Table Tennis
Chengdu Review: Lily Zhang stuns, reaches semi-final
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Saturday, 19 October 2019 07:08
Beaten in her very first match of the tournament by Romania’s Bernadette Szocs (11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-3); second place in the initial phase group and thus progress to the main draw gained courtesy of success in opposition to Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz (12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11), on the second day of action Lily Zhang excelled all expectations. The…
The American dream lives on in Chengdu
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Saturday, 19 October 2019 09:21
The 23-year-old, born and raised in California, has captured the hearts and imagination of American, North American and international table tennis by achieving the extraordinary feat on Saturday 19th October at the Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Chengdu, China. Wang Chen, who went on to represent USA at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, was flying the flag for…
Host nation maintains dominance, notable names from foreign shores sound warning bells
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Friday, 18 October 2019 17:49
Pride of place went to Nazar Tretiak; in the group phase of the junior boys’ singles event, he beat Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Alshareif, the no.4 seed (11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9), remaining unbeaten to secure first place in the group. The consolation for Khalid Alshareif was the fact it was his only defeat, thus second place and progress to the main…
Major upsets, talented young names attract attention
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Friday, 18 October 2019 17:57
Xu Yingbin, crowned Asian junior champion just over a month ago, was the player to cause the biggest upset. In the opening round of the men’s singles event, he ousted Ukraine’s Kou Lei, the no.2 seed (11-8, 3-11, 14-16, 11-8, 14-12, 11-4), prior to reserving his third round place courtesy of success in opposition to Frenchman, Andrea Landrieu (11-5, 11-6,…
Day Two: Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup
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Friday, 18 October 2019 19:30
She’s done it again!!! Just when you thought she couldn’t create anymore headlines, Lily Zhang has caused yet another stir at the Women’s World Cup in Chengdu after backing up her sensational victory over Miu Hirano with a quarter-final win at the expense of the top ranked European player Sofia Polcanova. The American’s quality on the ball was simply breathtaking…
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Thursday, 17 October 2019 19:30
Day One (Group Stages): Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup
Thursday, 17 October 2019 20:21
Tai Ming-Wei once again the player to shine
Thursday, 17 October 2019 20:27
Host nation dominant, success up success for Egypt
Thursday, 17 October 2019 11:13
Stage set for Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Chengdu, China!
Thursday, 17 October 2019 08:29
Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup group draw conducted in Chengdu
Thursday, 17 October 2019 06:53
Top seeds in Chendgu ready to face their challengers
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 17:47
Twelve mighty warriors to clash in epic Women’s World Cup group stage
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 17:53
Authoritative performances, host nation sets standard
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 17:58
Tomasz Kotowski and Kuai Man shine on opening day in Wladyslawowo
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 11:25
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Wednesday, 16 October 2019 05:52
Adding to success, Elena Prokofeva most successful player at INAS Global Games
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 09:05
ITTF’s ‘Inside My Mind’ nominated at the Sportel Awards!
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 07:45
Samuel Von Einem and Elena Prokofeva strike gold in Brisbane
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 07:54
Seeking more gold on African soil
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