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After the end of the 4th PingPongParkinson World Championship, there have been some movements at the top of the perpetual leaderboard. With his renewed three-pack, Thorsten Flues has clearly taken the lead with now six titles. He has never won anything other than a gold medal in his two World Championship appearances. The same cannot…
High sporting level expected in Wels
39 different people have won at least one title in singles, doubles or mixed at the three Parkinson’s World Championships so far. 30 of them will also compete in Wels, including the top nine in the perpetual best list. Of all 13 who have already…
Decision of the Board of PPP International on the division into the three classes
At its video conference today, the PPP International Board first received the report from the PPP Austria organising committee on the status of preparations. Irmgard Plank and Hermine Hofner reported that all planning was well advanced and on schedule. Nenad Bach informed about the plans…
Mixed partners all taken
The Austrian OC now reported that all women who were looking for a partner for the mixed competition have found one. Therefore, the advice goes to all men who have not found a partner that they cannot compete in the mixed doubles this time –…
Poem of the day
Liz Houghton from Bedford in England will read the poem of the day in the hall five minutes before the start of each tournament from Tuesday to Saturday
Austrian Team and LOC are ready for the start
Second press conference of the LOC (local organising committee) of PPP Austria
23 countries will start in Wels
Players from 23 different countries have registered for Wels 2023, which will improve the previous record of 21 countries (Berlin 2021). Three countries are new – Italy, Hungary and Ireland. This brings the number of different countries that have ever participated in a PD World…
15 persons never missed
15 players have participated in all three Parkinson’s World Championships so far, and all 15 have also entered for the fourth one in Wels. Should all of them actually compete there, nothing will change at the top of the eternal list of participants, and none…
Groups of six in singles
Because the PPP World Championships in Wels will last five days for the first time and with 48 tables there are more than ever before, it has become possible for all participants to play significantly more singles than in previous tournaments.In the preliminary round on…
Single / Double / Mixed ?
Not all players have marked that they want to play singles when registering via the internet. We assume that this is an oversight because normally every player competes in singles at a tournament and some may leave out doubles or mixed. We have therefore scheduled…
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