Table Tennis
Seeking one step higher, Sharon Alguetti and Amy Wang
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Monday, 24 June 2019 04:25
In the Dominican Republic, Sharon Alguetti was beaten at the final hurdle by colleague Kanak Jha (11-7, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6), Amy Wang suffered at the hands of Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz (9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 7-11, 13-11), a contest in which she held match point in the deciding game. Both Kanak Jha and Adriana Diaz, the dominant players in…
Tense times, top three seeds fall in round four
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Monday, 24 June 2019 08:44
by Ian Marshall, Editor Romania’s Bernadette Szocs, the top seed experienced defeat at the hands of Luxembourg’s 56 year old Ni Xia Lian (11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7), a player who has a distinct liking for Tokyo. It was in that city in 1983, some 12 years before Bernadette Szocs was born, when Ni Xia Lian made her…
Pressure mounts in Minsk, shocks abound
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Sunday, 23 June 2019 18:25
Direct entries to the third round for the top 16 names; Mattias Falck was the biggest name to fall in a tournament that is very different to all others, the pressure is immense, a place for the top three names in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is the reward. Mattias Falck was beaten by Russia’s Aleksandar Shibaev (11-9, 11-9, 11-7,…
2019 World Championships: Budapest revisited
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Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:51
The Dragon strikes for a third time Winner in 2015 and 2017, Ma Long ‘The Dragon’ secured an astonishing third men’s singles title on the World Championships stage in Budapest following a dazzling campaign from the Chinese legend. Starting his journey with back-to-back victories over Aleksandar Karakasevic and Kanak Jha, Ma Long went on to account for Vladimir Samsonov, Hugo…
Returning from injury, again Kou Lei upsets the order
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Saturday, 22 June 2019 13:32
Presently Kou Lei is listed at no.88 on the men’s world rankings; Ovidiu Ionescu is named at no. 50. However that is not salient factor; Kou Lei has been sidelined in recent times suffering from tennis elbow; his best result in the past 18 months being a quarter-final finish at the 2018 ITTF Challenge Polish Open. It is very different…
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Saturday, 22 June 2019 08:33
Shenzhen ready, Zhou Jianguo savouring the occasion
Friday, 21 June 2019 16:36
Champions League group stage line-up decided
Thursday, 20 June 2019 21:13
Para table tennis recommended for Commonwealth Games inclusion
Thursday, 20 June 2019 23:17
Opportunity for youth: Ghana holds trials for African Games selection
Friday, 21 June 2019 07:57
Flying the flag in Minsk: Marcos Freitas, Panagiotis Gionis and Vladimir Samsonov
Thursday, 20 June 2019 14:40
Is Xu Xin China’s go-to doubles specialist?
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 04:17
Invitation to umpire at the 2019 Croatian Junior and Cadet Open
Thursday, 20 June 2019 08:13
Jang Woojin and Cha Hyo Sim: The story of Ping Pong diplomacy
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 23:20
From Bratislava to Saarbrucken: Europe Development Programme success
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 23:35
Five events down: candidates for Grand Finals taking shape
Wednesday, 19 June 2019 23:49
Solomon Islands ready for Pacific Games and beyond
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 14:26
DHS ITTF Top 10 – 2019 China Open
Monday, 17 June 2019 21:34
Table Tennis Study Programme concludes in Thailand
Sunday, 16 June 2019 21:44
Three is the magic number!
Sunday, 16 June 2019 18:42
World Table Tennis Returns to Geelong
Sunday, 16 June 2019 07:34
Chinese success continues in Taicang
Sunday, 16 June 2019 13:04
Vincent Picard justifies status, wins junior boys’ singles title
Sunday, 16 June 2019 04:59
Sapporo highlights: full house for Xu Xin, repeat performance by Sun Yingsha, clean sweep for China
Sunday, 16 June 2019 02:16
Sun Yingsha keeps her cool to earn second title
Sunday, 16 June 2019 03:17
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