Table Tennis
Jan Ove Waldner: The Mozart of table tennis
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Table Tennis
Monday, 23 March 2020 19:32
The makings of a legend Some legends only show their capabilities in the late stages of their career while others explode on the stage from an early age. Waldner was definitely in the latter category, showing the world he meant business right from his teenage years. Born in 1965, Waldi burst onto the scene in 1981 when he defied all…
World Table Tennis Championships Rewind!
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Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:39
This week, the Hana Bank 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships had originally been scheduled to take place in Busan, Korea Republic, before the COVID-19 outbreak saw the event postponed. While the international table tennis community will inevitably have to wait until a later date to find out who will be the next champions of the world, there will still…
At the pinnacle of her career, is Tokyo the perfect time for Chen Meng?
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 22 March 2020 09:20
She did not play in Austria but then won for the third consecutive year at the Grand Finals, before starting this year by succeeding on the ITTF World Tour in Germany and then in Qatar. It is a quite remarkable run of form; how near is she to achieving the status players from her country who we may consider legends…
Han Sangkook, respected worldwide, passes away
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Table Tennis
Friday, 20 March 2020 21:19
Over the years we have admired the speed and athleticism of players from the Republic of Korea; the modern day era continues that tradition. In a different way but equally important, Han Sangkook maintained the values of his country, the qualities of respect, good manners, astute administration and caring for his fellow man. A university education in the United States,…
Wu Jiaduo, the challenger
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Table Tennis
Saturday, 21 March 2020 07:43
In 2002, Wu Jiaduo had an interesting time at the start of the year when the ITTF World Tour Austrian Open came around. It had been a challenging week, which involved last minute permission to compete, an unbeaten day’s outing and then a surprising exit just when things seemed to be moving in the right direction. Such a hectic and…
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