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JUN MIZUTANI DISCUSSES OLYMPICS, HARIMOTO, ITO, AND MORE

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(Courtesy of: Sportiva) (Interview/text by Sato KazuyoshiTakashi Sano – photo by Sano Takashi) Reina Sumi asks Jun Mizutani about the Tokyo Olympics. The unique doubles with Koki Niwa “feels like watching a completely different competition” Reina Sumi Serialization: “Talk Garden” 9th Guest: Jun Mizutani (Professional table tennis player) A serialization project by free announcer Reina […]

Early advantage, defending champions impress in Denmark

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(by Simon Daish) Early advantage, defending champions impress in Denmark Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg has boosted its chances of reaching the last four of the 2017-2018 Men’s Champions League following a strong performance in the 1st leg of its quarter-finals match against Roskilde Bordtennis BTK61. Defending champions Orenburg got off to a bright start in Denmark with […]

ITTF Shakes up the Rankings – Video

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ITTF Shakes up the Rankings by Steve Hopkins, Bowmar Sports The November ranking list was released by ITTF on November 1, with a new format that has caused some surprises. The most major change to the ranking system is that only those who have competed in the last four months appear in the list.  Beginning […]

Lion Japan Open: Lee Sangsu keeps the ball rolling

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(by Wade Townsend) The last quarter finalists of the Men’s Singles were decided this morning, with a few hiccups from China along the way. Lee Sangsu (KOR) made short work of Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) at the LION Japan Open this morning, winning 4-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7); but it is hardly a surprise. The pair […]

Major contender: Jun Mizutani set for mighty title effort in Düsseldorf

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Jun Mizutani set for mighty title effort in Düsseldorf (by Simon Daish) Jun Mizutani set for mighty title effort in Düsseldorf Less than a week to wait before the German city of Düsseldorf hosts one of the biggest sporting events of the year, as the Liebherr 2017 World Championships commence on Monday 29th May; one […]

ITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees

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ITTF Announces 2016 Star Awards Male & Female Star Nominees Courtesy of ITTF The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to announce the nominees for the 2016 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars & Star Point, with the winners to be crowned at the 2016 ITTF Star Awards in Doha, Qatar on 8 December […]

Jun Mizutani Wins 2016 Polish Open

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Jun Mizutani Wins 2016 Polish Open Defeat in Halmstad and Lisbon but in Warsaw Jun Mizutani Gains the Verdict Courtesy of ITTF Two previous appearances on this year’s ITTF World Tour, on duty in Kuwait and Qatar where on both occasions China’s Xu Xin had ended exploits at the quarter-final stage; it was better news […]

Problems for Jun Mizutani but Japan Maintains Perfect Progress

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Problems for Jun Mizutani but Japan Maintains Perfect Progress Courtesy of ITTF Victory against Portugal by three matches to one in their concluding fixture in the Men’s Championship Division at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the early evening of Wednesday March 2nd, assured Japan of top place in their […]

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