Table Tennis
First title in Romanian hands, upsets continue but all upstaged by German teenager
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Saturday, 13 November 2021 23:28
Rares Sipos and Andreea Dragomann, the no.3 seeds, after having beaten Russia’s Vladimir Sidorenko and Mariia Tailakova, the top seeds (11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9), secured the top step of the podium. They overcame the French pairing of Irvin Bertrand and Leili Mostafavi, the no.20 seeds (11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10) to bring the penultimate day of action to a close.…
Defending champions face exacting times in Lima
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Saturday, 13 November 2021 06:15
However, for both to repeat the success enjoyed in 2019, the tournament not being held last year owing to the pandemic, both will need to be at their very best; in particular, Vitor Ishiy will need to exceed expectations. He is the no.3 seed behind colleagues Hugo Calderano and Gustavo Tsuboi. Undoubtedly, Hugo Calderano, the winner in 2017 in the…
Lucie Gauthier powers through as group winner in Spa
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Friday, 12 November 2021 17:03
France’s Lucie Gauthier concluded her Women’s Singles Group C campaign in perfect fashion, making it three wins from three with a ruthless display against Ukraine’s Anastasiya Dymytrenko (11-6, 12-10, 11-5, 11-8). The runner-up spot was reserved by Romania’s Elena Zaharia, who also needed just four games to see off Slovak counterpart Tatiana Kukulkova (11-3, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10). Group F ended…
Second seed Falck crashes out on a mesmerising day at WTT Contender Novo Mesto
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Thursday, 11 November 2021 15:32
World number nine Mattias Falck entered his Round of 32 meeting with Yuto Kizukuri as the hot favourite, with his Japanese counterpart ranked 192 positions lower in the ITTF World Rankings list. However, the 2019 World Championships runner-up was left stunned as Kizukuri hit back from 1-2 down to see off the second seed 3-2 (11-4, 5-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8).…
Impressive attendance in Lagos for West Africa Regional tournament
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Friday, 12 November 2021 01:31
Ferdinand Sounou, Vice President ITTF Africa Western Region, who is also President of Benin Republic Table Tennis Association, was delighted with the quality of the organisation. “I am happy with the success of the tournament. The warm hospitality of the people of Lagos added great quality to the tournament. I hope and believe the next host will improve on what…
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WTT Signs Landmark Broadcast Deal with China’s Streaming Giant MIGU
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Host nation responds on opening day in Voisins les Bretonneux
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ITTF Renews its Commitment to Good Governance, Highlights Important Progress
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Jain regains supremacy at WTT Youth Contender Senec
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Liebherr continues long-standing partnership of World Table Tennis Championships
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Better Suited Rules and Classification System for Future ITTF Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championships
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High-Level Meeting Sets Future Milestones for Para Table Tennis
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Peter Palos, man in form, aiming for title trilogy
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ITTF and WTT Unveil Table Tennis Strategic Calendar for 2022-2025
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ITTF Effectively Mitigated Pandemic Impact, Looks Forward to Growth Opportunities
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