Tag: GUO Yue

  • 13 Year Old Japanese Duo Create History

    Magdeburg, Germany, Mar 31, 2014: Japanese 13 year olds Mima ITO and Miu HIRANO have created table tennis history by winning the women’s doubles event at the GAC Group 2014 ITTF World Tour Super Series German Open, which concluded today in Magdeburg, Germany. The victory means that the dynamic duo are the youngest ever pair…

  • World Number One and Former Gold Medallist Beaten in Olympic Qualifier

    World Number One and Former Gold Medallist Beaten in Olympic Qualifier

    China’s MA Long, the player who stands at the top of the current Men’s World Ranking list and Korea’s RYU Seung Min, the Athens 2004 Olympic champion, were both sensationally beaten at the semi-final stage of the Men’s event at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong on Saturday 21st April 2012. In the…

  • Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London

    Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London

    By Ian Marshall, April 18, 2012: China’s MA Lin and ZHANG Yining, the winners of the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not defend their titles in London later this year in July. ZHANG Yining, now 31 years old, retired from international play following her victory in the…