Table Tennis
Day One: Follow Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Serbia Open
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019 05:29
Serbian quartet upsets the odds The lowest rated players in their respective opening phase groups, the host nation’s Dimitrije Levajac, Stefan Kostadinovic and Marko Popovic alongside Nikola Strugarevic all caused upsets in their opening matches. Dimitrije Levajac beat Slovenia’s Tilen Cvetko (13-11, 13-111, 12-10), Stefan Kostadinovic overcame Croatia’s Tomislav Kolarek (12-10, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9). Likewise Marko Popovic accounted for India’s…
Efforts praiseworthy, African cause for pride
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019 05:54
Notably, their performances have attracted accolades and encouragement from the continental ruling body, Khaled El-Salhy, President of African Table Tennis Federation considered the players fine ambassadors for the continent. “Some African players did quite well, especially Quadri Aruna who was the last male player on track by reaching the round of 32, also Dina Meshref made it to the round…
Mattias Falck receives hero’s welcome in Halmstad
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019 06:44
Falck translates to Falcon and very much like the bird of prey Mattias spent 24 hours in Stockholm flying around, visiting all the major television stations. Following his magnificent display in Budapest the country’s interest in the star has peaked. On arrival at the airport in his hometown of Halmstad, Mattias Falck was welcomed in style by the airport firefighters…
Last eight places at stake, surprise names keep medal hopes alive
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 12:08
Baldwin Chan Ho Wah, the no.11 seed, accounted for New Zealand’s Nathan Xu, the no.3 seed (11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6) to cause the biggest upset of the day; a notable performance, the previous day the young man from Hong Kong had finished in second place in the group stage behind Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yu-Jen, the no.4 seed. Conversely,…
Hong Kong excels, last eight places reserved against the odds
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 12:15
Notably Ma Yat Sum and Wong Hoi Ting finished in first positions in their respective groups; the good form continued in the opening round. Ma Yat Sum and Wong Hoi Ting both overcame adversaries from Malaysia. In a contest between players who have no world ranking, Ma Yat Sum beat Li Ying Im (11-5, 12-10, 11-2, 11-4), Wong Hoi Tung,…
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