Tag: ITTF
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Korean Shocks Top Seed but Euphoria Short Lived
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 20, 2012: Korean Shocks, Not seeded and not selected for the recent LIEBHERR World Team Championships in Dortmund, the host nation’s 20 year old LEE Sang Su caused the biggest upset on the penultimate day of play, Saturday 19th May, at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour KRA Korean Open in Incheon.…
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A Most Welcome Guest Arrives at the Werner Schlager Academy
Lausanne, May 17, 2012: Unknown prior to the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, where she attracted the attention of experienced eyes, KIM Song I from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has arrived in the Austrian capital city of Vienna to attend an intense one month training programme at the prestigious Werner Schlager Academy.…
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Heading for London, Heading Seeding in Korea
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Heading London, Less than three months away from the start of the London Olympic Games, when China will defend the four table tennis titles won in Beijing, those charged with the task, are all on duty at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour KRA Korean Open which starts in Incheon…
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Qualifiers for Team Events at London 2012 Olympic Games Announced
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 15, 2012: Olympic Games Announced, Following the conclusion of the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Sunday 13th May, the provisional lists for the Men’s and Women’s Team events at the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games are known. The lists are provisional and will not be finalized until all teams concerned…
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Maintaining Family Traditions, Japanese Pair Win First Ever Junior Circuit Titles
Lausanne, May 13, 2012: Family Traditions, Japan’s 17 year old Masataka MORIZONO won the Junior Boys’ Singles title the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open, which concluded in Castell-Platja d’Aro on Sunday 13th May 2012. Meanwhile, 16 year old Shiho MATSUDAIRA secured the counterpart Junior Girls’ Singles crown. At the final hurdle Masataka MORIZONO, the no.4…
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Top Seeds Secure Final World Olympic Qualification Titles
Lausanne, May 13, 2012: Surprises abounded over the four days of play at the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha but when matters concluded on Sunday 13th May 2012, it was the top seeds who emerged as champions. Portugal’s Tiago APOLONIA won the Men’s Singles title, securing victory in the battle of the Iberian…
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GAC Group Title Sponsor for 2013 World Team Cup
Lausanne, May 11, 2012: Title sponsors of the 2011 World Championships and of the current World Tour, the GAC GROUP will be the sponsor for the World Team Cup in 2013. The event will be staged in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the home of the company; the full name being the Guangzhou Automobile…
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Injury Opens Door for World Champion to Compete in London Olympics
Lausanne, May 11, 2012: Injury Opens Door for World Champion to Compete in London Olympics Currently listed at no.1 of the Women’s World Rankings, 21 year old DING Ning will replace GUO Yan in the Chinese Team for the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The decision was confirmed by the Chinese National Olympic Committee on…
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Agreement Extended with Donic for Men’s World Cup
Lausanne, May 03, 2012: Selected for the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup, staged in Paris in November 2011, the German manufacturer DONIC will once again be the table sponsor and supplier in 2012 when the tournament is staged in Liverpool from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September. Not only will DONIC be the sponsor in 2012;…
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Quarter-Final Defeat but Jun Mizutani Retains Top Spot on Standings
A surprise quarter-final defeat in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open, which concluded on Sunday 29th April; nevertheless Japan’s 22 year old Jun MIZUTANI retains his place at the top of the Men’s Singles Standings. He leads the race for a place in the million dollar GAC…