Tag: CHUANG Chih-Yuan
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Four team’s hard work and persistence paid off
Tokyo, May 3, 2014: England and Italy were successful in jumping up from the men’s second division to the Championship Division, while Brazil and Sweden will be joining the world’s best teams at the 2016 ITTF World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Team England’s Liam Pitchford was the key to England returning to the Championships…
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China’s XU Xin earned the title of LIEBHERR 2013
Verviers – Belgium, Oct 27, 2013: China’s XU Xin earned the title of LIEBHERR 2013 Men’s World Cup Champion after beating Belarusian Vladimir SAMSONOV 4-1 (11-6, 12-14, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7) in Verviers, Belgium. The 23 year old, whose victory here is his first at a major World Title event (Olympics, World Championships and World Cups)…
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Superstar ZHANG Jike Heads LIEBHERR 2013
Lausanne, Sept 14, 2013: The 20 players invited to compete in the LIEBHERR 2013 ITTF Men’s World Cup, to be held in Verviers, Belgium on 25-27 September 2013, has been announced by the International Table Tennis Federation. The world’s best male Table Tennis players representing each continent battled through qualification for the past 5 months…
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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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Olympic Champion Becomes World Champion
Paris – France, May 20, 2013: Chinese Taipei has broken 22 years of Chinese dominance to win the Men’s Doubles at the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships, and Olympic Champion LI Xiaoxia (CHN) has won her first ever Women’s Singles World Championships in a thrilling day of table tennis in Paris, France. The pair…
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LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup in Liverpool
Liverpool – GBR, Sept 29, 2012: Gold medallist in the Men’s Team event at the London 2012 Olympic Games; China’s MA Long, the top seed and favourite for the title, was beaten by Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan in the initial stage of proceedings at the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup in Liverpool on Friday 28th September…
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ZHANG Jike is New Olympic Champion
London – GBR, August 02, 2012: ZHANG Jike (CHN) earned his first Olympic table tennis title when he beat compatriot WANG Hao (CHN) in the men’s singles at ExCel on Thursday. ZHANG won 4-1 (18-16, 11-5, 11-6. 10-12, 13-11) and celebrated China’s second gold medal of the competition by leaping out of the court and…
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Top Seeds in Chile Seeking to Make Amends for Spanish Defeats
Lausanne-Switzwerland, April 24, 2012: Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI and Singapore’s FENG Tianwei are the top seeds in the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open, which starts in Santiago on Wednesday 25th April (Spanish Defeats). Both will be seeking better fortunes than experienced in Almeria at the…
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Chuang Chih-Yuan and Kim Kyung Ah Succeed in Spain on GAC GROUP World Tour
Lausanne (SUI), April 23, 2012: Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan and Korea’s KIM Kyung Ah won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Spanish Open in Almeria on Sunday 22nd April. Both were surprise winners and both were stretched to the limit. Seeded no.3, CHUANG Chih-Yuan overcame Jun…
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Lucky Loser, Li Xue Ousts Third Seed in Opening Round
Not in the best of form in the qualification phase and having to rely on a stroke of fortune to gain a place in the main draw, LI Xue of France caused the biggest upset on the third day of play, Friday 20th April 2012, at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Spanish Open…