Tag: ITTF
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ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis
Tokyo, Mar 15, 2014: The draw for the ZEH-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships, which will be held on 28 April – 5 May 2014, has taken place in spectacular style at the TV Tokyo Studios in Tokyo, Japan. The much-anticipated event, shown live on TV throughout Japan, determined who the top table tennis…
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Women’s Day Recognition Award
Lausanne, Feb 26, 2014: International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Dream Building Ambassador and Paralympic Champion Natalia PARTYKA (POL) has been shortlisted for the 2014 International Women’s Day Recognition Award run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Five women were nominated for this prestigious award, and the winner will be announced at a special ceremony at…
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World Number 2 XU Xin wins 9th ITTF World Tour Title in Qatar
Doha – Qatar, Feb 23, 2014: Both Chinese finalists XU Xin and HU Limei claimed gold against their foreign opponents on the final day of the GAC Group 2014 ITTF World Tour (Super Series) Qatar in Doha, Qatar, at the Women’s Sports Committee Hall situated within Aspire Zone. This $500,000 Qatar Open also has the…
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FAN Zhendong of china the One to Beat at First
Kuwait City, Kuwait, Feb 11, 2014: The first Super Series event, the highest and most prestigious tier of the GAC Group 2014 ITTF World Tour, is set to get underway this week in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The qualification at the Kuwait Open starts tomorrow, 12 February 2014, while the main knockout draw starts on Friday,…
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ITTF Opens Bidding for the GAC Group 2015 World Tour
Lausanne, Jan 31, 2014: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to open bids for the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour. The ITTF World Tour is the biggest table tennis tour on the planet, with the best table tennis players in the world battling for millions of dollars in prize money in all…
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KIM and DOO crowned ITTF Global Junior Circuit
Vilanova de Gaia, Portugal, Jan 27, 2014: After 30 competitions involving 2,121 players from 105 countries, KIM Minhyeok (KOR) and DOO Hoi Kem (HKG) have been crowned the 2013 Global Junior Circuit Champions! The pair was triumphant at the ITTF Global Junior Circuit Finals, which saw the top 16 boys and girls from the ITTF…
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First eight positions for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games confirmed
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Jan 25, 2014: The first four girls and four boys have qualified to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games via the 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The 2013 Road to Nanjing Finals was the conclusion of the 2013 Road to Nanjing series, which included…
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Media Internship Scholarships for ZEN-NOH
Lausanne, Jan22, 2014: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is offering three (3) internship scholarships for media undergraduates and graduates to come and work for the ITTF at the ZEN-NOH 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan from 28 April – 5 May 2014. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for…
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Table Tennis on Burj Al Arab’s Famous Helipad
Jan 21, 2014: World number one table tennis players Ma Long and Liu Shiwen joined an elite list of world number one sport stars, including Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, by participating in the first ever table tennis face-off on the Burj Al Arab helipad. Located 212 meters above…
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2013 ITTF Star Awards Now Driven by GAC Motor
Abdul Rahim, Special Correspondence from Dubai, UAE Dubai, Jan 8, 2014: International Table Tennis Federation’s long-term partner GAC Group’s subsidiary company GAC Motor has come on board as the Title Sponsor of the 2013 ITTF Star Awards. The inaugural annual awards night, which is being held on 11 January 2014 at Raffles Hotel in Dubai,…