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2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
The 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2019 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 24th edition of the competition, and was held from 12–15 December in Zhengzhou, China. The competition featured events in five categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Events Qualification Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2019 ITTF World Tour. The top 16 men's and women's singles players, and the top eight men's, women's and mixed doubles pairs who satisfied the qualification criteria will be invited to compete. Tournament format The singles and doubles tournaments consisted of knockout draws, with 16 players starting each of the singles events and eight pairs starting each of the doubles events. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National Central Cities in China, the centre of Central Plains area, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area (including Zhengzhou and Kaifeng) is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone. The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's national transportation network, with railways connecting Zhengzhou to Europe and an international airport. Zhengzhou is a and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City. As of 2020, there are two World Cultural Heritage Sites in Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) is China's first futures exchange. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is China's first Airport E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yidi
Wang Yidi (, born 14 February 1997) is a Chinese table tennis player. In June 2019, she won the Hong Kong Open by beating Mima Ito 4–0 in the final. In July 2019, she won four gold medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se .... Singles titles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Yidi Table tennis players from Anshan 1997 births Living people Chinese female table tennis players Universiade medalists in table tennis FISU World University Games gold medalists for China East China University of Science and Technology alumni Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade World Table Tennis Championships medalists Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Chun Ting
Wong Chun-ting (; born 7 September 1991) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. He won his first doubles title on the ITTF World Tour in 2012 and won another three doubles titles in 2014. In 2015, he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Doo Hoi Kem at the World Championships. In 2016, he won a bronze medal in the singles event at the Men's World Cup. Since February 2017, his highest rank was number 6 in the world. Wong started playing table tennis aged six against his brother. He joined a club at age nine.Chun Ting Wong nbcolympics.com About Wong Chun-ting grew up in Shajiao Village,Sha Tin
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Jun Mizutani
is a retired Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17. His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row. After defeating Vladimir Samsonov for the bronze medal by 4–1 in the 2016 Rio Olympics, he finally seized his first singles medal in the three main international tournaments. It was also the first Olympic table tennis singles medal of his country. Career 2021 In March, Jun Mizutani played in the WTT Star Contender event at WTT Doha, but he suffered a round-of-16 upset to Ruwen Filus. In June, Mizutani claimed that he and Mima Ito had a 70–80% chance of medalling and a 30% chance of winning the gold medal in mixed doubles at the Tokyo Olympics. Mizutani will also play in the team event in Tokyo. In July, Mizutani and Mima Ito defeated Liu Shiwen and Xu Xin in the mixed doubles finals to become the first non-Chinese to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Hsien-tzu
Cheng Hsien-tzu (; born 18 April 1993) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She attended Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 .... References External links * * 1993 births Living people Taiwanese female table tennis players Chinese Culture University alumni Summer World University Games medalists in table tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games World Table Tennis Championships medalists Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Taiwanese expatriate sportspeople in France Taiwanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from New Taipei Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Szu-yu (table Tennis)
Chen Szu-yu (; born 1 August 1993) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed for Taiwan at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... Chen is a two-time medalist at the World Team Championships as a member of the Chinese Taipei women's team. References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Taiwanese female table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Taiwan Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games Universia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Yingsha
Sun Yingsha (simplified Chinese: 孙颖莎; born 4 November 2000) is a Chinese table tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. Career 2019 In the 2019 World Team Cup, Sun came back from down 10–7 in the deciding fifth game to defeat Mima Ito in the finals against Japan. In an interview in 2021, Sun referred to this match as her precious match. 2021 Sun started out 2021 as number two in the world rankings. However, after China's decision to withdraw from all international events until the Tokyo Olympics, Mima Ito passed Sun for the number two position in the world rankings. In April, ITTF amended the seeding system for the Olympics such that she would be seeded above Mima Ito. In May, Sun was selected to represent China in the women's singles and team event at the Tokyo Olympics. In China's Olympic Scrimmage, Sun lost to Chen Meng in the finals of the first leg and to Wang Manyu in the semi-finals of the second leg. In June, Sun lost to Zhang Rui (table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ha-eun
Yang Ha-eun (born 25 February 1994) is a South Korean female table tennis player. She won two medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ... and she was a member of South Korean women's team at the 2012 World Team Championships. In 2015, she won a gold medal in mixed doubles event with Xu Xin at the World Championships. Career 2021 Yang opened up 2021 playing better than her world ranking of 81 would indicate, including wins over Suh Hyowon (WR 21) and Choi Hyojoo (WR 64) at the Korean Olympic trials and Melanie Diaz (WR 68) at WTT Doha. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Ha-eun South Korean female table tennis players Living people 1994 births Table tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Tabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeon Ji-hee
Jeon Ji-hee (, born 28 October 1992), born Tian Minwei (), is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player. Career She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the fourth round by Yu Mengyu, and as part of the South Korean team in the women's team event. 2021 In March, Jeon played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Contender event, she reached the quarter-finals, where she was upset by Miyuu Kihara. In the WTT Star Contender event, she reached the semi-finals where she lost to 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 ev .... It marked her fourth straight loss to Ito, a likely rival in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Jeon represented South Korea in the women's singles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Jeon reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Jingkun
Liang Jingkun (born 20 October 1996) is a Chinese table tennis player who is currently world rank number 5 in ITTF. Two-time medalist in men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships. Career A top junior player with huge potential, Liang made a breakthrough in 2015 when he was surprisingly selected to represent China at the World Championships. He competed in the men's singles event, where he made it to the round of 32 before getting eliminated by his teammate, Zhang Jike. He also competed in the 2019 World Championships where he surprisingly beat Fan Zhendong in the Round of 16 but ended up losing in the semi-finals to Ma Long. 2021 In May, Liang played in the Chinese Olympic Scrimmages. He lost to Xu Xin 4–0 in the quarter-finals of the second leg of the scrimmage. In September, Liang reached the semi-finals of the China National Games, where he lost to Fan Zhendong. He then defeated Wang Chuqin to take the bronze medal. In November, Liang won two WTT titles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Franziska
Patrick Franziska (born 11 June 1992) is a German table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by Butterfly and plays with FC Saarbrücken-TT in the German Bundesliga (TTBL). Career 2021 Patrick Franziska represented Germany at the Tokyo Olympics. In March, he entered the WTT Star Contender event at WTT Doha, but lost 11-9 in the fifth to Sharath Kamal Achanta Sharath Kamal (born 12 July 1982) is an Indian professional table tennis player. He is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become ten times Senior National Champion hence breaking the record of eight-time National Champion Kam .... Table tennis career * 2010 European Championships - Gold in Team Event * 2013 European Championships - Gold in Team Event * 2014 European Championships - Silver in Team Event * 2014 World Championships - Silver in Team Event * 2015 European Championships - Silver in Team Event * 2016 European Championships - Gold in Men's Doubles * 2017 European Championships - Gold in Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Boll
Timo Boll (, ; born 8 March 1981) is a German professional table tennis player, who currently plays for Borussia Düsseldorf. He is ranked second in the German Table Tennis National League, and fifteen in the ITTF world rankings as of October 2022. Boll ranks among the best German table tennis players of all time, having ranked world No. 1 in 2003, 2011 and in March 2018. Childhood Boll was born in Erbach im Odenwald, Hessen. Boll started playing at age 4, and was coached at the time by his father. In 1987, he became a member of TSV Höchst. At age 8, he was discovered by Helmut Hampel, a Hessian trainer who promoted him. In 1990, he started to train at the training centre Pfungstadt and four years later changed teams to with whom he took part in the Second Division, at which time he attracted the attention of other table tennis associations. recruited him in 1995, a move which required the entire team to relocate 170 km away, to Höchst, to enable daily training with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
