Table Tennis


China-US paddlers excel at worlds

Lin Gaoyuan and Lily Zhang, a joint China-United States pair set up to mark the 50th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy, performed wonders to reach the medal positions at the world table tennis championships ...

November 30, 2021, Tuesday


Busan to host 2024 worlds

The 2024 table tennis world championships will be held in Busan, South Korea, the International Table Tennis Federation said, four years after the city missed out on hosting the event due to the COVID-19...

November 26, 2021, Friday


China to hold Olympic simulation event in May

The Chinese Table Tennis Association will stage an Olympic simulation event in May to help its players prepare for this year’s Tokyo Games, local media reported....

April 29, 2021, Thursday


Ma beats Fan to capture sixth ITTF Finals crown

Grand Slam winner Ma Long of China beat compatriot Fan Zhendong 13-11, 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 to win a record-extending sixth ITTF Finals men’s singles title in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, yesterday....

November 23, 2020, Monday


China’s Fan claims third straight ITTF World Cup

Fan Zhendong became the first winner of three straight World Cup titles after he was crowned at the ITTF Men’s World Cup finals in Weihai, Shandong Province, last night....

November 16, 2020, Monday


World No. 1 Chen crowned

World No. 1 Chen Meng beat compatriot Sun Yingsha 4-1 in the final of the ITTF Women’s World Cup in Weihai, Shandong Province, last night....

November 11, 2020, Wednesday


World cups moved to China as virus-hit season restarts

The men’s and women’s world cups and tour finals will be held in China in November, the table tennis world body has announced, in a rare instance of international sport in the country since the coronavirus...

September 7, 2020, Monday


ITTF mulls nixing individual worlds

The International Table Tennis Federation CEO Steve Dainton revealed yesterday that the world table tennis governing body is considering scrapping individual world championships....

April 13, 2020, Monday


Team worlds shelved again

The table tennis world team championships have been postponed again after the sport’s governing body suspended all planned events involving international travel until June 30 amid the coronavirus pand...

March 31, 2020, Tuesday


World champ Liu pulls out of Qatar Open due to injury

Reigning world champion Liu Shiwen confirmed yesterday that she will skip the ITTF World Tour Qatar Open starting tomorrow due to injury....

March 2, 2020, Monday




 

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