(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Alongside the hosts, the Chinese shipping company Seamaster has secured the naming rights for forthcoming 2016 ITTF Star Awards and 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals to be held in Doha, Qatar. The Seamaster Qatar 2016 ITTF Star Awards will be held on Thursday 8th December; the Seamaster Qatar […]
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Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph
Posted onPotential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph By Simon Daish / Photo: Helmut Ploberger Japan’s Kenta Matsudaira has picked up his first ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title, as the former World Junior champion defeated Brazil’s Hugo Calderano (6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10) in […]
ITTF Star Awards Nominees: voting closes on Sunday 13th November
Posted onby Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor / Photo: Mohammad Qasim Just over three weeks remain and the winners at the 2016 ITTF Star Awards Evening, to be staged in the splendid surroundings on the Sheraton Hotel in Doha, on Thursday 8th December, will be announced. You can influence destiny but you must be fast, no […]
2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced
Posted on2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced 2016 World Junior Championships US Team Announced Courtesy of USATT Colorado Springs, CO — (November 7, 2016) — USA Table Tennis’ High Performance Director Cory Eider has selected with consultation of the High Performance Committee Chair, Athlete Advisory Committee, and National Team Coaches members of Team USA for the Sun […]
USATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election
Posted onUSATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election USATT Nominating and Governance Committee Announces At Large Board Seat Election Courtesy of USATT USATT’s Nominating and Governance Committee announced today that it will conduct an election for the At Large Board seat for the term beginning in January, 2017. In accordance with the […]
Under 21 events begin, qualification procedure already set in motion
Posted on(by Simon Daish / Photo by Ireneusz Kanabrodzki) Under 21 events qualification procedure already set in motion Both the Under 21 Women’s and Men’s Singles categories commenced on Wednesday 9th November at the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hybiome Austrian Open; a strong set of results for Russia’s youth has boosted their contestants’ chances of moving past […]
2016 Butterfly LA Open: Interview with Vladimir Samsonov
Posted on2016 Butterfly LA Open: Interview with Vladimir Samsonov 2016 Butterfly LA Open: Interview with Vladimir Samaonov Interview by Barbara Wei For pictures and results check here.
NYITTC Open Championship Results and photos
Posted onNYITTC Open Championship Results Submitted By: NYITTC Below are the results and photos of the recently held NYITTC Open Championship results at the New York Indoor Table Tennis Club. Under 2250 1st: Bradley Robbins; 2nd: Huy Thanh Vo, 3rd: Raymond Yen/Rondell Jordan Under 2000 1st: Huy Thanh Vo; 2nd: Raymond Yen; 3rd: Jimmy Shen/Dmitriy Shakarov […]
2016 Butterfly Teams Tournament: Join the Excitement
Posted on2016 Butterfly Teams Tournament: Join the Excitement 2016 Butterfly Teams Tournament: Join the Excitement By Barbara Wei: Staff Writer Intense table tennis action is expected in Philadelphia from November 25th to 27th as more than fifty teams (comprised of players from around the country and world) have already registered to compete in the 2016 Butterfly Teams […]
Silver medal for Kanak Jha at 2016 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open
Posted on(Photo courtesy of ITTF) Silver medal for Kanak Jha at 2016 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open Congratulations to Kanak Jha for getting Silver medal in Junior Boys’ Doubles team up with VALENTA Jan (CZE) at 2016 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open. For more information, please click the link below: http://new.ittf.com/juniors/junior-circuit/hungarian-junior-cadet-open/
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