Table Tennis
Jang Seongil and Lee Yeonhui upset seeding, maintain Korean traditions
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 16:32
Starting proceedings the no.21 seed, Jang Seongil caused a first round upset by beating Singapore’s Izaac Quek Yong, the no.4 seed (11-6, 11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7). Thus he repeated the success experienced some two days earlier in the final of the boys’ team event. On that occasion Jang Seongil had emerged successful in four games (5-11, 14-12, 11-6, 12-10). Notably,…
Tokyo the goal, Will Bayley withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 13:22
He now has sights firmly focused on retaining his men’s singles class 7 title at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. It has been a heart wrenching decision for the 31 year old who has captured the hearts of the nation with his performances partnering professional dancer Janette Manrara. “Strictly has been an amazing experience. I’ve loved every minute of it…
Leading names fall by wayside, surprises abound in early stages
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 14:30
The players to raise the eyebrows in the junior boys’ singles event were primarily Frenchman Thibault Poret and the Czech Republic’s Ondrej Kveton. Adjusting quickly to the environment, in his opening match Thibault Poret overcame the host nation’s Filip Delincak, the top seed (5-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9), eventually remaining unbeaten to secure first place in the group and a direct…
Xu the name to note in Minsk
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Wednesday, 30 October 2019 08:57
Arguably the most notable of all is a player with the same family name as the young man who 11 years ago announced his arrival on the international scene; Xu Yingbin, 18 years old, is in a rich vein of form. In the first week of September, he won the junior boys’ singles title at the Asia Junior and Cadet…
World Table Tennis, Governance and Sustainability key topics at recent ITTF Executive Committee meeting.
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 03:09
1. To fully go ahead with new commercial vehicle World Table Tennis under the proposed structure presented by the Tender’s Selection Panel. World Table Tennis will house the ITTF’s core commercial assets from 2021. The benefits are far-reaching and will facilitate more innovative conversations with potential partners, thus enabling the ITTF to modernise its commercial business activities and, ultimately, unlock…
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