On 12 and 13 May the next edition of continental comparison - the Asian Euro All-Star Challenge - takes place in Tianjin (China).

Asia will compete with Hao Shuai (China), Gao Ning (Singapore), Jun Mizutani (Japan), Chuang Chih-Yuan (Taiwan) and Leung Chu Yan (Hong Kong).

Representing Europe Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus), Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany), Alexei Smirnov (Russia), Bojan Tokic (Slovenia) and Adrian Crisan (Romania) have been selected.

For coaching of the European team Richard Prause, head coach of the Werner Schlager Academy, has been nominated. He will be assisted by Barbara Halper, the physiotherapist of the WSA.