Table Tennis
Former champions but repeat success daunting task
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Monday, 17 February 2020 12:38
Furthermore, the players they overcame in the finals are also listed; the most popular name amongst the group being Chuang Chih-Yuan. In 2010, he was beaten in the final by Jun Mizutani, later he was to win in 2016 when he accounted for colleague Chen Chien-An in the title decider; two years earlier Daniel Habesohn had secured the top step…
Kasumi Ishikawa joins Olympians for Beauty #NOCOMPETITION Campaign
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Monday, 17 February 2020 02:20
Regarded as one of the most decorated Japanese female table tennis players in recent times, 26-year-old Kasumi Ishikawa has joined forces with top Olympians to lead a campaign against beauty standards with #NOCOMPETITION. According to straitstimes.com, the campaign led by cult-favourite beauty brand SK-II is aimed at challenging women worldwide to shatter toxic and unsolicited beauty ideals and define for…
Rich vein of form continues, one step higher for Qiu Dang
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 13:53
Occupying the no.20 seeded spot in the draw, having at the semi-final stage accounted for Denmark’s Anders Lind, the no.24 seed, by the very narrowest of margins (8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-6, 12-10); at the final hurdle he prevailed in a contest equally as intense. He beat Ukraine’s Yevhen Pryshchepa (11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8) a player…
A first, second and a record, conclusion in Lisbon
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 15:09
Hard fought contests were the order of the day as play came to a conclusion in the men’s singles event; full distance matches enthralling the avid spectators. Qiu Dang, the no.20 seed, after accounting for Denmark’s Anders Lind, the no.24 seed (8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-6, 12-10), overcame Ukraine qualifier, Yevhen Pryshchepa (7-11, 12-10, 11-2, 5-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-5)…
Breathtaking, Miwa Harimoto unbeaten throughout
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 17:54
An appetite undiminished, in the later stages of the cadet girls’ singles event, she accounted for Anna Hursey of Wales (5-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9) and Chinese Taipei’s Liao Ting-Yao (11-1, 11-9, 14-12) to book her place in the final where the good form continued. She overcame Charlotte Lutz of France (11-8, 11-7, 11-5) to seal the title. Notably at the…
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