Table Tennis
England and India the prominent nations
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Thursday, 18 July 2019 12:43
Represented by Tom Jarvis, Sam Walker and David McBeath; England finished in first place in their second stage group ahead of Singapore who selected from Pang Yu En Koen, Clarence Chew, Beh Kun Ting and Josh Chua Shao Han. However, for England it was a close call; they were extended the full five match distance by Singapore, as well as…
Records broken in Taichung
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Friday, 19 July 2019 08:27
Impressively the numbers far exceed those of recent editions; in 2013 in Beijing 165 players from 13 national associations competed, in Amman in 2015 it was 174 players from 16 national associations, in 2017, once again in Beijing, the number rose to 198 players from 12 national associations. Notably Lu Shiow-Yen, the Mayor of Taichung is personally supporting the event;…
Malaysia excels on opening day in Cuttack
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Friday, 19 July 2019 08:28
Crucially to secure top spot in the men’s team event, a 3-2 win was recorded against the no.3 seeds, the Nigerian outfit formed by Olajide Omotayo, Bode Abiodun and Azeez Solanke; a contest which after the opening two matches appeared to be destined for an African victory. Olajide Omatayo beat Muhamad Muhamad Rizal (9-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5), before Bode…
Pretty in pink, coloured rubbers make debut!
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Friday, 19 July 2019 08:33
The eye catching racket is a result of the proposition made by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association at the Annual General Meeting held earlier this year on the occasion of the Liebherr 2019 World Championships in Budapest; the basis of the proposal being to introduce colours other than red and black. Good to see Bernadette Szocs put theory into…
T2 Diamond Series: Match Day 2
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Thursday, 18 July 2019 21:58
Lin on the prowl 18-year old Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) became the first player to register a straight games win in Johor Bahru, as he defeated Japan’s Jun Mizutani 11-9, 11-10, 11-7, 11-8. The match ended just as it took off, with Lin forcing errors from Jun on a regular basis. The younger athlete was quicker on the returns as well,…
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