Table Tennis
Xu-perman slays The Dragon in Busan
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Sunday, 07 July 2019 08:08
They are ranked first in the world for a reason. Chinese stars Xu Xin and Chen Meng entered the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open as the most in-form players in international table tennis. They now leave Busan with their positions at the top of the tree in the men’s and women’s game firmly consolidated after picking up…
Preview Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open
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Saturday, 06 July 2019 12:00
Korea dares to dream Producing a mighty upset to knock top seed Fan Zhendong out of the tournament, in the men’s singles semi-finals Jeoung Youngsik will look to send the home crowd into rapturous applause once again as he takes on three-time World champion Ma Long from 10.00am local time. The 27-year-old Korean player is yet to register a victory…
A winning streak goes bust in Busan
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Saturday, 06 July 2019 03:37
In fact, the decisive battle in mixed doubles was not as fierce as it might have been. On the attack from their first serve, Wong and Doo destabilized the reigning world champions early by shutting down Liu’s topspin, thereby containing Xu’s shut-em-down wellies, and the formidable Chinese duo never quite recovered. And when in doubt, call a timeout. The strategic…
Busan highlights: Jeoung Youngsik sensational
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Saturday, 06 July 2019 07:15
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem prevented a possible Chinese clean sweep. Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals …………Jeoung Youngsik, the no.13 seed, rose to the occasion; he beat China’s Fan Zhendong, the top seed (11-5, 9-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10). …………Ma Long, the no.4 seed, was given a fright; he had to recover from a two games to…
Day Three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open
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Friday, 05 July 2019 17:55
Defending champion soundly beaten Zhu Yuling, the no.5 seed and defending champion suffered a resounding defeat at the hands of Chinese national team colleague, Chen Meng, the no.2 seed. She was beaten in straight games (11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7). Recently elevated to the no.1 spot on the women’s world rankings, Chen Meng was brimful of confidence; she was far and…
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Xu Xin back on top of the world!
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