Eberhard Schöler

Eberhard Schöler

Schöler and Diane Rowe in 1962
Personal information
Nickname	Mr.Pokerface
Nationality	German
Born	22 December 1940 (1940-12-22) (age 85) Flatow, Germany (modern Złotów, Poland)
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Medal record Table tennis Representing West Germany World Championships 1986 Rimini Singles (Masters) 1971 Nagoya Mixed doubles 1969 Munich Singles 1969 Munich Team 1967 Stockholm Singles 1965 Hala Tivoli Singles 1963 Prague Team European Championships 1972 Rotterdam Doubles 1964 Malmo Singles 1962 Berlin Mixed doubles 1962 Berlin Singles 1962 Berlin Doubles 1962 Berlin Team

Eberhard Schöler (born 22 December 1940) is a retired table tennis competitor from West Germany who won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1972. He was a defensive player known for his calm demeanor, for which he received a nickname "Mr. Poker Face".

Schöler has a degree in business administration. In early 1966, he married Diane Rowe, a table tennis player from England who later competed for Germany; they often competed in mixed doubles together. Schöler and Rowe have a daughter Cindy (born 1968) and son Christian (born 1974). Schöler retired from competitions in the 1970s, but came back in the 1980s and won a silver medal at the 1986 World Championships in the masters category. Since 1990s he held leading positions at the national, European and International Table Tennis Federations.

Material and playing style

Schöler played a defensive blade with different rubbers. On the forehand he played a studs-in surface, with which you can play defensive or offensive, on the backhand a surface with pimples out to play defensive with a lot of backspin. He normally played a defensive style, but was able to attack with the forehand and had a very good smash (Schöler-Peitsche).

External links

• Eberhard Schöler at Table Tennis Media