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Table Tennis At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Team
The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 18, at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool. The top team in each pool advanced to the semifinals, with the second-place team from each group going to the bronze medal playoffs. The two semifinal winners met in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers each played against one of the winners from the bronze medal playoffs, with the winners of those games meeting in the bronze medal match. Each match consisted of up to five games, with the first team to win three being declared the winner. The first two games in each match were singles, the third was doubles, and the final two were singles again. Each team member competed in two of the five games, according to a set rotation. Qualification Schedule All times are China Standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking University Gymnasium
Peking University Gymnasium (), nicknamed China's Spine (), is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. The gymnasium was constructed for the table tennis events of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Paralympics. The gymnasium has a floor space of 26,900 m², 6,000 permanent seats and 2,000 temporary seats. It was completed in August 2007. In November 2011, Khoo Teck Puat donated about 173 million RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ... to Peking University for the construction and the gymnasium was entitled '''Khoo Teck Puat Gymnasium. After the Olympics, the gymnasium was renovated between September 2010 to October 2011. The gymnasium has become a sport complex which includes fitness club, swimming pool and courts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lai Chak
Ko Lai-chak (; born 10 May 1976 in Chancheng, Foshan, Guangdong, China) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and the men's team competition. He uses a penhold grip. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he made it to the quarter-finals. References External links ITTF DATABASE 1976 births Living people Hong Kong male table tennis players Olympic silver medalists for Hong Kong Olympic table tennis players for Hong Kong People from Foshan Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Weixing
Chen Weixing (Simplified Chinese: 陈卫星 Hanyu Pinyin: Chén Wèixīng, born April 27, 1972, Inner Mongolia, China) is an Austrian table tennis player of Chinese origin. He has played for SVS Lower Austria for several years. Chen found it difficult to be selected in China's competitive national team. He made it to the top 15 but the opportunity to play at world class level was limited. Therefore, he decided to venture to Europe, first to Hungary, then Germany then Austria. Chen is considered to be one of the best defensive players in the world, reaching his personal best ranking of World number 9 in 2006. Since the opening in 2011 Chen Weixing practices at the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat, Austria where he also works as a coach since 2015. Success * Winner of the European Champions League: 2007/2008 * Double European Champion 2002 * Vice European Cup 2005 * ETTU-European Cup in 2000, won the TTG Hoengen See also * List of table tennis players This list of table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Schlager
Werner Schlager (born September 28, 1972 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria) is a table tennis player and former world champion from Austria. Career Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father, Rudolph Schlager and brother, Harald Schlager who were also top Austrian players, making them ideal training partners. In fact, starting out, Schlager became well-versed playing both with and against long pips like his brother. After placing top in numerous singles and doubles tournaments, he won the 2003 Singles World Championship held in Paris beating South Korean Joo Se-Hyuk Joo Sae-hyuk (, ; born 20 January 1980) is a South Korean table tennis player. As a singles player, he was a silver medalist at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships, a bronze medalist at the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup, and a bronze medal ... in the final to clinch the world title. Werner Schlager was avidly renown for his immense skill in service and receive, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Xiaoli
Cai Xiaoli (born 21 November 1979), also known as Cai Xiao Li, is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean international table tennis player. Cai was born in Beijing, China in 1979. He moved to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme. In 2004 he won the Commonwealth Championships mixed doubles with partner Zhang Xueling. He was on Singapore A team at the 2006 Australian Open, where he won the Mixed Doubles with partner Sun Beibei. In January 2008 his world ranking was 155. Cai competed at the following international events: * World Championships: 2005 men's singles, 2007 men's singles, 2007 mixed doubles, 2009 men's singles, 2009 men's doubles, 2009 mixed doubles * Olympic Games: 2008 men's team * Commonwealth Games: 2002, 2006, 2010 men's singles, 2010 mixed doubles * Asian Games: 2002 men's singles, 2002 men's doubles, 2002 mixed doubles, 2006 men's doubles, 2006 men's team, 2010 men's team * Southeast Asian Games: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Zi (table Tennis)
Yang Zi (; born 19 June 1984, in Beijing, China) is a Chinese-born Singaporean former table tennis player. Career Yang joined the Singapore Table Tennis Association under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in 2003 and became a Singapore citizen two years later in 2005. He had represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games. In 2005, Yang won 2 Pro Tour Men's Singles U21 titles and won the Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles U21 title. He also won the silver medal in the Beijing Invitational. Later he also managed to clinch 3 gold medals in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2 golds in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the world's second largest sports event, 15th Asian Games, Yang, together with partner Li Jiawei, won the bronze medal for the mixed doubles event. Yang and his doubles partner, Gao Ning, has also won many medals in the ITTF Pro Tour Events. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Yang made it to the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Ning
Gao Ning (; born 11 October 1982) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 34 as of August 2016. He was first in men's singles at the 2007 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. In 2018, Gao won the men's singles as well as the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games along with Yu Mengyu.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commonwealth-games-singapore-s-gao-ning-wins-singles-gold-in-10139598 Retrieved on 16 April 2018. Channel News Asia He won a gold medal as a team member plus silver medals in the men's singles and men's doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Gao Ning cried after his singles match defeat to an opponent in the Beijing 2008 Olympics as no coach was available to guide him during the match. His coach was sick before the match. The scene of him in tears was telecast on local TV, causing the head coach of the Singapore table tennis team to lose his job. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Yen-shu
Chang Yen-shu (; born 11 February 1979) is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player representing Taiwan. Career highlights ;Summer Olympic Games: :2000, Sydney, men's singles, last 32 :2000, Sydney, men's doubles, quarter final ;World Championships: :1999, Eindhoven, men's doubles, quarter final :2001, Osaka, men's doubles, semi final :2007, Zagreb, men's doubles, semi final ;Pro Tour Grand Finals: :2000, Kobe, men's doubles, semi final :2001, Hainan, men's doubles, quarter final ;Pro Tour Meetings: :1999, Doha, men's doubles, winner :1999, Melbourne, men's doubles, runner-up :1999, Bremen, men's doubles, winner :1999, Prague, men's doubles, runner-up :2000, Zagreb, men's doubles, winner :2000, Kobe, men's doubles, runner-up :2000, Toulouse, men's doubles, winner :2001, Doha, men's doubles, winner :2001, Fort Lauderdale, men's doubles, winner :2008, Velenje, men's doubles, winner ;Asian Championships: :1998, Osaka, men's doubles, quarter final :2000, Doha, men's do ... [...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] |
Chuang Chih-yuan
Chuang Chih-yuan (; born 2 April 1981) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in 2002 and doubles title at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. He participated in the Summer Olympics five times, making the most appearances at Olympic Games among Taiwanese athletes. Career in table tennis Chuang's parents were both table tennis players in Taiwan. His father was a national doubles champion, and his mother Lee Kuei-mei was a member of the national team. After the end of Lee's career as a player, her son, Chih-yuan, became one of her prodigies in table tennis. Chuang started competing in 1989, at the age of eight. From the age of 13 his mother sent him to China for training several times. Chuang first made it to the Taiwan national team in 1998. In 1999, Chuang made his World Championships and ITTF Pro Tour debut. At the end of 2000, his mother decided to let Chuang train in Europe, including France and Germany. The process made his matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaii Yoshida
Kaii Yoshida ( ja, 吉田 海偉; zh, s=宋海伟, p=Sòng Hǎiwěi; born 16 May 1981) is a Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Yoshida started playing table tennis at the age of 7 in the Hebei Institute of Physical Education under coach Liu Wenqing. He is a right handed pen hold grip player. Unlike the Chinese player Wang Hao, he only uses one side of his racket. Yoshida was spotted by a Japanese Coach in 1997. He moved to Japan and commenced his international career in competitive table tennis after completing 3 years of tertiary education and 2 years of university education. In 2004 he became a Japanese citizen. As a singles player, Yoshida was ranked 21st in the world as of July 2010. His highest ranking was in June 2010, when he was 20th. He won his 1st Men's Singles title in the 2006 ITTF Pro Tour Serbian Open. More recently, he achieved a 3rd position in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Chile Open. Yoshida is also a key p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiya Kishikawa
is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro 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 Single .... He currently plays for the German team TTC Ruhrstadt Herne. References External links * 1987 births Living people Japanese male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Japan Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
