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{{Infobox sport governing body
|assocname =European Table Tennis Union
|abbrev =ETTU
|logo=Logo of European Table Tennis Union.jpg
|logosize=250px
|founded ={{Start date|1957}}
|aff =[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]]
|affdate =
|headquarters =[[Luxembourg City]]
|president = [[Igor Levitin]] (self-suspended temporarily in March 2022 due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Newly-elected ETTU President Igor Levitin promises innovation as he looks to elevate European table tennis|url=https://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2020/september/newly-elected-ettu-president-igor-levitin-promises-innovation-as-he-looks--to-elevate-european-table-tennis/|website=ETTU|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122760/russia-mixed-ruling-ettu-teams|title=Russia claims partial victory against table tennis sanctions as clubs reinstated|date=5 May 2022|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>
|url =ettu.org
}}

The '''European Table Tennis Union''' (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of [[table tennis]] in [[Europe]], and is the only authority recognised for this purpose by the [[International Table Tennis Federation]]. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organisation of continental table tennis competitions, including the [[European Table Tennis Championships|European Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ETTU Handbook|url=http://www.ettu.org/en/about-ettu/handbook/|website=European Table Tennis Association|access-date=8 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829041006/http://www.ettu.org/en/about-ettu/handbook/|archive-date=29 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

Following their decision to make the [[World Table Tennis Championships]] a biennial event from 1957 onwards, the [[International Table Tennis Federation]] (ITTF) invited the separate European table tennis associations to consider holding a European Championships in the intervening, even-numbered years. At a meeting on 13 March 1957 in [[Stockholm]] during that year's World Championships, the '''European Table Tennis Union''' (ETTU) was created by the associations of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Finland, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the USSR, Wales, West Germany and Yugoslavia. A board of seven was elected, including Frenchman Jean Belot as the first chairman, and the first [[European Table Tennis Championships|European Championships]] took place in [[Budapest]] in 1958.

At a meeting in 1960, the ETTU decided to introduce a competition for European club teams, and the first [[European Club Cup of Champions]] for men took place in early 1961, with a women's event added three years later. In 1964, the ETTU assumed responsibility for youth competitions in Europe, and in 1970 the main competition for youth players was renamed the [[Table Tennis European Youth Championships|European Youth Championships]]. An experimental classification tournament was held in 1971, featuring the top twelve-ranked European players in a [[Round-robin tournament|round robin]]-style competition. This event would go on to be held annually as the [[Europe Top-12]].

In 1984, [[Nancy Evans (table tennis)|Nancy Evans]] retired from her role as Honorary General Secretary, having held that role for 27 years since the formation of the ETTU. In recognition of her outstanding service, she was appointed as the ETTU's first Honorary Life Member.

Between 1991 and 1995, the number of ETTU member associations increased dramatically from 37 to 52, largely due to applications from table tennis associations of nations that were formerly part of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] or [[Yugoslavia]], in addition to the dissolution of [[Czechoslovakia]]. In 1998, the [[European Champions League (table tennis)|European Champions League]] was created for men's club teams (a women's Champions League followed in 2005), and in 1999, the ETTU entered into their first TV contract with ITTF/TMS, which enabled Champions League matches to be broadcast live on [[Eurosport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ETTU History|url=http://www.ettu.org/en/about-ettu/history/|website=European Table Tennis Union|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2000, a decision was taken to switch the [[European Table Tennis Championships|European Championships]] to odd-numbered years from 2003 onwards. This was in response to the [[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]]'s decision to start holding [[World Table Tennis Championships|World Championships]] every year, alternating between individual events in odd-numbered years and team events in even-numbered years. From 2007, the European Championships became an annual event, and from 2016, the Championships will feature singles and doubles events in even-numbered years, with team events in odd-numbered years.<ref>{{cite web|title=ETTU Congress approves new regulations for European Championships 2016 and 2017|url=http://www.ettu.org/en/n/news/2015/september/ettu-congress-approves-new-regulations-for-european-championships-2016-and-2017/|website=European Table Tennis Union|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref>

Following the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the ETTU Executive Board banned Russian and Belarusian players and officials from ETTU events, in accord with the recommendations of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC), and in March 2022 its Russian president [[Igor Levitin]] self-suspended himself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1127178/ettu-congress-2022-munich|title=Moura tells ETTU Congress Russian and Belarusian ban "best course to take"|date=20 August 2022|website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

==Member Associations==
The 58 member associations of the ETTU as of September 2022, include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Associations|url=http://www.ettu.org/en/about-ettu/member-associations/|website=European Table Tennis Association|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref>

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*{{flagcountry|ALB}} - Albanian Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|AND}} - Fédéració Andorrana de Tenis de Taula
*{{flagcountry|ARM}} - [[Armenian Table Tennis Federation]]
*{{flagcountry|AUT}} - Österreichischer Tisch-Tennis Verband
*{{flagcountry|AZE}} - Azerbaijan Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|BLR}} - Belarus Table Tennis Federation (players and officials banned from events)
*{{flagcountry|BEL}} - Fédération Royale Belge de Tennis de Table
*{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia-Herzegovina]] - Table Tennis Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
*{{flagcountry|BUL}} - Bulgarian Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|CRO}} - Croatian Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|CYP}} - Cyprus Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|CZE}} - [[Czech Table Tennis Association]]
*{{flagcountry|DEN}} - Danish Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|ENG}} - [[Table Tennis England]]
*{{flagcountry|EST}} - [[Estonian Table Tennis Association]]
*{{flagcountry|FAR}} - Bordtennisamband Foroya
*{{flagcountry|FIN}} - Finnish Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|FRA}} - Fédération Française de Tennis de Table
*{{flagcountry|GEO}} - Table Tennis Federation of Georgia
*{{flagcountry|GER}} - Deutscher Tischtennis-Bund
*{{flagcountry|GIB}} - Gibraltar Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|GRE}} - Hellenic Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|GRL}} - Greenland Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|GGY}} - Guernsey Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|HUN}} - Hungarian Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|ISL}} - Icelandic Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|IRL}} - Irish Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|IMN}} - Isle of Man Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|ISR}} - Israeli Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|ITA}} - Italian Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|JEY}} - [[Jersey Table Tennis Association]]
*{{flagcountry|KOS}} - [[Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo]]
*{{flagcountry|LAT}} - Table Tennis Federation of Latvia
*{{flagcountry|LIE}} - Liechtensteiner Tischtennisverband
*{{flagcountry|LTU}} - Lithuanian Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|LUX}} - Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Tennis de Table
*{{flagcountry|MKD}} - Macedonian Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|MLT}} - Malta Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|MDA}} - Moldova Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|MON}} - Fédération Monégasque de Tennis de Table
*{{flagcountry|MNE}} - Table Tennis Association of Montenegro
*{{flagcountry|NED}} - Nederlandse Tafeltennisbond
*{{flagcountry|NOR}} - Norges Bordtennisforbund
*{{flagcountry|POL}} - Polish Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|POR}} - Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de Mesa
*{{flagcountry|ROU}} - Federația Română de Tenis de Masă
*{{flagcountry|RUS}} - Table Tennis Federation of Russia (players and officials banned from events)
*{{flagcountry|SMR}} - Federazione Sammarinese Tennistavolo
*{{flagcountry|SCO}} - Table Tennis Scotland
*{{flagcountry|SRB}} - Table Tennis Association of Serbia
*{{flagcountry|SVK}} - Slovak Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|SLO}} - Slovenian Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} - Real Federación Espanola de Tenis de Mesa
*{{flagcountry|SWE}} - Swedish Table Tennis Association
*{{flagcountry|SUI}} - Swiss Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|TUR}} - Turkish Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|UKR}} - Ukraine Table Tennis Federation
*{{flagcountry|WAL}} - [[Table Tennis Association of Wales]]
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==Competitions==

The ETTU authorises the following competitions:

===Nations===
*'''[[European Table Tennis Championships|European Championships]]''' – held since 1958, and annually since 2007; the main continental championships featuring singles, doubles and team events
*'''[[Europe Top-16|Europe Top 16]]''' – held annually since 1971; features Europe's top 16 players, with the top three finishers guaranteed a place at the [[Table Tennis World Cup|World Cup]].<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europe-top-12-16/</ref>
*'''[[European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships|European Under-21 Championships]]''' – new event for under-21 players, held for the first time in 2017
*'''[[Table Tennis European Youth Championships|European Youth Championships]]''' – held annually since 1955; the main continental championships for junior (under-18) and cadet (under-15) players
*'''[[Europe Youth Top 10]]''' – held annually since 1985; features Europe's top 10 junior (under-18) and top 10 cadet (under-15) players.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europe-jugend-top-10/</ref>
*'''[[Euro-Asia Cup]]''' – alternated between Europe and Asia from 2009 until 2012; authorised by the [[Asian Table Tennis Union|ATTU]] and held annually in China since 2013
*'''[[Table tennis at the European Games|European Games]]''' – singles and team events held as part of the European Games, every four years from 2015 onwards
*'''European Olympic Qualification Tournament''' – held in Olympic years to determine European qualifiers for [[Table tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] singles events
*'''European Veterans' Championships''' – held in odd-numbered years since 1995, with competitions in eight different age categories
*'''[[European Para Table Tennis Championships]]'''
*'''[[Europaliga]]''' since 1967/68 to 2002/03.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europaliga/</ref>
*'''[[European Nations Cup (men's table tennis)|European Nations Cup]] (Men)''' since 1991 to 1998.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/european-nations-cup/</ref>
*'''[[European Nations Cup (women's table tennis)|European Nations Cup]] (Women)''' since 1994 to 2000.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/european-ladies-team-cup/</ref>
*'''[[European Masters Cup]]''' since 1991 to 1999.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/european-masters-cup/</ref>
* Euro Super Cup. <ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europaeischer-supercup/</ref><ref>https://tt-wiki.info/european-super-cup-fuer-vereine/</ref>
* European U13 Championship since 2023.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/u13-em/</ref>
* [[European Games]].<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/european-games/</ref>

===Clubs===
*'''[[European Champions League (table tennis)|European Champions League]]''' – replaced the ''European Club Cup of Champions'' (see below) as the most important international club competition in Europe; the men's competition has been held annually since 1998/99, with the women's competition held annually since 2005/06.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/champions-league-herren/</ref><ref>https://tt-wiki.info/champions-league-damen/</ref>
*'''[[ETTU Cup]]''' – the second tier international club competition in Europe; the men's competition has been held annually since 1964/65, with the women's competition starting one year later.<ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europe-cup-herren/</ref><ref>https://tt-wiki.info/europe-cup-damen/</ref>
*[[European Club Cup of Champions]] (defunct) – former club competition, replaced by the ''European Champions League''; the men's competition was held annually from 1960/61 until 2000/01, with the women's competition held annually from 1963/64 until 2004/05
*'''[[ETTU Europe Trophy]]''' is the third most important continental tournament for clubs in [[Europe]]an [[table tennis]], after the [[European Champions League (table tennis)|European Champions League]] and the [[ETTU Cup]] since 2022.

==Hall of Fame==

In September 2015, the ETTU introduced the '''European Table Tennis Hall of Fame''', with the aim of honouring champions, legendary players and other individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the sport of table tennis in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=About: European Table Tennis Hall of Fame|url=http://etthof.org/about/|website=ETTHoF|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

===Inductees===

[[File:Richard Bergmann 1950.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Richard Bergmann]]]]
[[File:Angelica Rozeanu 1955.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Angelica Rozeanu]]]]
[[File:Jan-Ove Waldner.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Jan-Ove Waldner]]]]

The following people have been inducted into the Hall of Fame:<ref>{{cite web|title=European Table Tennis Hall of Fame|url=http://etthof.org/hall-of-fame/|website=ETTHoF|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

'''2015'''
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*[[Maria Alexandru]]
*[[Mikael Appelgren]]
*[[Otilia Bădescu]]
*[[Viktor Barna]]
*[[Csilla Bátorfi]]
*[[Stellan Bengtsson]]
*[[Zoltán Berczik]]
*[[Richard Bergmann]]
*[[Tamara Boroš]]
*[[Fliura Abbate-Bulatova|Fliura Bulatova]]
*[[Gizella Farkas|Gizi Farkas]]
*[[Jean-Philippe Gatien]]
*[[Gábor Gergely]]
*[[Andrzej Grubba]]
*[[Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley|Jill Hammersley]]
*[[Marie Hrachová]]
*[[Kjell Johansson (table tennis)|Kjell Johansson]]
*[[István Jónyer]]
*[[Tibor Klampár]]
*[[Éva Kóczián]]
*[[Johnny Leach]]
*[[Judit Magos-Havas|Judit Magos]]
*[[Mária Mednyánszky]]
*[[Jörgen Persson]]
*[[Valentina Popova (table tennis)|Valentina Popova]]
*[[Gertrude Pritzi]]
*[[Jörg Roßkopf]]
*[[Angelica Rozeanu]]
*[[Zoja Rudnova]]
*[[Werner Schlager]]
*[[Eberhard Schöler]]
*[[Ferenc Sidó]]
*[[Dragutin Šurbek]]
*[[Bettine Vriesekoop]]
*[[Jan-Ove Waldner]]
*[[Ella Zeller|Ella Zeller-Constantinescu]]
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'''2016'''
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*[[Hans Alsér]]
*[[Žarko Dolinar]]
*[[Marie Kettnerová]]
*[[Fred Perry]]
*[[Jean-Michel Saive]]
*[[Diane Rowe|Diane Schöler]]
*[[Agnes Simon]]
*[[Anna Sipos]]
*[[Bohumil Váňa]]
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'''2017'''
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*[[Vlasta Depetrisová]]
*[[Roland Jacobi]]
*[[Jacques Secrétin]]
*[[Nicole Struse]]
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'''2019'''
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*[[Peter Karlsson (table tennis)|Peter Karlsson]]
*[[Li Jiao (table tennis)|Li Jiao]]
*[[Antun Stipančić]]
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==See also==
*[[Asian Table Tennis Union]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ettu.org/en/ European Table Tennis Union]
*[http://etthof.org European Table Tennis Hall of Fame]

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