Table Tennis
Sun Yingsha escapes, China retains title
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Sunday, 10 November 2019 04:58
In particular the experience of Liu Shiwen, the youthful exuberance of Sun Yingsha, Miu Hirano and Mima Ito were major highlights. The quest for the home team was to halt the dominance of China; it was not to happen. A good start vital, the good start was made by the visitors; Chen Meng and Liu Shiwen beat Miu Hirano and…
Korea Republic in optimistic mood for Tokyo 2020
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Sunday, 10 November 2019 01:10
by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF-Africa Press Officer Notably the reigning Olympic and World champion, Ma Long did not appear in the Chinese selection, he was resigned to the bench, the Koreans relied on the trio that had secured the place in the final. For the doubles, Korea chose the tried and trusted pair; they threw Lee Sangsu and Jeoung Youngsik into…
Chinese elite take a breather: Ma Long and Ding Ning sit out Austrian Open
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Sunday, 10 November 2019 01:20
With the 2019 ITTF Men’s World Cup and 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals set to take place in the coming months, both Ma Long (31) and Ding Ning (29) have taken the decision to not participate in next week’s Austrian Open in Linz (12th – 17th November 2019). For the reigning men’s World Champion, this comes after he missed…
Final Day: ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 20:00
China and Korea Republic battling it out from the start Welcome to the final of the men’s Team World Cup where Team China and Team Korea Republic are engaged in powerful duel as Xu Xin and Liang Jingkun take on Lee Sangsu and Jeoung Youngsik. The sweet display of in-tandem table tennis from both duos is appealing the fans inside…
Clean sweep for China but girls tested en route to gold
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 16:08
In the final of the junior girls’ team event, a 3-1 win was the order of the day for Li Yake, Li Yuqi and Wang Tianyi in opposition to Chinese Taipei’s Chien Tung-Chuan, Yu Hsui-Ting and Lee Wan-Hsuan. Wang Tianyi gave her team the perfect start by beating Chien Tung-Chuan (11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7), before Li Yake accounted for…
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