Table Tennis
Senior surprise, Steffen Mengel and Bastian Steger reach semi-finals
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 23 June 2020 08:36
The busiest player on duty and arguably the player in the best form was Steffen Mengel, the no.7 seed; required to play two matches, he ended the day without losing a single games. After accounting for Kirill Fadeev (11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9), he recorded a quarter-final success against Omar Assar, the no.2 seed (11-7, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9). “From the outside,…
Ever present, Meng Fanbo in form in Düsseldorf
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Table Tennis
Monday, 22 June 2020 08:45
Listed at no.241 on the men’s world ranking, in the opening round he beat Alberto Miño, named at no.76 and the no.5 seed in Düsseldorf (11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9). “Alberto Miño is a top 100 player. It is always very nice to win against such a good player. He is difficult to play against but I was able to…
George Wyndham on the impact of Covid-19 in Sierra Leone
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Table Tennis
Monday, 22 June 2020 11:02
Born in Kenema, the third largest city in Sierra Leone, George is a class 4 wheelchair player boasting an impressive continental record. Two bronze medal finishes at the 2013 and 2015 editions of the African Para Table Tennis Championships, a first for Sierra Leone, George has also collected medals at the Egypt and Morocco Opens. In December 2016, George achieved…
Kanak Jha, seeking two steps higher, top seed in Düsseldorf
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 21 June 2020 14:05
An opportunity for Kanak Jha to climb two steps higher up the ladder, it is also a chance for the players against whom he experienced defeat, to advance one rung higher. In the second tournament he was beaten by Qiu Dang (7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9); in the third by Omar Assar (11-4, 9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8). Both experienced…
Player Watch: Father’s Day 2020 and International Yoga Day celebrations
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 21 June 2020 14:07
Happy Father’s Day!!! Sunday 21st June marked Father’s Day in many countries across the world and some of the stars have been paying tribute to the special men in their lives: Tomokazu Harimoto shared a heart-warming dedication to his father, Yu Harimoto, with a throwback photo: Yu Mengyu followed down a similar path with an adorable childhood photo pictured alongside…
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