Held in Tulln, Austria, 23-27 July, With its 541 partecipants, the Garlando World Championship Series 2008 tournament saw an increased partecipation compared to last year. The bigger success of the tournament, won by the Austrian national team, was probably the partecipation of many players from countries which normally play on other ITSF tables.Many new countries, like Denmark and Bulgaria were represented for the first time. There were altogether players from 27 different countries, among whom 80 women !More details in the ITSF report attached.