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Table Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Team
The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 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 ... in Tokyo. The event took place from 1 August to 6 August 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Format Teams were made up of three players. Each team match was made up of five individual matches and ended when either side has won three matches. The order of a team match was changed as follows: a doubles match, two singles matches, and if neither side had won three matches by this point, a maximum of two extra singles matches were played. The new order avoids any players playing two matches in succession, and forces players who play two singles to compete in the second individual match. Qualification Schedule Seeds Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The gymnasium was rebuilt to a futuristic design created by Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki from 1986 to 1990. The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line. Description and events The main arena includes a large indoor arena that hosts national and international sporting events. The arena holds 10,000 people (6,000 fixed, 4,000 temporary). An incomplete list of events held in the arena include: * Tokyo Indoor men's tennis * WTA Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Championships were held every February here, but from 2008 it has been held in the Ariake Coliseum; *Japan Table Tennis Championships; *The first two international hosted regular s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeoung Young-sik
Jeoung Young-sik (also Jeong or Jung, ko, 정영식, born 20 January 1992) is a South Korean 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. He debuted internationally in 2010 and won a silver and a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Between 2010 and 2018 he won six bronze medals at the world championships. He reached the world ranking #7 in February 2017. His father Jeoung Hae-chul was also a competitive table tennis player. Career 2021 Jeoung completed his mandatory military service from mid-2019 to March of 2021. He will be representing South Korea at the Tokyo Olympics in the team event as well as the men's singles event. Jeoung upset Timo Boll in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics, where he lost to Fan Zhendong. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Lebesson
Emmanuel Lebesson (born 24 April 1988) is a French table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated by Adrian Crișan, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. In October 2016 he won the men's singles title at the European Table Tennis Championships, defeating compatriot Simon Gauzy Simon Gauzy (born 25 October 1994) is a French 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 ... in the final. References 1988 births Living people People from Niort French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in table tennis Sportspeople from Deux-Sèvres Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis Compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gauzy
Simon Gauzy (born 25 October 1994) is a French 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. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Kou Lei, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. References External links *Simon Gauzy at Table Tennis Media 1994 births Living people French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics European Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for France Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games Sportspeople from Toulouse Tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Chien-an
Chen Chien-an (; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles. In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai Hao Shuai (born October 1, 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese table tennis player. Career records Singles (as of May 13, 2010) *World Championships: QF (2005, 2007). * Pro Tour winner (3): Serbian Open 2007. China (Shanghai) Open 2008. Slovenian Op ... and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won Men's Doubles title. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships title. Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR. Career References External links * Living people 1991 births Taiwanese male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2 ... [...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] |
Lin Yun-ju
Lin Yun-Ju ( born 17 August 2001) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.Table Tennis LIN Yun Ju – Tokyo 2020 Olympics ''Tokyo 2020 Olympics''. Retrieved 30 July 2021. He is a left-handed player who plays with the shakehand grip and is sponsored by . Personal life Lin was born in Yuanshan, Yilan County, |
Vitor Ishiy
Vitor Ishiy (born 22 September 1995) is a Brazilian table tennis player. He competed in the 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 ... for Brazil. References External links * 1995 births Living people Brazilian male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of Brazil Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Tsuboi
Gustavo Tsuboi (born 31 May 1985, São Paulo) is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won three medals in double and team events in the Pan American Games. Along with Hugo Hoyama and Thiago Monteiro, Tsuboi was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games. Tsuboi won the gold medal at the inaugural 2011 Latin American Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after defeating Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre 4–0. Tsuboi competed in table tennis at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Career 2021 In March, Tsuboi played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Star Contender event, he had a high-profile 3-0 upset over Koki Niwa in the round of 32. 2020 Olympic Games At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Tsuboi, 37th in the world, by defeating Nigerian Quadri Aruna (21st in the world ranking), became the 3rd Brazilian in history to reach the round of 16 in the Olympics. The feat had only been achieved by Hugo Hoyama Hugo Hoyama (born May 9, 1969) is a retire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Calderano
Hugo Marinho Borges Calderano (born 22 June 1996, in Rio de Janeiro) is a table tennis player from Brazil. In January 2022, he peaked at number 3 in the world rankings, becoming the greatest Americas player of all time. He is the first-ever player from Latin America to reach the Top 10 of the ITTF World Rankings. Calderano is also well known for beating China's Fan Zhendong at the quarterfinals of the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon, South Korea. Career 2021 In 2021, Calderano announced he was leaving the German Bundesliga and switching to the Russian Champion's league to focus more on international competition. However, Calderano will continue to live in Germany and train in the same training center; he will compete in a different league. Calderano entered World Table Tennis' inaugural event WTT Doha. After receiving a minor scare in the first round to co-patriot Gustavo Tsuboi, Calderano comfortably beat An Jaehyun in the round of 16. However, he lost to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Källberg
Anton Källberg (; born 17 August 1997) is a Swedish table tennis player. Career 2021 Källberg represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won his opening round of 64 match in the men's singles event with a convincing 4–0 win over USA's Nikhil Kumar before losing to Lin Yun-ju in the third round. 2022 He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles alongside Jon Persson at the 2022 European Table Tennis Championships The 2022 European Table Tennis Championships were held in Munich, Germany, from 13 to 21 August 2022, as part of the 2022 European Championships. Medalists Medal table Participating nations 225 players from 39 nations. References .... Singles titles References 1997 births Living people Swedish male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Sweden World Table Tennis Championships medalists 21st-century Swedish people Table tennis players at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Karlsson
Kristian Gunnar Karlsson (; born 6 August 1991) is a Swedish professional table tennis player. Career Born in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, Karlsson started to play table tennis in his hometown club at the age of 8. He remained in Trollhättan until he was 16, subsequently he moved away from home to go to high school. During his high school years Karlsson had 10 training sessions a week. In 2011 he signed to Halmstad BTK and began to rose through the ranks quickly. Ranked outside the top 400 in October 2010, Karlsson finished 2011 in the 233rd position, and at the end of 2012 he ranked 129. The year 2012 also marked his first senior success, winning the silver medal at the 2012 Table Tennis European Championships in men's doubles. His performances also attracted French top division side AS Pontoise-Cergy TT and Karlsson eventually signed to the club in September 2013. He won the Champions League with AS Pontoise-Cergy in 2014. In 2016 Kristian signed for the German top cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
