Table Tennis
Ma Long guides Wang Chuqin to gold
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Saturday, 27 April 2019 05:23
Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen had gradually asserted their authority on proceedings to emerge successful in five games (11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4); very much Ma Long and Wang Chuqin did the same, they prevailed by a similar margin against Romania’s Ovidiu Ionescu and Spain’s Alvaro Robles in five games (11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4). The newcomer to the big…
Major challenges from Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong
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Saturday, 27 April 2019 02:53
The 17 year old is the top seed in the junior boys’ singles event, whilst in the junior boys’ team competition alongside Huang Yu-Jen and Li Hsin-Yu he occupies the same exalted position. Notably, in the junior boys’ singles competition, the name of Huang Yu-Jen and Li Hsin-Yu are prominent; Huang Yu-Jen is the no.4 seed, Li Hsin-Yu, the no.9…
Follow Day Seven LIVE
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Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:11
Liu Shiwen v Chen Meng Women’s Singles Final Ma Long / Wang Liqin v Ovidiu Ionescu / Alvaro Robles 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 Focused Ma Long and Wang Chuqin made the best possible start, the early timing for which the Chinese are renowned being paramount. Crowd support, Ovidiu Ionescu and Alvaro Robles responded; level at 8-all in the second…
Chinese Duo Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen Topple Defending Champions to be Crowned Mixed Doubles World Champions
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Friday, 26 April 2019 18:55
XU XIN & LIU SHIWEN CROWNED WORLD CHAMPIONS The biggest event of the day saw an outstanding showdown unfold between Chinese and Japanese stars in the Mixed Doubles final, delivering the first silverware of this year’s World Championships. 2017 World Champions and third seeds in Budapest, Maharu YOSHIMURA and Kasumi ISHIKAWA (JPN) put up a strong fight, but second seeds…
Tunis proves welcoming home for North African initiative
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Saturday, 27 April 2019 02:06
Overall, 14 boys and nine girls plus five coaches attended, in addition to Tunisia, players and coaches travelled from Algeria and Egypt. “The objective of the training camp was to further develop the hopes and cadet players within North Africa; they are identified as a core focus in the development plan to create a new generation of players.” Hisham Ismail…
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