Li Dong returns: TTSG Rietberg-Neuenkirchen plans to climb!

Li Dong returns: TTSG Rietberg-Neuenkirchen plans to climb!

li dong, a former world-class player from China, surprisingly returns to the TTSG Rietberg-Neuenkirchen and will strengthen the first men's team in the second half of the season. At 53, she not only has extensive gaming experience, but also a proven network in the table tennis world. Driburg and TTV Hövelhof.

currently she lives in the Netherlands, where she works as a trainer. Her goal at the TTSG Rietberg-Neuenkirchen is the promotion to the association league, a project that she also set up in 2020. At that time, her commitment made a decisive contribution to the promotion of the team to the Landesliga.

a longstanding contact

li dong has a long -term friendship with Ulrich Thol from TTSG, which has existed since 2006. This connection was deepened by visiting her daughter Carolin in China, who lived there for a training stay at the Dong family. In 2009, Li Dong even organized a training camp for the club in China that intensified the exchange between the clubs.

The return of Li Dong has great interest within the club. The smoldering contact between the TTSG and the former player was renewed, which could certainly also be crucial for the current season. In the recent past, it should also be noted that the TTSG Rietberg-Neuenkirchen had played a successful home game against the TSVE 1890 Bielefeld on January 11, 2025, which ended 6: 4

The look at the upcoming challenges

The team has a number of important games in front of them, including against strong opponents such as TSV Hahlen and the DJK Gütersloh. These encounters will be crucial for the dream of climbing to the association league. According to a TTSG schedule, the next encounters could offer exciting challenges from January 14 to February 8, 2025 to find the form and interaction under the new conditions. mytischtennis.de provides a detailed overview of the upcoming games.

Overall, the return of Li Dong shows that table tennis is not only alive in Germany, but internationally. The DTTB currently has around 527,000 members and has again gained popularity in recent years thanks to strong performance at EM and World Cup. This development is certainly also related to the commitment of experienced players who can give new impulses. table tennis100.de also indicates the meaning and history of this popular sport, which also beats high waves in Germany.