Table Tennis
Initial phase defeats, first round successes
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Saturday, 15 June 2019 11:23
Notably in the junior boys’ singles event there were a total reversals of fortune. One day earlier India’s Manush Utpalbhai Shah, the top seed, had experienced defeat at the hands of Japan’s Kazuya Sugimoto (6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-4); the end result was that Kazuya Sugimoto, who remained unbeaten, secured first place with Manush Utpalbhai Shah in second spot and…
Sapporo highlights: Sun shines, star names in shadows
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Saturday, 15 June 2019 07:54
We look forward to SUNday. Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals …………Sun Wen beat colleague Liang Jingkun, the no.6 seed (11-6, 13-11, 2-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7). …………Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju, the no.16 seed, displayed immense control to overcame Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, the no.7 seed (13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10) and thus booked his place in his first ever ITTF World Tour men’s singles semi-final.…
Xu Xin and Zhu Yuling secure mixed doubles gold in Sapporo
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Saturday, 15 June 2019 00:23
Fifth seeds Xu Xin and Zhu Yuling booked their spot in the final with a strong 3-0 display against the title-winning pair from the 2019 China Open and 2019 Hong Kong Open in Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching earlier in the day. A convincing victory for the Chinese combination but a difficult challenge awaited them at the final hurdle in…
Update day two: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Lion Japan Open
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Friday, 14 June 2019 17:29
China secures first gold on offer The top step of the mixed doubles podium has been reserved by China after Xu Xin and Zhu Yuling emerged victorious over the host nation’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata. Edging to a narrow opening game success, from that point onward it was one-way traffic in the Chinese duo’s favour with no.5 seeds Xu…
Lin Yun-Ju, add name to the list
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Friday, 14 June 2019 17:02
Both faced Chinese adversaries, Tomokazu Harimoto was beaten by Sun Wen (11-8, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8), Lin Yun-Ju, after overcoming Korea Republic’s Cho Seungmin (5-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9), accounted for Lin Gaoyuan, the no.2 seed (9-11, 9-11, 21-19, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9). Disappointing for the home fans but remember Tomokazu Harimoto is not yet 16 years old. I’m not…
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Friday, 14 June 2019 07:44
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