Table Tennis
Top 16 finish last time out, will Lubomir Pistej defy the odds again?
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 09 April 2019 11:32
Launching his campaign in the upper half of the draw Lubomir Pistej claimed a major opening round scalp in Düsseldorf, eliminating Korea Republic’s Jeoung Youngsik, seeded 11th, across five games to announce himself in style. One round later Lubomir Pistej accounted for another seeded opponent, knocking Finland’s Benedek Olah out of the running before ensuring his spot in the top…
Mohamed Sameh: the Egyptian Messi
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Table Tennis
Tuesday, 09 April 2019 13:02
At just five years of age, his table tennis coach nicknamed him “Messi” for his resemblance to the Argentine football star, Lionel Messi. “Although I like football, table tennis has been my passion. Coming from a sporting family made it easy for me to enjoy the game and my parents have been very supportive.” Mohamed Sameh The Grade Nine pupil…