Table Tennis
Back-to-back titles. Back to his best!
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Sunday, 01 December 2019 08:35
Fan Zhendong joins Men’s World Cup all-time elite Top seed and defending champion, China’s Fan Zhendong successfully retained his title at the Chengdu Airlines 2019 Men’s World Cup on Sunday 1st December in Chengdu, China. The 22-year-old defeated Japan’s 16-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto in the final (9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-7) after accounting for Chinese Taipei’s 18-year-old Lin Yun-Ju in…
Tradition maintained, tradition broken
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Sunday, 01 December 2019 04:56
Winner three months ago in the first week of September at the 2019 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships in Ulaabaator, Miyu Nagasaki, the no.4 seed, accounted for China’s Wu Yangchen at the semi-final stage (10-12, 11-1, 13-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7), prior to overcoming colleague, Haruna Ojio, the no.13 seed, to seal the title (11-4, 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7). Only…
Fan Zhendong retains title, teenage generation excels
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Sunday, 01 December 2019 02:56
In Chengdu on the final day of play, Fan Zhendong, 22 years old, ended the endeavours of the aspiring teenage generation. At the semi-final stage he beat Chinese Taipei’s 18 year old Lin Yun-Ju (11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5) on debut a Men’s World Cup tournament, prior to accounting for Japan’s 16 year old Tomokazu Harimoto, the no.3 seed (9-11, 11-4,…
Final Day: 2019 Chengdu Airlines Men’s World Cup
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Saturday, 30 November 2019 18:30
But Harimoto claims his final spot! This is a monumental moment – Tomokazu Harimoto has just eliminated Ma Long from the Men’s World Cup to make the final, beating the Chinese 4-2 (11-6, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 11-5)! It is a display of sheer class and work ethic on the part of the Japanese who truly covered every inch of…
A decade later can history be repeated?
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Saturday, 30 November 2019 14:45
Both extolling the noble art of backspin play, Japan’s Haruna Ojio and DPR Korea’s Kim Un Song, meet in the semi-finals. On the penultimate day of action each excelled expectations. Required to compete in the qualification tournament, in the opening round, Kim Un Song caused a major upset; she accounted for Amy Wang of the United States, the no.2 seed…
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