Tag: table tennis
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2 Continental Championships 4 Gold Medals
Lausanne, April 22, 2013: Two Continental Championships, four gold medals and four qualification positions at the upcoming ITTF World Cups later this year. This is what occurred over the weekend at the ITTF North American and ITTF Latin American Cups, which were held concurrently in Westchester, USA and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic respectively on 19-21…
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ITTF Secures Long Term Sponsorship Deal
Lausanne, April 17, 2013: TMS International, the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) marketing partner has signed China Unicom on a four year event sponsorship deal, which starts from the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France on 13-20 May 2013. The Chinese telecommunications operator joins LIEBHERR and Enlio in recently becoming long-term sponsors…
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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…
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Rio 2016 Site Inspection a Huge Success
Rio de Janeiro, April 11, 2013: With London 2012 now just a good memory, ITTF’s attention has turned to making Rio 2016 the best Olympic Table Tennis event in history. On 11-12 March 2013, the ITTF Deputy President Neil Harwood and the ITTF’s Olympic Expert Raul Calin met with Rio 2016 Head of Sport Competitions…
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ITTF Signs on New Flooring Sponsor Enlio
ITTF Signs on New Flooring Sponsor Enlio Lausanne, April 05, 2013: ITTF is pleased to announce that TMS International, the marketing arm of the ITTF, has concluded a deal with a new partner, Enlio, to be the official flooring supplier at five major upcoming ITTF events. ITTF Marketing Director Steve Dainton stated: “With a growing…
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ITTF 2013 World Team Classic Quarter Finals
Guangzhou – China, Mar 29, 2013: Australia, Brazil and Egypt have stunned the table tennis world by beating their more fancied opponents and progressing to the quarter-finals of the Times Property 2013 World Team Classic in Guangzhou, China. These spectacular results means that for the first time in this event’s history, Oceania, South America and…
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Youth Triumphs at ITTF Latin American Championships
El Salvador, Mar 25, 2013: Youth was the order of the day at the ITTF Latin American Championships, as 20 year old Paraguayan Marcelo Aguirre won the men’s gold and 17 year old Brazilian Caroline Kumahara showed the nerves of a seasoned veteran to clinch the women’s title in El Salvador. It was the young…
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Brazil retain Men’s and Women’s Team Titles
San Salvador, Mar 21, 2013: Defending champions Brazil retained their Men’s and Women’s Team titles at the ITTF-Latin American Championships in San Salvador on Wednesday 20 March 2013, to further cement their position as the leading nation in the continent. Fielding the trio of Caroline Kumahara, Jessica Yamada and Ligia Silva, Brazil overcame a strong…
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Star Names on Show in China at World Team Classic
Lausanne, Mar 19, 2013: The world’s best Table Tennis players have confirmed their attendance at the USD 268,000 ITTF World Team Classic to be held on 28-31 March 2013 in Guangzhou, China. The World Team Classic is comprised of 12 teams, which include the 6 continental champion teams plus the best 6 world ranked teams.…
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San-Ei confirmed as Table Tennis provider at Rio
Lausanne, Mar 14, 2013: Japanese Table Tennis manufacturer San-Ei has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as the official table provider for the table tennis event at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Following the agreement, the ITTF President Adam Sharara stated: “The bidding for the Table for 2016…