Table Tennis
Kay Stumper in form, top seeds fall in opening round
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 03:59
Stumper restored German pride and orchestrated the downfall of Belgium, the top seeds. In the initial group stage, Germany had finished in second place, Belgium in third spot; in the opening round they met. Kay Stumper beat both Alessi Massart (12-10, 11-5, 14-16, 11-8) and Adrien Rassenfosse (11-9, 11-6, 11-8) to prove the backbone of a 3-1 overall success. Daniel…
Upsets in Varazdin, leading teams falter on opening day
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Table Tennis
Monday, 19 July 2021 04:04
Four teams per group, Spain, Portugal and France clinched surprise first places – only Poland, the no.4 seeds, justified their status. The format being the same but the outcome proving somewhat different, in the junior girls’ team competition, the respective top three seeded outfits in the guise of Russia, Romania and France claimed first place, Poland supplied the surprise. Junior…
The ITTF promotes Dainton to Group CEO
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Table Tennis
Friday, 16 July 2021 02:43
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Executive Committee (EC) has promoted Steve Dainton to the position of ITTF Group CEO in recognition of the work done over the last four years in the position as ITTF CEO. Dainton is now tasked with leading all three entities under the ITTF Group umbrella – the ITTF, which is the international governing body…
Fan and Chen top Tokyo 2020 seeding
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Table Tennis
Friday, 16 July 2021 01:06
The official player seeding list for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been released with China’s Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng unveiled as the top-seeded entries for the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles categories. Making his first appearance on the Olympic stage in Tokyo, Fan Zhendong, 24, is bidding to become the sixth Chinese player to take home Men’s Singles…
Dream Building Fund powered by GSD Call Opens
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Table Tennis
Thursday, 15 July 2021 07:00
Sponsoring field projects that aim to solve problems within local communities using table tennis, the Dream Building Fund powered by GSD is a biennial open call for initiatives that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since its inception in 2018, the Fund has supported 11 projects across five continents. The call for the new round of projects starting…
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