Tag: Fan Zhendong
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China Sports Weekly (5.28–6.3)
BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) — Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week: 1. China sweeps five titles at Durban table tennis worlds © Provided by Xinhua China secured all five titles on offer as the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) finals concluded in Durban, South Africa on 28 May. Fan…
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China’s Wang escapes the nail biter in the table tennis world title defense
© Provided by Xinhua All Chinese paddlers have reached the singles in the 16s after the Day 5 events at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) finals. DURBAN, South Africa, May 24 (Xinhua) — Defending champion Wang Manyu of China triumphed in a full-game thriller against Hanna Haponova of Ukraine to book a place…
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China was crowned the men’s team for the tenth consecutive time in the table tennis world
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — China made short work of their German counterparts 3-0 in the men’s final here Sunday at the World Table Tennis Championships, lifting the Swaythling Cup for the 10th consecutive time and a record 22 times overall. The last team to stop China in a men’s team final at worlds…
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World Cup silver for Möregårdh – final fell against the world setter
World setter Fan Zhendong became too tough a task. 19-year-old Truls Möregårdh lost the singles final at the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston. The Chinese superstar won 4-0 in sets. 77-ranked Möregårdh’s successful WC ends with a silver medal.
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China sweeps into the semifinals of the women’s singles at Table Tennis Worlds
© Provided by Xinhua NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 27 (Xinhua) – Chinese paddlers continued to shine in the 2021 Table Tennis World Championships held in Houston, reaching the semifinals of the women’s singles at Sunday’s all-Chinese competitions. World No.1 Chen Meng joined teammates Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi in the last four, after outclassing…
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Interview: Ball proud to fight against generations of Chinese champions
By sports writers Liu Yang, Zhang Yuan and Oliver Trust BERLIN, September 1 (Xinhua) – German table tennis’ evergreen Timo Boll says he’s proud to fight generations of Chinese table tennis champions, with Ma Lin and Fan Zhendong his toughest opponents. In a new interview with Xinhua, Boll recalled his experiences of tackling world champions…
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Day 14 Roundup: China won two golds, Italy and Jamaica won 100m relays
© Provided by Xinhua With two more golds on day 14, China remains at the top of the medal count at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. TOKYO, August 6 (Xinhua) – Two golds in table tennis and athletics helped China maintain its place at the top of the gold medal count. China has chopped…
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Last places for table tennis men’s team at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, August 6 (Xinhua) – The following are the final placements of the table tennis men’s team at the Tokyo Olympics this Friday: 1. China (Xu Xin, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin) Germany (Patrick Franziska, Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Benedikt Duda) Japan (Yukiya Uda, Jun Mizutani, Tomokazu Harimoto, Koki Niwa) South Korea (An Jaehyun,…
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China and South Korea meet in the semifinals of table tennis for men at the Olympics in Tokyo
© Provided by Xinhua Chinese table tennis men’s team will fight against South Korea in the semifinals after crushing France 3-0. TOKYO, August 2 (Xinhua) – Defending champions China booked a table tennis semi-final against South Korea at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after beating France 3-0 on Monday, but the world’s first fan Zhendong…
