The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open was brought to a close on Sunday 26th February, as the four senior titles on offer at the first Platinum event of the year were claimed on the final day of the tournament. One of the big questions heading into the final day’s action was whether Ma Long could go on to claim another victory over Fan Zhendong at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena as the top two male players in the world faced one another in the Men’s Singles final. L

Successful partners earlier in the afternoon on Sunday 26th February when clinching the Women’s Doubles tite, later in the day in the final of the Women’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, it was opposite ends of the table for China’s Chen Meng and Wang Manyu. The verdict went in favour of Chen Meng, the no.9 seed; she emerged successful in five games (12-10, 11-9, 11-2, 2-11, 11-6). Fast exchanges were the order of the day; throughout Chen Meng

China’s Chen Meng and Wang Manyu, combining for the first time as a partnership on the international scene, emerged as the winners of the Women’s Doubles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha on the afternoon of Sunday 26th February. Not seeded, they overcame the top seeded Korean combination of Jeon Jihee and Yang Haeun (11-4, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6) to claim the top prize. Consistency, staying close to the table, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu imposed their aut

The final day of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open is upon us, and the first ITTF World Tour Platinum competition of 2017 prepares to draw to a close at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha. After two days of the qualification tournament and three days of the main event, the hunt for silverware draws to a conclusion with four titles up for grabs on Sunday 26th February. The day’s action will kick-off with the Women’s Doubles final as the competition’s top se

Both the Women's and Men's Singles finals at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open will be contested between Chinese representatives, after four of the country's players from across the two competitions came through the day's action undefeated on Saturday 25th February. Wang Manyu entered the Women’s Singles event in Doha as one of the competitors ranked outside of the top 16 seeded positions, and therefore had to negotiate qualification matches prior to reaching the

Contests of a somewhat contrasting nature, a range of styles on duty; at the conclusion of the Women’s Singles semi-finals at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open In Doha; Chen Meng and her Chinese National Team colleague, Wang Manyu, emerged successful. Chen Meng the no.9 seed, accounted for Germany’s Shan Xiaona, the no.16 seed (11-4, 12-10, 11-5, 11-3), before Wang Manyu defeated compatriot, Gu Yuting, likewise a player who had been required to compete in the qual

The shocks don't stop coming at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, with Day Two of the main competition providing yet more unexpected exits from some of the world's top players at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena on Friday 24th February. Fans were left stunned on the opening day of the main event as China’s Zhang Jike and Ma Long suffered an opening round exit from the Men’s Doubles tournament, and while Ma Long responded well on Day Two with his victory over Qa

A brave effort but for the partnership comprising the Slovak Republic’s Barbora Balazova and the Czech Republic’s Hana Matelova, the semi-final stage of proceedings witnessed the end of adventures in the Women’s Doubles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha. Not seeded, they experienced a four games defeat at the hands of top seeds, Korea’s Jeon Jihee and Yang Haeun (9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4). Nevertheless, the European partnership can be more than sati