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Korea Open (table Tennis)
The Korea Open is an annual table tennis tournament in South Korea. It is organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), and is currently one of six top-tier Platinum events on the ITTF World Tour. History The tournament was first held in 1980, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule (former ITTF Pro Tour) every year since 2001. China's Xu Xin currently holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Singapore's Feng Tianwei holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with three. Champions 1980–2017 *) was called Seoul Open **) was the final tournament of the Grand Prix series, called Seoul Grand Prix 2018–present See also *Asian Table Tennis Union The Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) is an Asian table tennis governing body formed on May 7, 1972, and recognized by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1975. ATTU was founded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITTF World Tour
The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, is an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles, and Under-21 Men's and Women's Singles. The tour has its own points system, with players accumulating points based on their performances in the tournaments they enter. Since 2017, the ITTF also announced that the World Tour would be split into two tiers, with six World Tour Platinum, the new top tier of World Tour, and six regular World Tour events. The players who gain the most points in each of the seven different categories will be invited to participate in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the year. Overview ITTF Pro Tour (1996–2011) Number of tournaments in each year (Grand Finals not counted): ITTF World Tour (2012–present) Number of tournaments in each year (Grand Finals no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gernot
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Kang Hee-Chan
Kang Hee-Chan ( Hangul: 강희찬, Hanja: 姜煕燦, born 10 May 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... in Barcelona he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-Seung. References External linksHee-Chan Kang at databaseOlympics.com 1970 births Living people South Korean male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in table tennis Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu Kyo-sung
Chu Kyo-sung is a male former international table tennis player from South Korea. He attended in Busan. He won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Kim Bong-chul, Kim Taek-soo, Lee Chul-seung and Yoo Nam-kyu for South Korea. Two years later he won another bronze medal at the 1997 World Table Tennis Championships The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Manchester from April 24 to May 5, 1997. This event was notable as the winner Jan-Ove Waldner won without losing a single set in all matches played, this was the first time that this occurred. ... in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Kim Taek-soo, Lee Chul-seung, Oh Sang-eun and Yoo Nam-kyu. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists References South Korean male table tennis players Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1994 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deng Yaping
Deng Yaping (; born February 6, 1973) is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Early life and education Deng was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, on February 6, 1973. Career Deng began playing table tennis at age of five, and four years later she won the provincial junior championship. She was age 13 when she won her first national championship. Despite her success, she was initially denied a spot on the national team because she was so short (she stood only 1.5 metres feet 11 inchestall). She was finally included on the national team in 1988. She teamed with Qiao Hong to win her first world championship title in the women's doubles competition in 1989. Two years later in 1991, Deng won her first singles world championship. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she won a gold medal in both the sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Tao (table Tennis)
Wang Tao (; born December 13, 1967 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese table tennis player, the current head coach of the Bayi Gongshang club in the China Table Tennis Super League, and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Wang Tao is a left-handed player who utilizes the shakehand grip, known for using short pimpled rubber on his backhand and regular inverted rubber on his forehand. Due to the special characteristics of short pimpled rubber being able to hit through and resist spin, Wang Tao's play style is unique, as he was able to rely on the quick hitting motion on his backhand to directly attack serves with heavy spin or make controlled shots at wide angles against his opponents. Wang Tao positions himself close to the table, attacking with great speed and surprising his opponents with unexpected shots. Wang Tao was an influential figure, making great contributions to the revival of Chinese dominance in the sport of table tennis in a time when European countries like Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geng Lijuan
Geng Lijuan (; born January 15, 1963) is a Chinese-Canadian table tennis player. She is a four-time World Champion, former World #1 and member of the Chinese National Team. Geng retired from the Chinese national team before the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and married her mixed doubles partner in the world championships, a Romanian table tennis player who had emigrated to Canada. She moved to Canada in 1989, then played professionally in a German club for four years. She returned to Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ... in 1994, bought a pizza shop with her husband, and expanded it to three shops. She plays table tennis in her spare time and represented Canada internationally in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Her career includes winning numerous international Open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Huiyuan
Wang Huiyuan () is a male former international table tennis player from China. Table tennis career From 1979 to 1985 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and six medals in the World Table Tennis Championships. The six World Championship medals included two gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...s in the team event for China. He also won an English Open title. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists References Living people Chinese male table tennis players Table tennis players from Shenyang 1960 births {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Hae-Sook
An Hae-sook (born 1961) is a female former South Korean international table tennis player. Table tennis career She won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Hwang Nam-sook at the 1981 World Table Tennis Championships and a silver medal in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) for South Korea. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References South Korean female table tennis players 1961 births Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea World Table Tennis Championships medalists {{SouthKorea-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Saito (table Tennis)
is a Japanese former international table tennis player. Born in Shōnai, Saito represented Japan in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... In the singles event he went 5–2 in the group stage, but missed out on qualifying for the knockout rounds, finishing third in his group. References External links * 1962 births Living people Japanese male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Japan Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Table tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Maehara
Masahiro Maehara is a Japanese former international table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 1977 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Tetsuo Inoue, Mitsuru Kono, Norio Takashima and Tokio Tasaka for Japan. He then won two bronze medals at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships and 1981 World Table Tennis Championships. He was later the Director of the Japanese Table Tennis Association. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References Japanese male table tennis players Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja (; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea. Table tennis career She won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa. She is also a two-time women's singles world champion runner-up in 1983 and 1987. sports-reference.com She retired right after the , and currently resides in Seoul working as a table tennis coach responsible for the junior team of South Korea. See also |