Tag: Liu Shiwen
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XU Xin and LIU Shiwen are the 2014 Asian Games singles champions, after both triumphing in all Chinese finals at the Suwon Gymnasium in Incheon
Lausanne, Oct 4, 2014: World number one XU Xin showed why he is officially the best in the world, by coming from 1-2 down to beat his teammate, 17 year old FAN Zhendong. The pen holder was able to cope with the pressure better in the crucial points than the Youth Olympic Games champion, and…
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FAN Zhendong of china the One to Beat at First
Kuwait City, Kuwait, Feb 11, 2014: The first Super Series event, the highest and most prestigious tier of the GAC Group 2014 ITTF World Tour, is set to get underway this week in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The qualification at the Kuwait Open starts tomorrow, 12 February 2014, while the main knockout draw starts on Friday,…
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Table Tennis on Burj Al Arab’s Famous Helipad
Jan 21, 2014: World number one table tennis players Ma Long and Liu Shiwen joined an elite list of world number one sport stars, including Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, by participating in the first ever table tennis face-off on the Burj Al Arab helipad. Located 212 meters above…
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Ma Long clean bold by XU Xin in the final
By Abdul Rahim from Dubai, Jan 12, 2014: The Chinese pair of XU Xin and LIU Shiwen are $104,000 richer each after they clinched gold at the 1-million-dollar GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Dubai. XU Xin defended the title that he won in Hangzhou a year ago, defeating good friend and…
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Dubai wins bid for 1 Million dollar 2013 World Tour
Dubai, Oct 21, 2013: The International Table Tennis Federation has awarded Dubai the hosting rights for the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals to be held 9-12 January 2014. For a second year in a row, the prize money for the event will be over the million-dollar mark, which makes it the most…
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World Number One Defends ITTF Women’s World Cup
Kobe – Japan, Sept 23, 2013: LIU Shiwen (CHN) has proven why she is the world’s best table tennis player by claiming gold at the STARTS 2013 ITTF Women’s World Cup, which concluded 23 September 2013 in Kobe, Japan. The 22-year-old beat fellow countrywomen WU Yang 11-3, 11-7, 11-7, 11-2 to claim her third Women’s…
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Road to Tokyo 2020 begins at STARTS 2013 Women’s World Cup
Lausanne, Sept 20, 2013: Kobe, For three Japanese women, tomorrow’s STARTS 2013 ITTF Women’s World Cup in Kobe, Japan marks the start of a 7-year journey towards a dream home Olympics -Tokyo 2020. The Japanese trio of Kasumi ISHIKAWA, Ai FUKUHARA and Sayaka HIRANO, who captured the Japanese public’s imagination by winning the teams’ silver medal…
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LIU Breaks Ning’s 22-Month Streak as World #1
Lausanne, Sept 6, 2013: LIU Shiwen (CHN) is table tennis’s new women’s world number one, knocking her team mate DING Ning (CHN) off top spot, which she had held for a record 22 months. The 22 year old, who last held the number one spot back in October 2010 as a fresh-faced 19 year old,…
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Players for STARTS ITTF Women’s World Cup
Lausanne, Aug 13, 2013: The 20 players invited to compete in the STARTS 2013 ITTF Women’s World Cup, to be held in Kobe, Japan on 21-23 September 2013, has been revealed by the International Table Tennis Federation. The world’s best female Table Tennis players have battled through qualifications for the past 4 months to gain…
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Asian Qualification Cup for ITTFWorld Cups
Hong Kong, April 15, 2013: XU Xin and LIU Shiwen have won the respective Men’s and Women’s titles at the GAC GROUP 2013 Asian Cup, held at Hong Kong’s Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Sunday 14 April 2013. The top seeded Chinese pair defended the titles they won in Guangzhou, China, last year and in the…