Table Tennis
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games update: Injured Liu Shiwen withdrew from Women’s Team event
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 17:59
Each team is eligible to nominate one reserve player to the Tokyo Games to replace a team member who is injured or has an illness and the Chinese Olympic Committee has informed the the Tokyo 2020 LOC that Liu will be replaced by Wang Manyu. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has reviewed the documents and confirmed the replacement. The…
Top seeds progress but new names make presence felt
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 14:30
In the counterpart cadet girls’ singles competition, Lizaveta Tsimashkova of Belarus, and Belgium’s Lilou Massart were the players to catch the eye. All excelled in second round matches ousting most worthy names. Julian Rzihauschek was the player to cause the biggest upset, he accounted for Sweden’s David Bjorkryd, the no.8 seed (11-9, 10-12, 13-15, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10). A six games…
France and Germany win European cadet team titles
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Friday, 30 July 2021 22:45
Felix Lebrun, a right handed pen-holder in the guise of Wang Hao, led France to victory in the boys’ team event; he remained unbeaten throughout the whole competition. At the final hurdle, France, the second seeds, recorded a 3-1 success against the Romanian combination of Dragos Alexandru Bujor and Iulian Chirita, the top seeds. Felix Lebrun beat Dragos Alexandru Bujor…
Looking ahead to Day Nine: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Saturday, 31 July 2021 02:31
The Team’s event gets underway on Sunday, with Slovenia and the Republic of Korea set for the opening clash as table tennis action resumes after a day’s break. Hong Kong, China, takes on Brazil in the Women’s Team round of 16 before Romania faces Egypt. Romania’s Bernadette Szocs is keen to erase the heartbreak of exiting the third round of…
Finalists decided, Ukraine performs remarkable recovery
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Friday, 30 July 2021 12:00
Ukraine performed a quite remarkable recovery; at the quarter-final stage they lost the opening two matches against Romania, before winning three in a row to seal victory. Sofia Sheredeha experienced defeat at the hands of Bianca Mei Rosu (11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6), Veronika Matiunina was beaten by Ioana Baiasu (12-10, 11-9, 4-11, 7-11, 16-14). In the doubles, the Ukrainians appeared…
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