Tag: ITTF
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Shen Yanfei Secures New Career World Ranking
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 08, 2012: Third place in the recent Volkswagen Women’s World Cup in Huangshi, a break from competitive play in late 2009 and early 2010 to give birth to her first child, Spain’s SHEN Yanfei enters the top ten of the Women’s World Rankings for the first time in her career. The…
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Ping Pong Paix Wins Sports Marketing Award
Lausanne, Oct 02, 2012: Organised by the Development Department of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in conjunction with the German Table Tennis Association (DTTB) and the equipment supplier Butterfly, the project “Ping Pong Paix”, won the “Innovation in Sports Marketing” accolade at the recent inaugural International Sports Marketing 360 Awards sponsored by Clipper Ventures.…
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Liverpool Gold, Ma Long Wins Once Again in England
The top seed and favourite for the title, China’s MA Long, won the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup title in the city of Liverpool on Sunday 30th September 2012. Not only did he win the title, he won in the most emphatic manner possible. After suffering a shock defeat on the opening day of play against…
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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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European Experience Versus Chinese Excellence
Liverpool – England, Sept 28, 2012: Chinese Excellence, Germany’s Timo BOLL and Vladimir SAMSONOV of Belarus are the two previous winners, who are on duty at the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup which starts on Friday 28th September 2012 in the spacious Echo Arena in the English city of Liverpool. Timo BOLL won in 2002 and three…
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Adrien Mattenet Ready to Thrill Liverpool Crowds
Liverpool – England, Sept 27, 2012; On duty in Paris just under one year ago, Adrien MATTENET of France is the latest inclusion in the list of 16 players who will compete in the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup which starts in Liverpool on Friday 28th September 2012. He replaces Singapore’s GAO Ning and undoubtedly the…
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Liu Shiwen Regains Volkswagen Women’s Title
Huangshi – China, Sept 23, 2012: The winner in Guangzhou in 2009 in her one and only previous appearance in the event, the host nation’s 21 year old LIU Shiwen regained the VOLKSWAGEN Women’s World Cup title in the Chinese city of Huangshi on Sunday 23rd September 2012. At the final hurdle she beat Romania’s…
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First Ever European Women’s Finalist Guaranteed
Huangshi – China, Sept 22, 2012: On debut, Romania’s Elizabeta SAMARA, the 2007 European Youth champion, sensationally booked her place in the semi-finals of the VOLKSWAGEN Women’s World Cup, following breathtaking performances in the Chinese city of Huangshi on Saturday 22nd September 2012. She beat Singapore’s FENG Tianwei, the no.2 seed and bronze medallist at…
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Torturous Times End for German, Austrian
Olomouc, September 03, 2012: A bleak spell came to an end for Germany’s Christian SUSS and Austria’s LIU Jia in the Moravian city of Olomouc on Sunday 2nd September. Christian SUSS captured the Men’s Singles title at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Czech Open, Austria’s LIU Jia secured the counterpart Women’s Singles crown.…
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GAC GROUP ITTF World Tour Czech Open
Olomouc – Czech Republic, August 29, 2012: Germany’s Patrick Baum and Korea’s Yang Haeun are the top seeds in the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Czech Open in Olomouc. Matters commenced on Wednesday 29th August 2012 with the qualification stage of the Men’s and Women’s Singles…