Table Tennis
Opening rounds completed; top names progress in style
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 16:26
In the men’s singles competition, the most celebrated names receiving a direct entry to the second round, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Egypt’s Ahmed Ali Saleh, the respective top two seeds, set the standard. Quadri Aruna beat Senegal’s Mohamed Gueye (11-2, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4); Ahmed Ali Saleh accounted for Congo Brazzaville’s Michel Lignandzi (11-4, 11-3, 11-8, 11-5). Wins as anticipated but…
T2 announces postponement of T2 Diamond 2019 China due to permit issues
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 19:43
T2 has announced the postponement of T2 Diamond 2019 China after its discussions with the local organising committee came to a halt. With little over four weeks remaining to the event, T2 has decided to reduce 2019’s three-event series to two events, and will announce details for the rescheduling of T2 Diamond 2019 China. “Over the past few months, T2…
Titles in Olomouc, chances enhanced
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 04:34
On the men’s singles standings, Lin Yin-Ju appears at no.5 (741 points), one place behind Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto (764 points) who experienced a first round exit in Olomouc. They trail the Chinese trio comprising Xu Xin (1,713 points), Ma Long (1,425 points) and Lin Gaoyuan (764 points). Notably, all four men’s singles semi-finalists in Olomouc are very much in contention…
Chile in focus but Brazil on course
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 05:56
In the men’s team events, in class 1-2, not seeded, Luis Bustamente and Vicente Leiva recorded a 2-0 penultimate round win against the no.2 seeds, the Argentine pairing of Fernando Eberhardt and Guillermo Bustamente. In the final they now meet Brazil; the top seeds, Guilherme Marcio de Costa and Iranildo Espindola duly reserving their place in the final courtesy of…
Brazil heads medal list but Cristian Gonzalez steals the show
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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 11:56
The winner of men’s singles class 4 on the third day of play, as the curtain closed in the Peruvian capital city, alongside colleague Maximiliano Rodriguez, he prevented a Brazilian team clean sweep. Not listed amongst the seeded teams, competing in men’s team class 3-5, the duo overcame Brazil’s David Andrade de Freitas and Welder Knaf, the no.2 seeds, to…
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