Tag: Ai FUKUHARA
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Ai Fukuhara Defeats 14 Year old Ito in Korea Open Final
Incheon, July 5, 2015: Ai FUKHARA has proven herself as a force still to be reckoned with, by becoming the GAC Group 2015 World Tour (Super Series) Korea Open Champion, which concluded today in Incheon, Korea. FUKUHARA beat 14 year old compatriot, Mima ITO, whom experts predict will take over her throne as the queen…
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Fukuhara Returns to Action at Korea Open
Lausanne, June 12, 2014: Japanese superstar Ai FUKUHARA returns to international table tennis at the GAC Group 2014 World Tour Super Series Korea Open with the qualification for the main draw which started yesterday 11 June 2014, in Incheon, Korea. FUKUHARA has been sidelined for the past 3 months with a toe injury, which ruled…
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Record Number of Teams to Compete
Lausanne, Mar 10, 2014: A record 125 associations submitted their final entry to compete in Tokyo at the ZEN-NOH 2014 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championship on 28 April to 5 May 2014. The 125 countries include 120 men’s and 100 women’s teams who will be battling it out to be crowned the best table…
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ITTF World Tour to be broadcasted on Eurosport
Lausanne, Feb 07, 2014: The GAC Group 2014 ITTF World Tour will be shown live throughout Europe after TMS International, the International Table Tennis Federation’s Marketing Partner, concluded a deal with Eurosport. Eurosport will broadcast the six World Tour Super Series events and the 1-million-dollar World Tour Grand Finals. This means 131 million households in…
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Dubai Heats up at the German Open
Lausanne, Nov 12, 2013: The third last GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour event of the year begins tomorrow 13 November 2013. Part of the top-tier Super Series, the German Open will be held in Berlin, Germany. A record field of 384 players, of which an astonishing 44 of them have previously won a World…
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ZEN-NOH Unveiled as Title Sponsor of ITTF
Lausanne, Oct 18, 2013: ZEN-Noh has been officially unveiled as the title sponsor of the 2014 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships to be held in Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan on 28 April – 5 May 2014. During the unveiling ceremony, which was attended by over 30 press agencies, the World Championship’s logo was…
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Road to Tokyo 2020 begins at STARTS 2013 Women’s World Cup
Lausanne, Sept 20, 2013: Kobe, For three Japanese women, tomorrow’s STARTS 2013 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Kobe, Japan marks the start of a 7-year journey towards a dream home Olympics -Tokyo 2020. The Japanese trio of Kasumi ISHIKAWA, Ai FUKUHARA and Sayaka HIRANO, who captured the Japanese public’s imagination by winning the teams’ silver medal…
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Huge Upsets as Japan Dominates Japan Open
Yokohama – Japan, June 23, 2013: World number 188 Masato SHIONO has caused one of the biggest upsets in table tennis history by winning the $200,000 GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour – Japan Open in Yokohama, Japan, adding to the tally of gold for Team Japan. SHIONO, who had to pay his own entry…
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Top Japanese Duo Shocking 1st Round Defeat
Paris – France, May 16, 2013: The Japanese pair of World no. 10 Jun MIZUTANI and Olympic silver medalist Ai FUKUHARA have been sensationally knocked out in the first round of the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France. MITZUTANI, who was seen to be one of the biggest challengers to the Chinese…
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Olympic Title Again for Chinese Women’s Team
London – GBR, August 07, 2012: Title Again, China won its third gold medal at table tennis, beating Japan 3-0 in the women’s team event at ExCel on Tuesday. China’s women have dominated the table tennis competition, winning gold and silver in the singles, and easily defended the team title they won at the Beijing…