Table Tennis
Review 2019: changing of the guard
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Table Tennis
Monday, 30 December 2019 09:43
In January, at the start of the year, the lieutenant-in-chief was Chuang Chih-Yuan, he occupied the no.19 spot on the world ranking; Lin Yun-Ju reserved the no.28 position, most impressive for a young man only 17 years old at the time. At the end of the year when the January order of merit was released, the ranking had changed; Chuang…
Review 2019: consistency rewarded, eventual success
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 29 December 2019 09:48
by Ian Marshall, Editor On the ITTF World Tour, she made a total of 11 appearances, the first of the year in Hungary being the only omission, the tournament clashing with the Japanese National Championships, an event of high prestige for those from the Land of the Rising Sun. She finished the year in second place on the women’s singles…
Review 2019: bonus year for Africa
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Table Tennis
Sunday, 29 December 2019 09:51
Notably, on Sunday 11th August, Quadri Aruna retained his men’s singles title at the 2019 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, having the previous week experienced a semi-final defeat at the hands of Omar Assar at the ITTF-Africa Cup. Hard earned success, Omar Assar progressed to secure the title at the final expense of evergreen colleague, Ahmed Ali Saleh. Eventually both Quadri…
Review 2019: added string to German bow
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Table Tennis
Saturday, 28 December 2019 09:06
Team events provide the evidence; the 2019 ITTF World Tour supports the evidence. All three qualified for the men’s singles event at the end of year Agricultural Bank of China 2019 Grand Finals; alongside Sweden’s Mattias Falck, they were Europe’s only representatives. Alas, at the Grand Finals all three disappeared from view in the opening round. Timo Boll when facing…
Review 2019: star names, national celebrities
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Table Tennis
Friday, 27 December 2019 08:53
Playing on home soil, in front of adoring fans; in early February, Adriana Diaz emerged the winner at the Universal 2019 Pan America Cup in Guaynabo. Later in the year in August she won the women’s singles title at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. “I am very happy with my performance at the Pan America Cup but I think…
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Thursday, 26 December 2019 07:03
Review 2019: seizing the opportunity
Wednesday, 25 December 2019 08:15
Review 2019: ITTF Foundation, inaugural year
Wednesday, 25 December 2019 05:28
Unanimous, John Bosco Birungi, re-elected President of Rwanda Table Tennis Federation
Tuesday, 24 December 2019 19:01
Review 2019: Liu Shiwen in good company
Tuesday, 24 December 2019 04:41
Mohamed Bassyouni, a true gentleman, passes away
Sunday, 22 December 2019 15:02
Inaugural edition, portent for future
Monday, 23 December 2019 15:06
Review 2019: Ma Long answered the questions
Monday, 23 December 2019 06:04
Halmstad initiative hailed great success
Sunday, 22 December 2019 16:27
Breakthrough confirmed, Lily Zhang ends year in style
Saturday, 21 December 2019 14:34
Full house for Nigeria, celebrated names make their mark
Sunday, 22 December 2019 14:36
Review 2019: breath of fresh air
Saturday, 21 December 2019 14:25
Magic camp, Ningbo the first, more to follow
Saturday, 21 December 2019 17:25
Review 2019: the Calderano effect
Saturday, 21 December 2019 05:07
What a year for table tennis!
Friday, 20 December 2019 17:16
Review 2019: Ding Ning out of sync
Friday, 20 December 2019 06:58
The Global Home of Table Tennis
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 14:18
Review 2019: Zhao Zihao maintaining tradition
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 13:56
Long tradition but first for Nigeria
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 13:57
Review 2019: Hina Hayata responding to challenges
Wednesday, 18 December 2019 06:14