Table Tennis
Surprise names, José You and Julian Ramos gain passports
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Friday, 24 May 2019 21:17
No current world ranking, José You, from Honduras but resident in Chinese Taipei, was the biggest surprise name of all. After accounting for Jamaica’s Kane Watson, the no.13 seed (11-2, 11-5, 11-3, 11-4), he caused a major upset by beating the host nation’s Hector Gatica, the top seed (12-14, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9) to reserve his place in…
Ecuador celebrates, teenagers excel
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Friday, 24 May 2019 21:29
Mylena Plaza, 17 years old, commenced play as the no.10 seed; in a most impressive manner she ousted Trinidad and Tobago’s Brittany Joseph, the no.7 seed (10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8) prior to overcoming Guyana’s Trenace Lowe, the top seed (11-1, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 15-13) to reserve her place in the final. Two unexpected wins, in the final she faced…
Bangkok highlights: shock defeat for former champion
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Friday, 24 May 2019 10:14
It was day when the champion of two year’s earlier bid farewell. Men’s Singles …………After beating India’s Ronit Banija, the no.32 seed (11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10), Korea Republic qualifier Park Gyeongtae overcame Japan’s Jin Ueda, the top seed and winner two years ago (6-11, 16-14, 13-15, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5). …………Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yan-Cheng caused the biggest opening round…
Team titles decided, gold for Brazil and Peru
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Friday, 24 May 2019 14:24
A 3-2 margin of victory was the outcome for Felipe Okano and Felipe de Lara in the under 11 boys’ team final against the Colombian partnership formed by Emanuel Otalvaro and Sebastian Bedoya. Mainstay of the success was Felipe de Lara, he accounted for both Sebastian Bedoya (11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8) and Emanuel Otalvaro (10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9); hero…
An omen for Mattias Falck but alone in Shenzhen
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Friday, 24 May 2019 15:04
A good omen perhaps and sportsmen can be the most superstitious of characters but whatever the outcome, Mattias Falck can now consider himself a player of true world class; the high level he maintained in seven rounds of intense competition in the Hungarian capital city underlined that fact. Equally in Budapest, in partnership with Kristian Karlsson, he reached the quarter-final…
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