APOLONIA Tiago

Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LISBON

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : OEIRAS

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles	33
	Men's Team POR Portugal	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Singles Round 1 #17 POR APOLONIA TAPOLONIA Tiago 4 NGR OMOTAYO OOMOTAYO Olajide 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Singles Round 2 #33 IND ACHANTA KACHANTA Kamal 4 POR APOLONIA TAPOLONIA Tiago 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Team Round of 16 #8 POR Portugal 0 GER Germany 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Singles	Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3R	1R
2012	London, GBR	-	QF
2008	Beijing, CHN	1R	-

World Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2019	Budapest, HUN	3R	3	-	-
2018	Halmstad, SWE	-	-	-	9
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	1R	-	-	-
2016	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	-	-	-	5
2015	Suzhou, CHN	2R	3R	-	-
2014	Tokyo, JPN	-	-	-	5
2013	Paris, FRA	3R	3R	-	-
2011	Rotterdam, NED	1R	2R	-	-
2010	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	14
2009	Yokohama, JPN	3R	2R	-	-
2008	Guangzhou, CHN	-	-	-	27
2007	Zagreb, CRO	1R	1R	1R	-
2006	Bremen, GER	-	-	-	31
2005	Shanghai, CHN	1R	-	1R	-
2004	Doha, QAT	-	-	-	34
2003	Paris, FRA	-	1R	-	-

Year	Location	Singles
2016	Saarbrucken, GER	Last 16

European Games

Year	Location	Singles	Team
2019	Minsk, BLR	3R	3

European Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Team
2021	Warsaw, POL	2R	3	-
2019	Nantes, FRA	-	-	2
2018	Alicante, ESP	3R	1R	-
2017	Luxembourg, LUX	-	-	2
2016	Budapest, HUN	1R	3	-

ITTF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017

Year	Event	W	RU	SF	QF	L16	L32	L64
2019	Doubles M	-	-	-	-	4x	-	-
2019	Doubles X	-	-	-	1x	-	-	-
2018	Singles	-	-	-	-	1x	3x	-
2018	Doubles X	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-
2017	Singles	-	-	-	-	1x	4x	-
2017	Doubles M	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-

ITTF World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
Quarterfinal	2019	Doubles	Czech Open	Olomouc, CZE
Last 16	2019	Doubles	Swedish Open	Stockholm, SWE
Last 16	2019	Doubles	Czech Open	Olomouc, CZE
Last 16	2019	Doubles	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong, CHN
Last 16	2019	Doubles	China Open	Shenzhen, CHN
Last 16	2018	Singles	Hungarian Open	Budapest, HUN
Last 16	2018	Doubles	Austrian Open	Linz, AUT
Last 16	2017	Singles	German Open	Magdeburg, GER
Last 16	2017	Doubles	Japan Open	Tokyo, JPN
1/16 Final	2018	Singles	Korea Open	Incheon, KOR
1/16 Final	2018	Singles	Japan Open	Kitakyushu, JPN
1/16 Final	2018	Singles	Qatar Open	Doha, QAT
1/16 Final	2017	Singles	Czech Open	Olomouc, CZE
1/16 Final	2017	Singles	China Open	Chengdu, CHN
1/16 Final	2017	Singles	Japan Open	Tokyo, JPN
1/16 Final	2017	Singles	Qatar Open	Doha, QAT

Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 4R - 4th Round, 3R - 3rd Round, 2R - 2nd Round, 1R - 1st Round, Prel. Rnd - Preliminary Round, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed

Watching TV, going to the beach. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Management - ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

TTC Neu-Ulm [Germany]

Dmitrij Mazunov [club], RUS; Kong Guoping [national]; Francisco Santos [national]

Right (ttcnu.de, 22 Mar 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His wife Zhenqi Barthel has represented Germany in table tennis, and won a silver medal in doubles at the 2013 European Championships in Schwechat, Austria. (ITTF, 17 Jul 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jul 2016)

He underwent knee surgery two months before the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but recovered in time to take part in the Games. (ITTF, 26 Apr 2015; Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

He began playing table tennis at age five in Lisbon, Portugal. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

He was influenced by his brother Joao, who also played table tennis. (NOC, 21 Jul 2012; Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

Winning gold in the men's team event at the 2014 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

His brother. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Give your best each day." (ttbl.de, 14 Jul 2015)

General Interest

Grip
Shakehand (ITTF, 07 Mar 2021)

Style of play
Attack (ITTF, 07 Mar 2021)

General
MOVE TO GERMANY
In 2006 he relocated to Germany in order to improve his game and play as a professional. "If I had continued in Portugal, I wouldn't have reached the level I have. [In Germany] I had better training conditions, better training partners, a more competitive league, and a more professional structure. The combination of these things makes it possible to reach the top." (publico.pt, 29 Sep 2014)

Milestones

He was a member of the first Portugal men's team to win gold at the European championships, claiming victory at the 2014 edition of the tournament in Lisbon, Portugal. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jun 2021; ITTF, 29 Sep 2014)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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