At full strength, with Fan Ying (China), Austrian national champion Li Qiangbing, and Romanian champion and multiple European Championships medalist Daniela Dodean on staff for Austrian’s SVS STRÖCK, the team prepares for duty on Thursday at noon for the first leg of the finals of the European Champions League.

Their opponents, TTC Berlin east side, is offering into the fray Germany’s European vice-champion Irene Ivancan, Hungary’s Georgina Pota and Petra Lovas, and the Russian Polina Mikhailova, all world class competitors.

The goal for SVS STRÖCK is an excellent start, to position them well for the second and decisive final match on Monday, 21 May (19.30 in the Werner Schlager Academy – Multiversum)

Table tennis fans can watch the first final game live on laola.tv, with the second leg on 21 May being broadcast live on ORF Sports Plus.