Table Tennis
Tokyo 2020: Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia surprise qualifiers, eight places now decided
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Friday, 24 January 2020 14:35
Pride of place went to Serbia, the no.27 seeds, the winners the previous day in opposition to Austria, the no.6 seeds; they continued their outstanding run of form, a 3-2 win being the outcome against Hong Kong China, the no.10 seeds. Star of the show was 18 year old Dimitrije Levajac, currently listed at a lowly no.397 on the men’s…
Surpassing expectations once again, Slovenia at a new level
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Friday, 24 January 2020 08:28
New heights for Slovenia, the no.11 seeds in Gondomar; the booking made by overcoming another outfit that is climbing the echelons of the sport. They beat India, the no.5 seeds, the nation that in 2018 made major breakthroughs, winning gold at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and then later at the Asian Games in Jakarta. Fielding the same trio that…
Tokyo bound: Singapore, DPR Korea, Hungary and Poland
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 14:59
The no.3 seeds, the 3-2 success against the no.11 seeds, the Netherlands was as status advised, Feng Tianwei being the backbone; she accounted for Britt Eerland (11-9, 11-6, 11-8) in the second match of the fixture, before in the fifth and decisive contest overcoming Li Jiao (11-8, 13-15, 11-5, 11-5) to seal the victory. According to status, it was somewhat…
2020 ITTF World Team Qualification Tournament: Day Three
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Friday, 24 January 2020 02:00
Team France unable to progress Team Chinese Taipei have made quick work of their battle against Team France as they won 3-0 overall after a stunning display of grit and steel by Chen Szu-Yu. Facing off versus a determined Yuan Jia Nan, Chen fought back from a game down and took it to the decider to win 3-2 (9-11, 11-7,…
Steeped in history but for Hungary a first
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Thursday, 23 January 2020 12:36
The win was as status advised; but make no mistake, Portugal provided stiff opposition. In fact, did they not start proceedings as one of the favourites to gain a Tokyo place? They were led by Fu Yu, some six months ago gold medallist at the 2019 European Games in Minsk and thus assured a place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic…
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