May 2008
5th May - The Last Change for an Olympic Table Tennis Ticket
From 8th to 11th May 2008, table tennis players from all
around the world are trying to qualify for the Olympic Games
Singles events.
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April 2008
27th Apl - Chile Open - A Good Sign for Reigning Olympic
Champion
Korea’s Ryu Seung Min won two ITTF Pro Tour Men’s
Singles titles in 2004, the only two of his career. At the
Chile Open in Santiago on Sunday 27th April 2008 he won his
third, when he beat Korean compatriot Yoon Jae Young in the
final.
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26th Apl - Chile Open - Olympic Champion on Course in Santiago
Korea’s Ryu Seung Min, the reigning Olympic champion,
secured his place in the semi-final stage of the Men’s
Singles event at the Chile Open in Santiago with a brace of
typically athletic victories on Saturday 26th April 2008.
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25th Apl - Chile Open - Top Seed Suffers Second Round Exit
in Santiago
Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the number one seed and the
most successful player on the ITTF Pro Tour in 2008, was beaten
in the second round of the Men’s Singles event at the
Chile Open in Santiago
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23rd Apl - Chile Open - Try, Try Again Works for
Indian Star
The suffering for twenty-two year old Pathik Mehta came to
an end on Wednesday 23rd April 2007 at the Chile Open in Santiago.
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19th Apl - Brazil Open - Top Two Men's Singles Seeds Depart
Singapore’s Gao Ning and Chinese Taipei’s Chuan
Chih-Yuan, seeded numbers one and two respectively in the
Men’s Singles event at the Brazil Open in Belo Horizonte,
both departed proceedings in the opening round
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March 2008
22nd Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Ma Lin Retains Crown, Consecutive
Wins for Zhang Yining
China’s Ma Lin and Zhang Yining emerged as the most
successful players at the Erke Qatar Open Championships in
Doha on Saturday 22nd March 2008.
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21st Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Quarter-Final Exit
for World Champion
China’s Guo Yue, the reigning World champion, departed
proceedings in the Women’s Singles event at the Erke
Qatar Open in Doha on Friday 21st March 2008 at the quarter-final
stage.
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20th Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Sixth Seed Falls to
ITTF Pro Tour Newcomer
Singapore’s Wang Yue Gu, the number six seed in the
Women’s Singles event at the Erke Qatar Open in Doha,
suffered defeat in the opening round of proceedings on Thursday
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19th Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Hong Kong Casualty
Hong Kong’s Zhang Rui was the one casualty amongst
the leading players in the qualification stage of the singles
events at the Erke Qatar Open in Doha on Wednesday 19th March
2008.
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18th Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Koreans Steal Limelight
Korea’s Kim Ga Ram and Seok Ha Jung were the players
to steal the show on the first day of play, Tuesday 18th March
2008, at the Erke Qatar Open in Doha
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18th Mar - Olympic Direct Qualification
The ITTF selected twenty male and twenty female players as
Olympic direct qualifiers according to the ITTF 2008 January
World Ranking with a maximum of two players per National Olympic
Committee (NOC).
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18th Mar - Erke Qatar Open - Preview
Chinese players occupy the top four positions on the current
ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Ranking lists and
thus their names appear in the top four seeded positions in
the Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the Erke
Qatar Open
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16th Mar - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open - Perfect Record
on ITTF Pro Tour for Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the number five seed, maintained
his perfect record on the ITTF Pro Tour in 2008 when he won
the Men’s Singles title at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open
beating sixth seed, China’s Chen Qi in the final.
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16th Mar - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open - Top Two World
Ranked Stars Suffer Defeat in Kuwait
China’s Wang Hao and Ma Lin, the players who currently
occupy the number and two ranked positions on the ITTF Men’s
World Ranking list, suffered defeat in the Men’s Singles
event
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14th Mar - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open - World Champion
Suffers at French Hands
Thirty-four year old Frenchman, Christophe Legout, caused
the major shock on the second day of play, Friday 14th March
2008, at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open
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13th Mar - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open - Russian Teenager
Steals Opening Day Limelight
Russia’s twenty year old Yulia Prokhorova was the player
to impress on the opening day of proceedings, Thursday 13th
March 2008, at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, the latest stop
on the ITTF Pro Tour
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12th Mar - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open - Preview
Croatia’s Tamara Boros and Wang Chen of the United
States, players who have on three occasions won Women’s
Singles titles on the ITTF Pro Tour are both required to compete
in the qualification stage
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11th Mar - ITTF eNews: 11th March 2008
The ITTF Board of Directors allocated the World Junior Championships
organisation to Bahrain in 2011 and to Cape Town (South Africa)
in 2012
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1st Mar - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 7
Top seeds, China retained their women’s crown at the
Evergrande World Team Championships on Saturday 1st March
2008 when they beat second seeds, Singapore, by three matches
to one.
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February 2008
29th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 6
The top two seeds in the women’s event reached the
final of the Evergrande World Team Championships in Guangzhou
following penultimate round victories
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28th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 5
China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan; the top four seeds
booked their places in the semi-finals of the women’s
event at the Evergrande World Team Championships in Guangzhou
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27th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 4
There were problems for both the third and fourth seeds in
the group stage matches of the Championship Division of the
Men’s Team event at the Evergrande World Team Championships
in Guangzhou
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27th Feb - The Netherlands Will Host the World Championships
2011
The Dutch city of Rotterdam was the only remaining application
city after Qatar withdrew its candidature recently and supported
the bid of the Netherlands Table Tennis Association.
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26th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 3
Twenty-two year old Sayaka Hirano and twenty-six year old
Michael Maze were the stars of proceedings at the Evergrande
World Team Championships in Guangzhou on Tuesday
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25th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 2
The host nation finished the second day of play, Monday 25th
February 2008, unbeaten in both the Men’s and Women’s
Team events at the Evergrande World Team Championships in
Guangzhou.
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24th Feb - World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou,
China - Day 1
The top four seeds in both the Men’s and Women’s
Team event at the Evergrande World Team Championships in Guangzhou,
China came through the opening day, Sunday 24th February 2008
successfully.
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15th Feb - Olympic Preview China
One winner in Beijing will surely be table tennis itself.
The event in the fantastic venue at Peking University promises
to become one of the most splendid in table tennis ever.
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January 2008
28th Jan - Interview with Croatia's Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac is one of twenty direct qualifiers for the
table tennis event at the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.
The thirty-eight year old Croat is a living legend not only
in his country but also all over the world.
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21st Jan - New Title Sponsor for Three Pro Tour Events
Hongxing Erke Sports Goods Co., Ltd. is on board of the 2008
ITTF Pro Tour. The fast growing Chinese sports goods manufacturer
and TMS International signed a contract for three events of
the Pro Tour outside of China.
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19th Jan - Slovenian Open, Adding to Collection and Opening
Account
Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the number one seed, won the
Men’s Singles title at the Slovenian Open in Velenje
on Saturday 19th January 2008 to collect his sixteenth such
career crown on the ITTF Pro Tour
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18th Jan - Slovenian Open, Rising Polish Star Ousts Top
Seed
Poland’s twenty-one year old Li Qian was the player
to cause the biggest upset at the Slovenian Open in Velenje
on Friday 18th January 2008
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17th Jan - Slovenian Open, Seeds Fall Like Ten Pins
Seeds fell like ten pins in a bowling alley at the Slovenian
Open in Velenje on Thursday 17th January 2008; in both the
Men’s and Women’s Singles event four of the top
eight seeds departed proceedings.
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16th Jan - Slovenian Open, German Progress Checked in Velenje
The Czech Republic’s Hana Bartosova caused the principal
upset on the second day of play, Wednesday 16th January 2008,
at the Slovenian Open in Velenje.
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15th Jan - Slovenian Open, Austrian Teenager Causes Opening
Day Shock
Austria’s nineteen year old, Stefan Fegerl was the
player to cause the major surprise on Tuesday 15th January
2008 at the Slovenian Open in Velenje
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6th Jan - Olympic Direct Qualification
The ITTF January ranking is the basis for the nomination
of twenty male and twenty female direct qualifiers for the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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5th Jan - No Harmful Glues for ITTF Juniors
To protect the health of all players, the ITTF is about to
implement a glue ban for harmful speed glues.
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3rd Jan - Five Year Reign Ends
The five year reign of China’s Zhang Yining as the
number one ranked female table tennis in the world, came to
an end
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December 2007
21st Dec - Tournament of Champions - Successful
Day for China
It was a successful day in Changsha, China for the host nation
on Friday 21st December 2007, the opening day of play at the
Tournament of Champions; the final event of the year on the
calendar of the International Table Tennis Federation.
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19th Dec - Preview to 2008 with ITTF President Adham Sharara
The year 2008 is going to be an important one for the International
Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The two most important events
will be held in the Peoples Republic of China, the table tennis
country par excellence.
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18th Dec - Good Luck Beijing Tournament - Unblemished
Record
China finished the opening day of play, Tuesday 18th December
2007, at the Good Luck Beijing Tournament in the splendid
surroundings of the Peking University with an unblemished
record.
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17th Dec - Good Luck Beijing Tournament - Stars
Rested for Good Luck
China’s three leading male players, the top three ranked
men in the world – Wang Hao, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin –
have been rested by Men’s National Coach, Liu Guoliang,
for the Good Luck Beijing Tournament
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16th Dec - Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals - Ma Lin and
Li Xiaoxia Steer Safe Path to Victory in Beijing
China’s Ma Lin and Li Xiaoxia are the proud owners
of Volkswagen Magotan Four Door Saloon cars, following their
efforts in the Men’s and Women’s Singles finals
respectively
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16th Dec - World Junior Championships in Palo Alto, USA
- Korea’s Jeong Sang Eun Crowned as World’s
Best Junior Boy
The final day of the World Junior Table Tennis Championships
in Palo Alto, California, ended with a spectacular final of
the Boys’ Singles event. Jeong Sang Eun overcame with
four games to two China’s Xu Ruifeng
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15th Dec - Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals - Host
Nation Dominant
The host nation dominated matters on the penultimate day
of play, Saturday 15th December 2007, at the Volkswagen Pro
Tour Grand Finals in the Olympic Stadium at the Peking University
in Beijing
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15th Dec - World Junior Championships in Palo Alto, USA
- China Invincible
The final of the Mixed Doubles event at the 2007 World Junior
Championships (WJTTC) was a Chinese affair. Xu Ruifeng and
his partner Mu Zi beat Song Shichao and his partner Li Xiaodan.
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14th Dec - Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals - Chinese
Stars Join Compatriots
In the Men’s Singles event Wang Hao beat Korea’s
Ryu Seung Min, Chen Qi defeated Hong Kong’s Tang Peng
and Wang Liqin ended the hopes of team mate Hao Shuai.
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13th Dec - Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals - Timo Boll
and Yang Zi Win Colleagues Contests
Timo Boll and Yang Zi emerged victorious in the battle of
compatriots in the opening round of the Men’s Singles
event at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Beijing on
Thursday 13th December 2007.
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12th Dec - World Junior Championships - Chinese
Boys 3-2 against Korea – Chinese Girls Beat Romania
It was a hard piece of work for the boys from China before
Song Shichao could celebrate the victory over Korea
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9th Dec - World Junior Championships - The Championships
Move into the Maples Pavilion
Ten year old Gabriela Wilson sang the anthem of the United
States with ardour on the occasion of the opening ceremony
of the 2007 World Junior Table Tennis Championships (WJTTC).
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8th Dec - World Junior Championships in Palo Alto, USA -
US Boys Face China in the Preliminary Groups
Anne Warner Cribbs, President of the 2007 World Junior Table
Tennis Championships (WJTTC) and event director Dennis Davis
welcomed the international table tennis community in the venues
of the Stanford University.
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3rd Dec - Partners for World Championships in Yokohama
The Japanese city of Yokohama will host the World Table Tennis
Championships (WTTC) in 2009
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November 2007
29th Nov - World Junior Championships in Palo Alto, USA
the world’s best table tennis boys and girls of the
age of eighteen and younger will play team events from 8th
to 11th as well as singles and doubles events from 11th to
15th December.
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22nd Nov - "Peace Through Sport" is a global initiative
created by His Royal Highness Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein
of Jordan.
ITTF Co-ordinator of Development Programmes Leandro Olvech
participated as instructor for table tennis. Olvech tells
about his experiences in Jordan and the importance for the
ITTF to be part of this movement.
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19th Nov - ITTF Pro Tour 2008 - China Dominates
ITTF Pro Tour Standings
Chinese players dominate the ITTF Pro Tour Standings following
the conclusion of the Swedish Open in Stockholm on Sunday
18th November, the last open international tournament of the
2007 programme.
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18th Nov - Swedish Open - Wang Hao and Li Xiaoxia
Secure Major Honours
China’s Wang Hao and Li Xiaoxia won the respective
Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Swedish
Open in Stockholm
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17th Nov - Swedish Open - Top Seeds Reach Semi-Finals
The top four seeded players in both the Men’s and Women’s
Singles event at the Swedish Open in Stockholm reached the
semi-final stage following the conclusion of matches in the
quarter-finals
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16th Nov - Swedish Open - National Legend Keeps
Swedish Hopes Alive
Forty-one year old Jörgen Persson was the one player
from the host nation to survive the second round of the Men’s
Singles event at the Swedish Open in Stockholm
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15th Nov - ITTF Pro Tour 2008 - The Olympic Year
Kicks Off in Slovenia
The forthcoming year is one of high importance. The Olympic
Games in Beijing and the World Team Championships are destined
to create table tennis legends.
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14th Nov - Swedish Open - Points to Prove
China’s Wang Hao and Guo Yue are the top seeds in the
Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the Swedish
Open which starts in Stockholm on Wednesday
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11th Nov - Liebherr German Open - Full House for
China
Chinese players won all four titles to be decided on Sunday
11th November 2007 at the Liebherr German Open in Bremen.
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10th Nov - Liebherr German Open - Top Seeds Toppled
by Teenage Compatriots
Wang Hao and Guo Yue, the number one seeds respectively in
the Men’s and Women’s Singles event at the Liebherr
German Open in Bremen both suffered defeat and both lost to
Chinese national team teenage compatriots.
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9th Nov - Liebherr German Open - He Zhi Wen Improves
with Age
Spain’s forty-five year old He Zhi Wen defied sporting
logic in the Men’s Singles event at the Liebherr German
Open in Bremen on Friday 9th November 2007.
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8th Nov - Liebherr German Open - Favourites Progress
in Bremen
The players who just missed out on a place in the main draw,
duly progressed safely through the qualification stages of
the Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the Liebherr
German Open in Bremen
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5th Nov - Liebherr French Open - World and European Champions
Depart
China’s Ma Lin and Zhang Yining, the respective top
seeds in the Men’s and Women’s Singles events
at the Liebherr French Open in Toulouse, both justified their
exalted position
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4th Nov - Liebherr French Open - World and European Champions
Depart
Wang Liqin, the reigning World champion and Timo Boll who
won the Men’s Singles title at the Liebherr European
Championships earlier in the year, both suffered defeat at
the quarter-final stage
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2nd Nov - Liebherr French Open - Romanian Teenager Ousts
Chinese Star
She was beaten in a thrilling seven games encounter by Romania’s
nineteen year old Daniela Dodean, the European Youth champion
in both 2005 and 2006.
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1st Nov - Liebherr French Open - Youth Overcomes
Experience
Youth overcame experience, as the matches in the qualification
stage the Men’s Singles event at the Liebherr French
Open in Toulouse came to a close on Thursday 1st November
2007.
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October 2007
31st Oct - Liebherr French Open - Romanian Teenager
Steals the Limelight
Romania’s fifteen year old Cristina Hirici was the
player to steal the limelight on the first day of play, Wednesday
31st October 2007, at the Liebherr French Open in Toulouse.
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31st Oct - Liebherr French Open - ITTF Pro Tour
Returns to France in Style
After a break of seven years, the ITTF Pro Tour returns to
France with the Liebherr French Open commencing on Wednesday
31st October 2007 and concluding with the finals on Sunday
4th November 2007.
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28th Oct - World Junior Circuit Finals Ends with Surprises
The ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals saw two unexpected winners.
The Korean SEO Hyun Deok overcame Russia’s Mikhail PAYKOV
with 4-3 while Japan’s Misako WAKAMIYA beat MA Wenting
with 4-1.
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27th Oct - Liebherr Austrian Open - Age Difference Makes
No Difference
A teenager and a forty-five year old were the players to
attract the attention at the Liebherr Austrian Open in Wels
on Saturday 27th October 2007.
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24th Oct - World Cadet Challenge Team Events - European
Boys Overcome Asian Title Holders
At the second day of the ITTF World Cadet Challenge, being
held in Cape Town, South Africa, the team events of the boys
and girls came to an end with an exciting boys’ final
and a clear result in the girls’ final.
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24th Oct - Liebherr Austrian Open - Timo Boll Paves Way
for New Champion
Timo Boll, the winner of the Men’s Singles title at
the Austrian Open on the last two occasions the country has
hosted an ITTF Pro Tour tournament (2002, 2004) has withdrawn
from the Liebherr Austrian Open
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21st Oct - Eurosib Russian Open - Hong Kong Pair Prevents
Chinese Clean Sweep
Hong Kong’s Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching won the Men’s
Doubles title at the Eurosib Russian Open on Sunday 21st October
2007 and in so doing prevented a clean sweep of titles by
China on the final day’s play in St Petersburg.
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20th Oct - Eurosib Russian Open - Seeds Fall to
Rising Chinese Stars
None of the top four seeded players in the Women’s
Singles event at the Eurosib Russian Open in St Petersburg
reached the semi-final stage; on Saturday 20th October 2007,
three fell in round three and one in the quarters.
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19th Oct - Eurosib Russian Open - Early Exit for
Second Seed
Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the number two seed in the
Men’s Singles event at the Eurosib Russian Open in St
Petersburg lost in the opening round to China’s Li Ping
on Friday 19th October 2007.
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18th Oct - Eurosib Russian Open - Notable Casualties
The Czech Republic’s Marek Klasek and Veronika Pavlovich
of Belarus were the notable casualties on the opening day
of play, Thursday 18th October 2007, at the Eurosib Russian
Open in St Petersburg, the latest stop on the ITTF Pro Tour.
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17th Oct - Eurosib Russian Open - Seeking Improved
Form
The top seeds in both the Men’s Singles and Women’s
Singles events at the Eurosib Russian Open, being staged from
Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st October 2007 in St Petersburg,
will be seeking a return to form.
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14th Oct - Liebherr Men's World Cup - Olympic Decision Reversed
In August 2004 in the Galatsi Stadium in Athens, Korea’s
Ryu Seung Min beat China’s Wang Hao to claim the gold
medal in the Men’s Singles event
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13th Oct - Liebherr Men's World Cup - Defending Champion
Beaten in Barcelona
China’s Ma Lin, the number two seed and the defending
champion,departed proceedings at the quarter-final stage of
the Liebherr Men’s World Cup
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12th Oct - Liebherr Men's World Cup - Wang Liqin
Makes Intentions Clear
China’s Wang Liqin, the winner of the Men’s Singles
title at the Liebherr World Championships in May has somewhat
surprisingly never won the Men’s World Cup
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11th Oct - Liebherr Men's World Cup - Chinese Start as Favourites
The Chinese trio who were instrumental in their country capturing
the Men’s World Cup Team title in Magdeburg, Germany
on Sunday 7th October 2007 are the favourites for honours
at the Liebherr Men’s World Cup
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8th Oct - World Team Cup - Double Success for China
in Magdeburg
China won both the men’s and women’s titles at
the World Team Cup in Magdeburg on Sunday 7th October 2007
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7th Oct - World Team Cup - Chinese Stars Offer No
Charity
China reached the final of the both the men’s and women’s
events at the World Team Cup in Magdeburg, Germany by recording
impressive victories in their semi-final matches on Saturday
6th October 2007.
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5th Oct - World Team Cup - World Champion Beaten
but China Unbeaten
Wang Liqin, the reigning Men’s Singles World champion,
suffered defeat on the opening day of play, Friday 5th October
2007, in the men’s event at the World Team Cup in Magdeburg
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5th Oct - World Team Cup - China Clear Favourites
The teams from China start as clear favourites to capture
the titles on offer, as the World Team Cup returns to calendar
of the International Table Tennis Federation in Magdeburg,
Germany
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2nd Oct - Fashion Contest at Volkswagen Women's World Cup
The Fashion Contest on the occasion of the Women’s
World Cup in Chengdu, China, showed the next decade in how
table tennis players might look when entering the arena.
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August 2007
23rd Aug - ITTF Pro Tour: Chinese Taipei Open, Nervous
Moments in Chinese Taipei
There were nervous moments in the qualification stage of
the Men’s Singles event at the Chinese Taipei Open on
Thursday 23rd August 2007 for the highest World ranked players
who had not received a direct entry to the main draw.
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July 2007
7th Jul - Youth Olympic Games 2010 Big Boost for Table Tennis
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its 119th session
in Guatemala City on Thursday 5th July 2007 decided to introduce
the Youth Olympic Games to commence in 2010 for summer sports
and in 2012 for winter sports.
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1st Jul - Volkswagen Open China - More Titles for
Ma Lin and Guo Yue
China’s Ma Lin and Guo Yue won the respective Men’s
and Women’s Singles titles at the Volkswagen Open China
tournament which concluded in Nanjing on Sunday
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June 2007
30th Jun - Volkswagen Open China - China Dominant
China dominated matters at the Volkswagen Open China in Nanjing
on Saturday 30th June 2007; only one player who will appear
in the finals on Sunday 1st July 2007 will not be representing
the People’s Republic of China.
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29th Jun - Volkswagen Open China - Korean Casualty
Korea’s Oh Sang Eun was the major casualty at the Volkswagen
Open China in Nanjing on Friday 29th June 2007; he was beaten
in the second round of the Men’s Singles event by Croatia’s
Tan Ruiwu.
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28th Jun - Volkswagen Open China - Leading Ladies
Progress in Nanjing
The leading players in the qualification stage of the Women’s
Singles event at the Volkswagen Open China in Nanjing, all
negotiated their group matches on Thursday 28th June 2007.
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24th Jun - Volkswagen Open Japan - Full House for
China
China captured all four titles on offer on Sunday 24th June
2007 at the Volkswagen Open Japan in Chiba
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23rd Jun - Volkswagen Open Japan - Brave Run Ends
The brave run in the Men’s Singles event of Germany’s
Dimitrij Ovtcharov came to an end at the quarter-final stage
on Saturday 23rd June 2007 at the Volkswagen Open Japan in
Chiba.
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22nd Jun - Volkswagen Open Japan - Rising German
Star Ousts Olympic Champion
Germany’s eighteen year old Dimitrij Ovtcharov was
the player to cause the biggest surprise on the second day
of play at the Volkswagen Open Japan in Chiba on Thursday
21st June 2007.
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21st Jun - Volkswagen Open Japan - Japanese Teenager
Causes Major Surprise
Fourteen year old Kasumi Ishikawa caused the major surprise
on the opening day of play, Thursday 21st June 2007, at the
Volkswagen Open Japan in Chiba.
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17th Jun - Volkswagen Open Korea - Oh Sang Eun &
Jiang Huajun Crowned Champions
Korea’s Oh Sang Eun and Hong Kong Kong’s Jiang
Huajun won the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles
respectively at the Volkswagen Open Korea in Seongnam
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16th Jun - Volkswagen Open Korea - Finalists Determined
Top seed Korea’s Oh Sang Eun and ninth seed Croatia’s
Zoran Primorac reached the final of the Men’s Singles
event at the Volkswagen Open Korea in Seongnam
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16th Jun - Volkswagen Open Korea - Russian the Only
Casualty
Russia’s Alexei Smirnov was the only one of the top
eight seeded players in either the Men’s Singles or
Women’s Singles event to exit proceeding before the
third round of play at the Volkswagen Open Korea in Seognam.
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14th Jun - Volkswagen Open Korea - Shocks in Qualification
Stage
Shocks abounded in the qualification stage of the Men’s
Singles event at the Volkswagen Open Korea in Seongnam on
Thursday 14th June 2007; of the eight highest World ranked
players in the first stage competition, four experienced defeats.
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May 2007
27th May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Wang
Liqin Stages Outstanding Recovery
Wang Liqin staged an outstanding recovering to retain his
Men’s Singles title at the Liebherr World Championships
in Zagreb on Sunday 27th May 2007.
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26th May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Youngest
Ever
China’s eighteen year old Guo Yue won the Women’s
Singles title at the Liebherr World Championships in Zagreb
on Saturday 26th May 2007 and surely became the youngest player
ever to clinch the coveted crown.
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26th May - ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING GLUE
Based on a majority decision taken by the Board of Directors
of the ITTF, Glues containing harmful volatile compounds are
no longer approved by the ITTF effective immediately
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25th May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Title
Retained
Wang Liqin and Guo Yue retained their Mixed Doubles title
at the Liebherr World Championships in Zagreb on Friday 25th
May 2007 when they beat compatriots, Ma Lin and Wang Nan in
six games at the final hurdle.
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24th May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Romanians
Excel
Singapore’s Li Jia Wei, the number seven seed and Ai
Fukuhara, the number eleven seed, were the major casualties
in the third round of the Women’s Singles event at the
Liebherr World Championships in Zagreb
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24th May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Wang
Chen and Christophe Legout Spring Surprises
Wang Chen representing the United States of America and Christophe
Legout of France were the players to cause the surprises on
Wednesday 23rd May 2007 at the Liebherr World Championships
in Zagreb.
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22nd May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Defeat
for Former World Champion
Austria’s Werner Schlager, the 2003 World champion,
lost in the opening round of the Men’s Singles event
at the Liebherr World Championships in Zagreb.
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21st May - Liebherr World Championships Zagreb - Englishman's
Finest Hour
England’s seventeen year old Danny Reed enjoyed the
greatest day of his life on Monday 21st May 2007. In his first
ever appearance at a World Championships
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20th May - Liebherr World Championships 2007, China
Favourites to Retain Titles
In Shanghai at the Volkswagen 48th World Championships, China
won all five titles on offer.
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April 2007
22nd Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, Kan Yo Repeats Brazilian
Success at Liebherr Chile Open
Japan’s twenty-eight year old Kan Yo repeated the
success he had enjoyed one week earlier at the Liebherr Brazilian
Open in Belo Horizonte when, on Sunday 22nd April 2007, he
captured the Men’s Singles title at the Liebherr Chile
Open in Santiago.
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22nd Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, Top Seeds Fail to
Reach Semi-Final Stage in Santiago
None of the top four seeds in the Men’s Singles event
at the Liebherr Chile Open in Santiago have progressed to
the semi-final stage; when play closed on Saturday 21st April
2007 all had bid farewell.
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21st Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, Third Seeds Depart
in Round Two
The third seeds in both the Men’s and Women’s
Singles events at the Liebherr Chile Open in Santiago lost
in the third round on Friday 20th April 2007.
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20th Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, Top Seeds Safely
Through
The top seeded players in the Under 21 events came through
the second day of play, Thursday 19th April 2007, at the Liebherr
Chile Open in Santiago successfully.
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19th Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, No Major Surprises
on Opening Day in Santiago
There were no major surprises in the qualification stage
of either the Men’s or Women’s Singles events
on the opening day of play, Wednesday 18th April 2007, at
the Liebherr Chile Open in Santiago.
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18th Apl - Liebherr Chile Open, Hong Kong Star Favourite
for Repeat Success
Hong Kong’s Tie Yana starts as the favourite in Santiago
to repeat the success she enjoyed at Liebherr Brazilian Open
with concluded in Belo Horizonte on Sunday 15th April 2007.
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15th Apl - Liebherr Brazilian Open - Tie Yana Adds
to ITTF Pro Tour Trophy Collection
Hong Kong’s Tie Yana emerged as the most successful
player at the Liebherr Brazilian Open which concluded in Belo
Horizonte
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15th Apl - Liebherr Brazilian Open - First Time
Semi-Finalists
Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Japan’s Kan Yo
and Sweden’s Pär Gerell reached the semi-final
stage of a Men’s Singles event on the ITTF Pro Tour
for the first time in their careers, when they succeeded in
their quarter-final matches at the Liebherr Brazil Open
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13th Apl - Liebherr Brazilian Open - Brazilian Teenager
Maintains Composure
Fifteen year old Kim Inokuchi was the player who belied
her young years to emerge as the winner of the most closely
fought group contest on the opening day of play
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12th Apl - Liebherr Brazilian Open - Ni Xia Lian
Returns
Singapore’s Li Jia Wei and Hong Kong’s Tie Yana
are the top two seeds in the Women’s Singles event at
the Liebherr Brazilian Open which starts in Belo Horizonte
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March 2007
6th Mar - ITTF Employment Opportunity
The ITTF is seeking the services of a “Media Coordinator”
to work under the direction of the ITTF’s Executive
Director and the ITTF’s Media Committee Chairman
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February 2007
22nd Feb - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, Teenagers
Strike in Kuwait
China’s Ma Long and Guo Yue, both eighteen years old,
won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles
at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open on Thursday 22nd February 2007.
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21st Feb - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, Chinese Teenager
Shines
China’s eighteen year old Ma Long was the player to
cause the biggest surprise on the third day of play, Wednesday
21st February 2007, at the Salwa Cup Kuwait Open; the latest
stop on the ITTF Pro Tour.
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20th Feb - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, Lightning Strikes
Again
Seeded seven, Ryu Seung Min was the only major casualty
in the Men’s Singles event on the opening day.
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19th Feb - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, Opening Day Casualties
Germany’s Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth and Italy’s
Wenling Tan Monfardini were the major casualties in the qualification
stage of the Men’s and Women’s Singles events
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18th Feb - Salwa Cup Kuwait Open, The World's Stars
Gather in Kuwait
China’s Wang Liqin and Zhang Yining are the top seeds
in the Men’s and Women’s Singles event at the
Salwa Cup Kuwait Open which commences on Monday 19th February
2007
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16th Feb - Zhang Yining Suffers Yet Again
China’s Zhang Yining, the player ranked no. 1 of the
ITTF Women’s World Ranking list and the reigning Olympic
and World champion, lost at the quarter-final stage of the
Women’s Singles event at the Liebherr Qatar Open in
Doha
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15th Feb - Sandra Paovic Steals the Show in Doha
Twenty-three year old Sandra Paovic from Croatia stole the
show at the Liebherr Croatian Open in Doha on Thursday 15th
February 2007.
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14th Feb - Liebherr Qatar Open, Former ITTF Pro
Tour Champion Fails to Qualify
former Chinese international and now a citizen of the United
States, Wang Chen, failed to qualify for the main draw in
the Women’s Singles event
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12th Feb - Liebherr Qatar Open, World Champions in Quest
for Hat-Tricks
China’s Wang Liqin and Zhang Yining are the top seeds
in the Men’s and Women’s Singles event respectively
at the Liebherr Qatar Open in Doha which commences on Tuesday
13th February
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11th Feb - ITTF Pro Tour: Indian Open, Titles for
Singapore
Players from Singapore completed a clean sweep of titles
at the Indian Open in New Delhi on Sunday 11th February 2007
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10th Feb - ITTF Pro Tour: Indian Open, Indian Stars
Steal Show in New Delhi
The host nation’s top players Sharath Kamal and Poulomi
Ghatak stole the limelight on Saturday 10th February 2007
at the Indian Open in New Delhi, the third ITTF Pro Tour tournament
of the year.
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