Tag: ITTF
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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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LI Xiaoxia is New Olympic Champion
London – GBR, August 01, 2012: LI Xiaoxia (CHN) won the first table tennis medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games for China, taking gold in women’s singles at Excel on Wednesday. LI beat world No.1 and top seed DING Ning (CHN)4-1 (11-8, 14-12, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4). The result means LI can dispense with her…
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OVTCHAROV and CHUANG Enter into the Semies
London – GBR, July 31, 2012: Chuang, Top seed DING Ning (CHN) will play LI Xiaoxia (CHN) in the final of the women’s singles, after both players breezed through their semifinals in the afternoon session at Excel on Tuesday. A chinese player will succeed Zhang Yining to become the title holder : she was crowned…
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China Pair Breeze Through to Women’s Singles
London – GBR, July 30: China Pair, The top two seeds in the women’s table tennis singles tournament progressed to the quarterfinals without great difficulty, while there were several upsets in the men’s singles fourth round at ExCel on Monday. Women’s No.1 DING Ning (CHN) beat JIANG Huajun (HKG) 4-1 in their fourth round match.…
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Partner to Offer World Premiere Mobile App
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has entered into a strategic partnership with BlueTalk NV, the creators of the innovative social sports platform, TeamBlogger, to offer a World Premiere mobile service. All the Table Tennis fans in the world will be able to follow in real-time all the results of world level competitions organized under…
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Treading in Most Illustrious Footsteps
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 22, 2012: Footsteps, The London 2012 Olympic Games is for Ding Ning and Li Xiaoxia their first appearance in the prestigious multi-sport event; it is a whole new experience. They carry their nation’s hopes and they have the added burden of the weight of expectation. Always, since the 1988 Olympic Games…
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London to London Table Tennis Come Home
Lausanne, July 12, 2012: Book Launch, “From London to London – Table Tennis Comes Home”, a book published by the International Table Tennis Federation. “London to London Table Tennis Comes Home” published by the International Table Tennis Federation will be officially released on Thursday 26th July 2012 at 7.00pm, at a special gathering held at…
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China Top Seeds, Korea, Japan Second Seeds
Lausanne, July 07, 2012: China top Seeds, The gold medallists four years ago in Beijing, China occupies the top seeded places in both the Men’s and Women’s Team events at the forthcoming London Olympic Games. However, from the all-conquering outfits of 2008, only WANG Hao and GUO Yue retain their places; a new generation has…
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Olympic Games List Sees New Career High
Lausanne, July 05, 2012: Japanese Star, Winner of the Men’s Singles title at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open in Kobe, in June, Japan’s 23 year old, Jun MIZUTANI climbs to two places to no.5 on the Men’s World Rankings, issued by the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 4th July 2012.…
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Paulini and Ping Pong Take Centre Stage at Gala
Lausanne, June 24, 2012: Singer, songwriter PAULINI, who delighted at the Qatar Peace and Sport Cup last November in Doha and earlier this year at the LIEBHERR World Team Championships in Dortmund, will perform “Ping Pong with My Heart” at SPiN New York on Wednesday 27th June 2012. At a specially organized Galactic Evening, the…