Table Tennis
Defending champions face exacting times in Lima
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Saturday, 13 November 2021 06:15
However, for both to repeat the success enjoyed in 2019, the tournament not being held last year owing to the pandemic, both will need to be at their very best; in particular, Vitor Ishiy will need to exceed expectations. He is the no.3 seed behind colleagues Hugo Calderano and Gustavo Tsuboi. Undoubtedly, Hugo Calderano, the winner in 2017 in the…
Lucie Gauthier powers through as group winner in Spa
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Friday, 12 November 2021 17:03
France’s Lucie Gauthier concluded her Women’s Singles Group C campaign in perfect fashion, making it three wins from three with a ruthless display against Ukraine’s Anastasiya Dymytrenko (11-6, 12-10, 11-5, 11-8). The runner-up spot was reserved by Romania’s Elena Zaharia, who also needed just four games to see off Slovak counterpart Tatiana Kukulkova (11-3, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10). Group F ended…
Second seed Falck crashes out on a mesmerising day at WTT Contender Novo Mesto
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Thursday, 11 November 2021 15:32
World number nine Mattias Falck entered his Round of 32 meeting with Yuto Kizukuri as the hot favourite, with his Japanese counterpart ranked 192 positions lower in the ITTF World Rankings list. However, the 2019 World Championships runner-up was left stunned as Kizukuri hit back from 1-2 down to see off the second seed 3-2 (11-4, 5-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8).…
Impressive attendance in Lagos for West Africa Regional tournament
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Friday, 12 November 2021 01:31
Ferdinand Sounou, Vice President ITTF Africa Western Region, who is also President of Benin Republic Table Tennis Association, was delighted with the quality of the organisation. “I am happy with the success of the tournament. The warm hospitality of the people of Lagos added great quality to the tournament. I hope and believe the next host will improve on what…
An autumnal day in Spa, seeds fall on stony ground
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Friday, 12 November 2021 02:13
Direct entries to the second stage, listed amongst the top eight names in the men’s singles event, Ioannis Sgouropoulos of Greece and Frenchman Bastien Rembert, alongside Germany’s Meng Fanbo and Cedric Meissner, ended the day unbeaten. In the counterpart women’s singles event, only Russia’s Mariia Tailakova, the name at the head of the order, maintained an unblemished record. Problems for…
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