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2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
The 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2016 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 21st edition of the competition, and was held from 8–11 December 2016 in Doha, Qatar. The competition featured events in six categories: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and under-21 men's and women's singles. Events Qualification Individual players and doubles pairs earned points based on their performances in the 20 events of the 2016 ITTF World Tour. The top 16 men's and women's singles players, the top eight men's and women's doubles pairs and the top eight under-21 men's and women's players who satisfied the qualification criteria were invited to compete. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking. Withdrawals China's Liu Shiwen and Singapore's Yu Mengyu were not included on the list of confirme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Arena
Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena ( ar, صالة علي بن حمد العطية), is an indoor sports arena in Doha, Qatar. It was built for the Qatar Olympic Committee, in order to host the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship. After the tournament, the management of the arena was transferred to Al-Sadd Sports Club, to become the home venue for Al Sadd Handball Team Al Sadd Handball Team ( ar, فريق السد لكرة اليد) is the handball team of Al Sadd SC, based in the capital city of Doha, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all .... International sports events The arena has hosted the following international sports events: * 2015 World Men's Handball Championship * 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships * 2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup * 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals * 2016 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships References {{reflist Indoor arenas in Qatar Handball venues in Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Zhendong
Fan Zhendong (; born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion. He achieved the top spot in the world rankings after holding position No. 2 for 29 consecutive months, starting from November 2015. Fan's attacking style of play involves explosive footwork and powerful forehand loops. His thick-set build has led fans and commentators to affectionately refer to him as "Little Fatty" (). His continuous rise to becoming one of the top table tennis players in the world has garnered him a large fanbase worldwide, with over half a million followers on Chinese social media site Weibo. In 2016, he won the ITTF Star Point Award, and he was nominated for the Best Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honoka Hashimoto
is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. Achievements ITTF Tours ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' Career records ;Doubles *World Championships: 3rd (2019). * World Tour winner (3): Australian Open (2016), Belarus Open (2016), Austria Open (2016). *Asian Championships An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...: 3rd (2017). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Honoka Japanese female table tennis players 1998 births Living people World Table Tennis Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ho Ching
Lee Ho Ching (born 24 November 1992) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's singles and the women's team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal with Doo Hoi Kem and Minnie Soo Wai Yam in the women’s team event. Early years Lee graduated from St. Rose of Lima's School and studied at Diocesan Girls' School. She dropped out at 15 years old to pursue a full-time athletic career. Career 2021 Lee competed in the Tokyo Olympics in women’s team with Doo Hoi Kem and Minnie Soo Wai Yam. They won bronze after beating Germany with 3-1, earning Hong Kong’s first medal in the Olympics team event and second medal in table tennis. See also * Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, marking the territory's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics since its deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doo Hoi Kem
Doo Hoi Kem (; born 27 November 1996) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. She won two medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and she was a member of Hong Kong women's team at the 2014 World Team Championships. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Wong Chun Ting at the World Championships. In 2021, she also won bronze in the women's team event with Lee Ho Ching and Minnie Soo Wai Yam at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early years Doo studied at Tseung Kwan O Catholic Primary School and Heep Yunn School in her early years. After completing Secondary Three at the age of 15, she chose to become a full-time athlete and entered the Hong Kong Institute of Sports for training. The coaches are the former Chinese table tennis team and the Hong Kong table tennis team. She was the winner of the 2021 President’s Certificate of Appreciation (Sports). Career 2016 At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Doo competed in the team event along with Lee Ho Ching and Tie Ya Na. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Liventsov
Alexey Vyacheslavovich Liventsov (also ''Alexey Liventsov'', russian: Алексей Вячеславович Ливенцов; born November 2, 1981 in Ryazan, Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...) is a Russian table tennis player. He captured three bronze medals on European Championships: in 2011 and 2012 in doubles, and in 2013 with team. In 2017 Alexey Liventsov won Russian Championships in singles. ETTU References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Peng
Tang Peng (; born 4 February 1981 in Beijing, China) is mainland Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Hong Kong. He recently married Tie Yana, another Chinese-born table tennis player representing Hong Kong. As of December 2016, he is ranked the number nineteenth player in the world. Career records Singles (as of 19 January 2014) * World Championships: 1/4 finals (2015). * Pro Tour runner-up (1): 2007 Chile Open. * Asian Championships: runner-up (2003). Men's doubles * World Championships: QF (2009). * Pro Tour winner (4): 2010 Austrian Open, 2014 Spanish Open, 2014 Australian Open, 2014 Russian Open. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Won in 2010. * Asian Championships: SF (2003). Mixed doubles * World Championships: QF (2007). * Asian Championships: SF (2003). Team * Summer Olympic: 4th (2012) * World Championships: 3rd (2008). * World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Kwan Kit
Ho Kwan-kit (; born 20 April 1997) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ..., and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's team event. References 1997 births Living people Hong Kong male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of Hong Kong Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{HongKong-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Masataka Morizono
is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Yuya Oshima, 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 **Runner-up: 2014 Spanish Open *Asian Championships: Last 32 (2015) *Summer Universiade: Winner (2015, 2017) 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: 2013 Polish Open *Asian Championships: SF (2015); QF (2017) *Summer Universiade: Winner (2017); Runner-up (2015) Mixed doubles *Asian Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015) *Summer Universiade: QF (2015) Team *World Team Cup: QF (2015) *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasumi Ishikawa
(born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese table tennis player. A regular member of the Japanese national team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's team. She is a left-handed inverted rubber shakehand player who primarily uses speedy top-spins and loops in offensive play. Biography Kasumi Ishikawa's entire family, which consists of her father, mother, and younger sister, play or used to play competitive table tennis. She has a younger sister, Rira, who was also a professional table tennis player, while her mother Kumi Ishikawa is her current coach. Upon graduation from Hirakawa Primary School in Yamaguchi, Ishikawa wrote in the yearbook of her dream to play in the Olympics. She first got public attention when she managed to defeat high school and even university students much older than her in her first ever All Japan Table Tennis Championships. Since 2007, she has won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
