Table Tennis
Day One (Qualification): 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open
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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 00:34
Leading name departs Romania’s Bernadette Szocs, the highest ranked player in the qualification stage, experienced a shock defeat in her opening contest. She was beaten by Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin in six games (12-14, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8). Deft in the use of the combination racket, long pimples on the backhand, Yang Xiaoxin exerted her skills to full effect to…
Rain or shine, table tennis catches the sun in Leipzig
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Tuesday, 01 October 2019 00:45
Proceedings commenced at 11.00 am, eventually concluding at 7.00 pm; a whole range of activities grabbed the attention. Notably at 2.00 pm there was an official reception for 60 VIP guests, followed at 3.30 pm by a procession through the city centre; at 6.30 pm the day concluded with a civic reception at the Sporthalle Brūderstrasse. Notably present on behalf…
We’re all going on a European Tour!
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Monday, 30 September 2019 19:54
2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open The first stop on this European extravaganza is just around the corner as the Eriksdalshallen in Stockholm plays host to the 2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th October with qualification being conducted on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd of the month. Last year in Stockholm, Japan’s Mima Ito…
Number one, more than once, Xu Xin destined for Zhengzhou
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Monday, 30 September 2019 04:38
Furthermore, he reserves that position on the world rankings and on the ITTF World Tour men’s singles standings; he head the list (1,713 points) and is destined for a place in the Grand Finals to be staged in December in Zhengzhou. Likewise, colleague Lin Gaoyuan, the no.3 seed in Stockholm can also look forward to displaying his skills in the…
Kaho Akae repeats Swedish success, two titles in Chinese Taipei
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Sunday, 29 September 2019 07:14
Notably, the win in Chinese Taipei, was her third such junior girls’ singles success of the year; the week prior to her success in Sweden, she had prevailed in the Czech Republic. Impressive, in the junior girls’ singles later rounds she beat Singapore’s Ser Lian Qian (11-6, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7), before ending the hopes of Chinese Taipei. At the semi-final…
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