Adidas begins cooperation with world-class players

Adidas is starting a new table tennis season by signing sponsorship contracts with two players from the top 10 of the ITTF world ranking – Feng Tianwei (2nd place) and Li Jiao (10th place), and also with excellent The promising European players: Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth (58th place) and Jonathan Groth.

Adidas is starting a new table tennis season by signing sponsorship contracts with two players from the top 10 of the ITTF world ranking – Feng Tianwei (2nd place) and Li Jiao (10th place), and also with excellent The promising European players: Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth (58th place) and Jonathan Groth.

Since 1 January 2011, the current world and European champions have been wearing the world-famous “three-belts”: Feng Tianwei from Singapore (2nd place in the world ranking, World Team Championship) and leading Dutch player Li Jiao (10th place in the world ranking, European team championship) came to an agreement with the German sports brand. In addition to them, the contracts were also signed by: the German national team player – Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth, as well as the Danish superstar Jonathan Groth. They became new members of the Adidas Proteam. In addition, Adidas has signed contracts with the current European mixed game champion – He Sirin (Turkey), as well as with Jörg Schlichter, German champion in men’s doubles.

Adidas will present all new players during the world’s largest sports fair – ISPO in Munich, which will take place from 6 to 9 February 2011.

Feng Tianwei (2nd place in the world ranking)

The fantastic Feng Tianwei from Singapore is currently ranked second in the world ranking and was one of the players who unexpectedly defeated amazing players from China during the 2010 World Cup in Moscow. The female team led by Feng Tianwei in the dramatic final defeated an excellent Chinese team. It was the first gold medal in the history of the Singapore team won at the World Cup. The 23-year-old player is now one of the most recognizable table tennis stars and a contender to win a medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

Feng Tianwei career victories so far: World Team Championship in 2010, Pro Tour Winner in 2010, Individual and Team Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games, Team Silver Medal at the Olympics Olympics in 2008 and two individual titles on the Pro Tour.

Li Jiao (10th place in the world ranking)

Although she has already turned 30, climbing the 10th place in the world ranking is its best result so far. Her many years of experience mean that she is currently the highest ranked European, right behind the Asian players. She won the European TOP-12 in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, she became the European Champion in individual and team games. Li Jiao is a player of the best Dutch team MF Services Heerlen, for which she won the Champions League Cup in 2009.

Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth (58th place in the world ranking)

Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth has been one of the leading German players for over ten years. He is still playing for the German national team, in which he contributed to his country’s victory over Sweden 3-2 in the European league games. The overclocked balls he serves, which are the most difficult to pick up, are his hallmarks. Fejer-Konnerth is a member of the French team As Pontoise Cergy.

His achievements include: the German championship in 2000, the European doubles championship in Zagreb (in tandem with Timo Boll), the World Runner-Up Team Championship in Doha (2004). Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth’s contract with Adidas will enter into force on July 1, 2011.

Jonathan Groth (European runner-up in men’s doubles)

The Dane Jonathan Groth is one of the fastest rising stars in European table tennis. He is incredibly talented in doubles, the 18-year-old made a sensational place in the final in the doubles at the European Championships in Ostrava in 2010, with his partner Kasper Sternberg. Winning the silver medal is his greatest victory so far. This talented left-handed player in the middle of the year moves to the European Masters School in Ochsenhausen, Germany, where he will prepare for the next competition under the supervision of the best coaches.

He Sirin (European in mixed game)

She won her first serious victory during the European Championship in 2010, when she won first place in the mixed game with Bora Vang. He is on his way to the top 100 in the world ranking. In her native Turkey, she is one of the best table tennis players, thanks to which she represented her country in several world and European championships.

Jörg Schlichter (German champion in doubles in 2009)

Jörg Schlichter has been playing in the German Bundesliga for several years. This clever 20-year-old right-handed player won a gold medal with Alexander Flemming in doubles at the German Championships in 2009, stopping his attempt to return to the top of the pair of former world champions – Roßkopf/Fetzner. In the future, Jörg Schlichter will be involved in improving the Adidas product line for table tennis.