Table Tennis
Shocks abound but which was the greatest?
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Thursday, 05 September 2019 07:29
A major contender for the unwanted accolade was Japan’s Miyuu Kihara, the winner earlier this year in May at the 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open; accepted she is only 15 years old but in Ulanbaataar she occupied the no.11 seeded position, she was the favourite to gain first place in the group. She was beaten in her opening contest by…
Pole Position? Group 7 rollercoaster ride keeps going!
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Wednesday, 04 September 2019 20:55
On the opening day of play, Serbia struck a narrow 3-2 victory over Belgium in a fascinating and hard-fought duel to establish positive momentum in the group, but the early pace-setters knew that there was little time to celebrate with another huge clash on the fixture list the following day. Awaiting in the second set of group-stage matches was a…
Form maintained, semi-finalists decided
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Wednesday, 04 September 2019 20:56
Victors in opposition to Argentina, the no.2 seeds, in their opening fixture, Canada recorded a 3-2 win against Chile to secure first place in the group. Against Argentina the backbone of the success had been Jeremy Hazin, he had accounted for both Nicolas Galvano (7-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8) and Gaston Alto (8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 2-11, 11-9); facing Chile it…
Rio gold medal repeat in Ostrava?
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Wednesday, 04 September 2019 23:41
Moreover, there could be repeats of gold medal contests of three years ago at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Memorably, in men’s singles class 1, Great Britain’s Rob Davies beat Korea Republic’s Joo Youngdae to claim the title. Both appear on the Ostrava entry list. “I’ve had a lot more consistency in my training over the summer, so it is…
Intentions clear, defending champions make emphatic starts
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Wednesday, 04 September 2019 14:59
In the men’s team event, top seeds, Germany with Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Patrick Franziska on duty recorded a 3-0 win against the no.17 seeds, the Czech Republic trio comprising Pavel Sirucek, Tomas Polansky and Lubomir Jancarik. Likewise, in the women’s team competition, it was 3-0 win for the top seeded Romanian trio comprising Bernadette Szocs, Elizabeta Samara and…
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