![Belgium?s Jean-Michel Saive returns the ball to Sweden?s Svensson at the 2009 European Table Tennis Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 14 September 2009. Photo: BERND WEISSBROD Stock Photo - Alamy Belgium?s Jean-Michel Saive returns the ball to Sweden?s Svensson at the 2009 European Table Tennis Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 14 September 2009. Photo: BERND WEISSBROD Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D4R0FG/belgiums-jean-michel-saive-returns-the-ball-to-swedens-svensson-at-D4R0FG.jpg)
Belgium?s Jean-Michel Saive returns the ball to Sweden?s Svensson at the 2009 European Table Tennis Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, 14 September 2009. Photo: BERND WEISSBROD Stock Photo - Alamy
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Brussels, Belgium. 9th May, 2019. Jean-Michel Saive competes during his last match at local club Logis Auderghem in Brussels, Belgium, May 9, 2019. Three years after retiring from international competition, Belgian table
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Bastian Steger of Germany celebrates after winning the match against Jean-Michel Saive of Belgium at the men's singles round two match of the 48th World Table Tennis Championship in Shanghai, China, May
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