Table Tennis
Player Watch: Ukulele song and Diaw’s World Championships story
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Sunday, 26 April 2020 05:56
Music, DIY and… Tattoos? Time in quarantine presents the perfect opportunity to learn new skills, catch up on your favourite shows or even complete odd jobs around the house. What have table tennis stars been preoccupying their time with? Can we have a big round of applause for Tin-Tin Ho, who has put a smile on our face with her…
Return to Budapest: gold for Xin Xin and Liu Shiwen
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 20:54
Occupying the no.3 seeded position, in the final they faced Japan’s Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa, the no.2 seeds, on duty in their third consecutive final. In 2017 they had won in Düsseldorf, having been the runners up in 2015 in Suzhou. Road to the final – Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen (China) Round One: beat Luka Mladenovic / Ni…
Return to Budapest: yet again Ovidiu Ionescu and Alvaro Robles stun
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 18:37
Once again, as in Shenzhen, the European duo upset the order of merit; they commenced play, the no.7 seeds. Round One: beat Vildan Gadiev / Krill Skachkov (Russia) 13-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 Round Two: beat Mihai Bobocica / Niagol Stoyanov (Italy) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 Round Three: beat Jonathan Groth / Liam Pitchford (Denmark / England) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9,…
Return to Budapest: bronze for Patrick Franziska and Petrissa Solja
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 16:16
She partnered German colleague, Patrick Franziska, the duo becoming the first European pair to gain a mixed doubles medal at a World Championships since 1995 in Tianjin when Sweden’s Erik Lindh and Marie Svensson secured the same colour. Moreover, in Budapest the success was very much contrary to expectations Round One: beat Denis Ivonin / Yana Noskova (Russia) 11-7, 14-12,…
Return to Budapest: anticipation fills the air
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 12:42
Sweden’s Mattias Falck took full advantage of the situation, listed at no.16 on the world rankings current at the time, he caused a significant upset; he beat Korea Republic’s Lee Sangsu, named at no.6 in the global order, a bronze medallist two years earlier in Düsseldorf and at the 2018 Asian Games. In the fourth round Mattias Falck gave one…
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 08:34
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Saturday, 25 April 2020 07:10
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Friday, 24 April 2020 11:30
Dr Andras Fejes, para table tennis pioneer, passes away
Friday, 24 April 2020 12:38
Return to Budapest: Miyu Kato shining light on indifferent day for Japan
Friday, 24 April 2020 04:27
Vote for your favourite performance from the Japan Open!
Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:16
Return to Budapest: Simon Gauzy wins match of the tournament
Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:17
Return to Budapest: Tomislav Pucar overcomes Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:47
This medal is for you: Pan American athletes standing side-by-side with front line heroes
Thursday, 23 April 2020 07:56
Return to Budapest, upsets and classic contests ignite proceedings
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 21:59
On this day: Timo Boll wins all-German showdown in Incheon
Tuesday, 21 April 2020 19:00
Meet your Dream Men’s Team of the 21st Century!
Monday, 20 April 2020 19:57
On this day: An Jaehyun’s Budapest journey begins
Monday, 20 April 2020 11:15
Player Watch: Devos retains German top flight status and birthday celebrations
Monday, 20 April 2020 06:39
Meet your Dream Women’s Team of the 21st Century!
Saturday, 18 April 2020 20:51
Techniques of Sport Psychology
Sunday, 19 April 2020 20:58
Hana Goda, rewriting the annals of Africa
Sunday, 19 April 2020 11:36
A journey to yesteryear, intense rivalries that captured the imagination
Saturday, 18 April 2020 06:00
Socially Awesome: The best of ITTF World this week!
Friday, 17 April 2020 22:07
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Friday, 17 April 2020 06:29
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