Table Tennis
Berlin to host 2020 ITTF Parkinson’s World Championships
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Wednesday, 11 March 2020 09:50
Players with Parkinson’s from around world will gather in the German city; some will gain medals but all will fight for one common goal to demonstrate the beneficial effects of table tennis for those with Parkinson’s. Present at the Westchester Club, the venue for inaugural event, motivating all was Thomas Weikert, ITTF President; now he looks forward to the next…
2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open Qualification: Day One
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:00
Indians close play with wins Anirban Ghosh and Jeet Chandra ended day one of qualification with strong wins over their opponents from Pakistan and Oman respectively. The Indian’s have a good day overall, as Ghosh wrapped up a 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-2) win over Syed Obaid Shah, taking him through to the next round. Similarly Chandra also won in straight…
Bidding open to host World Table Tennis events from 2021!
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 01:00
Benefits of being a WTT host city WTT events are much more than a table tennis tournament. They are events that will entertain and captivate your city. Hosting WTT events brings extensive benefits to a host city, region and country. From tangible financial and economic impacts, through increased hotel bed nights and associated spending, to destination marketing and increased levels…
Differing fortunes for Ecuador in tense contests
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 06:20
Diego Piguave and Jeremy Cedeño duly topped their group in the cadet boys’ team event, it was as expected they were the top seeds; however they did experience troubled times, they need the full five matches to overcome Chile’s Benjamin Alfaro and Benjamin Suarez. Mainstay of the victory was Diego Piguave, in the opening match of the fixture he beat…
Saki Shibata in search of equalling and extending records
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:57
Eyes focused on Saki Shibata but for local eyes they will be honed in the direction of Natalia Partyka, who ever since 2008 in Beijing has competed in both the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, setting records that one wonders will ever be surpassed. However, at open international tournaments, she has yet to climb the next hurdle to gain a…
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020 04:46
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