Hankö IK kontaktade MBF i seluet av maj och frågade om vi var intersierente att ta över klubbens plats i FM series. Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson want to continue in the FM series and choose to move to MBF, som get the place because the duo are two of the three players who played the most in HIK last year.

"We are glad that Johan and Marina Valde joined our association and that MBF plays in the FM series again", Chairman Matti Vainio.

MBF's board var direkt taggad över the opportunity och konsttade att föreningen skall se till att ordna de financier ressourcen som neeeder. It's important to have a team in the FM series from Helsingfors, and it's nice that a Finnish Swedish team is with and fighting with the best clubs in Finland. 

"MBF needs one or two top players to complete the FM series team. We are on the lookout for possible players, preferably from Finland, and hope that those who are interested in playing and MBF will contact us," lawyer Thomas Hallbäck.

Marina is Finland's best women's player and long-time Finnish champion in women's singles and doubles and has also won gold several times in mixed with Johan Pettersson. He also recently won the damsingel, double and mixed and veteran world championships for 40-year-olds. Hon har haft en extraordinary resa för att komma till toppen av finsk pingis, som Helsingin Sanomat recently skrev om, ”A unique journey to become the Finnish champion". 

"Det ska bli kul att spela för MBF, det är en anrik förening som fostrat många bra spelare",  Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson.

Lift for junior activities

Med FM-serieplatsen har MBF nu lag i alla divisioner. It makes it possible for MBF's juniors to reach the top of their own club. All too often, our promising juniors - such as Lassi Lehtola, Lauri Hakaste, Ella and Mia Kellow in recent times - as well as Miikka O'Connor and Mika Räsänen in the past - move to other clubs because MBF cannot offer them an opportunity to play at a sufficiently high level. FM-serieplatsen ger ett viktig lyft i MBF's redan expansiva juniorverkehmsam, som städs av bl.a. Ministry of Education and Culture via "Stadens junior pingis i kondis" the project.

Friends of MBF

För att financier MBF's team i mästerskapserien:s kommer MBF att be sina vänner att stötden klubbens expansiva operksiva med att connecte sig till something vi kallar för ”Friends of MBF”.

MBF har sedan grundandet 1969 alltid värnat om vernissage för juniorer. I three reprizer har Klubben spelat i FM series, under years 1978-80, 1990-92 and 2010-14.

MBF Championship Series

MBF is returning to the FM league with Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson. The duo moved to MBF after Hangö IK decided to withdraw from the league. MBF is now looking for one or two top players to complete the team.

"MBF still needs one or two top players to complete the Finnish Championship team. We are looking for potential players, preferably from Finland, and we hope that those interested in playing for MBF will contact us,” Team leader Thomas Hallbäck.

Marina is Finland's best female player and a long-time Finnish champion in both women's singles and doubles, and has won gold several times in mixed doubles with Johan Pettersson. She recently won the world championship in women's singles and doubles over 40, as well as in mixed doubles. She has had an exceptional journey to the top of Finnish table tennis, which Helsingin Sanomat recently wrote about “A unique journey to become the Finnish champion". 

“MBF is fun to play for, it's a long-standing club that has produced many good players,” Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson.

Boost for junior activities

Thanks to the SM series place, MBF now has teams at all league levels. It gives MBF juniors the opportunity to reach the top in their own club. Too often, our promising juniors – such as Lassi Lehtola, Lauri Hakaste, Ella and Mia Kellow recently – and previously Miikka O'Connor and Mika Räsänen – have moved to other clubs because MBF was unable to offer them the opportunity to play at a sufficiently high level. The SM series place gives an important boost to MBF's already expanded junior activities, which are supported, among others, by the Ministry of Education and Culture through the “Stadin junnupingis kondiseen” project.

Friends of MBF

To finance MBF's team in the championship, MBF is asking its friends to support the club's expansion by joining something we call “Friends of MBF”.

Since its founding in 1969, MBF has always taken care of junior activities. The club has played in the Finnish Championship three times, in 1978-80, 1990-92 and 2010-14.

MBF to the Championship series

MBF makes a comeback in the Finnish Championship (FC) series, with Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson. The duo moved to MBF because Hankö IK decided to withdraw from the series. MBF is now looking for one or two additional top players to complete the team.

"MBF needs one or two more top players to complete the FC series team. We are Scouting possible players, preferably from Finland, and hope that those interested in playing in MBF will contact us,"  team manager Thomas Hallbäck.

Marina is Finland's top Women's player and long-standing Finnish Champion in both Women's singles and doubles and has also won gold several times in mixed doubles with Johan Pettersson. She also recently won the World Championship in Women's singles, doubles and mixed at the 40-year-old veterans' class. She has had an extraordinary journey to reach the top of Finnish table tennis, which Helsingin Sanomat recently wrote about, "A unique journey to become the Finnish champion". 

"It will be fun to play for MBF, it is a long standing club that has produced many good players," Marina Donner and Johan Pettersson.

Lifting for junior activities

With the FC series spot, MBF now has teams in all divisions. It enables MBF's Juniors to have a path to get to the top in their own club. Too often our promising Juniors – such as Lassi Lehtola, Lauri Hakaste, Ella and Mia Kellow in recent times – as well as Miikka O'Connor and Mika Räsänen in the past – have moved to other Clubs because MBF could not offer an opportunity to play at a high enough level. The spot in FC series provides an important boost in MBF's already expansive junior operations, which is supported by eg the Ministry of Education and Culture via the "City junior table tennis back to shape" project.

Friends of MBF

In order to fund MBF's team in the Championship series, MBF will ask its friends to support the club's expansion by joining something we call "Friends of MBF".

Since its foundation in 1969, MBF has always looked for activities for juniors. On three occasions, the club has played in the FC series, in the years 1978-80, 1990-92 and 2010-14.