ETTU proudly announces that LIEBHERR will once again be a partner of the European Championships. LIEBHERR has been supporting the European Championships since 2002 and will continue its affiliation with the prestigious event in Sweden. LIEBHERR a globally operating family-owned technology company in the construction machinery sector and many other industries will reinforce its commitment to the ETTU as a Major Sponsor for the 2023 STUPA European Team Championships in Malmö (10th – 17th September).
“With a legacy of unwavering support spanning two decades ETTU proudly welcomes back LIEBHERR as a Major Sponsor for the 2023 European Team Championships in Malmö. LIEBHERR’s steadfast commitment of supporting numerous championships and competitions in our continent has a unique value that ETTU wishes to embrace and preserve for the future. We are so grateful LIEBHERR is joining us for the most important ETTU competition in 2023 the European team Championships ” stated ETTU Acting President Pedro MOURA.
The partnership between ETTU and LIEBHERR dates back to 2002 starting with the European Championships in Zagreb Croatia. Since then LIEBHERR has been the title sponsor for the EC on 13 more occasions including events in Courmayeur (2003) Aarhus (2005) Belgrade (2007) St. Petersburg (2008) Stuttgart (2009) Ostrava (2010) Schwechat (2013) Ekaterinburg (2015) Budapest (2016) Luxembourg (2017) Alicante (2018) Nantes (2019) and Warsaw (2020).
In Malmö 24 teams will compete for honor and prestige representing a total of 28 countries during the team championship. The championship will kick off with a group stage in the first three days and then proceed to the round of 16. Both the men’s and women’s teams consisting of 24 teams each will be divided into eight groups with three teams in each group. At the conclusion of the group stage the two highest-placed teams in each group will advance to the playoffs which will begin with the round of 16.
Throughout the years LIEBHERR a long-standing partner of global table tennis has also been in partnership with ETTU events as the Europe Top 16 Cup.
About the LIEBHERR Group
The Liebherr Group is a family-run technology company with a highly diversified product portfolio. The company is one of the largest construction equipment manufacturers in the world. It also provides high-quality and user-oriented products and services in a wide range of other areas. The Liebherr Group includes over 140 companies across all continents. In 2022 it employed more than 50 000 staff and achieved combined revenues of over 12.5 billion euros. Liebherr was founded in Kirchdorf an der Iller in Southern Germany in 1949. Since then the employees have been pursuing the goal of achieving continuous technological innovation and bringing industry-leading solutions to its customers.