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Qatar Open (table Tennis)
The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour. History The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997–99 and 2001-03. Ma Long of China holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with four. In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour. Champions 1994–2018 2019–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 197 ... [...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] |
Yan Sen
Yan Sen (阎森; born August 16, 1975) is a Chinese table tennis player. Major performances *1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles *1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles *1997 World Championships in Manchester - bronze singles *1998 Asian Games - 1st team *1998 Asian Championships - 1st team *1999 World Championships - 2nd doubles (with Wang Liqin), 5th mixed doubles *2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2000 World Men's Club Championships - 1st team *2001 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2001 World Championships - 1st doubles (with Wang Liqin) *2002 Qatar Open - 1st doubles *2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ... - 1st team; 3rd doubles *2003 World Championships - 1st doubles References- China Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Boros
__NOTOC__ Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name * Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984) * Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969) * Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara Todevska (born 1985) * Tamara or Tamar of Georgia (1160s–1213, ruled 1184–1213) * Tamara (''Hollyoaks''), a fictional character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' Artistic works * ''Tamara'' (2005 film), a Canadian-American horror film * ''Tamara'' (2016 French film), a French-Belgian comedy film * ''Tamara'' (2016 Venezuelan film), a Venezuelan drama film * ''Tamara'' (play), Canadian stage play * Tamara (Lermontov), short poem by Mikhail Lermontov (1841) about Tamar of Georgia * Tamara (Balakirev), symphonic poem by Mily Balakirev inspired by verse of Lermontov (1867–1882) * , ballet by Michel Fokine and Léon Bakst to Balakirev's music (Ballets Russes, 1912) Other * 326 Tamara, a main belt asteroid * Tamara pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonaŭ ( be, Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў, russian: Владимир Викторович Самсонов, born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player. He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb all-around style, both offensive and defensive.Vladimir Samsonov nbcolympics.com Samsonov competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2016, placing fourth individually in , in addition to equal fifth in |
Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng (; born on April 3, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) 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 who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in round 16. References 1981 births Living people Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic table tennis players of China Table tennis players from Baoding Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in table tennis Chinese female table tennis players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Jia (table Tennis)
Li Jia (; born May 4, 1981) is a retired female Chinese table tennis player most active between 2000, and 2003. She was left handed. From Jinzhou, Liaoning, she began playing table tennis at the age of 7, and was selected for the provincial team in 1990. In 1997, she joined the national team. She was known for her doubles play. She won the world women's club championships in 2000, the national championships (women's doubles), and placed third in the singles competition that year. In 2001, she placed third in singles at Korea Open, and was the champion in doubles. She also placed third on the international circuit competition. In 2002, she placed third in women's doubles at the Egypt Open, but was the champion in the Qatar, Germany, and Netherlands Open competitions. She placed third in women's doubles at the 47th World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Ji-hae
Ryu Ji-Hye (Hangul: 류지혜, Hanja: 柳智恵) (born February 10, 1976 in Busan, South Korea) is a former female table tennis player from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas .... External linksprofile 1976 births Living people South Korean female table tennis players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyon-hui (table Tennis)
Kim Hyon-hui (, born 15 September 1979) is a former table tennis player from North Korea. Kim is a Merited Athlete Merited Athlete is an honorary title of North Korea given to sports persons. It is awarded to "athletes and workers engaged in the athletic field who make distinguished contributions to the nation's athletics, receiving the love and respect of th .... Kim later married a University student, and thus retired. References 1979 births Living people North Korean female table tennis players Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for North Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krisztina Tóth (table Tennis)
Krisztina Tóth (born 29 May 1974 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő (Hungary), who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany. She has won several medals in single, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the World Table Tennis Championships. General interest Tóth began playing table tennis at the age of 8 in her hometown Gödöllő. She was inspired to do so by her uncle, who was a professional table tennis player. She still plays with her very first racket. In 2008, she became an honorary citizen of Gödöllő. Charity work Tóth is a promoter of children's table tennis in Hungary. She is also supporting less privileged families in her home country. Career records Singles (as of 10 November 2011) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000) *World Championships: round of 16 (2001, 05, 09) *World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 9–12th (1997, 98, 2001, 02, 10) * Pro Tour winner (2): 2004 Danish Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csilla Bátorfi
Csilla Bátorfi (born 3 March 1969 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian table tennis player. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 (when the sport first appeared at the Games) to 2004. She won several titles in European Championships. She is the first female table tennis player to compete at five Olympics. Six men share this honor with her: Swede Jörgen Persson, Croatian Zoran Primorac, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, Serbian-American Ilija Lupulesku, Swede Jan-Ove Waldner, and German Jörg Roßkopf. She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1986 after becoming European champion the same year. See also *List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ... References 1969 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Peng-lung
Chiang Peng-lung (; born 24 July 1976, in Penghu) is a Taiwanese male professional table tennis player. Career highlights Singles (as of August 15, 2010) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000, 04). * World Championships: SF (2001). * World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th (2001). * Pro Tour winner (3): Czech Open 1999; French Open 2000; Japan Open 2001. Runner-up (4): Brazil Open 1999; Croatian, USA Open 2000; Croatian Open 2001. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: SF (1999, 2000, 01). * Asian Games: QF (1998, 2002, 06). * 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 ...: winner (2000). * Asian Cup: 3rd (2006). * Asia Top-12: 2nd (1999) Men's doubles * Olympics: QF (2000). * World Championships: SF (2001, 07). * Pro Tour winner (7): Qatar, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |