Table Tennis
Japanese stars shine bright in Shenzhen
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 06:21
In the third round of the men’s singles event Tomokazu Harimoto beat Wong Chun Ting (11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 10-12, 12-10); in the same round of the women’s singles competition, Mima Ito overcame China’s Ding Ning (7-11, 12-10, 18-16, 13-11, 11-9). Now, if any other 15 year old had beaten the athletic Wong Chun Ting, they would have been dancing in…
Showcase Shenzhen: Top seeds fall, Mima Ito stuns
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 07:43
However, two facts remained constant; China’s Ma Long is on track for a record 28th ITTF World Tour men’s singles title; Japan’s Mima Ito continues to be the biggest threat to Chinese female excellence. Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals …………Ma Long, the no.11 seed beat colleague Fan Zhendong, the top seed (11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 13-11) in the much awaited clash. …………Lin…
Solidarity through table tennis
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 12:02
Overall, the ITTF Foundation was nominated in three categories: …………“Best Corporate Social Responsibility or Community Scheme” for the Buenos Aires – Tokyo Bridging the Olympic Games project and Dream Building with Refugees Za’atari project in Jordan. …………“Best Sports Governing Body Initiative” for the ITTF Foundation …………“Best Sports Event of the Year- Overseas” for the annual World Table Tennis Day In…
Raisa Chebanika adds to collection, second title secured
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 12:10
The win was as expected, the duo commenced play as the top seeds, finishing ahead of the combination formed by Great Britain’s Fliss Pickard and Norway’s Merethe Tveiten. Likewise in group administered events, Croatia’s Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar justified their top seeded status to emerge the class 2-3 winners, as did Serbia’s Borislava Peric-Rankovic and Nada Matic in class…
Major upsets France, Great Britain and Sweden surprise winners
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 12:16
Representing Sweden, Niklas Westerberg and Jonas Hansson emerged the class 7 winners in a most impressive manner. Notably at the semi-final stage they recorded a 2-0 win against the top seeds, the combination of the Czech Republic’s Daniel Horhut and Zbynek Lambert who lined up alongside Belgium’s Ben Despineux, prior securing victory in the final by the same margin in…
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