Satyrion Berlin

Satyrion Berlin is a German table hockey club, established in 2003. It has established as one of Germany's best teams and as a Top-100 club in the worldranking.

Achievements
Satyrion was German Team Champion in 2008. At this tournament teams consisted of just two players - Tim Tigges and Thomas Haußknecht playing for Satyrion. Compared to this, the 2nd place in 2010, when Norbert Lück was the 3rd player was of a higher sportive value.

History
Satyrion Berlin emerged from a bunch of Berlin players, who started to play with each other in 2003. The friends Tim Tigges, Jan Ickert and Johannes Urban were accompagnied by the clubless table hockey maniac Andreas Reich - while other players of the group were already related to other milieus as TEC Tirol or what later was called 1. TEC Berlin 1982.

The club grew soon. It was the only club in Berlin which was totally open for new members. In 2004 Swedish Berlin-resident Björn Söderström accompagnied the club for a year and led it to a higher level, both in the worldranking and in playing skills. As often the regular players' "amateur" friends were replaced by newcoming table hockey nerds. In the case of Satyrion this means that the clubs most active players were Thomas Haußknecht, Norbert Lück, Andreas Reich, Tim Tigges and english Berlin-resident Simon Thomas. The latter disappeared from table hockey as quick as he had conquered it.

So in recent years Haußknecht, Lück and Tigges stand for the club's successes. Since they are attending the German Champs together, they have reached one first, one second and two fourth places in the national team championship.

Also after Söderström and Thomas left the club, Satyrion has established as a worldwide Top-100 club.

The name ocurred on a trip to a tournament, when traveling, drinking and singing were recognised as the club's favourite activities and the ancient satyres as the best symbol for that. The club's logo shows the head of a satyr formed as an "S". It was designed by Sindre Kristoffersen after an idea by Tim Tigges.

Players
As active Satyrion players mid in 2010 can be named:

Tim Tigges, Thomas Haußknecht and Norbert Lück. Andreas Reich, Jan Ickert and the whole Haußknecht family are still attending smaller tournaments. Beside them there are listed more than 40 former members in the worldranking.