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Man of the moment, opening day belongs to Tomislav Pucar

Feb 21, 2017

Man of the moment, opening day belongs to Tomislav Pucar

The opening day of play in Doha, Tuesday 20th February; it belonged to Croatia’s Tomislav Pucar. In the Men’s Singles qualification tournament for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open; he created a major upset. Later in the day he followed suit in the Under 21 Men’s Singles event. Furthermore, on both occasions he beat the top player and on both occasions a player from Hong Kong. Currently listed at no.111 on the Men’s World Ranking list, after having beaten a danger

Spoils shared, penultimate round places for Hong Kong and Japan

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Feb 21, 2017

Spoils shared, penultimate round places for Hong Kong and Japan

Hong Kong and Japan shared the spoils as the semi-finalists in the Under 21 Women’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open were decided on the evening of Tuesday 20th February. Conversely, Singapore suffered. Impressively, in a most controlled manner, Doo Hoi Kem; the top seed, accounted for Japan’s Miyu Maeda, the no.5 seed (11-8, 11-7, 13-11). Certainly, it was a challenge for Doo Hoi Kem; earlier in the day Miyu Maeda had come within a hair’s breadt

Return to international action but at a different pace

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Feb 21, 2017

Return to international action but at a different pace

Present in the 2016 Chinese Super League where she represented Shandong Luneng but absent from the global scene since August 2015, when she competed on home soil in the China Open; Gu Yuting made a successful return to the international scene at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday 20th February. However, she very nearly came to grief. She trailed Japan’s Miyu Maeda by three games to nil in her opening Women’s Singles contest in the qualification t

Clean pair of heels, no after effects for Benedek Olah

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Feb 21, 2017

Clean pair of heels, no after effects for Benedek Olah

It may not have been the best performance of his career, it may not have faced his most testing adversary; however, at the conclusion of the contest there was a slight air of relief on the brow of Finland’s Benedek Olah. In his opening match in the qualification tournament that precedes the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open; the 25 year old emerged successful in a commanding fashion. He beat Syria’s Mohamed Hallak (11-8, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7), a player who simply does not

Indian travels motivate Minnie Soo Wai Yam

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Feb 21, 2017

Indian travels motivate Minnie Soo Wai Yam

The Under 21 Women’s Singles runner up just under one week ago, beaten in the final in New Delhi by the narrowest of margins when facing Japan’s Sakura Mori, the player who progressed to add the Women’s Singles title to her collection; competing in the same event in Doha, Hong Kong’s Minnie Soo Wai Yam emerged successful in her opening contest at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open as she started her quest to climb one step higher than in India’s capital city. Howev

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Feb 21, 2017

A home winner, Sweden may have to wait

Carl Ahlander-Johansson came close in 2014, one year later Anton Källberg almost achieved the goal but, in the 14 year history of an ITTF World Junior Circuit being staged in Sweden, no player from the host nation has yet won the Junior Boys’ Singles event. Now in 2017, as always hosted in Örebrö, the Junior Singles and Junior Girls’ Singles events being staged on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd February, can that sequence of events come to an end? Simon Soderlund, Vilmer Ge

Back injury but Quadri Aruna does not forget partner

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Feb 21, 2017

Back injury but Quadri Aruna does not forget partner

Currently Africa’s leading player, listed at no.26 on the current Men’s World Rankings, a back injury has forced Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna to withdraw from the Men’s Singles event at the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open. He was scheduled to compete in qualification tournament which commences on Tuesday 21st February; the main event begins on Thursday 23rd February. The withdrawal follows doctor’s advice. “I thought I would be able to compete but after consul

Seeking an unprecedented fourth title: Xu Xin

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Feb 19, 2017

Seeking an unprecedented fourth title: Xu Xin

Three is the most number of Men’s Singles titles won by any player at the Qatar Open, since the tournament joined the ITTF World Tour in 1997. At the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open due to start in Doha on Thursday 23rd February, being preceded by the qualification tournament which commences on Tuesday 21st February, there is one player who can make the number four and be the most successful to date. The name is China’s Xu Xin. He won in 2011 when he bea

Ding Ning and Timo Boll withdraw, injury forces Doha absence

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Feb 18, 2017

Ding Ning and Timo Boll withdraw, injury forces Doha absence

China’s Ding Ning and Germany’s Timo Boll have both withdrawn from the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, scheduled to start in Doha on Thursday 23rd February, the event being preceded immediately by the two day qualification tournament which commences on Tuesday 21st February. Both players are suffering from injuries. Ding Ning experienced a ligament injury to her right ankle when practising at the National Training Centre in Beijing; she has been advise

Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open

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Jan 24, 2017

Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open

Pivotal to China’s success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and then in action on the ITTF World Tour at SheSays China Open in Chengdu in mid-September but absent ever since from the international scene, the name of China’s Zhang Jike appears prominently on the entry list for the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open. Following two days of qualification, play commences on Thursday 23rd February and concludes on Sunday 26th February. Notably Zhang Jike did not com

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