Table Tennis
Defying statistics; left handers in the majority
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Friday, 07 June 2019 17:39
So, if the percentage is high for male left handers, why have only three ever won the men’s singles title at a World Championships and not one of them Chinese or Hungarian, the two most successful countries in the history of the sport? Sweden’s Stellan Bengtsson was the first, he won in Nagoya in 1971, Japan’s Seiji Ono succeeded in…
Adding to titles, more success for Great Britain, Japan and Thailand
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Friday, 07 June 2019 19:01
Competing in women’s team class 2-3, Lucie Buron, partnering Chile’s Tamara Leonelli and occupying the second seeded position secured first place in a group organized event ahead of Mexico’s Edith Sigala and Martha Verdin, the top seeds. Notably. Martha Verdin had two days earlier emerged the gold medallist in women’s singles class 4-5. “Playing team with Tamara has been a…
Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Hang Seng Hong Kong Open
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Friday, 07 June 2019 19:10
Another title for Chinese Taipei pair Champions last week in Shenzhen, in Hong Kong there were further celebrations for Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching after the Chinese Taipei duo secured mixed doubles gold. At the final hurdle fifth seeds Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching produced an impressive performance against no.6 seeds Lee Sangsu and Choi Hyojoo, bossing the Korean partnership…
Hong Kong highlights: host hopes over, top seed falls
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Friday, 07 June 2019 09:11
Most certainly it was value for money for all present in the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Men’s Singles …………China’s Zhou Yu caused the biggest upset of the day, required to qualify, in the second round he beat Korea Republic’s Jang Woojin, the no.5 seed (11-8, 11-7, 11-2, 11-5). …………Sweden’s Mattias Falck, the no.7 seed, ended the hopes Hong Kong; he accounted…
Search for further honours, leading names assert authority
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Friday, 07 June 2019 10:23
In the one women’s team event organised, for wheelchair players in class 2-5, the top seeded combination of the host nation’s Edith Sigala and Martha Verdin emerged unbeaten after their initial two fixtures. Notably Martha Verdin, the class 4-5 winner the previous day, maintained her form as did Great Britain’s Lucie Bouron, the surprise class 2-3 women’s singles gold medallist;…
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