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Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm

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Timo Boll Wins Pre-Olympic Tournament in Hamm Courtesy of ETTU German beat Vladimir SAMSONOV 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7) in the final game Two legend of European table tennis met in the final of pre-Olympic tournament in Germany’s city of Hamm, as Timo BOLL defeated Vladimir SAMSONOV in straight games 3:0 (11:8, 11:3, 11:7). Six times […]

Top Europe Table Tennis Stars Qualify for Rio 2016

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Top Europe Table Tennis Stars Qualify for Rio 2016 Courtesy of ITTF Timo Boll has secured his place at Rio 2016 and will be looking to win his first individual medal. 10 men and 10 women European table tennis stars have secured their positions at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the ITTF-Europe Olympic Games Qualification […]

Bastian Steger Wins Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open

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Bastian Steger Wins Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open This evening in Libertyville Illinois, Bastian Steger won the Open Singles at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open.  Bastian of Germany defeated Greece’s Panagiotis Gionis 4-2 in the Open Singles final.  Congratulations to all winners! Results, photos and videos from the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis […]

International Table Tennis Stars at Hyson Chicago Int’l Open

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International Table Tennis Stars at Hyson Chicago Int’l Open 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Yesterday afternoon international table tennis stars began competing at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open in Libertyville, Illinois. Bastian Steger of Germany, Panagiotis Gionis of Greece, Jean Michel Saive of Belgium and Lucian Blaszczyk of Poland are all […]

Last weekend to register for Hyson Chicago International Open

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Last weekend to register for Hyson Chicago International Open This is the last weekend to register for the August 8th & 9th Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open!  Don’t miss the chance to meet and compete against international elite players in the Open Singles: Panagiotis Gionis (WR #22); Bastian Steger (WR # 26); Jean-Michel Saive; and […]

2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge Draw

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2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge Draw ITTF reports that the 2015 Asia-Europe All Stars Challenge takes place August 1st & 2nd at the Jiangsu Zhang Jiangang Gymnsium in China. Listed below is the draw for the 2 day tournament: Saturday 1st August Tang Peng (HKG) vs Bastian Steger (GER) Chuang Chih-Yuan (TPE) vs Robert Gardos (AUT) Ma Long (CHN) vs […]

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