Tag: Jun MIZUTANI
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14 Year Olds Create History at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Bangkok, Dec 13, 2014: 14 year olds Mima ITO and Miu HIRANO from Japan have made history by becoming the youngest ever ITTF World Tour Grand Finals champions today in Bangkok, Thailand. The duo, whose peers would have been at school instead of a $1,000,000 table tennis event, became the World Tour Grand Final women’s…
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Greece silences home crowd with day one upset
Tokyo – Japan, Apr 28, 2014: Greece’s Kalinikos KREANGA, Gionis PANAGIOTIS and Konstantinos PAPAGEORGIOU beat Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI, Seiya KISHIKAWA and Kenta MATSUDAIRA 3-2, a result that raised eyebrows even amongst the Greek players themselves. Home crowd hopes were dealt a huge dent today as the Japanese men’s national team suffered a shocking defeat by…
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Top Japanese Duo Shocking 1st Round Defeat
Paris – France, May 16, 2013: The Japanese pair of World no. 10 Jun MIZUTANI and Olympic silver medalist Ai FUKUHARA have been sensationally knocked out in the first round of the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France. MITZUTANI, who was seen to be one of the biggest challengers to the Chinese…
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HK team enters the Semifinals beating Japan
London – GBR, August 05, 2012: Japan are through to Tuesdy’s final after beating Singapore 3-0 and will win at least a silver medal. Ai FUKUHARA (JPN) set Japan on their way in the first match, showing her strength close to the table by beating women’s singles bronze medallist FENG Tianwei (SIN) 3-1. Kasumi ISHIKAWA…
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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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Quarter-Final Defeat but Jun Mizutani Retains Top Spot on Standings
A surprise quarter-final defeat in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open, which concluded on Sunday 29th April; nevertheless Japan’s 22 year old Jun MIZUTANI retains his place at the top of the Men’s Singles Standings. He leads the race for a place in the million dollar GAC…
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Top Seeds Crash in Chile Quarter-Finals
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 30, 2012: Top Seeds Crash, Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI and Singapore’s FENG Tianwei, the top two seeds in the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago, both crashed to defeat at the quarter-final stage on Saturday 28th April. Jun MIZUTANI was beaten by…
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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…