Table Tennis
Fact: Chen Meng, best player in the world
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 07:30
by Ian Marshall, Editor At the final hurdle she beat Japan’s Mima Ito in five games (3-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7). The top seed, she was expected to win against the no.3 seed but Mima Ito was in a rich vein of form; at the semi-final stage she had overwhelmed China’s Ding Ning, the no.6 seed (11-6, 14-12, 11-0, 11-5),…
Champion once again, Fan Zhendong beats Liam Pitchford in epic final
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 08:25
Understandably all the attention prior to the final was centred on Liam Pitchford, the no.15 seed who defied the odds to steal the show in Doha. Opening his campaign with victory over Spain’s Alvaro Robles, Pitchford progressed to account for Belarusian legend Vladimir Samsonov and in form Chinese Taipei player Chuang Chih-Yuan to make the final day of play. Then…
Brazil adds to collection, four titles at the double
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:33
In the junior girls’ doubles, after recording a semi-final win against Peru’s Alessandra Cisneros and Maria Maldonado (14-12, 11-7, 11-8), Livia Lima and Laura Watanabe accounted for Chile’s Jerusalen Flores and Valentina Rios (11-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-1, 11-4) to reserve the top step of the podium. An impressive performance and somewhat national revenge; in the counterpart semi-final, colleagues Giovanna Grilo…
Podium places in sight, latter stages reached in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 09:12
The one unexpected name to reach the last eight of the junior boys’ singles competition was the host nation’s Kassa Dikizeyiko; he recorded a second round success in opposition to compatriot Mbilizi Tshoma-Tshoma (7-11, 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, 11-4). Hard fought success for Kassa Dikizeyiko, for Congo Brazzaville’s Arxy Gauchy, the no.6 seed, the success was even harder fought, he…
Leading host nation pair exits, notable teams hit troubled times but survive
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:32
Jorge Cardona and Marlon Lopez, missing the services of José Manuel Ruiz, had to settle for third place in their group; thus it was elimination, journey’s end. The combination of Poland’s Igor Misztal and Italy’s Lorenzo Cordua concluded matters in top spot ahead of the Netherlands combination of Bas Hegerlink and Bart van der Zanden. Rather differently it was second…
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:34
Five points: first titles decided, high quality on show
Saturday, 07 March 2020 14:15
Title for Romania but Andrei Putuntica and Christina Källberg, the players to shine
Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:03
Liam Pitchford roars into Qatar Open semi-finals
Saturday, 07 March 2020 06:50
Mima Ito stuns Ding Ning, simply breathtaking
Saturday, 07 March 2020 09:14
Scintillating end to day, Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito crowned mixed doubles champions
Friday, 06 March 2020 16:01
Main draw places at stake, no shortage of surprises
Friday, 06 March 2020 22:59
2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open: Day Three
Friday, 06 March 2020 14:41
Individual events commence, principal names assert authority
Friday, 06 March 2020 15:59
Title retained, once again Kelly van Zon wins in Costa Brava
Friday, 06 March 2020 15:57
Second stage concludes, medal contenders known
Friday, 06 March 2020 15:55
End of the road but Wang Yidi can take positives from Doha showing
Friday, 06 March 2020 16:17
Five points: Olympic champion beaten, familiar names progress, English pair sets more records
Friday, 06 March 2020 11:22
Man for the big occasion, Wang Chuqin proves the point, beats Ma Long
Friday, 06 March 2020 11:33
Chuang Chih-Yuan topples another Japanese talent to reach last eight
Thursday, 05 March 2020 23:00
2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open: Day Two
Thursday, 05 March 2020 15:27
Brazil dominates but Chile prevents clean sweep
Thursday, 05 March 2020 14:13
Top seeds in ascendancy but surprise names secure top group places
Thursday, 05 March 2020 12:45
Titles for Congo Democratic on home soil
Thursday, 05 March 2020 03:08
Top names untroubled but the exception, seeds stumble in second stage
Thursday, 05 March 2020 15:15
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