It was in the spirit of the youth this weekend in the Werner Schlager Academy at the Multiversum in Schwechat.

Simultaneously, the Austrian Championships held the Under 21 event (in the WSA hall) as the younger divisions - Under 11 and Under 13 – did battle (in the Multiversum event hall.)

Hundreds of children (and their caregiver family members and coaches) turned the Schwechat facility into a youth center.

Event winners included WSA players Stefan Leitgeb and Simon Pfeffer (including a surprise gold in the Under 21 Doubles competition) and, in the younger classes, Jessica Zlatilova (SVS Niederösterreich / Gold) and Caroline Mischek (Silver).

This was more than just a very successful event, as it proved once again that Austria's table tennis talent is developing very well.