Table Tennis
Final order confirmed, destination Zhengzhou
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Sunday, 17 November 2019 13:49
Required to qualify, eventual runners up spot meant that on the men’s singles standings, Zhao Zihao climbed from the no.21 spot (189 points) to no.13 (489 points); likewise in the women’s singles order of merit, Qian Tianyi advanced from no.24 (164 points) to claim the very last position no.16 (364 points). Similarly, on the men’s singles standings there was major…
Hana Goda adds to collection, Romania ends Portuguese visit on high note
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Sunday, 17 November 2019 15:06
Partnering colleague Farida Badawy, the player with whom she won the cadet girls’ team title, after accounting for Veranika Varabyova and Vera Volkava (11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11), the duo experienced defeat at the hands of Italy’s Caterina Angeli and Nicole Arlia (11-4, 3-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-8). So near yet so far; however, in the cadet girls’ singles there were no…
Back with a bang, Mima Ito sends strong message with Austrian Open success
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Sunday, 17 November 2019 15:14
Seeded third for the women’s singles draw and having won the title in 2016, Ito travelled to Linz as a major contender for glory and she opened her campaign with real intent. Dropping just one game across her two opening fixtures against Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin (11-9, 14-12, 12-10, 11-5) and Hitomi Sato (11-13, 11-5, 11-4, 12-10, 11-1), another class performance…
Fan Zhendong and Mima Ito win Linz
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Sunday, 17 November 2019 10:05
Success for Fan Zhendong but he came perilously close to grief, at the semi-final stage, the top seed, he was stretched to the limit by Germany’s Timo Boll, the no.5 seed, being required to save three match points in the deciding seventh game (11-2, 4-11, 11-13, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 14-12). Rather more comfortably in the final, Fan Zhendong overcame colleague…
Day of firsts in Batam, titles for Shao Jieni and Harmeet Desai
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Sunday, 17 November 2019 06:20
Two wins for Shao Jieni, it meant for Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut, two runners up spots. Starting play as the top seed in both disciplines; partnering Orawan Paranang, it was a full distance defeat in the women’s doubles final against Luo Xue and Shao Jieni, the no.5 seeds (11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5), before in the women’s singles title decider, when…
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