The Czech capital city of Prague is hosting the 52nd European Youth
Championships from 10th to 19th July 2009. A total of 577 players from
46 associations will compete in seven events for Juniors (born in 1991
or later) and seven events for Cadets (1994 or younger).
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13Jul
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09Jul
Egypt’s Dina Meshref and Korea’s Shim Se Rom were the players to
upset the seeding in the opening round of the Women’s Singles event at
the Morocco Open Hassan II in Rabat on Wednesday 8th July 2009.Teenager
Meshref overcame seventh seeded Russian, Irina Ermakova; whilst Shim Se
Rom defeated Lorine Brunet of France, the no.8 seed. -
09Jul
Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali and Russia’s Alexander Shibaev were the
players to cause the upsets in the first round of the Men’s Singles
event at the Morocco Open in Rabat on Wednesday 8th July 2009.Both
negotiated the qualification stage in style and both ended the
adventures of players who had received direct entries to the main draw. -
07Jul
The French men proved equally as successful as their female counterparts at the Universiade in Belgrade on Monday 6th July 2009.
A semi-final place was booked by the women and it was the same for the men.
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04Jul
Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, a predominantly backspin player with a
devastating forehand topspin, won the Men’s Singles title in the table
tennis events at the Mediterranean Games in the Italian town of Pesara
on Wednesday 1st July 2009. -
04Jul
Turkey’s 20 year old Hu Melek, a player who is establishing herself
on the international scene, won the Women’s Singles title in the table
tennis events at the Mediterranean Games in the Italian town of Pesara
on Wednesday 1st July 2009. -
03Jul
France, represented by Emmanuel Lebesson and Adrien Mattenet, won
the Men�s Team title in the table tennis competition at the
Mediterranean Games in the Italian town of Pesara on Tuesday 30th June
2009; whilst for the women, it was success for Italy.Nikoleta Stefanova and Wenling Tan Monfardini guided the host nation to success.
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27Jun
The playing days are still far from over. Werner Schlager from
Austria ‘ celebrated world champion in Men’s singles 2003 in Paris,
will most certainly continue to delight Table Tennis fans all over the
world with his unique and smart style of play the coming years. -
26Jun
Cyprus is moving forward, that is the clear message from the Cyprus Table Tennis Association.
They
are making a major effort to promote table tennis schools; in
particular targeting the major cities of Cyprus: Nicosia and Limassol. -
26Jun
At the Opening Ceremony for the 7th National Fitness Festival of
Beijing on Saturday 20th June 2009; China’s biggest table tennis event
was held.More than 10,000 table tennis enthusiasts gathered.
It was part of a drive to encourage people to invest in a healthier
lifestyle being organised next to the National Stadium, the now famous
Bird’s Nest; the focal point of the 2009 Olympic Games;
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