Korea’s 26 year old Kim Jung Hoon caused one of the major upsets on
the third day of play at the H.I.S. World Championships in Yokohama; in
the second round of the Men’s Singles event he beat Vladimir Samsonov
of Belarus, the no.3 seed.
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03May
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01May
Russia’s 23 year old Anastasia Voronova was the player to cause the
major surprise in the early exchanges in the first round of the Women’s
Singles event at the H.I.S.World Championships in Yokohama on the
morning of Thursday 30th April 2009. -
01May
Croatia’s Zoran Primorac, who will celebrate his 40th birthday four
days after the curtain has been drawn on the H.I.S. World Championships
in Yokohama, performed the recovery of the morning on the third day of
play, Thursday 30th April 2009. -
01May
Love and a telephone call; essential ingredients if you want to
record the biggest win of your career on the biggest stage of all.Well
those were the constituent factors that contributed the biggest shock
to date at the H.I.S. World Championships in Yokohama. -
01May
It was joy and despair for Korea in the second round of the Men’s
Singles event at the H.I.S. World Championships in Yokohama on the
evening of Thursday 30th April 2009.Ryu Seung Min, seeded no.
9, suffered at the hands of Slovenia’s Bojan Tokic to bring tears to
the eyes of Korean supporters as the 2004 Olympic Men’s Singles
champion bid farewell. -
30Apr
Nobody could have possibly fought harder and through stint of
effort, combined no lack of ability, Australia’s Kyle Davis emerged
victorious in the closest match of the H.I.S. World Championships to
date and in what could well prove to be the closest match of the whole
tournament. -
29Apr
"Koki, Koki, Koki" was the name chanted in unison by the massed
bands of Japanese supporters as they gathered around table three to pay
homage to their rising star; a pearl in a sea of talent. -
29Apr
Adham Sharara, ITTF President, in his speech at the Opening Ceremony
of the H.I.S. World Championships in Yokohama on Tuesday 28th April
2009, highlighted the fact that since the global event was last held in
Japan, in Osaka in 2001, several very talented young players from the
host country have emerged. -
28Apr
Timo Boll, the man in form and undoubtedly the major threat to
Chinese dominance in the male events at the H.I.S. World Championships,
has withdrawn from the prestigious global event due to start in
Yokohama on Tuesday 28th April 2008. -
28Apr
Practice over; it was stretch, stretch and more stretching for
Denmark’s Michael maze after his training session in the Yokohama Arena
on Monday 27th April 2009, the day prior to the start of the H.I.S.
World Championships.The reason for the exercises being to take care of the body and especially the lower back.
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