Table Tennis
Hopes bright for Team GB, rising generation inspired
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 02:50
Pride of place went to Jack Hunter-Spivey and Tom Matthews, both making their Paralympic Games debuts, both beat the no.2 seeded player in their respective categories. On duty in men’s singles class 1, Tom Matthews accounted for Korea Republic’s Nam Kiwon, the no.2 seed (11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9). “It definitely doesn’t get much better than that: it was a hard…
Perfect start for Turkey
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 18:51
Most impressively Abdullah Ozturk beat Poland’s Rafal Lis (11-6, 11-3, 11-7) but the contest to attract the attention was Nesim Turan in opposition to Zhang Yan, a player renowned in his native China. Currently listed at no.4 in the category’s world rankings Nesim Turan, 29 years old, emerged successful by the very narrowest of margins against his 54 year old…
Mitar Palikuca and Valentin Baus in focus
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 20:10
A most worthy effort but as status advised; in men’s class 5, Valentin Baus, 25 years old, is listed at no.2; Ali Ozturk, three years the senior is presently in the no.6 spot. Conversely, the win recorded by 46 year old Mitar Palikuca in opposition to Norway’s 41 years of age, Tommy Urhaug was not necessarily to be expected. Mitar…
True grit, Cristian Dettoni causes biggest upset
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 23:30
Sheer unabated willpower and determination combined with no shortage of skill and tactical know-how, competing in men’s singles class 6, he beat Spain’s Alvaro Valera, the top seed, the player who for over a decade commencing in class 7 has been listed at the top of the World rankings. Furthermore, the fact that the 38 year old from Madrid uses…
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Yang Xiaoxin win in Czech Republic
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021 14:07
At the semi-final stage Sathiyan Gnanasekaran accounted for Truls Moregard, the no.3 seed, the Swede being required to withdraw from proceedings at the end of the third game owing to injury (11-4, 11-8, 11-2, inj); a place in the final booked, he accounted for Ukraine’s Yevhen Pryshchepa, the no.4 seed (11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 14-12) to seal the title. In the…
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