Table Tennis
Oceania Week: five moments to remember
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Wednesday, 10 June 2020 10:22
Henzell’s silver run A total of seven appearances in the Men’s World Cup between 2005 and 2015, the only player from Oceania to make more being the eight of Peter Jackson from 1990 to 2003; the record underlines the status of William Henzell. Equally at the London 2012 Olympic Games, beating Hungary’s Adam Pattantyus and Portugal’s João Monteiro before losing…
Ovtcharov hot, extracts revenge
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 09:05
Seven days earlier at the quarter-final stage, Dimitrij Ovtcharov had suffered a quarter-final defeat by the narrowest of margins at the hands of Qiu Dang (11-5, 15-17, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9). Seven days later, they met in the final, there was no such drama, Dimitrij Ovtcharov prevailed in four games (11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-6). A deciding fifth game not required, it…
Easing of restrictions, Mauritius returns to training
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Tuesday, 09 June 2020 06:19
Mauritius, one of the least hit countries by the pandemic, life is gradually returning to normal; alongside table tennis, other individual sports such as swimming, boxing and athletics are also back in action. According to Frenchman Cédric Rouleau, the national coach, who directs the training alongside Allan Arnachellum, the necessary precautions put in place by the Mauritius Ministry of Youth…
Gerritt Engemann, a young man in form, causes opening day surprise
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Monday, 08 June 2020 16:46
He beat Alberto Miño in four games (13-15, 11-9, 11-6, 16-14) currently list at no.78 on the world rankings, as opposed to Gerrit Engemann at no.277; a difference just short of 200 places. It was notable progress for Gerrit Engemann, the previous week it had been an opening round defeat at the hands of colleague Benedikt Duda (11-4, 11-7, 12-10).…
My reflection starts right here: the power of communication. I put myself in the role of a fan, a fan who has an unlimited attraction to table tennis. This period of total standstill was a real shock in many ways. Not being able to go to the table tennis hall, keeping the racket in its case, the lack of preparation,…
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