Table Tennis
Host nation title hopes alive but Deborah Vivarelli takes centre stage
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Saturday, 10 August 2019 15:05
r Meanwhile to the delight of the crowd the host nation’s Quadri Aruna remained on course to retain his men’s singles title; however, the star of the show was Italy’s Deborah Vivarelli. Men’s Singles …………Quadri Aruna, the top seed, beat Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro, the no.5 seed (11-6, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6) to reserve his place in the semi-finals. …………India’s Soumyajit Ghosh,…
Back from the precipice, Melanie Diaz steers Puerto Rico to greatest hour
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Saturday, 10 August 2019 22:19
Facing Brazil, matters level; in the deciding fifth match of the fixture, the 23 year saved match point after match point in the third game against Bruna Takahashi, before securing the next two games (3-11, 6-11, 17-15, 11-9, 11-6) to send Puerto Rican supporters into hysterics. Logic suggested that if Puerto Rico was to beat Brazil, two wins from Adriana…
Day Three: 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open
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Sunday, 11 August 2019 02:12
Comeback delight for Polina Mikhailova Polina Mikhailova has come out on top in a thrilling end-to-end women’s singles final, beating fellow Russian competitor Yana Noskova. In a topsy-turvy affair it was Noskova who established what looked to be an unassailable lead, winning the opening three games by five point margins. However, Mikhailova responded well with back-to-back game successes before going…
Amin Ahmadian and Haruna Ojio move to next level
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Sunday, 11 August 2019 07:41
Only 14 years old, after recording a semi-final win against Chinese Taipei’s Yu Hsiu-Ting, the no.3 seed (11-5, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8), Haruna Ojio accounted for Korea Republic’s Choi Haeeun (11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 12-14, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5) to seal the title. Earlier in the penultimate round, Choi Haeeun had beaten Hong Kong’s Chau Wing Sze (7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, 12-14,…
Surprise winners, runners spots for top seeds
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Saturday, 10 August 2019 10:31
Defeats for the top seeds, it meant mixed fortunes for the host nation, in men’s team class 6, the partnership of Rungroj Thainiyom and Chalermpong Punpooo, experienced a 2-0 defeat in the final when facing DPR Korea’s Kim Yong Rok, Jon Ju Hyun and Lee Se Ho. The DPR Korea team was not listed amongst the seeded outfits, a status…
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At the double Nicholas Lum and Finn Luu add to collection
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Australia adds to medal count in Tonga
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