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Day Two (Group Stages): ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 17:00
Brazil make quarters, USA even up their tie Team Brazil have swiftly made it to the quarter-finals of the Team World Cup here in Tokyo as they beat Team Australia 3-0 to claim the second spot in Group C. The final two single matches were won in typical fashion by Vitor Ishiy and Gustavo Tsuboi against Xavier Dixon (11-3, 11-4,…
Gold medallists in past ten days, making clear statements in Szombathely
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 13:41
In the junior boys’ singles event, the winner just six days earlier at the 2019 ITTF Cadet Challenge in Wladyslawowo, Romania’s Darius Movileanu remained unbeaten to top his group; notably accounting for Poland’s Lukas Sokolowski (12-10, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9), before in the opening round ending the aspirations of Norway’s Sigud Sorheim (10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9). Likewise, on the…
Westchester provides successful home for North America
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 10:29
Mini Cadet Camp Head Coach Pieke Franssen, with a team of coaches from the United States and Canada, led proceedings, six hours of training per day, split into two sessions and preceded by a morning running session for 25 minutes before breakfast. The environment was one that the young players were not accustomed but a very beneficial experience for their…
England causes opening day upset, again Liam Pitchford proves Japan’s nemesis
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Wednesday, 06 November 2019 07:09
The host nation made the better start, Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura accounted for Tom Jarvis and Paul Drinkhall (11-7, 11-6, 11-7), before England mounted the recovery. Liam Pitchford beat Tomokazu Harimoto (6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8), prior to Paul Drinkhall overcoming Maharu Yoshimura (11-2, 4-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9) and Liam Pitchford returning to the action to defeat Koki Niwa…
Day One (Group Stages): ZEN-NOH 2019 ITTF Team World Cup
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Tuesday, 05 November 2019 18:00
Pitchford hits back as as China roll on Things are heating up nicely in Group B as Liam Pitchford just shocked Japanese teenage sensation Tomokazu Harimoto in a five-game thriller (6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8) evening up the score between the two teams. Over at Table 1, Team China secured their win over Team Nigeria for the day, with Lin…
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