Tag: Olympic Table Tennis
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Golden Girl in London but Li Xiaoxia is Still #2
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: Named “Miss Number Two” by her supporters, as a result of being the runner up at the World Championships in both 2007 and 2011; China’s LI Xiaoxia, who won gold in both the Women’s Singles and Women’s Team events at the London Olympic Games, still cannot dispel the tag.…
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China Keeps 1st Position, Korea Takes Silver
London – GBR, August 08, 2012: first position, The table tennis event ended with the victory of the Chinese team against the Republic of Korea in the finals of the Team Event. For the second time in a row, China team clinched the title after their success in Beijing 2008. Ma Long, Zhang Jike and…
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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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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.…