Table Tennis
Gold and silver, medals for host nation
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Tuesday, 09 April 2019 11:11
Osama Abu Jame finished in first place in a group organized class 3 event; it was as expected, he commenced matters as the top seed. The second position gained by Islam Al-Yamani was contrary to predictions; he was the fourth highest rated on duty. In the engagement that decided first position Osama Abu Jame accounted for Islam Al-Yamani in straight…
Leading names prominent but surprises accrue
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Tuesday, 09 April 2019 11:31
Against the odds they contested the class 8 final, Seyed Amirhossein emerging the winner in impressive fashion, he won in straight games (11-9, 11-7, 11-8), the success coming after both had caused semi-final surprises. In the penultimate round, Seyed Amirhossein had beaten Thailand’s Phisit Wangphonphatanasiri, the top seed (7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11.8), in the opposite half of the draw,…
Top 16 finish last time out, will Lubomir Pistej defy the odds again?
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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…
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