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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] |
Kitakyushu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated cities, one of three on Kyushu, and is divided into seven Wards of Japan, wards. Kitakyushu was formed in 1963 from a merger of municipalities centered on the historic city of Kokura, and its name literally means "North Kyushu City" in Japanese. It is located at the northernmost point of Kyushu on the Kanmon Straits, separating the island from Honshu, across from the city of Shimonoseki. Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki are connected by numerous transport links including the Kanmon Bridge and the Kanmon Tunnel (other), Kanmon Tunnels. Kitakyushu's Urban Employment Area forms part of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Greater Metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships
The Sun International 2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships were held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 30 November to 7 December 2016. It was organised by the South Africa Table Tennis Board (SATTB) under the auspices and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Medal summary Events Medal table See also *2016 World Table Tennis Championships *2016 ITTF World Tour References {{reflist World Junior Table Tennis Championships World Junior Table Tennis Championships World Junior Table Tennis Championships World Junior Table Tennis Championships Table tennis in South Africa International sports competitions hosted by South Africa World Junior Table Tennis Championships World Junior Table Tennis Championships The ITTF World Youth Championships is an annual table tennis competition for juniors under 19 and under 15. From 2003 to 2019, the World Junior Table Tennis Championships was held for juniors under 18. The ITTF changed the U18 age grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Soo
Minnie Soo Wai Yam (, born 13 April 1998) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. In 2018, she won bronze in the women’s team event at the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships, World Championship and the 2018 Asian Games, Asian Games. Later at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she also won a bronze medal in the women’s team event with Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching. Early years and education Soo is the daughter of former Hong Kong table tennis player Soo Chun-wah. She was exposed to the sport at age 3½ and began receiving formal training at 5 years old. At 10 years old, she joined Hong Kong's youth table tennis team. She was a student of Diocesan Girls' School but dropped out in secondary three to become a full-time athlete. In September 2022, she started studying at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring physics. Career 2021 At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Soo, as well as her teammates Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching, qualified for the Table tennis at the 2020 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng I-ching
Cheng I-ching (; born 15 February 1992) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Li Xiaoxia, and as part of the Chinese Taipei team in the women's team event. Cheng helped Chinese Taipei woman's team win bronze at the World Team Championships and became the first Taiwanese-born medalist at the Woman's World Cup in 2016. Cheng represented Taiwan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the mixed doubles event alongside Lin Yun-ju, in which they won the bronze medal. She is currently also a master's degree student in the Department of Physical Education of Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at .... References External links * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 ITTF Challenge Series
The 2019 ITTF Challenge Series was the third season of the International Table Tennis Federation's secondary professional table tennis tour, a level below the ITTF World Tour. From this season, the ITTF Challenge Series will be split into two tiers: Challenge Plus and Challenge. Schedule The tournaments in the 2019 tour have been split into two tiers: Challenge Plus and Challenge. Below is the 2019 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation: ;Key Winners ;Key See also *2019 World Table Tennis Championships The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 21 to 28 April 2019. It was the 55th edition of the championships, and the fourth time that they were held in Budapest. Schedule Five events were contested, with qualif ... * 2019 ITTF World Tour References External linksInternational Table Tennis Federation [...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] |
2017 ITTF Challenge Series
The 2017 ITTF Challenge Series was the inaugural season of the International Table Tennis Federation's secondary professional table tennis tour, a level below the ITTF World Tour. Schedule Below is the schedule released by the ITTF: Winners See also *2017 World Table Tennis Championships *2017 ITTF Men's World Cup *2017 ITTF Women's World Cup The 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Markham, Ontario, from 27 to 29 October 2017. It was the 21st edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the first time that it had been staged in Canada. In the final, China ... * 2017 ITTF World Tour * 2017 in table tennis References {{Reflist 2017 in table tennis ITTF Challenge Series seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Ishigaki
is a Japanese 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 who plays a defensive, chopping style. Ishigaki has won singles titles at the 2010 Egypt Open and the 2016 Bulgaria Open, and a women's doubles crown at the 2010 Japan Open. References 1989 births Japanese female table tennis players Living people Sportspeople from Nagoya Shukutoku University alumni Universiade medalists in table tennis Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 ITTF World Tour
The 2016 ITTF World Tour was the 21st season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. 2016 also marked the tour's 20th anniversary. The events of the 2016 tour were split into three tiers: Super Series, Major Series and Challenge Series. The Super Series events offered the highest prize money and the most points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. The Major Series was the middle tier, with the Challenge Series being the lowest tier. Schedule Below is the schedule released by the ITTF: Events Super Series Winners Finals German Open Kuwait Open Qatar Open Japan Open Korea Open China Open Major Series Winners Challenge Series Winners Standings Singles The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points during the 2016 ITTF World Tour were invited to play in the Grand Fina ... [...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] |
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] |
Liu Shiwen
Liu Shiwen (; born 12 April 1991) is a Chinese table tennis player. She is a five-time World Cup champion, one-time World Champion, three-time ITTF World Tour Grand Finals champion and four-time Asian Cup champion. She is known to be one of the fastest players in the world. She held the ITTF No. 1 rank for nine consecutive months from January to September 2010, thirteen consecutive months during 2013–2014, and eleven consecutive months during 2015–2016. Also, she has been consistently ranked first or second in ITTF Women's World ranking from early 2012 to mid-2017 (with no lower rank than third). Equipment Liu Shiwen currently uses a Custom made Butterfly ZLC with a black DHS Hurricane 3 NEO Blue Sponge (2.1mm,39.5°) for her forehand and a red Dignics for her backhand. Career In 2019, Liu Shiwen won the world championships. In a sit-down interview with CCTV, Liu discussed her 2019 World Championship run, placing a big emphasis on the psychological aspect. She noted that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
