Notably in class 1-2, Russia’s Nadejda Pushpasheva and China’s Liu Jing joined forces; in a group organised event, the top seeds, they ended the day unbeaten. A day without defeat; it was the same for the Brazilian combination of Catia da Silva Oliveira and Maia Limp de Azevedo but their unblemished record was somewhat of a surprise. The no.3 seeds,…

A formidable partnership, quite simply ally Xu Xin with any right handed female member of the Chinese national team and it is a formidable partnership; for that style of play, the left handed pen-hold grip technique of Xu Xin is the perfect foil. The fact was proved at the Qoros 2015 World Championships when he won the mixed doubles title…

The six main topics discussed during the Forum were governance, mechanisms to increase the pipeline of women for decision-making positions, funding allocations, coaches and technical officials at Olympic Games, tracking and monitoring progress and, last but not least, collaboration between International Federations, National Associations and National Olympic Committees. Table discussions provided a great platform to participants for exchanging experiences, sharing…

The no.3 seed, in the group phase of play, Liu Jing had experienced defeat at the hands of Brazil’s Catia da Silva Oliveira (11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 11-2); on the second day of action, they met in the final, Liu Jing reversed the decision. She prevailed in three straight games (11-3, 11-7, 11-5). Disappointment for Catia da Silva Oliveira but,…