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Fact underlined, same accolade beckons with vital word missing

Feb 23, 2017

Fact underlined, same accolade beckons with vital word missing

Crowned World Junior champion in 2013 in the Moroccan city of Rabat; in the opening round of the Women’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha on the evening of Thursday 23rd February, Gu Yuting underlined the fact that one day she might win the same title with the adjective “junior” missing. Soon after, Chinese National Team colleague, Wang Manyu, who won the prestigious title in 2014 in Shanghai and the following year in La Roche sur Yon end

Joy for German trio as qualification in Doha is brought to a close

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Feb 23, 2017

Joy for German trio as qualification in Doha is brought to a close

Qualification for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open concluded on Wednesday 22nd February, with the main draw positions now being fully occupied. Three German players had cause for celebration by the end of qualifying day two as Ruwen Filus, Ricardo Walther and Steffen Mengel all guaranteed their places in the Men's Singles Round of 32, while the Women's Singles qualifying group stage also drew to a close as Doha hosted another action packed day of table tennis. Fo

A year to forget now for Jiang Tianyi, a year to remember?

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Feb 22, 2017

A year to forget now for Jiang Tianyi, a year to remember?

The year of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the pinnacle but for Hong Kong’s Jiang Tianyi, he could only reflect on what might have been, now can he look forward to a year that might be? It would appear that he can look forward with more than a sense of hope; at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open qualification tournament, on the late afternoon of Wednesday 22nd February, he caused a major upset In the preliminary round of the Men’s Singles event, he beat Egypt’s Omar A

Gremlins of one day earlier laid to rest, Barbora Balazova now sleeps sound

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Feb 22, 2017

Gremlins of one day earlier laid to rest, Barbora Balazova now sleeps sound

Disappointment one day earlier, one day later on Wednesday 22nd February, it was the very opposite emotion for the Slovak Republic’s Barbora Balazova in the Women’s Singles qualification tournament at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha. In order to secure a place in the main draw, she had to overcome two obstacles. She had to put aside the result of one day earlier when she had extracted defeat from the jaws of victory; secondly she had to face a higher rat

Seizing the opportunity, surprise first places

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Feb 22, 2017

Seizing the opportunity, surprise first places

Surprise first places; as matters commenced in the qualification tournament in the Men’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha, surprise names secured top spot in the group stage. Chinese Taipei’s Liao Cheng-Ting, Sweden’s Anton Källberg and Hong Kong’s Jiang Tianyi excelled expectations, as did Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan and Korea’s Kim Minseok. All concluded their group stage matches unbeaten. However, the player to reap the greatest benefit was

All quiet on the Doha front, not for long; enter Sakura Mori

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Feb 22, 2017

All quiet on the Doha front, not for long; enter Sakura Mori

Quietly in a tranquil manner, play progressed on the morning of Wednesday 22nd February in the qualification tournament to determine places in the main draw of the Women’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha. There was the odd polite yelp as a point was won but nothing to awaken a door mouse from its slumber. A chance to take 40 winks of sleep; no chance, suddenly the air was shattered by a squeal that resonated above all others, one that me

Croatian success continues but Hong Kong centre stage

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Feb 22, 2017

Croatian success continues but Hong Kong centre stage

The opening day of action in the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha had belonged to Tomislav Pucar; on the morning of the second day, Wednesday 21st February, the Croatian continued his winning ways but centre stage was reserved by Hong Kong. Doo Hoi Kem and Minnie Soo Wai Yam alongside Lam Siu Hang all emerged successful in their respective Under 21 Women’s Singles and Under 21 Men’s Singles semi-final encounters. Most impressively Doo Hoi Kem and Minnie Soo Wai Yam led

Silverware up for grabs, battle for Under 21 titles set to continue

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Feb 22, 2017

Silverware up for grabs, battle for Under 21 titles set to continue

Wednesday 22nd February will see the first champions being crowned at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open in Doha with both the Under 21 Men’s and Women’s Singles events set to come to a conclusion, while qualifying matches for the Men’s and Women’s Singles competitions are also set to recommence. Following the exit of the top two seeds Ho Kwan Kit and Tomokazu Harimoto, the highest ranked player remaining in the Under 21 Men’s Singles draw is the no.3 seed Cho Seun

Battle for qualification begins, standout performances lead to shock outcomes in Doha

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Feb 22, 2017

Battle for qualification begins, standout performances lead to shock outcomes in Doha

The fans at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar were treated to a thrilling day of table tennis on Tuesday 21st February as qualification matches for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open got underway. Alongside the qualification matches for the Men's and Women's Singles competitions there was also action from both the Under 21 Men's and Women's events, which brought the day to a close with quarter-final encounters. Just the one round of Women’s Singles

China’s challenge, World Junior Champion title unites quintet

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Feb 21, 2017

China’s challenge, World Junior Champion title unites quintet

World Junior champion, it is the common factor that unites China’s challenge for honours at the forthcoming Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, the four day tournament commences on Thursday 23rd February, following a two day qualification event. The Girls’ Singles winners from 2009 to 2015 are all in action. Cheng Meng, Wu Yang and Zhu Yuling are all on duty as are Gu Yuting and Wang Manyu. Gu Yuting and Wang Manyu must play in the qualification tournament, for Cheng M

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