Table Tennis
Landmark year, landmark tournament, venerable player
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Thursday, 09 January 2020 09:29
Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus was the men’s runner up in 1999 in Bremen, he was beaten by Liu Guoliang in the final, now the President of the China Table Tennis Association. Overall since winning in 1996 in Italy, when accounting for Canada’s Johnny Huang in the final, the record reads 27 ITTF World Tour men’s singles titles; if you wish…
Liebherr announced title sponsor of 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany
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Thursday, 09 January 2020 00:39
A Special Bond Continues Liebherr – a globally operating family-owned technology company that offers products and services for many industries including construction and domestic appliances – has been a significant supporter of table tennis for more than 20 years and has been title sponsor for many top-tier ITTF events, including the World Championships in Düsseldorf (2017), Halmstad, Sweden (2018) and…
Media Accreditation open for Busan 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships!
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 02:24
Over eight unmissable days of action, the lively seaside city of Busan will play host to the world’s biggest table tennis stars, vying to lead their respective national associations to glory. China will be the team to beat, as they bid for record-extending 22nd gold medals in both men’s and women’s team events. Interested media who are registered with AIPS…
Japan names Olympic Games team
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 00:17
Newly established world no.5 Harimoto and world no.11 Hirano, silver medallists in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, are set to make their debuts on the grandest stage of sport on their home turf, with the likes of world no.3 Ito making her second appearance at the Olympic Games, after she secured the bronze medal for her national team…
Milestone for Panagiotis Gionis now in search of next
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Tuesday, 07 January 2020 02:16
He leads Greece in the men’s event at the forthcoming ITTF World Team Qualification Tournament to be staged in Gondomar, Portugal from Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th January; he lines up alongside Giorgos Konstantinopoulos, Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos and Ioannis Sgouropoulos. Very much in their bid to gain one of the precious nine places available for the men’s team event at the…
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