Tag: table tennis
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Day of Upsets at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships
Suzhou, April 28, 2015: The capacity crowd at the Suzhou International Expo Centre was treated to a day upsets as the Qoros 2015 World Table Tennis Championships went into its third day. The World Championships have got off to a frantic start, with 42 million people JUST in china watching the mixed doubles on CCTV…
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All Star Cast on Show to Kick Start 2015 World Tour Super Series
Lausanne, Feb 11, 2015: The who’s who of table tennis are all in Kuwait City ready for the Kuwait Open, which is the first GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Super Series of the year starting today (11 February 2015) and running until Sunday 15 February 2015. The Super Series is the highest and most…
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Egypt Secures 11th African Championship Team Titles
Cairo, Jan 26, 2015: Egypt retained the Men’s and Women’s Team titles by emerging successful on the evening of Sunday 25th January at the 2015 ITTF-Africa Senior Championships in Cairo, Egypt. The top seeds in both the Men’s and Women’s teams event, Egypt accounted for Nigeria, the second seeds, to claim the titles. However, they…
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Nigeria’s Aruna crowned Male Table Tennis Star at the Dubai 2014 ITTF Star Awards
Dubai, Jan 8, 2015: Nigeria’s Quadri ARUNA‘s rise to stardom has reached new heights as he was crowned the Male Table Tennis Star and Table Tennis Star Point winner at the Dubai 2014 ITTF Star Awards. Seven awards were handed out at the prestigious ITTF Star Awards, which took place this evening at the base…
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China Clean Sweeps the Medals at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships
Shanghai – China, Dec 7, 2014: China has made a clean sweep of the seven medals on offer at the Wisdom 2014 World Junior Table Tennis Championships, which concluded today in Shanghai, China. China’s YU Ziyang produced a master class performance in the boys singles final to defeat the Youth Olympic Games silver medalist Yuto…
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Teams Announced for ITTF 2015 World Team Cup
Lausanne, Nov 13, 2014: The 12 men’s and women’s teams that will contest for the ITTF 2015 World Team Cup in Dubai on 8-11 January 2015 has been announced by the International Table Tennis Federation. This is the second time Dubai has hosted the prestigious team event, after successfully hosting it back in 2010. The…
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2014 ITTF Women’s World Cup about to take off in Linz
Linz – Austria, Oct 16, 2014: 20 of the world’s best table tennis players have arrived in Linz, Austria for the 2014 ITTF Women’s World Cup, which starts tomorrow 17 October until 19 October 2014. Linz has the honor of hosting the first ever ITTF Women’s World Cup outside of Asia in its 18-year history.…
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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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North Korea has become the 2014 Asian Games Mixed Doubles Champions in an emotional final
Incheon, Oct 3, 2014: The North Korea pair of KIM Hyok Bong & KIM Jong who are the reigning Mixed Doubles World Champions, outclassed their Hong Kong opponents of JIANG Tianyi and LEE Ho Ching 12-10, 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6 to add the Asian Games gold to their World Championships gold. The right and left…
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China Completes Clean Sweep of the Youth Olympic Games
Nanjing, August 23, 2014: China has capped off a dream Youth Olympic Games by claiming gold in the Mixed Teams event to add to their Men’s and Women’s singles crown they won earlier in the week. The Chinese team, made up of Men’s and Women’s singles champion FAN Zhendong and LIU Gaoyang, were too strong…