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Day Three: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
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Saturday, 17 August 2019 00:00
Second consecutive title Korea Republic’s Jeoung Youngsik and Lee Sangsu, the no.2 seeds, overcame Japanese qualifiers, Yukiya Uda and Kazuhiro Yoshimura (4-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8) to secure men’s doubles gold; thus repeated they repeated the success of one month earlier when they had won in Australia. A second consecutive title, overall it was their sixth as a partnership on the…
Seeds stumble but principal names progress
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Saturday, 17 August 2019 06:46
However, lower down the order there were surprises, pride of place going to Peru’s Juan Luna Nuñez; notably he beat Aziz Zarehbin of the United States, the no.7 seed (11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9) to secure first place and direct progress to the main draw. Similarly, Sweden’s Jens Holmqvist excelled; he accounted for Ecuador’s Mathias Lecaro, the no.12 seed (9-11,…
Quadri Aruna topples Jun Mizutani to reach semi-finals
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Saturday, 17 August 2019 11:12
Starting his men’s singles campaign with a fine 4-3 victory over China’s Ma Te (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7); in round two Quadri Aruna went on to claim a major scalp, by the same score-line eliminating seventh seed Wong Chun Ting (11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 3-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-5). Aruna’s reward was a quarter-final meeting with no.4 seed Jun…
Mixed fortunes, dramatic defeat for Jun Mizutani
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Saturday, 17 August 2019 12:25
Likewise for colleagues Yukiya Uda and Kazuhiro Yoshimura there was disappointment in the men’s doubles event, as there was in the women’s doubles for Miu Hirano and Saki Shibata; both had to settle for runners up spots. Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals …………Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, the no.10 seed, brought the quarter-final round to a nail-biting conclusion; he beat Jun Mizutani, the no.4…
Day Four: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
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Sunday, 18 August 2019 01:00
The main stages conclude today! Catch all the live scores and upsets, here:
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Friday, 16 August 2019 06:02
Two titles, most successful day for Guatemala
Friday, 16 August 2019 05:02
Tunes to table tennis: the Puerto Rican way!
Thursday, 15 August 2019 23:58
Day Two: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
Friday, 16 August 2019 00:19
World Table Tennis is coming in 2021!
Thursday, 15 August 2019 14:20
Celebrated names fall, qualifiers outnumber seeds
Thursday, 15 August 2019 08:20
First stage concluded, leading teams assert authority
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 23:00
Who will be best in class at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Bulgaria Open?
Thursday, 15 August 2019 00:00
Day One: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 16:10
Endeavour rewarded, Ma Te the immovable force
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 05:40
Hopes selections announced
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 23:00
Day Two Qualification: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 20:23
Quadri Aruna makes annual visit to Lagos children’s hospice
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 15:43
Oh brother, not the best of days for Maharu Yoshimura
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 16:25
Lucia Cordero, the bright hope for Central America
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 01:00
Para Table Tennis to feature at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!
Monday, 12 August 2019 22:59
Day One Qualification: 2019 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open
Sunday, 11 August 2019 16:25
Staking claim, a major opportunity in Bulgaria
Sunday, 11 August 2019 10:16
Quadri Aruna retains title; Polina Mikhailova at the double
Saturday, 10 August 2019 13:05
Surprise names reach semi-finals, unexpected outweighs expected
Saturday, 10 August 2019 15:05