June 14, 2010
Daniela Dodean Set to Join Werner Schlager Academy
 Daniela Dodean bound for Austria Photo By: Ireneusz Kanabrodzki |
Courtesy of ITTF She will join the Werner Schlager Academy, build at a cost of 46.2 million Euros and due to open in the late summer. |
The Romanian star, who was outstanding earlier in the year when she reached the semi-final stage of the Women’s Singles event at the Qatar Open, has rented an apartment in Schwechat, next to the Werner Schlager Academy.
Unbelievable
“I have heard a lot about Werner’s Academy but now that I have visited the building I am really impressed”, said Daniela Dodean. “It’s unbelievable that all this is possible for the European table tennis; I am really looking forward to moving to Schwechat and to be part of the training group.”
Daniela Dodean will line up alongside Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yi-Hua, China’s Yi Fang Xiang and the host nation’s Li Qiangbing for SVS Niederösterreich; the club which Werner Schlager has always represented. Euro) opens late summer.
Motivated
“It is a big motivation for me and my team to work in table tennis with women”, said Werner Schlager. “I think that a lot of improvements are possible; I am looking forward to this work.”
Welcome Initiative
The initiatives being taken by the Werner Schlager Academy are to be welcomed at a time when financial constraints have resulted in only six teams applying to join the 2010-2011 Women’s European Champions League.
Unfortunately it has been necessary to suspend the competition with all teams being invited to compete in the Women’s ETTU Cup; it is anticipated that the future of the competition will be discussed at the European Championships to be staged in Ostrava in September.
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