(by Steve Hopkins) Busan was the host this week of the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour SHINHAN Korea Open. Busan is a city of three and a half million on the Southeast coast of South Korea. It features a long-rounded beach on the edge of the city that looks much like the famed beach in […]
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Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Japan Open Recap
(by Steve Hopkins/Photo courtesy of ITTF) The Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum, LION Japan Open concluded on Sunday in Sapporo. As a Platinum event on the World Tour, this tournament featured nearly all of the top players. The top half of the Men’s draw had Fan Zhendong (World No.1) as the top seed and […]
2019 World Tour Qatar Open Recap
(by Steve Hopkins / Photo by ITTF) Doha, Qatar was host this week to the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open. The only player in the top 16 in the world that did not attend was Fan Zhendong (World No.1). Xu Xin (World No. 2) was the top seed of the tournament and […]
Don’t Tell That To Mel
Don’t Tell That To Mel (by Bill Draper) It’s a young man’s sport. That is a common phrase said about many sports, and if we can set aside the obvious gender problem with that statement, we can likely agree that modern table tennis, at the professional level, has clearly become dominated by young players – […]
China Open Long Shot? Ma Long Stakes His Claim for No.1
(By Steve Hopkins/Photo and Video by ITTF) China Open Long Shot? Ma Long Stakes His Claim for No.1 The Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum Kaisa China Open concluded this weekend. Each year, this is as competitive as any event in the world, featuring nearly every name in the top 10 of the World Rankings. In […]
ITTF Rankings – The First Shifts of 2018
(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 […]
ITTF Star Awards nominees rundown
(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 […]
London to welcome Chinese stars, final squad positions yet to be determined
(by Simon Daish) London welcome Chinese stars, final squad positions determined The hotly anticipated 2018 ITTF World Team Cup is just a few months away with the action set to take place at the Copper Box Arena located in the English capital of London from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th February. Star names from across […]
ITTF Decides on Sanctions for Chinese Trio for China Open Forfeits
(Courtesy of ITTF) ITTF Decides on Sanctions for Chinese Trio for China Open Forfeits During the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open held in Chengdu, China in June 2017, the top three table tennis players in the world: MA Long, FAN Zhendong and XU Xin, did not turn up for their round of […]
Ma Long departs, once again in Liège Timo Boll ends Chinese hopes
(by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor) Ma Long departs, once again in Liège Timo Boll ends Chinese hopes Ask in which city Timo Boll would chose the Men’s World Cup to be staged and without a shadow of a doubt he would chose Liège. In 2005 he beat the cream of China when at the […]
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