Tag: table tennis
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Olympic Title Again for Chinese Women’s Team
London – GBR, August 07, 2012: Title Again, China won its third gold medal at table tennis, beating Japan 3-0 in the women’s team event at ExCel on Tuesday. China’s women have dominated the table tennis competition, winning gold and silver in the singles, and easily defended the team title they won at the Beijing…
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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.…
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Partner to Offer World Premiere Mobile App
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has entered into a strategic partnership with BlueTalk NV, the creators of the innovative social sports platform, TeamBlogger, to offer a World Premiere mobile service. All the Table Tennis fans in the world will be able to follow in real-time all the results of world level competitions organized under…
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Treading in Most Illustrious Footsteps
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 22, 2012: Footsteps, The London 2012 Olympic Games is for Ding Ning and Li Xiaoxia their first appearance in the prestigious multi-sport event; it is a whole new experience. They carry their nation’s hopes and they have the added burden of the weight of expectation. Always, since the 1988 Olympic Games…
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Full Coverage of Table Tennis at Olympic
Lausanne, July 18, 2012: Full coverage, The clock is ticking, Saturday 28th July will signal the start of the table tennis events in the ExCeL Arena for the 2012 Olympic Games. ITTF Website Detailed coverage will be available on the website of the International Table Tennis Federation; up-to-date new will be combined with a complete…
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London to London Table Tennis Come Home
Lausanne, July 12, 2012: Book Launch, “From London to London – Table Tennis Comes Home”, a book published by the International Table Tennis Federation. “London to London Table Tennis Comes Home” published by the International Table Tennis Federation will be officially released on Thursday 26th July 2012 at 7.00pm, at a special gathering held at…