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2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
The 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2017 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 22nd edition of the competition, and was held from 14 to 17 December in Astana, Kazakhstan. The competition featured events in four categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. Events Qualification Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2017 ITTF World Tour. The top 15 men's singles players, the top 16 women's singles players, and the top eight men's and women's doubles pairs who satisfied the qualification criteria were invited to compete. Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko was the 16th player added to the men's singles event to ensure that the host nation was represented. Tournament format The singles and doubles tournaments consisted of knockout draws, with 16 players starting each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. A 2020 official estimate reported a population of 1,136,008 within the city limits, making it the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, second-largest city in the country, after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997; since then it has grown and developed economically into one of the most modern cities in Central Asia. In 2021, the government selected Astana as one of the 10 priority destinations for tourist development. Modern Astana is a Planned community, planned city, following the process of List of purpose-built national capitals, other planned capitals. After it became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Xingtong
Chen Xingtong (; born 27 May 1997) is a Chinese 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. Singles titles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Xingtong Chinese female table tennis players 1997 births Living people Table tennis players from Shenyang Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Table Tennis Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirill Gerassimenko
Kirill Gerassimenko (born 18 December 1996) is a Kazakhstani table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the first round by Ádám Pattantyús. References External links * * * 1996 births Living people Kazakhstani male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Kazakhstan Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Sato (table Tennis)
is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal with Honoka Hashimoto at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships. ITTF results Singles Doubles Career records ;Doubles *World Championships: 3rd (2019). *Asian Championships: 3rd (2017, 2019). * Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 3rd (2015) ;Team *World Team Cup: 2nd (2019) *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 ...: 2nd (2017, 2019). * Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 2nd (2014, 2015) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Hitomi Japanese female table tennis players 1997 births Living people World Table Tennis Championships medalists ... [...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] |
Mima Ito
is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics when she was 15 years old. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal with her partner Jun Mizutani in the Mixed Doubles event which made its debut, a bronze medal in the Women's singles, and a silver medal in the Women's Team event. Often termed as the 'greatest threat' to Chinese table tennis dominance, Ito Mima has the highest winning rate against Chinese players in the history of women's table tennis. She has a winning record against several top Chinese players, including world champion Liu Shiwen, former world no. 1 Zhu Yuling and world junior champion Qian Tianyi. Her signature playing style entails lethal shovel serves, fast short-pimpled backhand punches and flat forehand smashes. In March 2020 at the Qatar Open, Ito Mima recorded a 4–0 win against reigning Olympic champion Ding Ning in the semifinals. Notably, she won the third set 11–0, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hina Hayata
is a Japanese international table tennis player. She is the most successful player on the ITTF Challenge Series since its inception in 2017. Owing to her stature, she is able to generate powerful spins on both wings more so than most female players. Career Junior Hayata was a member of Japanese girls' team winning gold at the 2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships. She also won silver in girls' doubles and mixed doubles. She won the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships with Mima Ito. She won several doubles titles in the ITTF World Tour, including the Grand Finals in 2016 and 2018. 2019–2020 In the ITTF Portugal Open 2019, she caused a major upset by beating 4-time Women's World Cup Champion Liu Shiwen 4–3. She went on to beat another Chinese player Hu Limei before winning the tournament by defeating her compatriot Honoka Hashimoto in the finals. In January 2020, she won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships for the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Hung-chieh
Chiang Hung-chieh (; born 22 February 1989) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Taiwan's team in the men's team event. He married Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic medalist, winning silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Japanese women's team. She is sponsored by All Nippon Airways. Table tennis career Fuk ... following the Rio Olympics. In March 2021, Ai and Chiang were reported to have filed for divorce. The couple jointly announced their divorce in July 2021. References 1989 births Living people Taiwanese male table tennis players Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Olympic table tennis players of Taiwan Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Hsinchu Universiade medalists in table tennis Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Chien-an
Chen Chien-an (; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles. In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai Hao Shuai (born October 1, 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese table tennis player. Career records Singles (as of May 13, 2010) *World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). * Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Open 2007. China (Shanghai) Open 2008. Slovenian Op ... and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won Men's Doubles title. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships title. Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR. Career References External links * Living people 1991 births Taiwanese male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2 ... [...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] |
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