Table Tennis
Brazil adds to collection, four titles at the double
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:33
In the junior girls’ doubles, after recording a semi-final win against Peru’s Alessandra Cisneros and Maria Maldonado (14-12, 11-7, 11-8), Livia Lima and Laura Watanabe accounted for Chile’s Jerusalen Flores and Valentina Rios (11-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-1, 11-4) to reserve the top step of the podium. An impressive performance and somewhat national revenge; in the counterpart semi-final, colleagues Giovanna Grilo…
Podium places in sight, latter stages reached in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 09:12
The one unexpected name to reach the last eight of the junior boys’ singles competition was the host nation’s Kassa Dikizeyiko; he recorded a second round success in opposition to compatriot Mbilizi Tshoma-Tshoma (7-11, 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, 11-4). Hard fought success for Kassa Dikizeyiko, for Congo Brazzaville’s Arxy Gauchy, the no.6 seed, the success was even harder fought, he…
Leading host nation pair exits, notable teams hit troubled times but survive
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:32
Jorge Cardona and Marlon Lopez, missing the services of José Manuel Ruiz, had to settle for third place in their group; thus it was elimination, journey’s end. The combination of Poland’s Igor Misztal and Italy’s Lorenzo Cordua concluded matters in top spot ahead of the Netherlands combination of Bas Hegerlink and Bart van der Zanden. Rather differently it was second…
Five points: first titles decided, high quality on show
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:34
Meanwhile at the semi-final stage of the men’s singles event Fan Zhendong faces Wang Chuqin, Xu Xin opposes England’s Liam Pitchford; in the women’s doubles final, Chen Meng carries the banner for China, she confronts Mima Ito. A day of sporting excellence, five points….. Mima Ito on fire At the semi-final stage of the women’s singles event, Mima Ito, the…
Title for Romania but Andrei Putuntica and Christina Källberg, the players to shine
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 14:15
Safely through to the penultimate round, Cristian Pletea and Adina Diaconu, the no.3 seeds, ended French hopes. They accounted for Irvin Bertrand and Leili Mostafavi, the no.9 seeds (11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9), prior to overcoming Bastien Rembert and Nolwenn Fort, the no.6 seeds, (11-7, 2-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8) to seal the title. In the opposite half of the draw, Bastien…
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Style soon to disappear but still most effective
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