Table Tennis
Increasing medal haul, adding to titles in Platja d’Aro
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 10:25
Jung Youngha partnered compatriot Shin Mikyoung to success in women’s team class 4-5; not seeded at the final hurdle the duo recorded a 2-0 win against the top seeded partnership formed by Croatia’s Helena Dretar and India’s Davina Patel. Similarly, Yang Qian added to her women’s singles success; she joined forces with colleagues Melissa Tapper and Lei Lina to secure…
Five points: Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng class acts but Liam Pitchford the talk of the town
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 10:25
Five points from final day…. Liam Pitchford joins the most celebrated Amongst the very best players ever from England, Liam Pitchford strengthened that claim by beating China’s Xu Xin in the men’s singles penultimate round (3-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 15-13, 11-9), the player who currently occupies top spot on the world rankings. Thus he added to the success in 2018…
Together and apart, Eugene Wang and Zhang Mo book Tokyo places
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 19:04
by Ian Marshall, Editor In the crucial deciding contests, facing colleagues, Eugene Wang beat Jeremy Hazin (11-5, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10); Zhang Mo accounted for Hui Huang (11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 11-1). Later in the mixed doubles qualifier, Eugene Wang and Zhang Mo combined to overcome the United States pairing of Zhou Xin and Liu Juan (11-4 11-7 10-12 11-5). Third Olympic…
Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng crowned champions of the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 21:55
Fan Zhendong returns to winning ways One month after suffering an unexpected quarter-final exit at the hands of Dimitrij Ovtcharov at the German Open, Fan Zhendong capitalized on his first opportunity since then to return to winning ways, clinching the men’s singles title in Qatar. The world no.1 defeated England’s Liam Pitchford over six epic games in the final (11-9,…
2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open: Final Day
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Saturday, 07 March 2020 23:00
Fan Zhendong is men’s singles champion!!! Doing what his fellow countryman couldn’t earlier in the day, China’s Fan Zhendong has beaten Liam Pitchford 4-2 (11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7) to claim the Qatar Open men’s singles crown for the second time. Featuring a number of highlight reel worthy rallies, game five proved an exciting watch for spectators as Pitchford…
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 07:30
Fact: Chen Meng, best player in the world
Sunday, 08 March 2020 08:25
Champion once again, Fan Zhendong beats Liam Pitchford in epic final
Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:33
Brazil adds to collection, four titles at the double
Saturday, 07 March 2020 09:12
Podium places in sight, latter stages reached in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saturday, 07 March 2020 11:32
Leading host nation pair exits, notable teams hit troubled times but survive
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