Table Tennis
Is Lin-Yun Ju the real deal?
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019 04:51
Who is Lin Yun-Ju? Flying the flag for Chinese Taipei, at just 17 years of age Lin has already established himself as one of the sport’s biggest names in his relatively short career to date and the rapid rate of his development suggests there’s plenty more to get excited about in the years to come. Since January 2018 Lin’s rise…
Welcome back, Gu Ruochen tested but successful
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019 05:29
In her one and only encounter on the opening day of play, in the group stage of the women’s singles event, the 25 year old secured a hard fought confidence boosting win. She accounted for the host nation’s Kim Mi Ra (11-5, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6). Guo Ruochen was a junior girls’ singles semi-finalist at the World Junior Championships in…
Tokyo 2020: A year to go, a lot to come
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019 07:48
The world’s top table tennis players will grace the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, when the competition begins 25 July and concludes on 7 August. Keeping that in mind, we have started our preparations to make sure you know exactly who to follow. Will defending Champions China do it again? Since table tennis was first introduced in the 1988 Seoul…
Rio medallists, hopes alive
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 09:32
Competing in class 4, Guo Xingguan experienced a quarter-final exit; he was beaten by colleague Shi Yanping, (11-3, 11-4, 11-9). At the semi-final stage Shi Yanping meets Thailand’s Wanchai Chaiwut; Korea Republic’s Kim Younggun opposes China’s Zhang Yan. Somewhat differently, in class 1, Joo Youngdae, is through to the final where he plays colleague Kim Hyeonuk; similarly in class 3…
Nervous moments, surprise defeats in Taichung
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Tuesday, 23 July 2019 10:28
The player to cause arguably the biggest surprise was Korea Republic’s Lee Migyu; bronze medallist at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta. Competing in women’s singles class 3, she accounted for China’s Li Qian, the no.3 seed, the four times world champion. Lee Migyu in her one and only match of the day, succeeded in five games (11-9, 9-11,…
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