Table Tennis
Kirill Skachkov upstages third seed to advance
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Monday, 15 March 2021 05:07
Facing a vastly experienced opponent seeded 10 positions higher, Skachkov would have known heading into the morning that he would need to be at his very best to take the challenge to Gardos in their men’s singles quarter-final knockout tie. Holding the upper hand from game one, Skachkov cut a commanding figure throughout and was rarely troubled by his Austrian…
French teenagers shines in Doha, major shock
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 22:58
The no.48 seed, after recording an opening round success in opposition to Bulgaria’s 28 years old Polona Trifonova, the no.50 seed (11-6, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 11-9), she ousted the Czech Republic’s 30 year old Hana Matelova, the no.6 seed. Most impressively, keeping mind, body and soul together when pressure mounted, the teenager recovered from a three games to one…
Vladimir Samsonov withdraws, Aleksandr Khanin flies Belarus flag, Jean-Mari Nayre sensational
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 23:23
The 44 year old withdrew when scheduled to face Turkey’s Abdullah Yigenler; conversely, earlier in the evening, 22 year old Aleksandr Khanin had caused one if the biggest upsets of the day. Occupying the no.41 seeded position in the draw, competing in the same round, he ousted the more experienced 28 year old Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek, the no.10 seed…
ITTF, WTT and ETTU meet in Doha
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Sunday, 14 March 2021 10:24
Amongst many discussion points, the key agenda items of discussion were related to the future Calander of events, the World Ranking and hosting different categories of events in Europe in 2021 and the future. ITTF Vice President of Finance and EC member responsible for European Affairs, Mrs. Petra Sörling stated: “It was a very positive meeting and with some concrete…
Vladimir Samsonov, aiming to be club’s longest serving member
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Saturday, 13 March 2021 23:04
The name of Vladimir Samsonov appears on the entry list for the World Singles Qualification Tournament to held in Doha from Monday 14th to Wednesday 17th March. However, in terms of longevity, is he not one step ahead of the other members? Croatia’s Zoran Primorac, Sweden’s Jörgen Persson and Belgium’s Jean-Michel Saive all made their debuts in 1988 in Seoul,…
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