|
|
 |
Olympic Champions Fall in Succession as the Quiet Man Makes his Voice Heard |
11/26/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Success for Gao Ning against China’s Ma Lin, in round one of the Men’s Singles event at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena, was followed by a second outstanding victory for the Singaporean.
At the quarter-final stage of proceedings on Saturday 26th November 2011 he ended the hopes of Korea’s Ryu Seung Min.
In the space of less than 48 hours, Gao Ning had beaten the two most recent Olympic champions.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
Opportunity Knocked but Singaporeans Closed the Door on English Pairing |
11/26/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Sport is about taking chances, the English duo of Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley had a chance in their first round Women’s Doubles duel at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena on the morning of Saturday 26th November 2011; the opportunity slipped through their grasp.
They faced the experienced Singapore pairing of Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu; they lost the first game but then stunned their Asian adversaries by winning the second game .... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
Austrians Out of Luck, Chinese Pairings Book Men’s Doubles Final Places |
11/26/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
A quarter-final success against one Asian pairing but a semi-final defeat against a second partnership from that continent; such was the story for Austria’s Robert Gardos and Daniel Habesohn in the Men’s Doubles event at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena.
On the morning of Saturday 26th November 2011, the duo suffered a straight games defeat at the hands of the Chinese duo comprising Ma Lin and Zhang Jike. The Chinese duo seized.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
Double Success for World All Stars against Great Britain in London Contest |
11/25/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Great Britain suffered defeat by three matches to one in both contests against the World All Stars Team, staged at the ExCel Arena in London on Friday 25th November 2011.
In the Men’s Team event Liam Pitchford, Paul Drinkhall and Andrew Baggaley suffered against the Czech Republic´s Tomas Tregler, Egypt’s Omar Assar and Korea’s Lee Sang Su; whilst for the women’s team of Joanna Parker, Kelly Sibley and Liu Na it was the same scenario. They were beat.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
Top Seeds Justify Status to Win ITTF Pro Tour Under 21 Titles in London |
11/25/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Korea’s Kim Min Seok and Japan’s Jeon Ji Hee won the respective Under 21 Men’s and Under 21 Women’s Singles titles at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena early in the evening of Friday 24th November 2011.
At the final hurdle, Kim Min Seok, the no1 seed, beat Singapore’s Chen Feng in five games (11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6), before by a similar margin, Kasumi Ishikawa, also the top seed, overcame Kim Min Seok’s compatriot, Jeon Ji.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
Wang Yuegu Ousts Top Seed to Cause Quarter-Final Sensation in ExCel Arena |
11/25/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Singapore’s 31 year old Wang Yuegu upset the seeding and kept the crowd totally engrossed, as she caused a sensation in the Women’s Singles quarter-finals at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena on the afternoon of Friday 25th November 2011.
In a gripping seven games duel she beat China’s Guo Yan, the top seed, to book her place in the penultimate round.
She won 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11.
Victory by th.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
First Round Defeat for Defending Champion, Singaporeans End Hong Kong Dreams |
11/25/2011
2011 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Olympic Games Test Event,24 Nov 2011 - 27 Nov 2011, London, ENG
Defending champions, Hong Kong’s Jiang Tianyi and Tang Peng, suffered defeat in the first round of the Men’s Doubles event at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in London’s ExCel Arena early on the afternoon of Friday 25th November 2011.
They were beaten in seven games by the Singaporean pairing of Yang Zi and Zhan Jian; the Singapore duo saved one match point in the sixth game and a further match point in the seventh game, before securing a nerve tingl.... |
|
|
|
|
|
Click here to read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main Draw
