Tag: ITTF
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Indian Student Divya DESHPANDE Hits Form as Olympians
Santos, Brazil, June 14, 2012: Second year student at India’s Pune University, India’s Divya DESHPANDE was the player to attract the attention on the second day of play, Thursday 14th June at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Brazil Open in Santos. She recovered from two games to nil to beat Ligia SILVA, Brazil’s…
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Titles for Japan on Final Day in Kobe
KOBE, Jun MIZUTANI, who one day earlier had celebrated his 23rd birthday, delighted the crowds in the Green Arena in Kobe late on the afternoon of Sunday 10th June; he beat Korean’s OH Sangeun in the final of the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open, to secure the…
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Surprise Winners at ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit Swedish Open
The host nation’s Hampus NORDBERG and KIM Song I from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea emerged as the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles champions at the ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit Swedish Open, which concluded in Helsingborg on Sunday 10th Jun 2012. Both were surprise winners; neither was seeded, both having had to compete in the…
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Russian Roulette, Former World Champion Bites the Bullet
Lausanne, June 8, 2012: Grigory VLASOV, Unbeaten on the first day of play but on the second day of action, Thursday 7th June, a surprise defeat in his final group match at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open in Kobe may have cost Sweden’s Jörgen PERSSON dearly. He was beaten in five games…
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Koreans Hit Form to Cause Opening Day Upsets in Kobe
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 07, 2012: Koreans, Korea’s PARK Young Sook and YOO Eun Chong were the players to cause the major upsets, as matters commenced in the first stage of proceedings in the Women’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open in Kobe on Wednesday 6th June 2012. PARK Young…
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World Champion but No Seeded Place for Swedish Star
World Champion but No Seeded Place for Swedish Star Lausanne-Switzerland, June 6, 2012: Crowned World champion in 1991, a host of international titles to his credit; nevertheless, Sweden’s Jrgen PERSSON is not amongst the 32 seeded players in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open. In Kobe, he…
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Croatian and Russian Early ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit Leaders
By Ian Marshall/June 05, 2012: Circuit Leaders, Croatia’s TAN Ruwui and Russia’s Polina MIKHAILOVA head the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles Standings, following the first two tournaments of the year on the newly inaugurated ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit. Polina MIKHAILOVA won the Women’s Singles title at the Belarus Open on Sunday 20th May and then one week later…
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World Champion Moves to Top of World Rankings
World Champion, He replaces Chinese national team compatriot, MA Long, in the top spot on the Men’s World Rankings issued by the International Table Tennis Federation on Friday 1st June 2012. MA Long is now at no.2, having occupied the top spot since October 2011. It is the first time in his career that ZHANG…
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Tan Ruiwu and Szandra Pergel Win in Zagreb
Zagreb-Crotia, May 28, 2012: Croatia’s TAN Ruiwu and Hungary’s Szandra PERGEL emerged as the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles champions at the ITTF Euro-Africa Circuit Zagreb Open on Sunday 27th May 2012. At the final hurdle, TAN Ruiwu, the no.1 seed, accounted for compatriot, Roko Tosic, the no.5 seed, in four straight games; whilst at…
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Brazilian Duo Clinch ITTF Latin American Cup Titles
San Jose-Costa Rica, May 29, 2012: Brazilian Duo, Brazil’s Thiago MONTEIRO and Caroline KUMAHARA, players from different generations, won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the ITTF-Latin American Cup in San Jose, Costa Rica on Sunday 27th May 2012. Absent from the international scene for much of the past year owing to injury,…