Table Tennis
Favourites advance but Colin Judge and Boris Travincek attract attention
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 17:40
Competing in class 3, Colin Judge secured first place in his group contrary to status by beating Germany’s Jan Guertler, the no.5 seed (11-5, 11-9, 11-8); disappointment for Jan Guertler but not for his colleagues Thomas Schmidberger and Thomas Brüchle, the respective top two seeds, both ended the day in first places in their respective groups, main draw places booked.…
Chileans find form, Cristian Dettoni and Matias Pino excel
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 17:49
Competing in class 6, notably Cristian Dettoni beat Frenchman Bastien Grundeler, the no.3 seed (11-9, 12-10, 11-13, 11-7), Matias Pino accounted for Spain’s Alberto Seoane, the no.4 seed (11-4, 11-6, 11-8). The consolation for Bastien Grundeler and Alberto Seoane being that it was their only defeat, second place and thus progress to the main draw was achieved. Defeats for the…
Honours even in Guatemala City
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:11
A 3-0 margin of victory was the order of the day for Cuba in the men’s team final; a closely fought doubles success for Jorge Campos and Livan Martinez against Nicolas Burgos and Manuel Moya (8-11, 10-12, 11-3, 12-10, 11-3) set the final in motion. The impetus with Cuba, Andy Pereira beat Andres Martinez (11-8, 11-3, 11-7), before Jorge Campos…
Showcase Shenzhen: reigning champions in form
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Thursday, 30 May 2019 10:49
Surprises, they did occur but those of note in the doubles rather than singles events. Men’s Singles …………Ma Long, the no.11 seed, opened his account by beating Japan’s Mizuki Oikawa (11-6, 11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5). …………Mattias Falck, the no.16 seed, experienced defeat at the hands of China’s Yu Ziyang (8-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5. …………Frenchman Simon Gauzy caused…
Another month. Another record? Will Ma Long make more history at China Open?
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 23:35
Following two days of intense qualification rounds, this is where the business begins in earnest with a star-studded line-up of seeded players stepping onto the main stage in Shenzhen. Who will take the main prizes when Sunday eventually arrives at the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open? An unavoidable question, but the journey towards those final battles will…
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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 14:15
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Update day two qualification: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open
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ITTF and IOC relations reinforced.
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 22:24
New dates announced for 2019 ITTF Men’s World Cup
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Showcase Shenzhen: Vladimir Samsonov again in control
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:26
Latin America pays tribute to Dexter St Louis
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 09:15
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Tuesday, 28 May 2019 01:01
How to catch the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour China Open
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Looking forward to Shenzhen, five good reasons
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Update day one qualification: Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open
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Chile heads seeding, women outnumber men
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Can Liu Shiwen maintain form? Can Japan respond?
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