Table Tennis
Continuing to attract attention, Japan’s newest generation
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 16:45
She won the mini-cadet girls’ singles title accounting for Ukraine’s Daria Kovalova at the semi-final stage (11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 11-2), before securing the title at the final expense of Russia’s Iulia Pugovkina (11-3, 11-5, 11-6). The win was recorded at the same time as Serafim Orlov, like Iulia Pugovkina from Russia, secured the mini-cadet boys’ singles title. After overcoming Ivan…
Key moments: titles decided, two firsts, one third
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:12
Notable performance but the players to catch the eye were very much Japan’s Yukiya Uda and Germany’s Han Ying; contrary to expectations in the respective men’s singles and women’s singles events, each secured semi-final places. Third title for Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem justified their top seeded position to secure the…
Adding to titles, successful ventures in Poland
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 12:47
Juliane Wolf joined forces with colleague Stephanie Grebe and Italy’s Elena Elli to secured team class 6-8 gold; the top seeds, they finished ahead of Hungary’s Zsofia Arloy and Dora Molnar. Similarly, in a group administered event in class 9-10, the top seeds Neslihan Kavas and Merve Demir combined with colleague Ümran Ertis to reserve first place, runners up spot…
Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem on the right track
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 09:49
Thus in their fourth ITTF World Tour mixed doubles final, they struck gold; previously they had won in 2019 in the Korea Republic and Australia, whilst being the runners up in China. Most notably in Korea Republic, they beat China’s Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen in the final; the only pair since the mixed doubles event entered the ITTF World…
2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open: Day Three
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 01:00
Cheng reaches semis Cheng I-Ching had a morning session to remember as she coasted past her Asian opponent in straight games and 38 minutes (11–8, 12-10, 13-11, 11-4). Playing against Hong Kong China’s Doo Hoi Kem, Cheng was efficient in her shot play and timing of the backhand. The Chinese Taipei athlete now awaits her opponent in the final for…
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