Table Tennis
Brazil the prominent nation, team events conclude in Otocec
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 15:36
Success for Brazil but it was hard earned. A 3-2 margin of victory was the end result in the junior boys’ team final for Kenzo Carmo, Shim Joon and Nicolas Degros against the combination of Slovakia’s Adam Klajber and Dalibor Diko who lined up alongside the Czech Republic’s Radim Moravek. Backbone of victory Man of the moment was Kenzo Carmo,…
First round completed, Miyu Nagasaki sensational
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 13:46
On a day when there was no shortage of surprises in the women’s singles event, she caused the biggest of all. Men’s Singles – Round One …………The leading Swedes all departed at Chinese hands. Mattias Falck, the no.6 seed, experienced defeat at the hands of Zhao Zihao (16-18, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7), Kristian Karlsson, the no.16 seed lost to…
Swedes bid farewell, for Jörgen Persson food for thought
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 12:25
Mattias Falck, Kristian Karlsson and Jon Persson all suffered defeats at Chinese hands; for newly appointed men’s team assistant coach, Jörgen Persson, there was food for thought. Kristian Karlsson lost to Wang Chuqin (11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 11-4), Mattias Falck experienced defeat at the hands of Zhao Zihao (16-18, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7), before Jon Persson suffered when…
Xu Xin and Chen Meng retain top places
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 09:36
On both lists, for the leading names, there is no change. Also from China, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Lin Gaoyuan are once again next in line to Xu Xin; they are followed by Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, Brazil’s Hugo Calderano and Germany’s Timo Boll. Likewise, as in September, China’s Liang Jingkun, Sweden’s Mattias Falck and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju stand…
Sheer elegance, China’s new bodyguard
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 11:14
If you do not enjoy watching Liu Fei play, you do not like sport, dance or any activity that demands the grace of movement. Required to qualify, the 25 year old from Jiangsu Province caused a major opening round women’s singles upset; she beat Japan’s Kasumi Ishikawa, the no.8 seed in five games (11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6). “I felt…
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 03:33
Sweden, Germany, Austria: Destination China!
Thursday, 03 October 2019 00:30
Day One: 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 14:31
Top spot for hosts, second seeds falter
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 10:08
Surprise main draw place for Yang Xiaoxin, quite the opposite
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 10:28
Jörgen Persson appointed to Swedish men’s team coaching role
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 13:06
Main draw decided, differing fortunes for first day stars
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 22:23
Day Two (Qualification): 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 04:29
Final stop for under 18 players in 2019: Sveti Martin, Croatia
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 12:47
Familiar name, Qian Tianyi responds, underlines promise
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 12:58
Opening day shocks, leading names depart
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 00:18
Building on Serbian experience
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 00:34
Day One (Qualification): 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 00:45
Rain or shine, table tennis catches the sun in Leipzig
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We’re all going on a European Tour!
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Number one, more than once, Xu Xin destined for Zhengzhou
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Kaho Akae repeats Swedish success, two titles in Chinese Taipei
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