Table Tennis
List completed for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Saturday, 26 June 2021 23:55
By Ian Marshall – Photo by Grega Valancic / Sportida It is the outcome following the allocation of the 50 Bipartite places on Thursday 24th June, a system which concludes the entry list, filling the necessary slots required to for the various team competitions, as well as ensuring universality and diversity. Overall, 37 National Paralympic Committees received such places to…
Clean sweep out of the question but Germany prominent
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Saturday, 26 June 2021 15:53
Conversely, in the women’s singles, only one top-four name progressed, that of Petrissa Solja, the no.2 seed and also from Germany. In the penultimate round she lines up alongside colleague Shan Xiaona, the no.9 seed, Romania’s Elizabeta Samara, the no.6 seed and Ukraine’s Margaryta Pesotska, the no.7 seed. Testing times In the men’s singles, it proved to be the German…
The wait goes on as Sofia Polcanova exits the stage
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Saturday, 26 June 2021 13:55
Meeting at the 2018 European Championships in Alicante, Margaryta Pesotska prevented Sofia Polcanova from a spot in the final on that occasion. Fast forward three years and this time the no.7 seed from Ukraine has beaten Polcanova to the semi-finals (11-4, 15-17, 11-7, 11-8, 15-13), meaning the 26-year-old will have to wait a little while longer in her pursuit of…
Ovidiu Ionescu has sights set on glory after another impressive showing
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Saturday, 26 June 2021 06:56
Ovidiu Ionescu, no.25 seed, faced a difficult encounter in the form of no.4 seed Patrick Franziska, a challenge he was more than prepared for. Completing the task with little trouble, Ionescu simply outclassed the German 4-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9) to book his spot in the quarter-finals. A fine display from Ionescu, and fellow Romanian Hunor Szocs wasn’t far behind…
Linda Bergström sends fierce message as Bernadette Szocs heads home
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Friday, 25 June 2021 08:56
Sweden’s Linda Bergström, a resolute defender and a player to be reckoned with, was responsible for Szocs’ unexpected exit, and quite frankly the no.22 seed never looked troubled. A contest decided in five games, Bergström read her opponent perfectly and couldn’t have been more delighted with her efforts (11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 13-11). “This was my second win against her…
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