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Jean-Michel Saive re-elected to National Olympic Committee

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(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) A hard fought election campaign, at the Annual General Meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 31st May, the vote to assume the office of President went in favour of Thomas Weikert. Just as at 1993 World Championships in Gothenburg, when beaten in the final of the […]

Around the Net Shot Returned

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Around the Net Shot returned by Jean-Michel Saive Around the net shot returned by Jean-Michel Saive during Men’s Singles Quarterfinals match against Panagiotis Gionis at the 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open.

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 […]

2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open

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2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open Join world ranked, international stars at the upcoming 2015 Hyson Chicago International Table Tennis Open. Currently ranked number 22 in the world Panagiotis Gionis from Greece, number 26 Bastian Steger of Germany and Jean Michel Saive of Belgium and Lucian Blaszczyk of Poland are all competing in Open Singles. The 2015 Hyson Chicago […]

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