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13/07/16
Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update July 2016)
Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players ranking…
• TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #55 WTA (Jun 2015)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #62 WTA (Jul 2013)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #140 on WTA (Jul 2016)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA (Apr 2016)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
• TOP 200 ATP Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #7 ATP (Jun 2016)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #173 ATP (Aug 2015)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #191 ATP (Apr 2016)
Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)
As of 13th of July 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:
• 49 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #15 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #94 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #111 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #140 on WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #155 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #170 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #173 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #210 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #255 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #273 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #279 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #282 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #297 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #315 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #333 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #336 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #377 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #380 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #419 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #448 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #478 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #484 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #496 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #498 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #500 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #509 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #514 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #515 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #548 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #549 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #578 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #592 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #594 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #656 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #666 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #668 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #701 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #708 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #718 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #724 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #728 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #749 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #754 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #771 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #870 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #890 WTA
Ena KAJEVIC – 2006 player – #917 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #936 WTA
Estela PEREZ SOMARRIBA – 2008 player – #992 WTA
• 25 players TOP 1000 ATP
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #9 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #54 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #203 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #218 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #229 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #231 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #258 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #292 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #323 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 374 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #417 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #570 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #575 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #577 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #652 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #661 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #679 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #730 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #738 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #885 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #932 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #944 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #946 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #973 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 player – #985 ATP
• 10 boys and 15 girls… in total 25 players are in TOP 100 ITF
BOYS:
- #3 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior Wimbledon 2016 runner up
- #11 Miomir KECMANOVIC
- #18 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 semifinals
- #21 Youssef HOSSAM
- #26 Alexei POPYRIN
- #33 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #49 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #76 Patrik RIKL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #87 Sven LAH
- #100 Andrea GUERRIERI
GIRLS:
- #12 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #15 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #20 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #30 Lucie KANKOVA
- #37 Tatiana PIERI
- #41 Wiktoria KULIK
- #44 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #47 Seone MENDEZ
- #48 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #65 Michaela GORDON
- #71 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #80 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #83 Berfu CENGIZ
- #93 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #100 Georgina AXON
• 3 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Yshai OLIEL #6, Cerzar CRETU #10, Olga DANILOVIC #7, Lucie KANKOVA #10)
• 1 boy and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Borna DEVALD #10, Helene PELLICANO #1, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #7, Avelina SAYFETDINOVA #9)
IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)… IN 1997 TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA gathered on the 2nd Smrikva Bowl… IN 1998 3rd SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO GATHER FIRST FOREIGN PLAYERS…
Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #279 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #577 ATP.
2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…
BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #136 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #114 ATP doubles.
GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #155 WTA.
IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING
2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #292 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #417 ATP.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #227 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #227 ATP double.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #730 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #973 ATP.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1279 ATP.
GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #170 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #282 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #514 WTA.
Ema MIKULCIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 quarterfinalist, #1204 WTA
2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #9 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #932 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1407 ATP.
GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #170 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #419 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #496 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #754 WTA.
2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #258 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #575 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #679 ATP.
GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #448 WTA.
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #771 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #1093 WTA.
IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS
2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #54 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #218 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #229 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #231 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #374 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #570 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #652 ATP.
GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #111 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #173 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #297 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #315 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #548 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #656 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #668 WTA.
2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #374 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1099 ATP.
GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #15 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #210 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #380 WTA.
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #484 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #498 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #701 WTA.
Ena KAJEVIC (CRO), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #917 WTA
2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #1045 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1353 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1622 ATP.
GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #94 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #140 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #578 WTA.
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #749 WTA.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #203 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #1407 on ATP ranking list.
IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING
2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #944 on ATP ranking list.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 946 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1009 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1803 ATP.
Luka PANIC (SUI), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked on ATP.
Grega KOKALJ (SLO), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is not ranked ATP.
GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #255 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #333 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #500 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #509 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #728 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked WTA.
Nikolina JOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.
Marija CURNIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.
“Little Mo” TEAM
William BLUMBERG (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.
Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #708 WTA.
IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #661 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #885 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1191 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1283 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #26 ITF.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #161 ITF.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #165 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #354 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #670 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1533 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.
GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #478 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #592 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #870 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #936 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1017 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #30 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #93 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #100 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #284 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #389 ITF.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #494 ITF.
Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #724 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #105 ITF.
IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1180 ATP.
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #1602 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #350 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1250 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), 15th SB 2010 runner up, from Croatia, #1533 ITF.
GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #48 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #80 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #137 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #166 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #248 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #284 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #313 ITF.
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #244 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1055 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1267 ITF.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #549 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #635 ITF.
IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #282 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #821 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #910 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1441 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #103 ETA U16.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #171 ETA U16.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #176 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #188 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #188 ETA U16.
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #269 ETA U16.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #489 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #627 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1055 ETA U16.
GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #12 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #406 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #571 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #762 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #963 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #1140 ITF.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #403 ETA U16.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #502 ETA U16.
IN 2012 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 57 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION… and for the first time in the quarterfinals there were still five continents represented: AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICA, OCENIA and EUROPE
2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #10 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #23 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #37 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #41 ETA U14.
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #47 ETA U14.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #62 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #101 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #125 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #491 ETA U14.
GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #165 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #268 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #335 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1231 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1420 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1544 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #9 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #18 ETA U14.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #26 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #34 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #57 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #61 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #65 ETA U14.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #158 ETA U14.
IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #13 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #31 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #86 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #86 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #89 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #99 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #134 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #175 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #210 ETA U14.
GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #16 ETA U14.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #30 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #44 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #368 ETA U14.
IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
GIRLS
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Mara GAE (ROU), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Yufei REN (CHN), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, SMRIKVE LOUNGE, Villa TASTE, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.
10/07/16
Invitation to join "Little Mo" Internationals in historic Forest Hills, New York - August 21st-27th 2016
I am pleased to share Carol Weyman’s message about the event to be held the week before the U.S. Open :)…
“Little Mo” Internationals in the historic Forest Hills, New York from August 21-27.
The event will be held the week before the U.S. Open and the qualifying matches will be going on and players can stay to attend the pro matches.
In addition, if you are planning to be in Florida this December Carol Weyman is pleased to invite you to join their biggest event of the year, the “Little Mo” Internationals at the PGA National Resort & Spa in West Palm Beach, Florida from December 2-7.
Last year the event gathered 450 players from 50 countries and it looks to be even bigger this year.
To REGISTER for the Forst Hills event please visit the webist page: www.littlemoforesthills.com or write directly to Carol.
02/07/16
18 Smrikva Bowl players are in the Main Draws of Junior WIMBLEDON 2016...In the finals is: Alex DE MINAUR; reached quarterfinals: Claire LIU and Gabriella TAYLOR
Nice to recognize 18 Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of Junior WIMBLEDON 2016 out of 128: 10 girls and 8 boys…
So far 18 SB players in the junior Grand Slam is a record number…
1st round: 18 SB players out of 128
2nd round: 10 SB players out of 64
3rd round: 5 SB players out of 32
Quarterfinals: 3 SB players out of 16
Semifinals: 1 SB player (Alex DE MINAUR) out of 8
Finals: 1 SB player (Alex DE MINAUR) out of 4
BOYS:
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Kenneth RAISMA (EST)
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – E.DALLA VALLE (Ita) 6:3,7:6
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – Daniel ALTMAIER (Ger) 7:6,6:4
Quarterfinals: A.De Minaur-F.AUGER-ALIASSIME (Can) 5:7,7:6,6:2
Semifinals: Alex De Minaur – Ulises BLANCH (USA) 6:3,6:2
Finals: Alex De Minaur – Denis SHAPALOV (Can)
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: M.Kecmanovic – A.DAVIDOVICH F.(Esp) 6:3,4:6,6:2
2nd round: M.Kecmanovic – Tung-lin WU (TPE) 7:6,6:1
3rd round: M.Kecmanovic – Geoffrey Blancaneaux (Fra) 5:7,6:1,3:6
Nicola KUHN (GER) – 15th SB 2010 winner
1st round: Nicola Kuhn – Sam RIFFICE (USA) 6:2,6:3
2nd round: Nicola Kuhn – F.AUGER-ALIASSIME (Can) 6:7,3:6
William BLUMBERG – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: William Blumberg – Denis SHAPALOV (Can) 3:6,4:6
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (Esp) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: A.Davidovich F.- M.KECMANOVIC (SRB) 3:6,6:4,2:6
Max STEWART (GBR) – 14th SB 2009 player
1st round: Max Stewart – Daniel ALTMAIER (GER) 2:6,0:6
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS) – 14th SB 2009 CD winner
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Tung-lin WU (TPE) 5:7,6:7
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY) – 13th SB 2008 player
1st round: Youssef Hossam – E.GUELL BARTRINA (ESP) 4:6,5:7
GIRLS:
Claire LIU (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Claire Liu – Elena RYBAKINA (Rus) 6:1, 6:3
2nd round: Claire Liu – Lara SALDEN (Bel) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: Claire Liu – Amanda Anisimova (USA) 4:6,6:2,13:11
Quarterfinals: Claire Liu – Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) 1:6,4:6
Gabriella TAYLOR (UK) – 13th SB 2008
1st round: Gabriella Taylor – Morgan COPPOC (USA) 6:3,6:1
2nd round: Gabriella Taylor – Lucrezia Stefanini (Ita) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: Gabriella Taylor – Rebeka Masarova (Sui) 6:1,6:1
Quarterfinals: Gabriella Taylor – Kayla Day (USA) 4:6,1:1 ret.
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB) – 16th SB 2011 winner
1st round: Olga Danilovic – M.KLINAROVA (Cze) 7:5,2:6,6:3
2nd round: Olga Danilovic – C.Robillard-Millette (Can) 6:4,5:7,9:7
3rd round: Olga Danilovic – Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) 0:6,4:6
Michaela GORDON (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Michaela Gordon – C. MURAMATSU (Jpn) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: Michaela Gordon – Katarina Zavatska (Ukr) 1:6,3:6
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP) – 15th SB 2010 runner up
1st round: Paula Arias Manjon – M.Lumsden (UK) 6:7,6:3,6:3
2nd round: Paula Arias Manjon – B.V.Andreescu (Can) 4:6,4:6
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) – 15th SB 2010
1st round: Lucie Kankova – Chiara LOMMER (USA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Lucie Kankova – U.Maitane Arconada (USA) 2:6,3:6
Tatiana PIERI (ITA) – 12th SB 2007
1st round: Tatiana Pieri – Emily APPLETON (UK) 6:3,6:3
2nd round: Tatiana Pieri – Olesya PERVUSHINA (Rus) 1:6,2:6
Katie SWAN (UK) – 14th SB 2009 winner
1st round: Katie Swan – M.BOLKVADZE (Geo) 5:6 ret.
Georgina AXON (UK) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: Georgina Axon – Lara SALDEN (Bel) 1:6,5:7
Maia LUMSDEN (UK) – 13th SB 2008 runner up
1st round: Maia Lumsden – P.Arias Manjon (Esp) 7:6,3:6,3:6
Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.
02/07/16
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 videos are on line :)
21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 video
21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 girls finals
21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 boys finals
28/06/16
Smrikva Bowl Library list is updated with over 100 new books donated by 21st SB 2016 generation... there are in total over 800 books from 65 countries...
“Va, pensiero ‘Smrikva’, sull’ali dorate”… “Go, ‘Smrikva’ thought, on golden wings” – borrowed from Giuseppe Verdi
Smrikva Bowl Library list is updated and as of today it contains over 800 books from 65 countries… it is an opportunity to share couple of words related with our library written some time ago but still valid to me…
Smrikve, July 2009 – July 2016
In 2009 we started the building of the Smrikva Bowl library. Each Smrikva Bowl player is requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his stay in Smrikve and will represent his culture of origin that one day guests of Smrikve will be able to consult, enjoy and discover.
Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are today spread in 78 countries and all the continents. Historically their task was to search the talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from this year they are also our Cultural Ambassadors.
The old olive tree Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors plant every year is a symbol of friendship and intergenerational responsibility and Smrikva Bowl’s idea of children, sport, music and culture that are able to pass all frontiers are incorporated in the creation of this Smrikva Bowl Library.
I used to write in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy that we are those who represent the current civilization.
This is an important concept. Today people live an average of about 80 years. What we call civilization is mostly made up of the human knowledge we have accumulated until today, which our institutions pass onto future generations.
The books represent the greatest human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives.
But given the fragility of the circle of life it is very easy for people to ignore these facts and lose sight of our human knowledge. It takes just a few generations to lose this great heritage.
We have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is slower and more complex. Humans learn throughout their whole lifetime, from books and schools, but we also mostly learn from our personal experiences.
Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…
Thanks to all Smrikva Bowl players and todays Ambassadors that are helping to build the Smrikva Bowl library.
Miodrag Bozovic
26/06/16
Some pictures of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 actors... taken during the Sixth and Final day of their Smrikva Bowl... the AWARDING day... the cake and swimming pool day :)
Smrikva Bowl finals are played since 1996 with linesman and ball boys… and at 8:30 AM everything was ready for the final act of this year 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Opera stage… :)
The Finals and Awarding ceremony day of the 20h annual started with traditional Staff gathering…
… and this is the view that those who reach Smrikva Bowl finals see before entering the stage… the entrance to the finals…
… over 100 invisible hands that make MORE THEN TENNIS a reality for a week… year after year…
The girls finals are per tradition scheduled at 9:00 AM and it always start with flower pictures of the finalists…
… the Main actors of this year Opera final act were Ela Nala Milič from Slovenia and Camilia Samel Druz from France :)…
… here is the Chair Umpire Damir giving Ela and Camilia the final instructions before their opera start… enjoy the game and let’s the public enjoy your tennis talent level…
On the court #2 the girls were at same time ready for the Finals… and their Chair Umpire Dragan was giving them the final instructions for the game… The finals was played between Barbora Mihalikova from Czech Republic and Jovana Grujić from Serbia…
and here you see Jovana in action… and she was the winner of the day…
… playing with Barbora…
and here we return to see Eli in action…
… it was a lovely tennis day… for all the people who gathered around the court #1 where all the 21st annual finals were played… and here is Camilia in action…
… and again Eli…
Camilia
… at the same time after girls Consolation finals at the court #2 the boys Consolation finals started… between Mudiwa Munyimani from Australia and Pavel Marinov from Bulgaria…
here is Pavel in action…
followed by Mudiwa in action… today Mudiwa played better and won the Draw…
From the first edition ball kids are part of the stage… and I wish to thanks: Ivan, Marko, Fatih, Karina, Rustam, Ann, Rose, Luke, Marijana and Pim for making the finals of today special :D
… this year Ela Nala Milič was able to collect more points then Camilia Samel Druz and take the bike for the first time to Slovenia…
Ela Nala Milič crowned herself the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 edition winner… and is the first winner from Slovenia in Smrikva Bowl history… here are the two girls together…
I am sure this is only one of the first meetings for the most Smrikva kids and there will be many matches in the future for most of them… and many opportunities to measure their skills development…
… and after the girls exhibition of their skills it was the time of boys…
Two boys to reach the finals were Kylan Bigun from the United States and Luis Garcia Paez from Spain.
The garden of Smrikve during Smrikva Bowl always remind me a bit of a Central Park… and here are the ball kids again ready to assist the finals…
the final instructions from the Chair Umpire Damir… to Kylan and Louis and the boys were ready for their game show exhibition…
here is Kylan in action…
… Luis…
and Kylan again…
Umpire…
… a very interesting and inspiring experience for the most young children who are starting to love tennis…
Lefty Kylan Bigun showed a very high tennis talent level during the whole tournament the same as his twin brother… and in the finals was able to win today… this is the moment when the boys shake hands…
soon after the finals we were ready for the awarding ceremony…
there were many awards given today… here are friends Petr and Barbora…
and here come the girls winner Ela Nala who asked for her coach Fonzi to give her the trophy…
and Kylan who asked for his father and coach Dmitry to give him the trophy…
the traditional signature of the US OPEN ball donated by Justin Lee in 2009… Ela Nala…
and here is Kylan…
picture together for the memory wall….
and winners’ bike ride :D
started with Kylan… who decided to donate his trophy to Rose from Netherland… big heart shown by Kylan <3
… followed by Ela Nala bike ride…
and here is the cake before swimming pool :D
cut by Ela Nala, Kylan and Lazar who had birthday on 25th of June :)
… and before leaving for home the winners and awarded players invited all the friends into the swimming pool :)
It was a super particular edition… and I hope most of the kids will get a little of inspiration to keep developing their tennis talent…
Thanks to all the participants… players… families… coaches… Smrikva Bowl Staff and friends… for making 21st annual… ANOTHER GOOD YEAR… :)
26/06/16
21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 Press Release
PULA, CROATIA 20 th JUNE – 25 th JUNE 2016
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 – gathered 115 boys and girls from over 40 countries. It was another successful annual and Smrikva Bowl from this year counts its Ambassadors in 78 countries and all the continents.
Smrikva Bowl winners:
1996
• Vilim Višak (CRO) Natali Zuliani (CRO)
1997
• Željko Perić (CRO) Ivana Lisjak (CRO)
1998
• Filip Kovačić (CRO) Mateja Horvat (CRO)
1999
• Borko Mudronja (CRO) Astrid Besser (I)
2000
• Adelchi Virgili (I) Tereza Mrdeža (CRO)
2001
• Marin Draganja (CRO) Petra Martić (CRO)
2002
• Javier Marti (ESP) Martina Caregaro (I)
2003
• Dominic Thiem (A) Jennifer Ren (UK)
2004
• Ivan Levar (CRO) Saška Gavrilovska (SRB)
2005
• Matteo Donati (I) Saška Gavrilovska (SRB)
2006
• Gianluigi Quinzi (I) Eleonor Dean (UK)
2007
• Sacha Merzetti (I) Virgina Pena (ESP)
2008
• Luka Panic (SUI) Katarina Jokić (BiH)
2009
• Alvaro Regalado (ESP) Katie Swan (UK)
2010
• Nicola Kuhn (ESP) Jovana Vuković (SRB)
2011
• Duje Ajduković (CRO) Olga Danilović (SRB)
2012
• Goran Životić (SRB) Himari Sato (JPN)
2013
• Turriziani Alvarez (ESP) Noa Krznarić (CRO)
2014
• Patrick Brady (UK) Tea Lukić (SRB)
2015
• Branko Đurić (MNE) Alena Kasatkina (RUS)
2016
• Kaylan Bigun (USA) Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
Kaylan Bigun from the United States won the boys finals, while Ela Nala Milič from Slovenia won the girls finals.
The winners won, among other, the mountain bikes – the traditional Smrikva Bowl prize – a week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, and Wilson International support.
21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 MAIN RESULTS
Boys:
Finals:
Kaylan Bigun (USA) – Luis Garcia Paez (ESP) (4:2, 5:4)
Semifinals:
Kaylan Bigun (USA) – Petr Brunclík (CZE) (4:0, 4:0)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP) – Meecah Bigun (USA) (4:0, 4:5, 10:5)
Quarterfinals:
Kaylan Bigun (USA) – Georgi Georgiev (BGR) (5:4, 4:1)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP) – Taichi Wakamatsu (JPN) (4:0,4:2)
Petr Brunclík (CZE) – Rafael Segado (ESP) (5:4,4:1)
Meecah Bigun (USA) – Martin Landaluce (ESP) (2:4,4:1,10:4)
Girls:
Finals:
Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – Camilia Samel Druz (FRA) (4:5, 4:0, 10:5)
Semifinals:
Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – Ren Yufei (CHN) (4:2, 4:1)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA) – Mia Ristić (SRB) (5:3, 4:2)
Quarterfinals:
Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED) (4:0,1:4,10:3)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA) – Nadin Barbarossa (ITA) (4:2, 5:4)
Ren Yufei (CHN) – Ema Kovačević (BEL) (4:1, 4:0)
Mia Ristić (SRB) – Katalina Petrova (BGR) (4:1, 4:1)
Thanks to the all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the: Smrikva Bowl Friends, Staff, Golden and Honorary Members!
25/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Draws and Results. The winners of the 21st annual are: Kaylan Bigun (USA) and Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Draws and Results
25/06/16
Some pictures of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 actors :)... taken during the Fifth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when "IGRA" game winners were known... :))... and the day when the finalists of this year edition were known... the BRIONI day :)
The fifth day was the day when the semifinalist of the Main and Consolation Draw were known… but was also the day of Brioni Islands visit and the day of the “IGRA” Game finals :)
I am pleased to present some of the actors of the Day who make it to the finals in their singles and towards the victory in special “IGRA” doubles…
MAIN DRAW FINALIST:
BOYS
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
GIRLS
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
CONSOLATION DRAWS FINALIST
BOYS
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
GIRLS
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
BOYS “IGRA” GAME WINNERS and RUNNER UPS:
Chris Spyrou (GRE)
Tomek Berkieta (POL)
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Petr Brunclik (CZE)
After the presentation of the actors of the Day… I am pleased to share a little piece of the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day celebrated on 21st of September… because yesterday day we spent on Brioni Islands… once upon a time named the Islands of Peace…
Smrikve, September 2010
The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21st and this day has been elected to be also the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors’ Day.
It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many people. For the first time this holiday was celebrated in 1981.
The Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day, although celebrated on the same day as the World Peace Day, is dedicated to civilisation, intergenerational responsibility and tennis. Without civil society in a modern world there is no guarantee for peace.
In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, the third Tuesday of September (the opening day of regular sessions of the General Assembly) as the International Day of Peace devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace and civilisation values.
In 2001, the day was changed from the third Tuesday to specifically the twenty-first day of September. A new resolution was passed by the General Assembly, sponsored by the United Kingdom (giving credit to Peace One Day) and Costa Rica (the sponsors of the original day) to give the Day of Peace a fixed date and declare it as a global ceasefire day.
In 1991, on September 21st, I left Smrikve for Milan, it was the war time in my country, 5 years before, on the same day, in 1986, I sailed with a boat to Dubrovnik with school friends living a nice life time memory experience.
Having our calendar year 365 days if we live for some time and create our own experience we learn that the same day can remind us something nice and something not nice… it is a circle…
Not nice could be compared to a mistake in tennis… we learn from the mistakes. They help us understand what is not good or what we do not do properly…
To end this comment I am pleased to repeat words of a Nobal Prize for Peace who was guest speaker to one of Ambrosetti’s Young Leader Group meetings. It is a tradition that every guest dedicate few words to the Group and he wrote down the following:
“The future is always in a minority. Yet the history of the future is more important than the history of the past. It is for the old to remember the past. It is for the young to build the world of tomorrow.
Do it! You can build a world without wars. You can build a new humanity.”
Everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. The knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important. They are all parts of the civilisation path.
Shimon Peres used in his note the statement: “Do it!” thus reminded me Yoda’s wisdom words when he shares his knowledge with young Jedi: “Try no. Do or do not “ :)
If people beleive in the future there is future. If people do not beleive in the future there is no future.
Miodrag Bozovic
… and today is the FINALS Day… the day of the Cake…
Awarding Ceremony Day… and the Day of the Swimming Pool :D
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
24/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl Fifth Day Results and Order of Play for the Sixth Smrikva Bowl Day 25th of June
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Draws and Fifth Day Results
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Order of Play SMRIKVE 25th of June
Semifinalist of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
MAIN DRAWS
BOYS
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
GIRLS
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
CONSOLATION DRAWS
BOYS
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
GIRLS
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
23/06/16
Some pictures of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 actors... taken during the fourth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when the children participated lucky draw :)... and pictures with few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story...
During the long Fourth Smrikva Bowl Day the semifinalist of all the single draws and IGRA game were known :)…
… and I am pleased to present just some of them… but also to take the opportunity to share few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story with our new Ambassadors generation ;)…
MAIN DRAW SEMIFINALIST:
Boys
Petr Brunclík (CZE)
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Meecah Bigun (USA)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
Girls
Mia Ristić (SRB)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
Ren Yufei (CHN)
CONSOLATION DRAW SEMIFINALIST:
Boys
Gianluca Filoramo (ITA)
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
Žiga Švec (SVN)
Girls
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Jimena Gomez Alonso (ESP)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
Ashanti Zumofen (SUI)
Having introduced some of the actors of the Fourth Day and Lucky Draw Day… I would be pleased to share just few promised words behind Smrikva ;)…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…
What does that mean?…
CULTURE, CHILDREN, SPORT and MUSIC are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world. It is a matter of civilization …
…a truly wise windy, product of imagination, once whispered… “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (M.Y.)… and fairy tales seems to help that beauty…
… but I am sure you will cross in the future with the following opinion… “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (A.E.)…
I noted that all of you are very calm during hard points… and usually in tennis game, as well as in many other fields, it does not matter what goes wrong but your reaction to it…
… we received special gifts for the Lucky Draw from… Dominic Thiem, Katie Swan, Ana Ivanovic, Borna Coric, Nicolas Kuhn, Tereza Mihalikova, Donna Vekic, Olga Danilovic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Matteo Donati…
… and their success could teach us how fear and anger are for the brain the same as cramps for the muscles…
and… what Master Yoda noted “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”…
… in tennis seems to be the same… if you want to win more… you master your skills and believe in your game ;)
There are different ways to look at sport. There are different ways to look at music, culture, love and also to children.
The vision of sport preferred in Smrikve can be described and extended to: culture, music and children using the following Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words…
… “Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
… a wise men living in China 2500 years ago once observed… “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.” … hmmm… sounds very interesting… hm hm :)
an interesting opinion…
… and to set your heart right you need good characters… those who wish to contribute to the greater public good had to begin by working on themselves…
… only then they will see progress radiate out from their personal circles to society at large…
Today is the semifinals day… the BRIONI Islands Day… and IGRA GAME Day :D… a lot to do and a lot to see ;)….
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
23/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl Fourth Day Results and Order of Play for the fifth Smrikva Bowl Day 24th of June
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Draws and Fourth Day Results
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Order of Play SMRIKVE 24th of June
Semifinalist of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
MAIN DRAWS
BOYS
Petr Brunclík (CZE)
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Meecah Bigun (USA)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
GIRLS
Mia Ristić (SRB)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
Ren Yufei (CHN)
CONSOLATION DRAWS
BOYS
Gianluca Filoramo (ITA)
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
Žiga Švec (SVN)
GIRLS
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Jimena Gomez Alonso (ESP)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
Ashanti Zumofen (SUI)
23/06/16
Some pictures of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 actors... taken during the third day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when they start super IGRA game... pictures to share Smrikva Bowl Library story...
Third Smrikva Bowl day is the day when the IGRA game start… and is also the day when the quarterfinalist of the edition start to be known…
Third day is also the FORUM day… knowledge sharing day…
I am pleased to take the opportunity to share a bit of the story of our Library with the actors of the third day…
It was 2009 when we started to build the Smrikva Bowl library… and each Smrikva Bowl player was requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his stay in Smrikve and will represent his culture of origin that one day guests of Smrikve will be able to consult, enjoy and discover…
With this year edition Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are spread in almost 80 countries and all the continents… and the library reached over 800 books from over 65 countries…
Historically their task was to search the talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from this year they are also our Cultural Ambassadors…
Cultural Ambassadors is both spreading the Smrikva idea and spreading the ISTRIA from SMRIKVE E-book… the cultural e-book for travelers…
It was shared yesterday with kids that the old olive tree Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors plant every year is a symbol of friendship and intergenerational responsibility and Smrikva Bowl’s idea of children, sport, music and culture that are able to pass all frontiers are incorporated in the creation of this Smrikva Bowl Library.
…in some languages… the word generations means also history… and in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy I come to a simple conclusion that we are those who represent the current civilization.
O yes ;)… this is an important concept…
Today people live an average of about 80 years. What we call civilization is mostly made up of the human knowledge we have accumulated until today, which our institutions pass onto future generations.
there is a big importance of a quality book… o yes ;)
They represent a great human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives. But given the fragility of the circle of life it is very easy for people to ignore these facts and lose sight of our human knowledge. It takes just a few generations to lose this great heritage ;)
I’d like to observe that we have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is slower and more complex. Humans learn throughout their whole lifetime, from books and schools, but we also mostly learn from our personal experiences.
I just wish to say that Smrikva Bowl’s more then tennis is something you find above… hm… not only tennis… music… culture… children… sport… four interesting pillars…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people…
Friendship… is long term trust… and long term bridge… always takes time to get built… and always require maintenance ;)…
… and IGRA game is spreading… it is reaching different places… different continents…
… with music… run… play… and say “IGRA” :)
Quarterfinalist of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
MAIN DRAW
BOYS
Petr Brunclík (CZE) – EUROPE
Rafael Segado (ESP) – EUROPE
Georgi Georgiev (BGR) – EUROPE
Kaylan Bigun (USA) – AMERICAS
Meecah Bigun (USA) – AMERICAS
Martin Landaluce (ESP) – EUROPE
Taichi Wakamatsu (JPN) – ASIA
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP) – EUROPE
GIRLS
Katalina Petrova (BGR) – EUROPE
Mia Ristić (SRB) – EUROPE
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA) – EUROPE
Nadin Barbarossa (ITA) – EUROPE
Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – EUROPE
Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED) – EUROPE
Ren Yufei (CHN) – ASIA
Ema Kovačević (BEL) – EUROPE
CONSOLATION DRAW
BOYS
Freddy Stephan (BEL) – EUROPE
Gianluca Filoramo (ITA) – EUROPE
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS) – AUSTRALIA
Sergej Živković (SRB) – EUROPE
Pavel Marinov (BGR) – EUROPE
Mak Mikovič (SVN) – EUROPE
Leopold Šantić (CRO) – EUROPE
Žiga Švec (SVN) – EUROPE
GIRLS
Ena Koike (JPN) – ASIA
Barbora Michálková (CZE) – EUROPE
Jimena Gomez Alonso (ESP) – EUROPE
Ece Gencer (TUR) – EUROPE
Jovana Grujić (SRB) – EUROPE
Kristiana Sidorova (RUS) – EUROPE
Ashanti Zumofen (SUI) – EUROPE
Marijana Ilić (SRB) – EUROPE
… and the LOTTERY!!! is on schedule for 4:00 PM… o yes… many possibilities…
… we will see who win what ;)….
… the Tennis Talents FORUM is worth recalling… always a nice moment to share just few elements that could be useful to the families and coaches on their path in helping their children to reach their potential…
Today is the day of QUARTERFINALS… and the day of IGRA…
it is also the LOTTERY DAY!!!! “LUCKY DRAW” :D
more and more…
GO SMRIKVA GO :D
22/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl Third Day Results and Order of Play for the fourth Smrikva Bowl Day 23rd of June
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Order of Play SMRIKVE 23rd of June
Quarterfinalist of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
MAIN DRAW
BOYS
Petr Brunclík (CZE)
Rafael Segado (ESP)
Georgi Georgiev (BGR)
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
Meecah Bigun (USA)
Martin Landaluce (ESP)
Taichi Wakamatsu (JPN)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
GIRLS
Katalina Petrova (BGR)
Mia Ristić (SRB)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Nadin Barbarossa (ITA)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED)
Ren Yufei (CHN)
Ema Kovačević (BEL)
CONSOLATION DRAW
BOYS
Freddy Stephan (BEL)
Gianluca Filoramo (ITA)
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Sergej Živković (SRB)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
Mak Mikovič (SVN)
Leopold Šantić (CRO)
Žiga Švec (SVN)
GIRLS
Ena Koike (JPN)
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Jimena Gomez Alonso (ESP)
Ece Gencer (TUR)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
Kristiana Sidorova (RUS)
Ashanti Zumofen (SUI)
Marijana Ilić (SRB)
21/06/16
Some pictures of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 actors... taken during the second day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when they became AMBASSADORS... pictures with Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Olive Trees story...
Yesterday a bit after 8:00 PM the Smrikva Bowl players of this year edition became Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors… the ceremony started at 6:00 PM…
I am pleased to repeat the story of the Smrikva Bowl Olive Trees traditionally planted in Smrikve with some pictures taken during the second day :)… being this moment one of the most important parts of the Smrikva Bowl story…
In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started a tradition of planting an Olive tree…
The Olive tree selected was at the beginning older than the oldest man living on the earth today. The tree that we planted for the 10th Smrikva Bowl was over 150 years old…
…during the ceremony, every Ambassador put a tiny piece of land close to the root of the Olive tree and say his or her name. This way the tree gets their names…
This year again was the name and a Grand Slam ;)… the children know the story…
During the ceremony of the 21st Smrikva Bowl Olive Tree Generation… the tree received new names…
… Olive tree is a symbol of peace… but the age of the tree means intergenerational responsibility…
… every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn to preserve all that each of us is born with… :)
… The Lion King cartoon is an artwork and most of the life messages one can find in it are in line with the Smrikva Bowl founding ideas… ;)
… life messages you find in Lion King are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; they are in line with the values of friendship and love; they are in line with empathy…
… Love, friendship and empathy are all Cosmopolitan values per excellence, as far as people and humanity are concerned…
… it is true that the relationship between Mufasa, Sarabi and Simba reminds me of both: parents and family love, but also about the intergenerational responsability.
Timon, Pumbaa and Simba relationship reminds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also make me think abuout empathy, intuition and loyalty.
… and the relationship between Simba and Nola reminds me again about the importance of love… :)
Rafiki, the wise old baboo, with his many centuries old tree reminds me about the importance of knowledge and experience of the older…
… that there are many other particular moments that every person on its own, based on his or her own life experience, discover by watching these artworks.
You might be interested to know that most of the characters’s names in this cartoon have a particular meaning in Swahili language…
Simba means “lion”… Nala means “gift”, and love is for me one of the greatest gifts that people can receive and give during their life
Sarabi means “mirage”… Pumbaa means “dull-witted” or “stunned”… and Rafiki means “friend” :)…
These names with their meanings make me think of the American Indians and the way they used to give the names to their people.
As I wrote at the beginning of today’s article every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn, to preserve all that each of us is born with.
When Mufasa was explaining to Simba that is not easy to be the King… he tried to explain that a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it…
is true that every generation face new challenges but there are many examples in the past how the old generations managed and solved particular problems… ;)
…and this is why… knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important…
It was another long Smrikva day… ended with a Grand Slam dream victory and good LEDO ice cream at the end :)…
… everybody wished to make true their dream ;)
Tomorrow is the new day… IGRA game day…
… it is the day to choose IGRA partners…
and the FORUM day…
Tomorrow the 21st Smrikva Bowl generation will discover the IGRA game…
GO SMRIKVA GO :D… with ice cream award GO :D
21/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl Second Day Results and Order of Play for the third Smrikva Bowl Day 21st of June
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Draws and Second Day Results
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 Order of Play SMRIKVE 22nd of June
20/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 started today at 8:20 AM with presentation of 115 tennis talents from 40 countries and all the continents...
Early this morning the rain was with us… and then… the rain drops started to slow down… and allowed me to share with Smrikva “seeds of the Legends” to share the story of Oogway final teachings to Shifu ;)…
… and after I shared the story the rain let us start the OPENNING :D
With the new countries Smrikva Bowl will reach 78 countries represented on the tournament since Smrikva Bowl foundation in 1996…
… and on the 21st annual there are 40 countries represented and many more nations because many Smrikva Bowl kids do have more than one passport :)
… the players were presented… and “everyone is special to us” Shifu wrote ;)…
… the story of the BOWL was with us this morning too…
… it was a pleasure to meet and present each one personally… representing all the continents of our Planet…
… it was a pleasure to recall some friends and past players who supported their candidacies…
… and name some countries which will be the first time represented…
it is also a pleasure to present them the Staff… many names… nearby 1600 names in 21 editions… similar number to the estimates of Pandas living on Earth today ;)
and it is always a pleasure to wish to the players a good game… :)
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 players will be nominated Ambassadors and will plant as per tradition an Olive Tree.
The creation of the Smrikva Bowl Library started in 2009 and with this year donations we will be over 800 cultural books from nearby 70 countries… tomorrow at 6:00 PM each book will be presented… and the century old olive tree of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 generation will be planted…
WELCOME TO THE … 21st SMRIKVA BOWL GENERATION!
19/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 "seeds of the Legends of tomorrow" list... :D
World in Smrikve … Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors network will be spread in 78 countries after Tuesday’s Ambassador Nomination Ceremony… for six new countries the Ambassadors should be nominated…
The level of the players is expected to be very high again this year among 115 registered participants from 40 countries and all the continents…
The list of the names of the players that honored us with their arrival to Smrikve this year is the following:
Girls
Nera Tešankić (CRO)
Nisan Ozay (TUR)
Monika Stankiewicz (POL)
Ana Tara Praček (SVN)
Katalina Petrova (BGR)
Yu Kikawa (JPN)
Karina Jumazhanova (KAZ)
Lara Dimovska (MKD)
Jimena Gomez Alonso (ESP)
Lara Dominić (CRO)
Mia Ristić (SRB)
Barbora Michálková (CZE)
Ann-Akasha Ceuca (GER)
Tinkara Vraničar (SVN)
Dunja Marić (SRB)
Veneta Gencheva (BGR)
Camilia Samel Druz (FRA)
Ece Gencer (TUR)
Milica Stošović (SRB)
Maria Ivanković (BIH)
Valeriia Troitckaia (RUS)
Kiara Šolaja (SVN)
Nadin Barbarossa (ITA)
Jovana Grujić (SRB)
Luna Dinoto Fernandez (ESP)
Petra Palikuća (CRO)
Tara Mihaljević (SRB)
Ela Nala Milič (SVN)
Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED)
Asja Salkanović (BIH)
Giulia Bizzari (ITA)
Chisato Kanemaki (JPN)
Chiara Jerolimov (CRO)
Kristiana Sidorova (RUS)
Edit Cosmo (SWE)
Nobel Levitin (ISR)
Anastasia Ignjatić (BIH)
Ashanti Zumofen (SUI)
Ren Yufei (CHN)
Ema Kovačević (BEL)
Anastasia Petersson (SWE)
Rana Benan Demir (TUR)
Aleksandra Gabrovska (BGR)
Marijana Ilić (SRB)
Paula Moreno Hurtado (ESP)
Boys
Antonio Voljavec (CRO)
Nico Hipfl (AUT)
Lucas Mock (CAN)
Filip Stojanovski (MKD)
Giorgio Gatto (ITA)
Christian Hernandez Rey (ESP)
Paris Posavec (CRO)
David Rakić (SRB)
Petr Brunclík (CZE)
Freddy Stephan (BEL)
Marko Maksimović (BIH)
Daniele Rapagnetta (ITA)
Andreas Timini (CYP)
Rafael Segado (ESP)
Kenan Ališić (SWE)
Christian Cantos Siemers (BEL)
Jadran Šarić (USA)
Tomasz Berkieta (POL)
Georgi Georgiev (BGR)
Mika Petković (GER)
Noa Viduka (CRO)
Pablo Sanchez Coria (ESP)
Zach Stephens (GBR)
Matej Đokić (BIH)
Aleksa Stanković (SRB)
Ishak Crljenkovic (NED)
Kaylan Bigun (USA)
George Douscos (GRE)
Nejc Strašek (SVN)
Daniel Krstevski (SWE)
Benjamin Benčec (CRO)
Ivan Simić (BiH)
Diego Vega Espinosa (MEX)
Mudiwa Munyimani (AUS)
Lazar Virijević (SRB)
Gianluca Filoramo (ITA)
Meecah Bigun (USA)
Julian Platzer (AUT)
Kenay Ortiz Gonzales (ESP)
Dino Molokova Ferreira (POR)
Fatih Šišić (BIH)
Pavel Marinov (BGR)
Luka Jankuloski (MKD)
Chris Spyrou (GRE)
Dilhan Wasantha (GBR)
Pim Elbers (NED)
Mak Mikovič (SVN)
Martin Landaluce (ESP)
Bora Cankaya (TUR)
Emanuel Ivkić (CRO)
Christian Capuccini (ITA)
Daniel Gamili (ISR)
Max Stenzer (GER)
Leopold Šantić (CRO)
Aydin Yagiz Ensar (TUR)
Viktor Kirov (BGR)
Alexander Feher (HUN)
Taichi Wakamatsu (JPN)
Leo Matthysen (RSA)
Andrei Golescu (ROM)
Daniel Iliyaich (SWE)
Žiga Švec (SVN)
Fran Rakonić (CRO)
Timoefii Milovanov (UKR)
Sergej Živković (SRB)
Nikolai Barsukov (GER)
Miloš Milić (MNE)
Anas Mazdrashki (BGR)
Nikolas Car (SVN)
Luis Garcia Paez (ESP)
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 8:20 AM while, tomorrow at 6:00 PM 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 players will be nominated Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors that will be followed by the Olive Tree planting ceremony…
19/06/16
The orientation and registration of the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 players continues today... :D
…very pleased to share part of an article written some years ago… written thinking of Smrikva Bowl “seeds of the Legends of tomorrow” ;)…
Smrikve, October 2010
The Star Wars “Return of the Jedi” is the first film I remember seeing with my dad at the cinema… it was 1983 and I was 10… the cinema was named “Istra”… I was the same age as the Smrikva Bowl players we host every year in Smrikve :)…
In the introduction of this article I would just underline that I like the way Jedi use the lightsabers and I like the way Smrikva Bowl kids use their rackets :)… Smrikve c Code is a story about virtue created by training and wish to learn…
My dad was pilot and for me watching The Star Wars with him at the cinema was a particular experience … I had many questions and he, as usual, with smile and pleasure answered to each of my questions…
Dad used to take me with him on the airport when I was little… and I remember him entering the cockpit of the plane with pilot helmet watching towards me and giving me the sign that he was ready to fly… than he turned on the engine of the plane and watched towards me again with smile in his eyes…
I stayed about 100 meters from the airplane with his colleagues and watched him taking his plane towards runway…
From the place where I stayed only part of the runway was visible because of the wood and he took the plane in the area that was invisible to me to prepare for the takeoff… I was able to hear the force of the engine… and when the sound of the force started to increase I knew that my dad will be visible soon… his colleagues were telling me “be ready soon your dad will come”… and when he started to be visible on the back of the plane there was the fire… almost half length of the airplane had the fire extension formed by his engine and I just noticed his helmet in the cockpit and followed by my kids eyes his airplane reaching the sky…
The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe bound to a code of morality and justice and are trained in the use of the light side of the force. They learn to use the Force, and weapons, known as lightsabers, which emits a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, to serve and protect their Republic and the galaxy from conflicts or government instability…
Since long time ago I started to note the ability of Smrikva Bowl kids using the racket and thinking at the same time on Jedi’s ability to use the lightsaber :)…
Some of my students use Wilson’s ying & young damper… known as Tao sign… they like the symbol but are still too young to have an idea about it ;)… I will try to use this symbol to help me explain how little the difference could be in forming a balance in anything we do… every action has a reaction in our World… in the first classes of physics we learn Newton’s third law…
Tao is an abstract concept found in Taoism, Confucianism, and more generally in ancient Chinese philosophy and East Asian cultures.
While the word itself translates as “way”, “path”, or “route”… it is often used philosophically to signify the fundamental nature of the World we are used to living on Earth… it is often referred to as “the nameless”, because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words.
While the Tao cannot be expressed, Taoism holds that it can be known, and its principles can be followed. Much of Taoist writing focuses on the value of following the Tao – called Te (virtue) – and of the ultimate uselessness of trying to understand or control Tao outright. This is often expressed through yin and yang arguments, where every action creates a counter-action as a natural, unavoidable movement within manifestations of the Tao.
As in the Tao symbol there were knights trained to use the dark side of the force and the light side… this is the way how mankind functioned since the human written memory goes back…
For new ideas people have to go beyond… out of the known patterns by using their imagination… the kids are many times Master in this…
“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.”… :)
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18/06/16
21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 seeds of the Legends of tomorrow started to arrive... :)
There are different ways to look at the sport and there are different way to look at the music, to the culture and also to the children.
The vision of sport we dream in Smrikve is the one described by Nelson Mandela – Madiba: “Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
We love to think that Mandela’s vision of sport can be extended to culture, music and children :)
