Table Tennis News and Reviews

Volkswagen Cup - Guangzhou

Guangzhou, 30th March 2010

Top Seeds Secure Titles in Guangzhou China’s 21 year old MA Long and 18 year old LIU Shiwen won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Volkswagen Cup – Guangzhou on Tuesday 30th March 2010 and, in so doing, each left the southern Chinese city US$50,000 richer and the proud owners of Volkswagen Tiguan Saloon cars.

Jan-Ove Waldner, arguably the world’s best player ever, gave a very candid interview about his career and about the sport of table tennis in current times. The interview was conducted in Swedish by a table tennis forum member known as Anger manager, and was translated into English by OOAK forum Moderator Brabhamista.

ITTF Pro Tour: German Open

Berlin, 21st March 2010

Predictable and Unpredictable in Berlin China’s MA Long, the world no1, won the Men’s Singles title at the German Open in Berlin on Sunday 21st March 2010, as his seeding predicted, but in the counterpart Women’s Singles event it was quite the reverse scenario.

Winners of Men’s Doubles titles on the ITTF Pro Tour but never as a pair, Chen Qi and Ma Long secured gold in Berlin to bring proceeding at the 2010 German Open to a close in the early evening of Sunday 21st March 2010.

China’s 21 year Ma Long won the Men’s Singles title at the German Open in Berlin on Sunday 21st March 2010 beating Chinese national team compatriot, Wang Hao, at the final hurdle, in a contest between the two players who occupy first and second places respectively on the ITTF Men’s World Rankings.

Japan’s Ai Fukuhara and Kasumi Ishikawa won their second career ITTF Pro Tour Women’s Doubles title when, in the cauldron of the Max Smeling Halle in Berlin, they beat the Chinese duo of Ding Ning and Li Xiaodan in a tense full distance seven games final at the German Open on Sunday 21st March 2010.

The World champion in 1981 and 1983, Guo Yuehua, and the winner of the Men’s World Cup in 1985, Chen Xinhua, will complete the line up for the Spectacular Pairs competition to be held as a special feature at the Volkswagen 2010 Cup – Guangzhou, to be staged in the southern Chinese city on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th March.

ITTF Pro Tour: Salwa Cup Kuwait Open Cup

Lausanne, 27th February 2010

Titles for Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen in Kuwait China’s XU Xin and LIU Shiwen won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open on Saturday 27th February 2010.