Table Tennis
Zang Xiaotong secures title, defies ranking
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 16:51
After, at the quarter-final stage having accounted for Germany’s Franziska Schreiner, the no.4 seed (11-3, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4), Zang Xiaotong beat colleague and likewise qualifier, Huang Yingqi (11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4), before continuing her good form. She overcame Chinese Taipei’s Tsai Yu-Chin, the no.5 seed (12-10, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6) to seal the title. Notably, Huang Yingqi was…
First for Quan Kaiyuan, Cao Yantao must wait
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 17:11
In the title deciding contest he beat colleague Cao Yantao, the no.13 seed (7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11) to reserve the top step of the podium; in 2018, Cao Yantao having been a quarter-finalist in Poland, semi-finalist in China and the runner up in Hungary. Unexpected finalists according to seeding; both en route to the decisive contest had caused…
Medallists known, colour to be decided, final day arrives in Santo Domingo
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 18:59
In the junior boys’ singles event Pedro Cabrera, Abit Tejada and Mariano Lockward all emerged successful in their quarter-final encounters. Pedro Cabrera beat Marcus Smith of Barbados (11-3, 3-11, 11-8, 11-5); Abit Tejada accounted for Puerto Rico’s José Navedo (11-8, 11-7, 11-8), Mariano Lockward ended the hopes of Haiti’s Donika St. Fleur (11-9, 11-8, 11-7). The one interloper is Puerto…
Trying yet again, nobody has tried more
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 21:27
Nobody on duty in Budapest has tried more to win the men’s singles title at a World Championships than Vladimir Samsonov. In the modern era when proceedings have been held on a biennial basis, China’s Ma Lin made the effort nine times between 1997 in Manchester and 2013 in Paris and never succeeded to secure the precious title. Likewise, Belgium’s…
Emmanuel Yann Kouadjo, a showcase to display his skills
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 13:06
Furthermore, just as for the recent continental tournament, the 20 year old from the Ivory Coast is well prepared, he has recently spent eight months practising in Nantes. “I am very excited to participate in the World Championships for the second time, having featured in the 2017 edition in Germany, I have been preparing in the last eight months at…
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