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PingPongParkinson German Open 2023
From May 18 to 21, 2023, one of the largest and most spectacular table tennis tournaments in the world took place in Düsseldorf: the Quooker PingPongParkinson German Open 2023. 200 players with Parkinson's from all over the world competed for medals in the ARAG CenterCourt Hall, and even if not everyone was able to win, everyone obviously had a lot of fun with the successful event. The Quooker PingPongParkinson German Open 2023 was not only a sporting competition, but also a social event that... Quality of life of people with Parkinson's and to raise public awareness of this disease. The best-known participants were Frank Elstner and Markus Maria Profitlich.
However, the video summaries of the 4 days of competition describe the spirit of the Quooker PingPongParkinson German Open 2023 more than these words.
Jürgen Zender, May 2023
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