(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Manager) First time ever, all German final Success for the top two seeds at the semi-final stage of the Men’s Singles event at the China Construction Bank 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup on Sunday 4th February; thus for the first time ever in the history of the tournament, which […]
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ITTF Rankings – The First Shifts of 2018
Posted on(By Steve Hopkins/Photo by ITTF) ITTF Rankings – The First Shifts of 2018 With the new World Ranking system in full effect, here’s a quick view of the Men’s Division at the start of the New Year. The new system encourages activity as frequency of play (and inactivity) now has a greater effect. The November […]
December Pongcast: Impressive end to the year, China on point in Riva del Garda and Astana
Posted on(by Simon Daish) Impressive year end, China on point in Riva del Garda and Astana Relive the major table tennis moments of last month by watching the Nittaku ITTF Monthly Pongcast video for December 2017 which is now available on the ITTF YouTube channel. Las Vegas was the destination for the final continental qualification tournament […]
Dimitrij Ovtcharov books final place, for Lin Gaoyuan questions remain unanswered
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Dimitrij Ovtcharov books final place, for Lin Gaoyuan questions remain unanswered Two full distance contests en route to the semi-final stage of the Men’s Singles event at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Astana, Kazakhstan; for Dimitrij Ovtcharov it was exactly the same in the penultimate […]
Review Day Two: Dramatic day for Dimitrij Ovtcharov while Japanese duo set record
Posted on(by Simon Daish) Dramatic day for Dimitrij Ovtcharov while Japanese duo set record Friday 15th December was very much a day to remember for Dimitrij Ovtcharov after the German player guaranteed his place at the top of the men’s world rankings list with an opening round win at the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand […]
ITTF Star Awards nominees rundown
Posted on(by Wade Townsend) ITTF Star Awards nominees rundown Get to know the nominees for the 2017 ITTF Star Awards. Who are the nominees for the 2017 ITTF Star Awards? Find out exactly are in the running for awards on table tennis’ night of nights. Male Table Tennis Star Timo Boll (GER): It’s been a renaissance year […]
Fine start for German stars at T2APAC Grand Finals
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Fine start for German stars at T2APAC Grand Finals Singapore’s Feng Tianwei and Romania’s Bernadette Szocs, alongside Germany’s Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov emerged successful as the T2 Asia-Pacific League (T2APAC) Grand Finals commenced in Johor, Malaysia on Thursday 7th December. They were the winners in the Men’s Singles […]
A step higher, Dimitrij Ovtcharov wins in Liège
Posted on(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) A step higher, Dimitrij Ovtcharov wins in Liège Crowned European champion in Schwechat in 2013 and two years later in Ekaterinburg, whilst having won the Europe Top 16 title on the three most recent occasions the tournament has been staged, on Sunday 22nd October, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov climbed one […]
Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over
Posted on(by Simon Daish) Trophy belongs to Germany, four year wait finally over After five days of exciting table tennis action at the d’Coque Arena in Luxembourg the Liebherr 2017 ITTF-European Championships has drawn to a close, and on the evening of Sunday 17th September Germany’s long wait to lift the Men’s Championship Division trophy finally […]
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