Tag: ZHANG Jike
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Top Japanese Duo Shocking 1st Round Defeat
Paris – France, May 16, 2013: The Japanese pair of World no. 10 Jun MIZUTANI and Olympic silver medalist Ai FUKUHARA have been sensationally knocked out in the first round of the LIEBHERR 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France. MITZUTANI, who was seen to be one of the biggest challengers to the Chinese…
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Olympic and World Champions Head Seeding
Lausanne, Jan 23, 2013: SEEDING, China’s ZHANG Jike, the reigning World champion and gold medallist in both Men’s Singles and Men’s Team events at the London 2012 Olympic Games, is the top seed at the ITTF 2013 World Tour Austrian Open. Proceedings start in Wels on Wednesday 23rd January and conclude on Sunday 27th January.…
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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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World Champion Moves to Top of World Rankings
World Champion, He replaces Chinese national team compatriot, MA Long, in the top spot on the Men’s World Rankings issued by the International Table Tennis Federation on Friday 1st June 2012. MA Long is now at no.2, having occupied the top spot since October 2011. It is the first time in his career that ZHANG…
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Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London
By Ian Marshall, April 18, 2012: China’s MA Lin and ZHANG Yining, the winners of the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not defend their titles in London later this year in July. ZHANG Yining, now 31 years old, retired from international play following her victory in the…