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Latest Table Tennis newsThe attacking skills and dynamic strokes of Greece’s Kalinikos
Kreranga against the defensive attributes of Korea’s Joo Se Hyuk was
the scenario for the second quarter-final in the Liebherr Men’s World
Cup.
History was by the narrowest of margins in favour of Joo Se
Hyuk; he had won four of the seven meetings against Kalinikos Kreanga
in world ranking events.
Good players adapt, it is a well worn phrase but it is indisputable
It
is a quality required by any athlete who has eyes set on the top prize
and it most certainly applies to the Liebherr Men’s World Cup, which
starts in Liège on Friday 26th September and concludes three days later
on Sunday 28th September 2008.
Tough matches were the order of the day in the opening duels in the
Liebherr Men’s World Cup in Liège on Friday 26th September 2008.
Playing
in Group A; both China’s Wang Hao, the no.1 seed and Chinese Taipei’s
Chuan Chih-Yuan needed six games to secure victory.
China’s Ma Long was imperious from start to finish in his opening
duel in Group B at the Liebherr Men’s World Cup on the opening day of
play, Friday 26th September 2008, in the Belgian city of Liège.
He
dominated matters from start to finish overcoming Denmark’s Michael
Maze in four straight games. He won 11-3, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9.
Three years ago, the Country Hall Liège had been a happy hunting
ground for Germany’s Timo Boll when he had emerged as the champion in
memorable style.
On Friday 26th September 2008, in the same
venue it was not happy hunting; the no.3 seed was beaten in six games
by the ebullient Greek star, Kalinikos Kreanga in his opening duel in
Group C.
They came more in hope than in anticipation to the Country Hall
Ethias in Liège on Friday 26th September 2008, to support the local
hero, Jean-Michel Saive but being the fourth highest ranked player in
Group D, it was always going to be a tough task and so it proved.
Argentina’s Liu Song emerged as the champion in the table tennis
events at the 12th Ramadan Games held at the Armed Forces Officers Club
in Abu Dhabi from Monday 15th to Friday 19th September 2008.
However, he didn’t have matters all his own way.
An injury sustained in the table tennis events at the 12th Ramadan
Games in Abu Dabi has forced Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro to withdraw from
the Liebherr Men’s World Cup, to be staged in the Belgian city of
Liège, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2008.
Hao Shuai upset the formbook to win the Men’s Singles title at the
Panasonic China Open in Shanghai on Sunday 14th September 2008 beating
Chinese compatriot, Wang Hao in the final.
The hard working left
hander had grown in confidence as the tournament progressed and after
losing the opening game against the top seed in the final, he went from
strength to strength.
The euphoria of China’s outstanding success at the Beijing Olympic Games is still very much alive and kicking.
They
won fifty-one gold medals, the country’s table tennis players completed
a clean sweep and the Games themselves proved a great achievement. It
has given the country a major injection of satisfaction.
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