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16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 - one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World - will take place from 21st - 25th june 2011

Download 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 presentation and application (pdf ~1.7 MB)

The application form – included in this presentation – must be filled out and sent by fax to the Smrikve Tennis Club. All the information required in the form are relevant!

The number of players will be limited and there will be few places available per country. Top players from each country will be preferred.

Deadline for the application: 30th March 2011 (the waiting list will be prepared if the total number of places available are already full by the deadline date).

Each player will receive the confirmation e- mail after the Smrikve Tennis Club receive the application form sent by fax. Invited players and the players from outside Europe might receive the confirmation of their acceptance before the deadline date. All the other players will receive the confirmation of their acceptance before April 5th, 2011.

We advise you to explain in details the results obtained. If the player has the official ranking in the country of origin, please attach it to the application form.

For any additional questions about the tournament please write to the Smrikve Tennis Club: miodrag_bozovic@yahoo.it

To learn more about ISTRIA – the region where Smrikva Bowl is played please visit:

...CULTURAL E-BOOK “Istria from Smrikve“ aims to provide Smrikva Bowl players and their families with useful information about the places that should be visited in the Istria region. Here you will find information about: architecture, history, people, music, museums, major cultural events, cuisine, top restaurants and the best olive oil and wine producers.

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02/09/10

16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 Presentation Letter

Dear Smrikva Bowl friends!

With this e-mail formally starts the selection of the talents for the 16th annual Smrikva Bowl 2011. 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 will be held in Pula-Istria, Croatia, from 21st of June till 25th of June 2011. Smrikva Bowl, as some of you may know, is the tournament which boasts the top 10 and under players World-wide.

After 9 years of “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl experience for the first time this year top “Little Mo” Nationals players will have the opportunity to play in the main draw of the Smrikva Bowl.

Since 2002, when “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl competition was founded, Smrikva Bowl has grown from European tournament into a Global one and “Little Mo” National has grown too and the “Little Mo” International have been created thus the special friendship relationship between our tournaments will continue with wild cards for the finalists of the prestigious “Little Mo” Nationals competition.

There is a detailed presentation about 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 with the application form and other relevant information related with this year edition that is posted on the main page of the Smrikva Bowl website

http://www.smrikve.com/smrikva-bowl/

15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 gathered top players from 32 countries and since the tournament foundation in 1996 over 1050 top players from 49 countries and all the continents have played the event.

In 2009 the cultural tourism guide “Istria from Smrikve” was published and this is my gift to the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors with wish that a part of helping us in scouting talents around the World our little Ambassadors will also help us in spreading the word about Istria as cultural tourism destination worth visiting.

The same year, as part of the subscription fee, the Smrikva Bowl participants started to bring a book about the culture of the place they are coming from thus we started to create the Smrikva Bowl Library.

Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread Cosmopolitan values. Children, sport, culture and music are part of the Cosmopolitan World. This year the Cosmopolite website has been created and it is another gift to the friends of Smrikve and our Ambassadors. Cosmopolite is a website dedicated to a book describing the importance of civilisation for the talents development.

http://www.smrikve.com/cosmopolite/about/

If you know a good tennis player born in 2001 that deserves to play Smrikva Bowl please let me know. If you would like to help in any way Smrikva Bowl you are welcome, and thank you in advance for spreading the word about Smrikve and Smrikva Bowl in your community.

Regards,

Miodrag Bozovic

P.S. 1
On Linked In – professionals networking website – Discover Istria from Smrikve group has been created where periodically the contents from the cultural tourism guide on Istria are published and if you wish to receive those articles I am pleased to invite you to join the group.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3071895

If you have problems with the above link and would like to join please send me an e-mail and I will send you the invitation.

P.S. 2
Today we live in the internet era and creating a quality network is an opportunity… If you write personal pages, blog, have your own website or community,… and have some elements in common with the Smrikve story you can evaluate to share it with your readers …

WHAT SMRIKVE.COM CONTAINS TODAY? SPORT: SMRIKVA BOWL, SMRIKVE TENNIS SCHOOL…. CULTURE: “ Istria from Smrikve” and COSMOPOLITE… WINE and OLIVE OIL … VILLA SMRIKVE place for your tennis and cultural holiday… these are only few connection elements that I can think off …

Link pages for the Smrikva Bowl and “ Istria from Smrikve” have been created and you can find them on the following:

Smrikva Bowl:
http://www.smrikve.com/smrikva-bowl/link-to-us/

E-book “ Istria from Smrikve”:
http://www.smrikve.com/istria/books/smrikve/about-istria-from-smrikve/link-to-us/

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT… I am please to let you know that little by little our website visits YTD have passed 100.000!

Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve and future ATRIVM SMRIKVE HOTEL, for your accommodation in Stinjan (Pula) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia. In Villa Smrikve you can enjoy tennis, sea, good Istrian food, Smrikve wine and olive oil, and events in Pula and Istria.

01/09/10

Bodin Žarkovic and Olga Danilovic - both this year Smrikva Bowl players - won Fratelo kup nada in Banja Luka - international under 10 tennis Championship

I received yesterday an e-mail from Bodin’s father Nenad informing me that Bodin won Fratelo kup in Banja Luka that was played few weeks age in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I was so glad for Bodin because I know that the tournament in Banja Luka is a great experience for kids thanks to Mr. Zoran Racic organisation and I was also glad because Bodin was the winner of this year Smrikva Bowl Consalation Draw.

I remember that during the awarding cerimony I mentioned to Bodin another Smrikva Bowl Consolation Draw winner Nikola Milojevic that played Smrikva Bowl in 2005 and today is one of the best players in the World and this victory is hopefully a small step for Bodin in that direction.

I found a nice article on www.focus.ba website and I found several other top Smrikva Bowl players, especially in the girls draw. All the girls in the semifinals played this year Smrikva Bowl:
Olga Danilovic, Mila Mejic, Adela Joldic and Rafaela Sliskovic.

I remeber all four girls and I am pleased for all of them and for Olga that can play next year Smrikva Bowl because she is still 9 years old.

Congratulations to all the Smrikva Bowl players that reached the semifinals among 170 players: Bodin, Olga, Mila, Adela and Rafaela!

I am pleased to post the article describing 14th Fratelo kup 2010 edition for those who understand Croatian writen by Dragana Matijaš and before the article you can see the picture from this year Smrikva Bowl of Rafaela Sliskovic and Olga Danilovic. Enjoy the article.

Pobjednik Žarković i Danilovićeva

Autor: Dragana Matijaš
www.focus.ba

utorak, 17 avgust 2010 18:17

Pionirka Teniskog kluba Partizan iz Beograda Olga Danilović i njen vršnjak i klupski kolega Bodin Žarković pobjednici su 14. međunarodnog turnira Fratelo kup nada, koji je i ove godine održan u organizaciji TK Meč bol iz Banje Luke, pod pokroviteljstvom “Fratelo trejda”.

Danilovićeva je u finalu ubjedljivo bolja bila od Mile Mejić (Spartak) iz Subotice 9:2, dok je Žarković slavio nad Obradom Markovskim iz Skoplja, 9:4. Pobjedu u utješnom turniru odnijela je domaća takmičarka Sara Kalaba, koja je slavila nad sugrađankom Nikolinom Vicanović (Mladost) 7:3, te Sergej Prtina (Banja Luka), koji je bolji bio od sugrađanina Nikše Pivača, 7:5. Najperspektivnijom pionirkom proglašena je Mia Jelić (Meč bol), a pionirom Nemanja Malešević (Banja Luka). Najmlađi takmičari bili su Aleksej Savičić (Suvenir) iz Čelinca i Banjolučanka Andrijana Dragić (Meč bol), koji su takođe nagrađeni.

Direktor turnira za najmlađe, Zoran Račić, nije krio zadovoljstvo uspješnom organizacijom.

Učešće je uzelo 170 takmičara iz nekoliko zemalja, što govori dovoljno o masovnosti, kvalitetu i značaju koji ovaj turnir ima u okruženju. Pohvale stižu sa svih strana, a na naše zadovoljstvo mnogi takmičari su najavili učešće i naredne godine. Sve je prošlo u najboljem redu i ponosni smo što smo i ove godine bili na visini zadatka – rekao je Račić.

Rezultati:
pioniri, polufinale: Bodin Žarković (Partizan, Beograd) – Nemanja Subanović (Spartak, Subotica) 9:1, Obrad Markovski (MTP, Skoplje) – Dušan Obradović (Ječmenica, Novi Sad) 9:6;

finale: Bodin Žarković – Obrad Markovski 9:4;

meč za treće mjesto: Dušan Obradović – Nemanja Subanović 9:4;

pionirke, polufinale: Olga Danilović (Partizan, Beograd) – Adela Joldić (Srebrenik) 9:1, Mila Mejić (Spartak, Subotica) – Rafaela Slišković (Dalmacija Cement, Solin) 9:8 (7:4);

finale: Olga Danilović – Mila Mejić 9:2;

meč za treće mjesto: Adela Joldić – Rafaela Slišković 9:4;

utješni turnir:
pioniri: Sergej Prtina (Banja Luka) – Nikša Pivač (Banja Luka) 7:5; pionirke: Sara Kalaba (Meč bol, Banja Luka) – Nikolina Vicanović (Mladost, Banja Luka) 7:3.

29/08/10

Matic Podlipnik experience at Bergantov Memorial

Yesterday I spoke with Matic’s father and he told me Matic had a great experience at this year Bergantov Memorial played from 16th till 20th of August.

Matic played this year Smrikva Bowl and is only 10 years old while Bergantov Memorial is one of the most prestigous under 12 tennis tournaments in Slovenia.

Borut was very happy about Matic game while he described me the matches because Matic had to play two qualification rounds to enter the Main Draw.

In the first round of the Main Draw he played against Nejc Lavrencic and if you look at the picture below you can see that there is a big phisical difference but the final score was just 6:3 and 7:6. Lavrencic reached the semifinals and lost to the winner of this year Bergantov Memorial.

Borut told me that Nejc is really big boy and when I received this morning the picture I thought about David and Goliath story :).

Congratulations to Matic and congratulations to Nejc Sitar for the finals who played Smrikva Bowl two years ago!

I’ve got the draws too this morning from Vesna and I recognized several others Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors names: Zaplotnik brothers (Jernej reached the quarterfinals), Nejc Sitar reached the finals, Nik Hribar, Moni Potrc (quarterfinals), Anja Humar, and I recognized this year Smrikva Bowl players: Tina Cvetkovic, Lian Benedejcic, and Kristina Novak still very young for a top result in an under 12 Grade 2 tournament.

27/08/10

Edo and Goranka spent part of their wedding day on the Smrikve Central Court :)

Edo and Goranka are both my students and today is their wedding day… probably one of the most beautiful days for every couple.

Edo trains weekly with me and this summer also Goranka started to learn tennis. I have to say she is very talented and quickly Edo will have a new tennis sparing partner…

Last time when Goranka played I arranged my friend Ana to sparing with her and after the training Goranka and Edo told me that this Saturday they are planning the photo session before the wedding cerimony and that they would like to come to Smrikve to make some pictures.

It is hard to put in writing how I was happy inside me when they expressed that wish. I promissed that I would have waited them at home for the pictures :).

It 2:30 PM when I heard the car horn on our parking. I was in the swimming pool and I run to see if that were newlywed. I took a towel and a straw hat and went to welcome them. My towel was like a Roman tunica… when I saw Edo and Goranka they were shining like the sun of happiness…

Edo was so elegant and Goranka was wearing one of the most beautiful wedding dresses I have ever seen that remined me the stories of the Roman Empire and the Greek sculptures of Goddess…

I run into my room to take my rackets and the camera. In few minutes we were on the court. I promissed them the pictures today thus this one were made by myself :)...

Usually Smrikve Central Court is a theatre stage for the Smrikva Bowl talents gathering from all over the word. Today it was the stage for the beginning of the crowning cerimony of Edo’s and Goranka love…

Edo and Goranka will write their love story on their own and I am so glad that they choose also our Court to remember this important day for them…

I hope you can get at least a partial feeling of their elengance eyes shining of happyness…

Edo is not left handed player but on this picture, as camera professionals asked him, he is taking the racket in his left hand… thus I add it is a hand where the heart is located thus allowed for the photo session :)...

They are ready…

BEST WISHES “MLADENCI”!!! :)

23/08/10

Nice time spent with Ana, Sigi and Loes enjoying tennis and culture in Smrikve, Valbandon, Brioni and Pula

The summer in Smrikve gives you a lot of entertainment oppurtunities because a part of enjoying tennis and the sea there are a lot of various cultural events you can enjoy…

We had different nice guests this year in Smrikve that a part of enjoying tennis and the sea also enjoyed the cultural events.

Last week we had the visit of two girls from Holland that a part of being excellent soccer player and very educated girls are also girls that enjoy learning about different cultures and also girls that started to play tennis in Smrikve :).

I hope that returning back home they will continue to play it… My friend Ana was helping me in the lessons and it was so nice to see Loves and Sigi progress hour after hour.

The evening time was dedicated to culture and a part of enjoying the King Lear performed by Ulyssess Theatre on Brioni Island we assisted to the “Cripnja” competition in Valbandon and cheered Miro’s team.

Several top former Smrikva Bowl players that come back to train in Smrikve knows Miro for his racket skills but some of them also knows about his passion in preparing the food :).

Ulyssess Theatre is a project founded 10 years ago by Rade Serbedzija and Borislav Vujcic, and every year this great actor and manager with his friends creates shows where you can learn something new and enjoy that learning experience…

But “Cripnja” competition in Valbandon with Miro and Milje “theatre group – Grota” was another beautiful experience for me, Ana, Sigi and Loes. Sigi and Loes said that it was the best food they tasted till that day of their vacation thus it is a true compliment to Miro, Milje and Grota team… The day after they went to Alla Beccaccia and that was another eno gastronomic experience.

During the “Cripnja” competition we had the possibility to stay with the team and the experience was even more special compared to the public that was staying outside the competition area.

After the “Cripnja” competition we finished in Pula till late evening and the next day in the morning we were on the courts training at 9:00 AM sharp :)

p.s. “Cripnja” or “Peka” consists of potatoes and meat cooked in a large tray. The food is placed on the fireplace, and covered with an ironcast lid, and then submerged under ambers. Food then cooks in its own juices and is better than any roast prepared in the regular oven.