Andy Pereira against Belgium’s Benjamin Rogiers was the duel of the
last chance at the Danish Open in Frederikshavn. Both 19 years old,
they lost their matches the day before and they knew that only the
winner would prevail in the group.
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24Jan
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24Jan
Beside Frenchman Salifou, another young player was in a positive
mood today. England’s runner up at the World Junior Championships Paul
Drinkhall, however, had the worst possible start against Frenchman Loic
Bobillier.Drinkhall then showed an impressive comeback
winning the following four games relatively easy. Bobillier finally
destroyed his racket and the match point was not even played anymore. -
24Jan
Korea’s Ryu Seung Min belongs to the very best players at the
present time and he is definitely one of the most feared opponents for
the Chinese stars. Like at the Pro Tour event in Slovenia, Ryu’s hopes
for more finished in the second round against a player from China. -
22Jan
The German Table Tennis Association has allocated the 2010 Men’s
World Cup to Magdeburg, a city that has experience of staging major
events. The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, it was the home for the 2007
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20Jan
Li Jiao of the Netherlands is the defending champion in the Women’s Singles event at the Slovenian Open in Velenje and of course the ITTF Pro Tour is high on her 2009 calendar.
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20Jan
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games will be staged in Singapore from 14th to 26th August 2010.
The qualification system for this new international multi-sport event was approved by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Commission of the ITTF at its meeting held in December 2008 in Madrid.
Mixed Team Competition - A Mixed Gender Event
Only players born in 1994 and 1995 will be eligible to participate in the south east Asian city state. -
20Jan
In the fifth round of the Men’s Singles event at the Japanese National Championships on Thursday 16th January 2009, Jin Ueda, who has enjoyed success on the ITTF Junior Circuit, duly progressed to the next round.
The statistics read that he posted a seven games victory, winning 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 12-14, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8.
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18Jan
Cao Zhen emerged successful in an all Chinese final in the Women’s
Singles event at the Slovenian Open in Velenje on Saturday 17th January
2009 beating Fan Ying in the final.Seeded no.5, Cao Zhen won 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-13, 13-11, 11-6 and thus maintained a tradition.
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18Jan
China’s Hao Shuai won the Men’s Singles crown at the Slovenian Open
in Velenje on Saturday 17th January 2009 beating compatriot Zhang Chao
in the final, who fell one step short of surely being the first
qualifier to win a Men’s Singles event on the ITTF Pro Tour. -
15Jan
The top four highest world ranked players on duty in the qualification stage of the Men’s Singles event at the Slovenian Open in Velenje all completed their group qualification matches on Wednesday 14th January 2009 with victories.
It was a passport to the main draw for three of the combatants but for a fourth it was all too late.
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