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LILY ZHANG EMBRACES STRONG OPPOSITION, PREPARES FOR WORLD CUP CHALLENGE

(Courtesy of 2017wwc) LILY ZHANG EMBRACES STRONG OPPOSITION FOR WORLD CUP CHALLENGE Lily Zhang of the USA was in outstanding form as she swept the final of the 2017 Pan American Cup in convincing fashion to win gold and qualify for this year’s Women’s World Cup. As the countdown moves into its final month before […]

Update of 29th Summer Universiade – Taipei

(Courtesy of BATTF/ Photo courtesy of Billy Ding) Update of 29th Summer Universiade – Taipei US are still in three events – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, and Women’s Doubles in the competition. Women’s Doubles: Erika Wu and Angela Guan lost to PRK opponent in the round of 32. Unfortunately, Lily Zhang and Wu Yue had […]

Lily Zhang responds, imposing performance secures title

Lily Zhang responds, imposing performance secures title (by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Lily Zhang responds, imposing performance secures title Bronze medallist at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Lily Zhang of the United States won the Women’s Singles title at the 2017 ITTF Pan American Cup in San José, Costa Rica on the afternoon […]

Last eight decided, main draw places booked

Last eight decided, main draw places booked (by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Last eight decided, main draw places booked First places not theoretically assured but as play concluded on the evening of the first day of play, Friday 28th July, in the Women’s Singles event at the 2017 ITTF Pan American Cup in San […]

US Contingent Set to Fight for World Cup Qualification at the 2017 Pan American Cup

US Contingent Set to Fight for World Cup Qualification at the 2017 Pan American Cup (BY MATT HETHERINGTON) US Contingent Set to Fight for World Cup Qualification at the 2017 Pan American Cup The 2017 ITTF Pan American Cup will kick off tomorrow in San Jose, Costa Rica. Four players from the United States will […]

Kanak Jha, Lily Zhang each win second straight U.S. table tennis titles

(By ESPN) LAS VEGAS — Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang each won their second straight U.S. national table tennis titles Friday night. The top-seeded Jha beat No. 9 seed Nikhil Kumar 11-9, 16-14, 11-3, 11-1 in 30 minutes to become the first men’s back-to-back champion since Timothy Wang in 2012-13. Zhang, the top women’s seed, […]

Jha and Zhang Prepare for Final Challenge

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) Well it’s fair to say there was a lot of hype built up over whether Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang could reach the finals and defend their titles from 2016, now they will have that chance. Last night the two booked their places in their respective finals after overcoming the challengers throughout […]

US Olympians Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang Back to Defend Singles Crowns

US Olympians Kanak Jha & Lily Zhang Back to Defend Singles Crowns (BY RICHARD FINN) The USA Table Tennis 2017 Supermicro National Championship “Final Table Celebration” has a new home in the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” when the Silverton Casino and Hotel plays host to the prestigious event on Friday, July 7th. The “Final […]

Proud US Campaign in Dusseldorf Comes to an End

(BY MATT HETHERINGTON) The ever exciting campaign of the 2017 US National Table Tennis Team has come to an end on Day 5 of the 2017 ITTF Liebherr World Table Tennis Championships. On Day 4 the mission towards singles success had been thwarted in the round of 32 men’s and women’s singles draws, but with […]

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