Table Tennis
Ma Long, man with a mission, mission accomplished
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Sunday, 02 June 2019 07:21
The mission was to prove that whatever the no.11 seeded spot might have read, he is the best player on planet earth, the mission to extend his record in China, the mission to become the all-time most successful on the ITTF World Tour. Victory meant, he won the China title for an eighth time, well ahead of his now retired…
Showcase Shenzhen: Ma Long and Chen Meng champions
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Sunday, 02 June 2019 07:53
Titles hard earned in the strongest field ever assembled for an ITTF World Tour tournament. Men’s Singles …………Ma Long, the no.11 seed, beat Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, the no.4 seed (14-16, 16-14, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7), before overcoming colleague, Lin Gaoyuan, the no.2 seed (12-10, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4) to retain the title. …………A 28th ITTF World Tour men’s singles title for Ma…
Record-breaker! Ma Long wins 28th career ITTF World Tour title
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Sunday, 02 June 2019 10:37
MA LONG MAKES HISTORY ‘The Dragon’ is officially the most successful player in ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles history after the Chinese superstar surpassed Belarusian legend Vladimir SAMSONOV’s 15 year-long record to claim his 28th career title in the ITTF’s premier tour format that has run since 1996. The 30-year-old achieved the feat on a sensational Sunday evening in Shenzhen,…
All roads lead to Alexandria
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Sunday, 02 June 2019 13:09
Notably the tournament carries a high weighting factor for ranking purposes; basically the higher the number, the more points on offer. It is a fact recognised by Khaled El-Salhy, the President of the African Table Tennis Federation. “The tournament is very important for the African players to get an event with Factor 50 to raise their ranking points compared with…
Andy Pereira and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana secure Latin American titles, Cuba finishes on high note
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Saturday, 01 June 2019 19:25
All four semi-finalists from Cuba, after recording success against Carlos Hernandez (11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7), Andy Pereira accounted for Jorge Campos (11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5) to seal the title. In the counterpart semi-final, Jorge Campos had overcome Livan Martinez (13-11, 11-1, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8). Success for Andy Pereira came after he had partnered Jorge Campos to men’s…
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