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2018 Hong Kong Open (table Tennis)
The 2018 Hong Kong Open was the fourth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the first staging of the event, and took place from 24–27 May at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt .... Men's singles Seeds Draw Top half Bottom half Finals Women's singles Seeds Draw Top half Bottom half Finals Men's doubles Seeds Draw Women's doubles Seeds Draw References External linksTournament page on ITTF website {{2018 ITTF World Tour Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Open Table tennis competitions in Hong Kong International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong Hong Kong Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth Stadium
The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall. It was built by the Urban Council, and is now managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship. History Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in May 1975. This Royal Visit became the namesake of the stadium. The construction was funded by various means including donations from local philanthropists such as Sir Tang Shiu-kin, and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The foundation stone was laid by the Acting Governor Sir Denys Roberts on 21 December 1977. The stadium was opened by the Governor Sir Murray MacLehose on 27 August 1980. Since then the stadium has become one of the major venues for cultural and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharu Yoshimura
is a Japanese table tennis player. Life and career 1993–2010: Early life and background Yoshimura was born in Ibaraki Prefecture to a Filipina mother and a Japanese father. His first name is a Japanese transliteration of the Tagalog word "Mahal", meaning "beloved". 2011–present In 2011, while in junior high school, he competed in the February Table Tennis Tournament Japan where he advanced to the top 12. He defeated Kazuhiro Zhang in the semi-finals but lost to Jun Mizutani in the final game. His achievements include the Asian Championships (New Delhi, India; the first victory of a Japanese player in the men's singles) and the All Japan Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Yoshimura won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Kasumi Ishikawa. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, Yoshimura won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Kasumi Ishikawa. Career records *Japan Top 12 Table Tennis Tournament (2011) **M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike (; born 16 February 1988) is a retired Chinese table tennis player. Zhang became the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career Grand Slam when he won gold in men's singles at the Olympic games in London 2012. The first three are Jan-Ove Waldner (in 1992), Liu Guoliang (in 1999), and Kong Linghui (in 2000). Zhang won the Grand Slam in only 445 days. He won, consecutively, first WTTC 2011, then World Cup 2011, and then London Olympics 2012, which made him the fastest player ever to win a Grand Slam. After the first Grand Slam, he won WTTC 2013 and World Cup 2014. Early life On February 16, 1988, Zhang was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province to Zhang Chuanming (张传铭) and Xu Xiying (徐锡英). His father is a table-tennis coach. He was named after the Brazilian soccer coach Zico. According to his father, the first time Zhang played table-tennis was on March 5, 1992, at age of 4. Career In 2011, Zhang first played in the singles eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Ning
Gao Ning (; born 11 October 1982) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 34 as of August 2016. He was first in men's singles at the 2007 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. In 2018, Gao won the men's singles as well as the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games along with Yu Mengyu.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commonwealth-games-singapore-s-gao-ning-wins-singles-gold-in-10139598 Retrieved on 16 April 2018. Channel News Asia He won a gold medal as a team member plus silver medals in the men's singles and men's doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Gao Ning cried after his singles match defeat to an opponent in the Beijing 2008 Olympics as no coach was available to guide him during the match. His coach was sick before the match. The scene of him in tears was telecast on local TV, causing the head coach of the Singapore table tennis team to lose his job. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Qihao
Zhou may refer to: Chinese history * King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty * Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty * Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China ** Western Zhou () (1046 BC–771 BC) ** Eastern Zhou () (770 BC–256 BC) * Western Zhou (state) () (440 BC–256 BC) * Eastern Zhou (state) () (367 BC–249 BC) * Northern Zhou () (557–581), one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period * Wu Zhou () (690–705), an imperial dynasty established by Wu Zetian * Later Zhou () (951–960), the last of the Five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Zhou (Zhang Shicheng's kingdom) () (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion * Zhou (Qing period state) () (1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty Other uses *Zhou (surname) (), Chinese surname *Zhou (country subdivision) () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Tianyi
Jiang Tianyi (; born 28 February 1988) is a male table tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 2008 Brazil Open. In 2010, he won 3 doubles titles on the ITTF Pro Tour, including 2010 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, formerly named ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for al .... References External links * Hong Kong male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of Hong Kong Living people Table tennis players from Shandong 1988 births Sportspeople from Jinan Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Chinese male table tennis players Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Persson (table Tennis)
Jon Persson (born 31 May 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Persson made 33 Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ... appearances for IF Brommapojkarna and scored five goals. References 1976 births Living people Association football defenders Swedish footballers Allsvenskan players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players IF Brommapojkarna players {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Habesohn
Daniel Habesohn (born 22 July 1986 in Vienna) is an Austrian table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Austrian team in the men's team event. Habesohn competed in the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, upsetting Japanese player and number 15 seed Kenta Matsudaira (7-11, 11-13, 11-6, 12-10, 13-11, 7-11, and 11-8). He then went on to lose to Chinese player and number 33 seed Lin Gaoyuan (1-11, 2-11, 6-11, 11-8, and 4-11). He teamed with Robert Gardos in the Men's Doubles Event, dropping out in the first round in a close match with the Belarusian Duo of Vladimir Samsonov Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonaŭ ( be, Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў, russian: Владимир Викторович Самсонов, born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player ... and Pavel Platonov (7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, and 9-11). In 2021, he competed in the 2020 Olympics.https://olympics.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuya Oshima
is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Masataka Morizono, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at both the 2015 and 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, as well as winning a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2017 World Championships. Career records The following senior career records stand as of April 2018: Singles *ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: QF (2015); Last 16 (2016, 2017) *ITTF World Tour **Winner: 2015 Philippines Open, 2016 Swedish Open *Asian Championships: Last 16 (2015, 2017) *Summer Universiade: Runner-up (2015) Men's doubles *World Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015) *ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: Winner (2015, 2017); Runner-up (2016) *ITTF World Tour **Winner: 2014 Czech Open, 2015 Croatia Open, 2016 German Open, 2016 Polish Open, 2017 India Open, 2017 Qatar Open **Runner-up: 2018 Qatar Open *Asian Championships: SF (2015); QF (2017) *Summer Universiade: Winner (2017); Runner-up (2015) Mixed doubles *Asian Championships: SF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Lebesson
Emmanuel Lebesson (born 24 April 1988) is a French table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated by Adrian Crișan, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. In October 2016 he won the men's singles title at the European Table Tennis Championships, defeating compatriot Simon Gauzy Simon Gauzy (born 25 October 1994) is a French table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table ... in the final. References 1988 births Living people People from Niort French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in table tennis Sportspeople from Deux-Sèvres Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis Compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Sang-eun
Jeong Sang-eun (, born 2 April 1990) is a Chinese-South Korean table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. An ethnic Korean born in China, he became a naturalized South Korean in 2005. Achievements Major events ''Men's singles'' ITTF Tours ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' References Table tennis players from Jilin People from Wangqing County 1990 births Living people Chinese male table tennis players South Korean male table tennis players Chinese emigrants to South Korea Naturalised table tennis players Naturalized citizens of South Korea Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Chinese sportspeople of Korean descent Asian Games medalists in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadri Aruna
Quadri Akinade Aruna (born 9 August 1988, in Oyo, Nigeria) is a professional Nigeria table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in the latter competition. He is the first African player to be ranked in the top 10 in World Table Tennis. At the World Cup 2014, he reached the quarter-finals in the Men's Singles competition. In the 2017 ITTF World Challenge Bulgaria Open, he advanced to the semi-finals, where he was defeated in a tight match by the eventual winner Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Aruna is known for his forehand-oriented playing style, which gets him many winners. He is a Gewo-sponsored player. In 2014, he was ranked number 30 in world table tennis, and the International Table Tennis Federation named him the Star Player of the year. He was also part of the Nigerian team that won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the club level, Aruna Quadri recently teamed up with TTC RhönSprudel Mabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
