The host South Korea notched victories in its men's and women's opening matches at the world table tennis championships Friday. In the first Group 3 match on the men's side at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships, South Korea beat Poland 3-1. In the women's first Group 5 match, South Korea cruised past Italy 3-0. The southeastern port city of Busan.
by Ian Marshall Competing in the under 15 age group category, at the end of the day, they experienced a mixed doubles defeat at the hands of Romania’s Iulian Chirita and Bianca Mei Rosu, the no.4 seeds (11-6, 11-4, 12-10); Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto, the no.17 seeds, await in the final. “I’m happy […]
by Simon Daish Leading the Under-19 Girls’ Team draw, Russia bypassed the Round of 16 through the benefit of seeding, but its journey was short-lived. Claiming an early lead against ninth seed China thanks to Elizabet Abraamian’s comeback win over Chen Yi (2-11, 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 12-10), Russia’s fortunes took a turn for the worst […]
by Simon Daish 18-year-old Alexis Lebrun secured his passage to the Round of 16 following a runner-up finish in group one, chalking up convincing victories over Poland’s Maksymilian Miastowski (11-7, 11-4, 11-7) and Czech Republic’s Adam Stalzer (11-4, 11-9, 11-6). Felix Lebrun, 15, was even more impressive as he rose above Russia’s Sergey Ryzhov (10-12, […]