Table tennis is a sport that connects. Over 164 million people worldwide play table tennis in clubs. People all over the globe work hard for their dreams, celebrate successes and have to learn to deal with defeats. Sport shapes us and makes us who we want to be. Table tennis has shaped Dima and challenges him every day.
No. 1 World Ranking January & February 2018
EC
European Championship: 10x Gold, 3x Silver & 2x Bronze
Indian Open: Winner 2010 & 2017
Korean Open: Semi-Final 2008 & Winner 2011
German Open: Winner 2012, 2014 & 2017
Champions League: 5x winner
Olympics: 4x Bronze & 2x Silver
WC
World Championship: 4x silver
Brazilian Open: Semifinal 2007 & Winner 2011
Slovenian Open: Semifinals 2008
Danish Open: 2nd place 2009
WC
World Cup: 4th place 2018, 3rd place 2014 & 2015, 1st place 2017
TSV Schalbe Tündern: Until 2007
Borussia Düsseldorf: 2007 – 2009
Royal Villette Charleroi: 2009-2010
Fakel Orenburg: 2010 to 2021
TTC Neu-Ulm: 2022 to date
Dimitrij Ovtchtarov 🏓
German national player
6x Olympic medallist
Former number 1 in the world rankings