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Thursday, August 30, 2007

1:10 AM

Volkswagen Women's World Cup - Results

China’s Wang Nan, the number two seed, won the Women’s Singles crown at the Volkswagen Women’s World Cup in Chengdu on Sunday 30th September 2007 beating the number one seed, her compatriot, Zhang Yining in the final.

Wang Nan, in her superb form, back to her best, she won 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8.

Results as follows:
1st - Zhang Yining (CHN)
2nd - Wang Nan (CHN)
3rd - Guo Yue (CHN)
4th - Tie Yana (HKG)
5th to 8th - Wang Yue Gu (SIN)
5th to 8th - Liu Jia (AUT)
5th to 8th - Jiang Huajun (HKG)
5th to 8th - Boros Tamara (HRV)
9th to 16th - Li Jia Wei (SIN)
9th to 16th - Wang Chen (USA)
9th to 16th - Miao Miao (AUS)
9th to 16th - Yang Fen (CGO)
9th to 16th - Fukuhara Ai (JPN)
9th to 16th - Wu Xue (DOM)
9th to 16th - Li Jiao (NED)
9th to 16th - Dodean Daniela (ROU)

Sunday, August 26, 2007

11:57 PM

ITTF Pro Tour CHINESE TAIPEI Open - Li JIa Wei Crowned Women's Singles Champion

Singapore Li Jia Wei justified her number one seeded position in the Wome's Singles event at the Chinese Taipei Open when she emerged as the champion on Sunday 26th June 2007.

The disappointments of earlier in the year, when she had stumbled before reaching her allotted seeded place in the draw, were resigned to history as she beat compatriot Feng Tanwei in six games at the final hurdle.

Li Jia Wei won 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5.

Fifth Title
It was for Li Jia Wei her fifth Women's Singles title on the ITTF Pro Tour, the previous successes being at the United States Open in Chicago in 2004 and in Fort Lauderdale on year later whilst in 2005 she succeeded at the Slovenian Open in Velenje and more recently at the Eurosib Russian Open in St Petersburg in November 2006.

SUMMARY
Men's Singles
1st - Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
2nd - BOLL Timo (GER)
3rd - GAO Ning (SIN)
MIZUTANI Jun (JPN)

YANG Zi - Top 32
CAI Xiao Li - Top 64
MA Liang - Top 64
LIU Zhong Ze - Top 64

Women's Singles
1st - LI Jia Wei (SIN)
2nd - FENG Tian Wei (SIN)
3rd - FUKUOKA Haruna (JPN)
WU Jia Duo (GER)

WANG Yue Gu - Top 8
SUN Bei Bei - Top 8
YU Meng Yu - Top 32

Men's Doubles
1st - OVTCHAROV Dimitrij / SUSS Christian (GER)
2nd - GAO Ning / YANG Zi (SIN)
3rd - KIM Jung Hoon / LIM Jae Hyun (KOR)
KISHIKAWA Seiya / MIZUTANI Jun (JPN)

MA Liang / LIU Zhong Ze - Top 8

Women's Doubles
1st - GAO Jun / SHEN Yanfei (USA/ESP)
2nd - LI Jia Wei / SUN Bei Bei (SIN)
3rd - FUJII Hiroko / KONISHI An (JPN)
FUJINUMA Ai / FUKUHARA Ai (JPN)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

1:02 PM

Volkswagen Women's World Cup

The final list of players who will participate to the Volkswagen Women's World Cup in Chengdu, China (28th-30th September 2007)has now been confirmed.Undoubtedly the table tennis world is looking forward impatiently to see how the youngest on duty, Romania's Daniela Dodean and Japan's Ai Fukuhara, will compete and how the "rest of the world" will prevent the Chinese players once again emerging victorious on home soil as eyes focus on the city of Chengdu.

Zhang Yining, CHN 1
Wang Nan, CHN 2 - Asian representative
Guo Yue,CHN 3
Tie Yana, HKG 1
Jiang Huajun, HKG 2
Li Jia Wei, SIN
Wang Yue Gu, SIN
Fukuhara Ai, JPN
Liu Jia, AUT
Li Jiao, NED - European representative
Wang Chen, USA - North American representative
Boros Tamara, HRV - ITTF Wild card 1
Dodean Daniela, ROU - ITTF Wild card 2
Wu Xue, DOM - Latin American representative
Miao Miao, AUS - Oceania representative
Yang Fen, CGO - African representative