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 […]
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Top Europe Table Tennis Stars Qualify for Rio 2016
Posted onTop 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 […]
European Stars Fend Off Challengers to Sweep Open Event at 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open
Posted onEuropean Stars Fend Off Challengers to Sweep Open Event at 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open By Barbara Wei Almost 270 players from around the country and world competed in 28 events at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open on August 8-9th in Libertyville, IL. With 50 Butterfly tables, 100,000 square feet […]
2015 Hyson Chicago International Open Videos: Open Singles Semi-finals
Posted on2015 Hyson Chicago International Open Videos: Open Singles Semi-finals Semi-final 1: Panagiotis Gionis vs Jean-Michel Saive Semi-final 2: Lucjan Blaszczyk vs Bastian Steger Watch the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open – Open Singles Final Video
Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Video: Open Singles Final
Posted onHyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Video OPEN SINGLES FINAL Bastian Steger (GER) vs Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) View results, photos and video stream from the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Open.
Bastian Steger Wins Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open
Posted onBastian 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
Posted onInternational 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
Posted onLast 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
Posted on2015 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 […]
2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Stirs Excitement for Table Tennis in the Midwest
Posted on2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Stirs Excitement for Table Tennis in the Midwest by Barbara Wei Engelbert Solis, brain child of the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open, is no stranger to building and growing table tennis in the US. His company, Edgeball Table Tennis, not only sells table tennis equipment, but […]
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