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PPP WC 2025

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Six players with at least three gold medals at the top of the all-time rankings

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…

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Thorsten Flues continues to set the standard

On the final day of competition at the 6th PPP World Championships in Lignano, the gold medals were spread around very evenly – no one managed to win exactly two titles this time. However, one player won three – Thorsten…

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Melanie Jeska, Thorsten Flues and Patrick Erdrich still have a chance to win three titles

The fifth day of competition at the 6th PPP World Championships in Lignano brought the first big surprises. In the mixed quarter-finals in the morning, joint favourites Elisabeth Ildal/Jean-Marc Darragon (DEN/FRA) were eliminated by Andrea Müllner/Heiko Probst, who narrowly won…

Read moreMelanie Jeska, Thorsten Flues and Patrick Erdrich still have a chance to win three titles
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The highlight of the fourth day was the PPP Players Party in the evening

The fourth day of competition reduced the field in the mixed doubles from 32 to 8 pairs. The biggest surprise was that the 2022 world champions in Pula, Margie Alley and Ilya Rozenblat (USA), had to throw in the towel…

Read moreThe highlight of the fourth day was the PPP Players Party in the evening
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After three days, only Melanie Jeska remains undefeated in all games

The third day of competition began without any major surprises, with the eight mixed preliminary groups. All eight top seeds advanced to the main round, although only five of them did so as group winners. Only three pairs remain without…

Read moreAfter three days, only Melanie Jeska remains undefeated in all games
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Rie Koyama and Melanie Jeska do not lose a single game in the preliminary round

After the women’s singles preliminary rounds were completed on the second of six competition days, four German players surprisingly made it through to the main round as third in their groups, having been seeded only fifth (Andrea Neu and Nadine…

Read moreRie Koyama and Melanie Jeska do not lose a single game in the preliminary round
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First match day ended with a few surprises

Now that accreditation has ended, the final number of participants in the 6th PingPongParkinson World Championships in Lignano has been determined. After several players cancelled in the last few days, 324 active players from 26 table tennis associations ultimately take…

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Draws, fixtures and results

The tournament programme website has been activated. It can be accessed via the link “Draws” on the top menu bar or by clicking here. There you will find the draws, the match schedules and the results of the PingPongParkinson World…

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Around 1,700 matches are planned in Lignano

As the registration for the doubles and mixed pairs has not yet been completed, it is not yet clear how many doubles and mixed will compete in Lignano. If all players would play doubles and all women would participate in…

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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…

Read moreThe average player in Lignano will be 63 years old and has had Parkinson’s for eight years
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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…

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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…

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