Table Tennis
Gold in sight, successful opening day for host nation
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 14:38
In three of the four team events on offer, all organised on a group all-play-all basis, it was a day without defeat Impressively, in the junior boys’ team event, selecting from Christian Mbongia, Exauce Ngefuassa, Noredi Bongo and Rabby Kasota, it was two fixtures completed, two wins. Notably it was the same from the combination of Burundi’s Adour Razak Derra,…
Repeat success the goal but target even greater
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 15:00
The reason is not just that players wish to hone their skills by competing; the fact is for those not yet qualified for Tokyo, a total of 72 men and 28 women will gain places determined by the world ranking list current on Tuesday 31st March. A good performance in Platja d’Aro and the Japanese capital city could well be…
Different reasons but again Samuel Kulczycki attracts attention
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 04:37
A competition in which the top eight players in each of the men’s singles and women’s singles events gained a direct entry to the second stage, in his opening contest Samuel Kuczycki accounted for Germany’s Gerritt Engemann, the third highest rated player on initial phase duty. Significantly the Polish teenager prevailed in six games (8-11, 11-9, 2-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8)…
Quadri Aruna sidelined for three weeks
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 14:40
In Tunis, the medical team at the tournament confirmed that the Nigerian had a recurring thigh injury sustained before play began, further examination in Lisbon later revealed that he suffered a hamstring injury in Tunis. Quadri Aruna has been advised to rest while undergoing treatment. “I want to thank my family and fans across the world for their support during…
Breath of fresh air, shining lights meet
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 14:57
Notably last year Miyu Nagasaki was crowned both Asian and World junior champion, as well as notably maintaining a perfect record against China’s Zhu Yuling. She beat the player, who earlier this year won the Marvellous 12, in the opening round on the ITTF World Tour in both Japan and Sweden. Similarly, at the Uncle Pop 2019 Women’s World Cup,…
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