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Elina and Alyssia medallists at Euro Mini Champ’s
compass-supported Elina Hu of Switzerland claimed silver in the Girls born 2015 event at the Euro Mini Champ's 2026, while France's Alyssia Bataille secured bronze.
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Elina and Alyssia medallists at Euro Mini Champ’s
compass-supported Elina Hu of Switzerland claimed silver in the Girls born 2015 event at the Euro Mini Champ's 2026, while France's Alyssia Bataille secured bronze.
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Evelyn Simon: The art of opening the heart
Evelyn Simon is a coach at compass and focuses on player’s development in a supportive and peaceful environment. She works with talents like Annett Kaufmann to unlock their potential.
Annett Kaufmann: Playing for joy, not for success
Interview with Annett Kaufmann, a 15-year-old table tennis talent of compass with impressive results and a supportive team of experts.
Benedikt Duda: An unusual talent
Portrait of Benedikt Duda, consistent top 50 player with Olympic ambitions, and his pathway to his success in table tennis through mental and physical training, combined with utter determination and strength of will.
Melanie Heilemann: Move well, then move often
Meet Melanie Heilemann, a functional fitness coach of compass who shares her specific approach to training table tennis players. Discover her expertise and advice for coaches.
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Oliver Alke: Discovering young talent early
Portrait of Oliver Alke, an expert coach of the compass Foundation, who works with young talents like Lleyton Ullmann and Eduard Kardon.
Mirsad Fazlic: Honesty and care as the main concept
Portrait of Mirsad Fazlic, a Yugoslavian-born coach, who made a major impact on German table tennis. As a coach, his philosophy is based on trust and care as he works to develop young talents into future champions.
Oliver Alke: Everything starts with the person
Meet Oliver Alke, compass coach who highlights the importance of building trust with players for their personal and sport development and creating a positive learning environment.
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Welcome to compass, Louis!
The latest member of Team compass has already won 15 WTT Youth Contender titles. Today, we welcome Austria's Louis Fegerl, born in 2013.
Görkem and Danilo win silver at U21 European Championships
compass-supported Danilo Faso and Görkem Öcal won silver at the U21 European Championships despite being up to five years younger than many of their opponents.
Flavien and Annett win medals at the World Team Championships
compass alumni Annett Kaufmann and Flavien Coton each won a medal at the World Team Championships in London.
Eleven-year-old Alyssia wins U13 title in Helsingborg
Alyssia Bataille claimed the U13 title, while Siri Benjegård captured mixed doubles gold as compass-supported players delivered a series of strong performances at the WTT Youth Contender in Helsingborg.
STIGA compass Cup & Camp a great success
Together with the Swedish Table Tennis Association, STIGA Sports and Eskilstuna by STIGA, compass organized the very first camp for seven- and eight-year-old table tennis players – and it proved to be a great success.
compass seeks Fundraising Manager
The compass foundation is looking for a Fundraising Manager who will play a key role in developing and implementing the foundation's fundraising strategy.
Ladimir Mayorov finishes runner-up in U17 on home soil
compass-supported youngsters Ladimir Mayorov and Siri Benjegård delivered impressive performances at recent World Youth Contender events, with Ladimir finishing runner-up in the U17 event in Platja d’Aro and Siri reaching the U19 semifinals in Sarajevo.
Görkem and Danilo satisfied with their World Championships debuts
compass-supported Görkem Öcal and Danilo Faso were both very happy with their performances at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals 2026 in London.
Görkem won singles bronze and Ladimir doubles gold in Metz
Görkem Öcal, Ladimir Mayorov and Adela Brhelova all won medals at the WTT Youth Star Contender Metz.
Six medals in one week for Siri
Siri Benjegard from Sweden, who is supported by compass, won six medals at two WTT Youth Contender events in Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Adela WTT Youth Contender winner in Havirov
compass-supported 12-year-old Adela Brhelova of Czechia won the U13 title at the WTT Youth Contender in Havirov, Czechia.
Görkem’s first senior-level breakthrough
Görkem Öcal has also demonstrated his potential at senior level. At the age of 14, he defeated a player ranked in the top 100 worldwide and became the Turkish senior champion.
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Going for gold in Gondomar
Seven compass-supported players will compete for medals at the European Youth Championships in table tennis, taking place in Gondomar, Portugal, from 10–19 July. Among them are two of Europe's top U15 players, Görkem Öcal (Türkiye) and Siri Benjegård (Sweden), who are among the favourites for the singles titles.
Welcome to compass, Louis!
The latest member of Team compass has already won 15 WTT Youth Contender titles. Today, we welcome Austria's Louis Fegerl, born in 2013.
Görkem and Danilo win silver at U21 European Championships
compass-supported Danilo Faso and Görkem Öcal won silver at the U21 European Championships despite being up to five years younger than many of their opponents.