Table Tennis
Attention Asia! Four places plus mixed doubles spot on offer.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021 11:36
Asia divides into five regions – East Asia, Middle Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, West Asia; by qualification, each region is eligible to be represented by one player in the men’s singles and one in the women’s singles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Notably the West Asia qualification tournament was staged last year in Amman, Jordan from Sunday…
Suthasini Sawettabut and Kirill Skachkov celebrate Tokyo qualification
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021 07:43
Evenly matched in the opening stages of the women’s singles final, no.3 seed Suthasini Sawettabut and Spain’s Maria Xiao, seeded 13th, both brought their usual game to the table showcasing their attacking prowess and speed for all to see. Two players with similar philosophies, the difference between the two was always going to come down to who could dictate the…
Krill Skachkov upsets order, wins final place in Doha.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021 10:00
The 33 year old, was very much a player in form and warmed to the situation; at the semi-final stage earlier in the day, he had dominated matters against Belgium’s Florent Lambiet, the no.32 seed (11-9, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9). Conversely, Liam Pitchford had been involved in a titanic duel against Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, the no.10 seed. Seven games required…
Suthasini Sawettabut maintains nerve, makes Tokyo reservation.
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Table Tennis
Wednesday, 17 March 2021 10:13
In the crucial deciding contest, the no.3 seed, Suthasini Sawettabut beat Spain’s Maria Xiao, the no.13 seed and thus maintained tradition; she won in five games (13-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8). Notably, they had met on four prior occasions on the international scene, all four meetings being decided in five games in favour of Suthasini Sawettabut! In 2007 they confronted…
Liam Pitchford overcomes adversity to reach final
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021 03:13
Sharing the spoils from their two previous head-to-head encounters, Pitchford and Gionis were both prepared for a close contest heading into the session and their expectations were met with all seven games needed to find a winner. Saving a game point to strike first in the tie, Pitchford was tasked with breaking down one of the sturdiest defensive walls on…
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