Table Tennis
China repeats earlier success, all four titles secured
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Saturday, 21 September 2019 17:59
Xiong Mengyang, Niu Guankai and Yang Qulong combined to win junior boys’ team gold; in the counterpart junior girls’ team competition it was the top prize for the combination of Yuan Yuan, Wu Yangchen and Zang Xiaotong. Likewise, for the cadet boys, Chen Yuanyu, Lin Shidong and Zhang Minghao emerged successful; a feat that was emulated by the cadet girls…
Xu Xin, Asian champion, wins in Yogyakarta
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Sunday, 22 September 2019 05:07
by Ian Marshall, Editor In all Chinese affairs at the final hurdle Xu Xin beat Lin Gaoyuan, the no.3 seed (11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8), a contest in which playing two steps back from the table his power overcame the fast attacking skills his adversary. Meanwhile, after trailing 6-8 in the opening game of the women’s doubles final against Chen Meng…
Breathtaking, Sun Yingsha wins on debut
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Saturday, 21 September 2019 07:22
It was a quite outstanding effort by Sun Yingsha, it was only when leading 10-6 in the third game that there were any moments of doubt. On her fifth match point she converted. “This is my first time to enter into the final at a relatively major event. After losing the mixed doubles, I sat down in the lounge and…
Later stages reached, surprise medallists
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Friday, 20 September 2019 16:18
Commencing play as either the first or second seeded team in each group, progress to the knock-out stage is the prediction; however, there were those outfits that did not enjoy such a prestigious position that progressed and defied the odds. In the men’s team events, against the odds Spain’s Iker Sastre and Miguel Todelo advanced to the semi-final round in…
Top seeds justify status but no shortage of surprise first places
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Friday, 20 September 2019 17:57
The no.21 listed outfit, the combination formed by Germany’s Daniel Rinderer in partnership with Korea Republic’s Kim Hyunso and Park Minjun finished in first place in their junior boys’ team group contrary to expectations, as did the no.12 seeded Italian outfit comprising Marco Cappuccio, Tommaso Giovannetti, John Oyebode and Andrea Puppo. Likewise but perhaps no great surprise, the Chinese trio…
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