other players

DONIC supports a lot of national and international top players and junior players all around the world.

 

Mikael Appelgren

Nickname: Appel
Date and place of birth: 15 October 1961 in Stockholm
Place of residence: Stockholm

Height: 179 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Current club: Spårvägen

Titles: 5 x World Champion, 9 x European Champion

Special stroke: forehand

Hobbies: golf, boat

 

Peter Franz

Date and place of birth: 25 April 1971
Place of residence: Eningen

Height: 185 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Club: AS Pontoise Cergy
Coach: Christian Adam, Jianxin Qiu

Titels: Twice Bronze Medal World Championships Men’s Team, Vice European Champion Men’s Team, Vice Champion Pro Tour Chile Open 2005 and Brasilien Open 2005, Champion Brazilian Open Men’s Double 2004 (with Jens Lundquist), Champion Russian Open Men’s Double 2005 (with Kalinikos Kreanga), Best World Ranking position 22, Championsleague Winner with Caen, Several times German Champion Men’s Team, ETTU Cup Winner and Cup Winner (10 club titles in total)

Playing style: offensive
Special stroke: aggressive back hand block

Hobbies: fishing

Playing equipment:
blade: DONIC Persson Power Carbon
rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin max

 

Magnus Molin

Date and place of birth: 21 aug 1979 Sollefteå
Place of residence: Malmö
 
Height: 1m77
Weight: 72kg

Current club: Angers
 
Titles: German Champion with Borussia Duesseldorf 2003
 
Special stroke: forehand topspin

Hobbies: Golf
 
Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Gold

 

Bartosz Such

Nickname: Suszi
Date and place of birth: 16.03.1983 in Brzeg Dolny / Poland
Place of residence: Gdansk / Poland

Height: 1m89
Weight: 90kg

Current club: MKS TS TRASKO Ostrzeszow / Poland
Coach: Michal Dziubanski

Titles: Twice Polish vice champion in men's singles, 2007 Polish champion in men's doubles, Twice European Youth champion in team competition, Vice European Youth Single Champion, Bronze medal at 2007 European Champions in team competition

Playing style: Right hand offensiv both sides
Special stroke: Backhand topspin

Hobbies: Tennis, Family

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin max.

 

Martin Bratanov

Nickname: Bratko

Date and place of birth: 20/09/1974 a Pleven / Bulgaria
Place of residence: 2 rue A. Laurent 7160 Pieton / Belgium

Height: 1m82
Weight: 78kg

Current club: VGA St.Maur Us / France
Coach: Wang Dayong

Titles: 3rd place European Championships Team competition, Vice World Team Champion 2001

Playing style: Offensive

Hobbies: Football

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Sonex JP

 

 

Christian Hotz

Nickname: Hotz, Hotzi
Date and place of birth: 8 May 1986, Aarau
Place of residence: Zofingen

Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 73 kg

Club: TTC Wil SG
Coach: Zdenko Prskalo
 
Titles:
Several times Swiss Champion in mixed, double and single competition in the series U13, U15 und U18 , National League B Swiss Champion Men’s Team 2004, 3-times Swiss Champion National League A Men’s Team (2005, 2006 und 2007), Cup Winner Men’s Team 2007, Swiss Champion Men’s Double 2007, Swiss Champion Men’s Singles 2008

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: both sides top spin

Hobbies: Tae-Bo, cinema, internet, music

Playing equipment:
blade: DONIC Waldner Senso Carbon
rubbers: 2x Coppa JO Gold max.

 

Kasper Sternberg Sjelle

Date and place of birth: 26.02.89
Place of residence: Vallensbæk, Denmark  

Height: 1m80
Weight: 73kg

Current club: Eslöv, Sweden and Vedbæk, Denmark.
Coach: Peter Sartz
 
Titles: 3rd place European Junior Championships Doubles 2006, Member of Danish National Man´s Team, Winner Polish Youth Open 2008

Playing style: Offensive.
Special stroke: Forehand topspin

Hobbies: other sports, cars

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin

 

 

 

 

Jon Persson

Date and place of birth: 1986-10-23 Norsjö
Place of residence: Söderhamn

Height: 1m77 
Weight: 75kg

Current club: Söderhamn UIF
Coach: Peter Blomqvist

Titles: 3rd place European Championships Doubles 2008, Twice Sweden junior champion 

Playing style: Attacking Player
Special stroke: Forehand

Hobbies: Other sports and Fishing

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin

 

Fabian Akerström

Nickname: Fabi, Fabbe

Date and place of birth: 14th December 1988 / Karlskrona
Place of Residence: Frickenhausen

Height: 1,73 m
Weight: 68 kg

Current club: TSG Steinheim
Coach: Qiu Jian Xin

Titles: 3rd place Youth Worldchampionships Singles 2005, Swedish U15 champion, Swedish U18 Team champion

Playing style: Allround
Special Stroke: Pimpleblock close to the table

Hobbies: Computer,cycling

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Power AR
Rubbers: DONIC Coppa JO Platin, DONIC Akkadi L2

  

Torsten Mähner

Date and place of birth: 07 July 1993 in Fulda
Place of residence: Eichenzell

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 69 kg

Club: TTC Rhönsprudel Fulda-Maberzell
Coach: Qingyu Meng, Tobias Kirch

Titles:
Winner DTTB TOP 16 cadets 2007, Second DTTB TOP 48 cadets 2007, Second German ranking list cadets 2007/08, Third German Championships cadets 2007

Playing style: offensive, shakehand
Special stroke: forehand topspin, spin against spin

Hobbies: keyboard, skiing, football

Playing equipment:
blade: DONIC Waldner Diablo Senso
rubbers: 2x DONIC Sonex JP Gold max.

 

 

Ole Markscheffel

Date and place of birth: 3 July 1993, Bad Oldesloe / Germany
Place of residence: Bargteheide / Germany

Height: 1m85
Weight: 78kg

Club: TSV Bargteheide
Coach: Club: Karl-Heinz Dahlke, Association: Jaroslav Kunz, DTTZ: Zhu xiaoyong

Titel: German Singles and Doubles Champion Cadets 2008, Vice German Champion Cadets in mixed competition 2008, German Double Champion Cadets 2007

Playing style: offensive, shakehand
Special stroke: Forehand-Flip and overview

Hobbies: poker, friends, music, books, internet

Playing equipment:
Blade: DONIC Li Ping Kitex
Rubbers: 2x Coppa JO Platin Soft

 

Gilles Michely

Nickname: Gibbes
Date and place of birth: 4 November 1988 in Luxembourg
Place of residence: Grevenmacher (L), Grenzau (D)

Hight: 176 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Club: D. T. Düdelange (L)
Coach: Martin Ostermann

Titel: Several times Luxemburg Champion and Youth Champion Ranking Tournament, Luxemburg Champion 2006 Elite, 7th place Junior Pro Tour Final 2005

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: Forehand Flip, forehand counter topspin

Hobbys: sports, cinema, films

Playing equipment:
blade: DONIC Li Ping Kitex
rubbers: DONIC JO Platin Soft max

 

 

Gaston Alton

Date and place of birth: 6 July 1985 – Guaymallén – Mendoza - Argentina
Place of residence: Guaymallén – Mendoza – Argentina

Height: 1m75
Weight: 80kg

Current club: Regatas de Mendoza - Argentina
Coach: Matias Alto

Titles: Argentinean Championship 2008, XXIX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO 2008 Men´s Singles

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: Drive

Hobbies: Football

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Waldner Diablo Senso
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin

 

 

Henrik Laxby

Nickname: Lax

Date and place of birth: 20/01 – 90 Aarhus /Denmark
Place of residence: Brøndby / Denmark

Height: 1m85
Weight: 73kg

Current club: Københavns Btk (Copenhagen)
Coach: Rasmus Jespersen (Club), Mads Sørensen (National)
 
Titles: Several times danish youth Champion, Danish national Champion in teams (Bronze), Poland youth open teams (Bronze), Portugal youth teams (Bronze)

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: Forehand topspin

Hobbies: Friends, Computer

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Li Ping Kitex
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Coppa JO Platin

 

 

Andre Filipe Coelho da Silva

Nickname: André Silva

Date and place of birth: Gondomar, 08-02-1989
Place of residence: Valbom - Gondomar

Height: 1m75
Weight: 72kg

Current club: A.R. Novelense – Sentir Penafiel
Coach: Fernando Malheiro

Titles:
1999/00 Under12 - Boys' Singles - National Champion
1999/00 Under12 - Boys' Doubles - National Champion
2003/04 Cadet - Boys' Singles - National Champion
2003/04 Cadet - Boys' Doubles - National Champion
2005/06 Junior - Boys' Singles - National Champion
2005/06 Junior - Boys' Doubles - National Champion
2006/07 Junior - Boys' Singles - National Champion
2006/07 Junior - Boys' Doubles – Bronze Medal in Cairo 2007 World Junior Championships
2007/08 Under21 - Boys' Singles - National Vice-Champion.
2007/08 Portugal Absolute - National Vice-Champion

Special stroke: Right Topsin
Playing style: Offensive

Hobbies: Friends and movies.

Playing Equipment:
blade: DONIC Li Ping Kitex
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Sonex JP Gold

 

Harald Andersson

Nickname: Harre

Date and place of birth: 29 September 1991 Stockholm
Place of residence: Stockholm

Height: 178 cm
Weight: 65 kg

Current club: Spårvägens BTK
Coach: Andreas Hedlund

Titles: 3rd in singles in European youth championship 2009, 2nd in team in European youth championship 2008 and 2009, 3rd in singles in Swedish junior championship 2005, 2006 and 2009, 2nd in double in Swedish junior championship 2006 and 2009, 3rd in double in Swedish junior championship 2007, 2nd in double in Polish WJC 2008

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: Forehand hook

Hobbies: Football

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Appelgren Allplay
Rubbers: 2x DONIC Sonex JP Gold

 

Alessandro Bertagna

Nickname: Bertalex

Date and place of birth: 08 May 1993 in Domodossola
Place of residence: Domodossola

Height: 1,80 m
Weight: 65 kg

Current club: Tennistavolo Torino
Coach: Bobocica Mihai

Titles: Italian Cadet Champion 2008

Playing style: Offensive
Special stroke: Topspin Forehand

Hobbies: Music, skiing, swimming

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Persson Powerplay Senso V1
Rubbers: FH: DONIC Coppa JO Gold max, BH: DONIC Coppa JO Gold 2,0mm

 

 

Ivan Katkov

Date and place of birth: 2 April 1984
Place of residence: Symi, Ukraine

Height: 1,69 m
Weight: 63 kg

Current club: “Nord” Donetsk
Coach: Belostockiy G., Tester B.

Titles: Many times Ukrainian Champion

Playing style: spin both sides
Special stroke: forehand topspin

Hobbies: cars, computers

Playing Equipment:
Blade: DONIC Waldner Senso Carbon
Rubbers: FH: DONIC Coppa JO Silver, BH: DONIC Coppa Speed