 years between the oldest participant at 80 and the youngest at 35. Among the men, there are only…
26 countries will start in Lignano
Players from 26 different countries have registered for Lignano 2025, which will improve the previous record of 23 countries (Wels 2023). No country is new – all 26 took part at least once in the past. Still missing from this list are some European countries…
11 persons never missed
13 players have participated in all five PingPongParkinson’s World Championships so far, and eleven of them have also entered for the sixth one in Lignano. Should all of them actually compete there, only small changes will be at the top of the eternal list of…
Two days with 38 tables, three with 22 and the last with 12 tables
It has now been confirmed that the 16 tables in the two halls on the upper floor of the Bella Italia hall complex, the Orange Room and the Blue Room, will only be used for the preliminary rounds of the singles and doubles on the…
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