Table Tennis
Sweet revenge for Movileanu as play concludes in Varazdin
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Friday, 10 September 2021 11:46
A shock round of 16 exit for Croatia’s Ivor Ban saw the title race open up nicely for Movileanu, but it wasn’t plain sailing for the Romanian. Brushing with defeat on a couple of occasions, Movileanu required the full five-game distance to beat Germany’s Tom Fabian Schweiger and India’s Payas Jain. The discussion then turned to national bragging rights, making…
Dramatic scenes as Saini and Zaharia celebrate title success
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Friday, 10 September 2021 15:59
Dropping just one game by the close of group stage proceedings, Saini continued where she left off the previous day. Negotiating her opening three knock-out fixtures against Germany’s Sarah Peter, Slovenia’s Enya Moltara and Romania’s Alesia Sofia Sferlea by 3-0 margins, Saini was just as ruthless in her semi-final meeting with another German opponent in Mia Griesel (15-13, 11-9, 11-2).…
Ursut digs deep to book quarter-final ticket in Varazdin
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Wednesday, 08 September 2021 15:12
Romania’s Horia Stefan Ursut encountered a day of hardship in the Under 17 Boys’ Singles draw, surviving three full-distance thrillers. Ursut’s most significant victory came against Russia’s Roman Vinogradov as he fought back from behind to earn his place in the quarter-finals (6-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8). The highest-ranked player competing in Varaždin, Darius Movileanu awaits Ursut in an all-Romania…
German star Griesel eyeing up medal following lively start in Otocec
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Wednesday, 08 September 2021 15:51
Brimming with confidence off the back of a trouble-free group experience, Griesel outshone her first knock-out stage opponent as she dispatched Croatia’s Bruna Borovec 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4). Another formidable challenge arrived in the form of Russia’s Maria Panfilova. Still, no one was going to prevent an inspired Griesel from securing her place in the quarter-final line-up (11-8, 5-11, 11-8,…
Margie Alley aiming to repeat Westchester success
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Thursday, 09 September 2021 11:10
Competing in class 1, in the group stage she finished in second position in the women’s singles and in the same spot in the women’s doubles. In the women’s singles she completed the day behind England’s Jan Fuller but ahead of Chile’s Digna Lopez-Abarca and Slovenia’s Danica Kocbek. “I’ve been looking forward to playing Margie. She is such a great…
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