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The intro by department head Roland Arnold began with a review of the past year, leaving many in attendance with a smile on their faces. It was the most successful year since the department was founded, with an incredible six championship titles, one runner-up finish, the district cup, the regional cup, the association cup, and third place in the Bavaria cup. Hosting the 40th Epiphany two-team tournament, as well as the district championships with 180 participants, was another highlight. And last but not least, the team won the 34th traditional city cup tournament to round off the season. A year packed with highlights and numerous awards from the Bavarian Table Tennis Association also followed. Members of the department were honored with certificates of honor and the BTTV performance pin for their many years of service. For 50 years these were Karlheinz Simmet, Folker Königbauer, Roman Kretzinger, Wolfgang Axmann, Helmut Schiegg and for 30 years Ulrike Rohrmoser.

The last item on the agenda was arguably the most important one. Last year, the previous department head, Roland Arnold, and his deputy, Robert Haydu, had already expressed their desire to hand over the position to younger hands. Since then, an internal search for a new duo had been underway and they finally found one in one of the most recent additions, Simon Hacker and Timo Schütt. They were both eager to take on the challenging task and stood for election. But first, the first chairman of the entire association, Mitko Pertemov, took the opportunity to say a few words to the outgoing department head. He really had to go into great detail to properly highlight the decades-long commitment of both of them. He also emphasized that, as the current first chairman, he himself benefits from the guidelines that Roland Arnold had introduced long before him as first chairman of the entire association. He thanked them for their exceptional voluntary commitment over many decades and concluded by praising the willingness of the two new candidates for the positions.

In his final official act, the current department head, Roland Arnold, asked Mitko Pertemov to serve as election supervisor, a position he gladly accepted. Although both candidates have only been with the department for about two years, they have essentially been “fully integrated,” as the saying goes, since their first training session. Simon Hacker and Timo Schütt nevertheless took the opportunity to sketch a short self-portrait and officially introduce themselves. The subsequent vote was hardly surprising: Simon Hacker was unanimously elected department head, as was Timo Schütt unanimously elected deputy. Election supervisor Mitko Pertemov, as well as Roland Arnold and Robert Haydu, congratulated both on their election, wished them much success and luck, and assured them of their assistance during the initial period if needed.