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Update qualification day one: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Lion Japan Open
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 17:01
High quality underlined The high quality present in Sapporo was underlined in the opening round of the men’s singles qualification event; China’s Yan An, winner on the ITTF World Tour in Sweden in 2013 and Hungary in 2017 was on duty. He responded, he beat the host nation’s Kakeru Sone in five games (12-10, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-4). Seamaster 2019…
Vincent Picard heads Agadir seeding; Taiwo Mati presents major African challenge
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 13:34
A third round exit in Italy when beaten by China’s Zeng Beixun but otherwise this year, Vincent Picard has always reached the latter stages. Most notably he won in Poland; he was a semi-finalist in both Bahrain and on home soil in France, a quarter-finalist in the Czech Republic. He is listed ahead of Slovakia’s Filip Delincak and Adam Klajber,…
France, India and Japan challengers but focus on hosts
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 13:38
Lilian Bardet and Dorian Zheng occupy the top seeded spot in the junior boys’ team event ahead of India’s Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Raegan Alberquerque; in the junior boys’ singles competition Manush Utpalbhai Shah is the top seed, followed by Lilian Bardet and Dorian Zheng, Raegan Alberquerque is the no.7 seed. All are players who have enjoyed notable success on…
A special tournament for two names on first day duty
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 13:47
Notable names stand out, two in particular; the names of Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Chih-Yuan and China’s Sun Yingsha. Chuang Chih-Yuan is one of two players who has finished in runners up spot in the men’s singles event at an ITTF World Tour tournament in Japan, the other is the host nation’s Maharu Yoshimura. Four years ago in Kobe Maharu Yoshimura…
Mima Ito defends title but history not in her favour?
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 09:17
Commencing in 1996 in Kitakushu, the inaugural year of the ITTF World Tour, the event has always appeared in the calendar of the International Table Tennis Federation. In what is now 23 completed editions of the tournament, prior to the success of Mima Ito last year, also in Kitakushu, the only Japanese player ever to have won the women’s singles…
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Tuesday, 11 June 2019 09:28
Agadir, a major opportunity to make a mark
Monday, 10 June 2019 14:21
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Monday, 10 June 2019 07:51
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Monday, 10 June 2019 07:58
Sapporo beckons, more milestones for Ma Long
Sunday, 09 June 2019 19:51
ITTF and IPC tighten ties
Sunday, 09 June 2019 04:22
Hong Kong highlights: gold for Lin Gaoyuan, Wang Yidi
Sunday, 09 June 2019 05:53
China takes centre-stage at the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour, Hong Kong Open
Saturday, 08 June 2019 17:38
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Saturday, 08 June 2019 18:08
Update final day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Hang Seng Hong Kong Open
Saturday, 08 June 2019 15:01
Can the class of 2015 succeed yet again?
Saturday, 08 June 2019 08:21
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Defying statistics; left handers in the majority
Friday, 07 June 2019 19:01
Adding to titles, more success for Great Britain, Japan and Thailand
Friday, 07 June 2019 19:10
Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Hang Seng Hong Kong Open
Friday, 07 June 2019 09:11
Hong Kong highlights: host hopes over, top seed falls
Friday, 07 June 2019 10:23
Search for further honours, leading names assert authority
Thursday, 06 June 2019 22:57
It’s hotting up in Hong Kong!
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T2 Diamond to sparkle at Tampines in November
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Feng Yalan, record holder, momentum increasing
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