Table Tennis
Major upsets, talented young names attract attention
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Friday, 18 October 2019 17:57
Xu Yingbin, crowned Asian junior champion just over a month ago, was the player to cause the biggest upset. In the opening round of the men’s singles event, he ousted Ukraine’s Kou Lei, the no.2 seed (11-8, 3-11, 14-16, 11-8, 14-12, 11-4), prior to reserving his third round place courtesy of success in opposition to Frenchman, Andrea Landrieu (11-5, 11-6,…
Day Two: Uncle Pop 2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup
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Friday, 18 October 2019 19:30
She’s done it again!!! Just when you thought she couldn’t create anymore headlines, Lily Zhang has caused yet another stir at the Women’s World Cup in Chengdu after backing up her sensational victory over Miu Hirano with a quarter-final win at the expense of the top ranked European player Sofia Polcanova. The American’s quality on the ball was simply breathtaking…
Lily Zhang causes a ‘Hurricane’!
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Friday, 18 October 2019 23:11
In the world of table tennis, a ‘Hurricane’ can only mean one thing: it is the nickname owned by Japanese star Miu Hirano, renowned for her rapid, attacking play that has seen her achieve so much in the game already for a teenager. Aged only 16, she lifted the 2016 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Philadelphia, United States. Call it…
Dream Building – applications open
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Table Tennis
Friday, 18 October 2019 06:45
A wide range of activities have been initiated in recent years, a prime example being the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, a focal point for World Table Tennis Day in 2018. Notably present to support proceedings on that occasion was Korea Republic’s Ryu Seungmin, gold medallist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games; his presence endorsed the fact that table tennis…
United States duo sparkle on opening day in Chengdu
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Friday, 18 October 2019 06:52
Making a dream Women’s World Cup debut on home soil in 2016 where she achieved a top 16 finish but in 2017 it was a group stage exit for Lily Zhang. Back after a one year absence from the event the American was keen to return to the main draw, a feat she achieved on a dramatic opening day in…
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