The European Veterans Table Tennis Championships began in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday. More than 2,000 athletes from across Europe are taking part in the championships. TOP Bolesławiec player Remigiusz Kacperczyk, who is competing in the over-70 category, travelled to Rotterdam. In the draw, the Bolesławiec resident was placed in group 29. The TOP player was most concerned about facing the representative of Sweden, a country with great sporting traditions in table tennis...
Remigiusz Kacperczyk began the championships with three convincing victories. First, he defeated Erik Wilhelmsson of Sweden (3:0). The Bolesławiec resident also defeated the Germans Gunter-Josef Benz and Edgar Kriese (both lost 0:3). Remigiusz Kacperczyk advanced to the next stage of the competition without losing even a single set. The next phase of the tournament will begin on Wednesday.
(information: R. Tomczyk/TOP Bolesławiec/MZ)