Veterans Table Tennis Tournament

Did you think we had forgotten about the 2nd Stone Racket Istria? No chance! 😎

While we're busy preparing the next edition of the tournament and working on some exciting new features, it's time to look back at the amazing atmosphere, thrilling matches, and unforgettable moments we created together.

Enjoy the photos, find yourself among the participants, and share your memories with us. 📸🏓

Over the coming months, we'll be revisiting the tournament's best moments, memorable matches, interesting stories, and everything that made Stone Racket Istria so special.

In the meantime, we're working hard to make the next edition even better. 😉

🏓 We also didn’t forget our oldest competitive category. The winner of the second edition of the Stone Racket Istria tournament in the 75+ category was Hungary’s Istvan Szalai, who defeated local player Karlo Fabris in an exciting final with a 3:2 victory.

The final match brought real drama - Szalai managed to turn the match around after trailing 0:2 in sets and eventually deservedly lifted the winner’s trophy.

Third place was shared by Denmark’s Gert Ellegaard and Croatian representative Željko Glad.

👏 Congratulations to all participants for the great matches – see you at the third edition of Stone Racket Istria!

🏓📺 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗥𝗧 𝟮!

Ne propustite reportažu s međunarodnog veteranskog turnira Stone Racket Istria iz Vrsara koja će se emitirati danas u 17:00 sati na HRT 2. Pogledajte vrhunske stolnoteniske poteze, odličnu atmosferu i druženje igrača iz brojnih europskih zemalja. 🌍

Prisjetite se još jednog uspješnog izdanja turnira koji spaja sport, prijateljstvo i turizam.

👉 Budite uz 𝗛𝗥𝗧 𝟮 𝘂 𝟭𝟳 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶! 😊🏓

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In the Men’s 65-74 category, the semifinals featured players from four different countries – Denmark, Slovenia, Germany and France – highlighting the truly international character of the tournament.

The title was ultimately claimed by 72-year-old Slovenian Alfred Vodušek. After a demanding semifinal in which he came back from 0:2 down to defeat Denmark’s Carsten Jacobsen, the popular “Fredi” continued his great run and beat Germany’s Luger 3:1 in the final.

Vodušek has an impressive table tennis résumé – he was once Balkan champion, and last year in Rome he won the world champion title in the consolation group, in a competition featuring more than 800 players.

He also added another medal at this tournament, winning bronze in the Doubles 40–59 category together with Tadej Vodušek. 🏓👏

The awards were presented by Tina Slamar, the Mayor of Vrsar, and Klara Trošt Lesić, Director of the Vrsar Tourist Board.

Congratulations, Fredi - next year you’ll be defending the title! 🏓👏

In the Women’s 60+ category, Marta Matolcsi from Hungary took the title, defeating her compatriot Marta Tóth 3:1 in the final.

She reached the title after a tough semifinal in which she came back from 0:2 down against Croatia’s Ivana Medvedović.

The awards ceremony was made even more special as the medals and trophies were presented by the legendary Greek table tennis player Kalinikos Kreanga, adding a memorable touch to the celebration.

Interestingly, both Martas also won bronze medals in the Women’s Doubles 40+ category.

👏 Congratulations on the great results, and see you at the 3rd Stone Racket Istria! 🏓

In the 60–64 category, Hungarian 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘀𝗮 claimed the title, dropping only one set throughout the entire tournament. In the final, he convincingly defeated Slovak 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃 𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 3:0.

After winning the title, Gabor celebrated the moment in an embrace with his wife, captured in a sweet kiss on the podium. ❤️

The duo Jancsa–Kolar also teamed up in the doubles, where they won silver after a final defeat to the Croatian pair 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀 and 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 (3:2).

👏 Kudos to the Hungarian-Slovak team, and a special recognition to the Croatian pair Mile Maras and Andrija Bertone for their outstanding performance and doubles final victory!

See you next year at Stone Racket Istria! 🏓✨

🏓 Latvian celebration at Stone Racket Istria! 🇱🇻

Latvian players left a great impression at our tournament, and one player in particular stood out - 𝗜𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲, who won the 40-59 category.

In the final she produced a real thriller. After trailing 0–2 in sets, she made a remarkable comeback and eventually defeated Hungarian player 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘇𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗿 3:2. 🔥

Interestingly, the two had already met in the qualification group, where Spengler won 3:2. The final was almost an identical match, but this time the outcome was different and the victory went to the Latvian player.

Ina didn’t stop there - she also won a silver medal in doubles together with Germany’s Karen Hellwig. 🥈

As for Krisztina Spengler, she found consolation in the doubles event, where she teamed up with Viktoria Marosi to win the title. 🏆

Ina Jozepsone is also Vice President of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), and she received her award from Zoran Primorac, who is also a Vice President of the ETTU.

👏 Congratulations on the great matches and excellent play!
We hope to see you again next year at Stone Racket Istria! 🏓✨



European Table Tennis Union

🏓 All Stone Racket Istria results are available at the following link:
👉 https://stoneracketistria.com/results/

Throughout the entire tournament, results were updated promptly, allowing players and followers to keep track of the progress in every category and stage of the competition.

Behind the smooth and timely updates were Alen and Siniša, who made sure everything worked quickly and accurately.

👏 We would also like to thank them, the referees, and the entire organizing team for an excellent job throughout the tournament!

🏓 Na turniru Stone Racket Istria, Jadran Kovačev osvojio je prvo mjesto u kategoriji 40-49, u napetom finalu pobijedivši Stanislava Lošića 3:2.

Stolnotenisku karijeru započeo je u Poreču, a posljednjih 16 godina nastupa za STK Vrsar.

Nakon dobrih rezultata u mlađim kategorijama, sada se može pohvaliti veteranskim naslovom na domaćem terenu.

U paru s Lošićem osvojio je i treće mjesto u kategoriji 40-59.

Čestitke Jadranu na sjajnom nastupu! 🥇