Table Tennis
Jo Yokotani sets standard, surprises plentiful
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Monday, 15 April 2019 18:36
Notably, all three beat the highest ranked players in their respective groups. Jo Yokotani accounted for Spain’s Alberto Lillo (11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8), the second highest rated on first stage duty behind Singapore’s Peng Chih, a young man who duly topped his group without alarm; similarly, Lin Shidong and Sam Wilson overcame the respective third and fourth names in the…
Positive starts for leading names
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Monday, 15 April 2019 19:51
Similarly, it was success in his opening junior boys’ singles contest for Gabriel Perez, the player who had been the backbone of Puerto Rico’s success earlier in the junior boys’ team competition. However, he was tested; he was extended the full five games distance by Ramon Maxwell from Barbados (11-3, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7). Somewhat differently for Pedro Cabrera and…
Tunisians in form, last eight places booked
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 18:03
After accounting for Togo’s Sedik Tchagole and Abdou Razaq Sofianu (11-3, 11-7, 11-6), they caused the biggest upset of the day; they overcame Egypt’s Ahmed El-Borhamy and Abdelrahman Dendan, the top seeds, in a tense full distance five games encounter (11-5, 11-9, 3-11, 5-11, 11-8). Success for Youssef Abid and Khalil Sta; there was also success for their colleagues, Aboubaker…
ITTF to stream AGM live on 22 April!
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:30
Open to all! On Monday 22 April from 09:00 until 18:00 (GMT+2) the 2019 ITTF Annual General Meeting will be held in Budapest, on the occasion of the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. However, you do not need to be in the Hungarian capital to know what’s going on! For the very first time, the ITTF is broadcasting its AGM…
Royal occasion, two titles for Khetam Abuawad in Amman
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:38
Competing in class 4-5, Khetam Abuawad alongside colleagues Faten Elelimat and Fatmeh Al-Azzam emerged in first place in a group organized event ahead of Turkey’s Hatice Dulmen and Irem Oluk. Third position was the lot of the top seeds, the combination formed by Germany’s Sandra Mikolaschek and Nigeria’s Chinenye Obiora. Similarly, Merve Demir joined forces with Neslihan Kavas and Umran…
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