Table Tennis
Dr Andras Fejes, para table tennis pioneer, passes away
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Table Tennis
Friday, 24 April 2020 11:30
Andras Fejes became involved in para sports during his rehabilitation in Austria after suffering an accident when 17 years old; later a qualified as a clinical psychologist, he secured his first medal, bronze, in a wheelchair competition in 1972 in Heidelberg, Germany. In para table tennis, he competed at the highest level. He was twice world champion, five times European…
Return to Budapest: Miyu Kato shining light on indifferent day for Japan
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Friday, 24 April 2020 12:38
Things went by the book for the first three days but there were signs of concern; on the third day, Tuesday 23rd April, Masataka Morizono and Yuya Oshima, the top seeds, experienced a shock defeat at the hands of the French pairing comprising Tristan Flore and Emmanuel Lebesson, an evenly balanced contest in which play swung one way and then…
Vote for your favourite performance from the Japan Open!
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Friday, 24 April 2020 04:27
So, after that exhilarting week of ITTF World Tour Japan Open action, are you ready to take the toughest decision yet? Who receives your vote for best Male and Female Athlete performance in the Japan Open? Here are the nominees: Feng Tianwei secures impressive gold (2014) In 2014 in Yokohama, it was intensity at its highest as Feng Tianwei crossed…
Return to Budapest: Simon Gauzy wins match of the tournament
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Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:16
Simon Gauzy and Xu Xin had met twice prior to their contest in the Hungarian capital city, on both occasions Xu Xin had prevailed. Notably on their most recent prior engagement, at the 2018 ITTF World Tour German Open, Simon Gauzy had won the opening two games before losing the next four. Arguably, it was the “match of the tournament”;…
Return to Budapest: Tomislav Pucar overcomes Dimitrij Ovtcharov
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Thursday, 23 April 2020 19:17
One of the major third round casualties was Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov, a major contender for honours, at the time listed at no.12 on the world rankings. He was beaten by Croatia’s Tomislav Pucar, named at no.58 in the global order Tomislav Pucar beat Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-7 Match duration: 51 minutes 42 seconds The two…
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