Saturday, May 31, 2008
8:11 PM
韩国公开赛 - 新加坡全军覆没
截至今天的比赛，我国在男女单打，双打，以及U21男女单打比赛都被惨遭淘汰。

在高宁的却阵下，由杨子率领的男队在开局就面临巨大打击。从外围赛普及正赛的我国三名男将，蔡晓黎，刘中泽以及马良在昨天的比赛中落败，唯独杨子普及次圈。刘中泽很快的便以4-1惨遭奥运男单冠军韩国柳承敏淘汰。马良接着一同样的比分灾在德国名将斯特格的拍下。蔡晓黎则被奥地利施拉格以4-1淘汰出局。杨子在首圈淘汰日本下山隆敬，所后在此圈，便以4-1遭韩国林载贤报冷。

男双则在外围赛不敌对手，全被淘汰。

女单选手表现则较为出色。首圈赛中，唯有于梦雨遭到泰国高王的毒手，爆出的唯一冷门。其他选手都轻松普及。奥运殿军李佳薇以4-0完胜泰国另一选手穆昂苏克。王月古同样的以4-0横扫匈牙利选手科尔泰。孙蓓蓓以4-1的绝对优势击败西班牙的德芙来科。冯天薇也没给德国奥泽勒任何机会，以4-0完胜对手。

女选手们在次圈中乘胜最忌，纷纷击败对手普及十六强。李佳薇4-1击退罗马尼亚小将阿德里安杜。孙蓓蓓4-3艰难击败韩国的李恩姬，而王月古则以4-2淘汰同样来自韩国的文炫晶。冯天薇4-0横扫奥地利李嫱冰。

在十六强赛中，孙蓓蓓和冯天薇遭到中国香港和中国选手的毒手。孙蓓蓓3-4不敌拥有“张怡宁克星”之称的香港名将姜华珺。冯天薇则败给中国削球手范瑛。新加坡头二号女将顺利普及。王月古4-2打败韩国的唐汭序，李佳薇4-0横扫奥地利刘佳。

他们两则在复赛不敌中国选手。李佳薇4-3惨遭王楠的拍下。王月古则同样败给中国削球手范瑛。

我女双也止步于首圈。
Saturday, May 24, 2008
10:26 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Women's Team Awarded Silver!
Our Women's Team lost to World No.1 China in the finals earlier on to clinch Silver.

Captain Li Jia Wei took on World No. 2 Guo Yue in the 1st Singles Match. She cause the Chinese alot of trouble before losing 3-2. The game was much more intense than the score seems to be. Matchest were won by the smallest margin. Li won the 1st match 11-9, whilst Guo took the next 2 by game 13-11 and 11-9. Li levelled the score at 2-2 with a 14-12 win. Guo then won the last point by beating Jia Wei 11-8.

Feng Tian Wei then took on World No. 4 Wang Nan, where she lost in straight games (11-7, 11-9, 11-6). The Chinese Doubles made up of Zhang Yining and Guo Yue brought matters to an end by defeating Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu 3-1.

Our paddlers faltered in the Singles Matches. Li lost to China's Cao Zhen, whilst Wang was ousted out by Zhang Yining. Feng was swept aside by World No.5 China's Guo Yan, while Sun lost to Wang.
10:12 AM
Table tennis fraternity in shock

SINGAPORE'S table tennis fraternity was reeling this week from the news of Zheng Qi's death in a car accident in Shanghai on Wednesday night. He was 30 years old.

Zheng Qi was Singapore's assistant national coach at the Asian Games in December 2006, but he left after the Asiad to coach the Shanghai women's team.

He married former national player Zhang Xueling in October 2006 after a five-year courtship.

Zhang left Singapore in March last year to be with her husband in Shanghai.

News of the tragedy sent shockwaves through the fraternity, including Singapore men and women's national teams who are currently competing at the Japan Open in Yokohama.

Said Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) high performance manager Antony Lee: "Most of the players know Zheng Qi and Xueling, so of course they are shocked.

"Some of the players in the table tennis fraternity, including the Singapore players, have called her. It's really sad as she was breaking down (over the phone).

"It's unfortunate that this has happened and we would like to offer our condolences to the family.
"When contacted by Today, STTA chief executive Jackie Tay said: "Everyone in the association was sad to hear the news and our sympathies go out to Xueling.

"We'll be sending a wreath to the funeral and an STTA representative will be going to Shanghai to convey our condolences to Zheng Qi's family.

"Zheng, who was appointed assistant national coach in 2006, represented Singapore in international competitions between 2002 and 2005.

He competed in singles and doubles events, playing alongside national players like Cai Xiaoli, Yang Zi and newly crowned Sportsman of the Year, Gao Ning.

His wife Zhang, who received her citizenship in 2001, was a member of the women's team that won the Republic's first Commonwealth gold medal in the 2002 Games in Manchester.

She won four more gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

The Beijing-born player was also a part of Project 0812, a government initiative to help elite athletes achieve medal success at the Beijing Olympics or the London Games in 2012.

She became the first athlete to quit the programme in March last year.

(Source: www.todayonline.com LOW LIN FHOONG)
Friday, May 23, 2008
10:20 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Women Paddlers Safely Through the 1st Round
Our top 4 paddlers, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei and Sun Beibei, are safely through to the last-16 in the Japan Open women's singles. But they will face tricky encounters today.

Li got off to a flying start when she thrashed former world No 2 Tamara Boros of Croatia in straight games. Feng defeated Zhenqi Barthel 11-5, 8-11 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 and compatriot Wang accounted for Japan's Ishigaki Yuka 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6. Sun Bei Bei defeated up and coming teenager Japan's Ishikawa Kasumi.

Yue Gu will take on Bei Bei tomorrow whilst Feng will meet China's Guo Yan. Li will be against China's Cao Zhen.
4:43 PM
新加坡前乒乓男队助理教练
　　我国女子乒乓队前国手张雪玲的丈夫郑祺前天在上海不幸遇车祸逝世，终年29岁。

　　郑祺曾是新加坡国家男队的助理教练，也代表过我国参赛。他是在2006年多哈亚运会结束后离开新加坡，回到家乡上海担任教练。

　　曾在国家队里和郑祺是队友的女队前国手井浚弘昨天接受本报访问时证实了这个消息。井浚弘说：“我今天中午通过上海的朋友知道了这个消息，具体的情况我不是很了解，只知道车祸发生在昨晚（即21日）11时多。

　　“我知道消息后感到很震惊，心情也很沉重。我近期曾和雪玲联络，但现在她的情绪不稳定，暂时不便打扰她。”

　　与郑祺和张雪玲夫妇相识的本地前乒乓女将谢惠娥也是通过上海的朋友知道了这个噩耗。她表示她接获消息后，打了电话给在上海的儿子吴逸龙求证，后者目前在上海的乒乓球俱乐部里训练。

　　谢惠娥说：“郑祺以前在新加坡时曾教过逸龙。逸龙听到这个消息时也不相信，因为他们两个星期前还一起吃过饭。

　　“我的儿子希望发生车祸的不是郑祺，但传了简讯给郑祺的学生后，证实的确是他。”

　　谢惠娥表示，她过后也和张雪玲通了电话，不断安慰在另一端哭泣的她。　　　

　　张雪玲原籍中国北京，1998年5月到新加坡发展乒乓球事业，2006年10月与郑祺结婚。她原本入选0812奥运特别计划，备战今年的北京奥运会，不过却在去年递交辞呈，回到上海陪伴丈夫。

（来源：联合早报 陈汇崑）
Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:57 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Women's Team to face China in Finals
Our female paddlers is scheduled to meet World No. 1 China in the Finals of the Women's Team event.

Our female team made up of Li Jia Wei, Wang Yue Gu and Feng Tian Wei beat Germany 3-1 in the Semi-Finals. Li Jia Wei beat Barthel Zhenqi in straight games. Feng Tian Wei followed suit by defeating Germany's Top Paddler Wu Jia Duo. Doubles being our paddlers' weakest link, Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu lost to Wosik Elke and Barthel Zhenqi 3-1. Feng Tian Wei clinch the 3rd point by defeating Wosik Elke by a impressive margin of 3-0.

Singapore will take on China in the Finals on Saturday (24/5/08) 6pm (Japan Time).

Yu Meng Yu, Ma Liang, Cai Xiao Li and Liu Zhong Ze all collapse in the Qualification Stage.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
11:45 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Women's Team Through to Semi-Finals, Men's Team Withdraw Owing to Injury
Our female paddlers advance to the Semi-Finals, defeating USA in the Quarter Finals 3-1, whilst our Men's Team had to withdraw from the Team Event due to an ijury in Gao Ning's hand.

In yesterday match, our paddlers got off to a rocky start when top paddler Li Jia Wei was upset 3-2 (6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7) by Gao Jun. Li was leading 2-0 before Gao took the tie into a rubber, which the American won 11-7. Feng Tian Wei then secured the next point for Singapore with a decisive win 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-4) over Wang Chen. With the scores tied at 1-1, the 21-year old paired teammate Wang Yue Gu for a 3-0 (12-10, 12-10, 11-9) victory over teenager Crystal Huang and veteran Gao Jun. Competing in the third singles, Li was put to the test against Huang with the score tied after four sets (11-8, 7-11, 10-12, 11-5). Li rallied to take the fifth set 11-8 to secure Singapore’s semi-final matchup against World No 6 Women’s Team Germany which earlier had ousted World No. 3 Women's Team Hong Kong.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
8:07 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - 3 Bronze Medals for our Paddlers

Singapore's last flag bearer Li Jia Wei lost to Top Seeded and Olympic Champion, China's Zhang Yining in the Semi-Finals. In the past 4 years, Li and Zhang has met 13 times in the World Ranking Events, and Zhang has prevailed for all 13 times.

Li, together with her team mates Wang Yue Gu and Feng Tian Wei, has received their Bronze Medal earlier in the Team Events. The other Bronze Medal comes from our Men's Team, who lost to China in the Semi-Finals.

Our paddlers will be heading towards Japan this week to earn more ranking points.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
6:49 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Li Jia Wei Beat Former Olympic Champion Wang Nan in Staright Games!
Paddler Li Jia Wei beat China Wang Nan, the number four seed in the Women's Singles event and thus repeated the success that she had enjoyed in Athens Olympic Games 4 years ago. At the quarter-final stage, Li Jia Wei succeeded in style. She beat Wang Nan 11-4, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5. China holds the other 3 places in the Semi-Finals. Li will take on Zhang Yining in the Semi-Finals match tomorrow.

Another Singaporean Paddler Feng Tian Wei lost to China's Li Xiaoxia 4-1 in the Quarter Finals.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
10:23 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Korea cause Women's Team Upset
Both our Men's and Women's Team settled for Bronze in the Team Event. This is the first time that the Team Event is being introduce into the Pro Tour Circuit. Our Men's Team lost to World No.1, China, in straight games, while our Women's Team lost to Korea, 3-1. The only point came from Captain Li Jia Wei's win over Park Mi Young.

Dang Ye Seo proving to be the backbone for South Korea's win. World No. 6 Li Jia Wei got the team off to a bright start with an 11-1, 12-10, 11-9 victory over Park Mi Young. But China-borned Dang Ye Seo upset Feng Tian Wei 11-7, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7 to level the proceedings. Park Mi Young, partnering Kim Kyung Ah, got the better of Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu, in the doubles match, winning 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8. Then, Dang went on to claim her second point with a win over World No. 7 Wang Yue Gu.

Coach Liu Guo Dong say in the press after the competition that the lost was mainly due to the Doubles Match. The female players are more skilled at their Singles, and that they are still trying out different pairings. Currently, the Olympic Participant list is not yet confirmed. Hence Sun Bei Bei, Yu Meng Yu still stands a chance.
Monday, May 12, 2008
11:15 PM
Provisional List of the Teams Qualified for the Olympic Team Events

Cai Xiao Li received the chance to participate in the Olympic Team Event as both our Men's and Women's Team have qualified.

The following is the list of qualified countries.

Men's Team
Nigeria
China
Germany
Brazil
Canada
Australia
Korea Republic
Hong Kong
Austria
Japan
Singapore
Chinese Taipei
Croatia
Greece
Sweden
Russia

Women's Team
Australia
Austria
China
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Germany
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea Republic
Netherlands
Nigeria
Poland
Romania
Singapore
Spain
USA
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
11:20 AM
2008 TMS Singapore Roadshows
Join us at the 2008 TMS Singapore Open Road Show! Look out for exciting activities and attractive gifts galore at the following places!

Details of Road Show:
Date: 11 May 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 11am to 10pm
Venue: Jurong Point

Date: 27 to 29 May 2008 (Tuesday to Thursday)
Time: 10am to 3pm
Venue: Market Street Car Park

Date: 30 May to 01 June 2008 (Friday to Sunday)
Time: 11am to 10pm
Venue: Jurong Entertainment Centre
Monday, May 5, 2008
12:17 AM
2008 TMS Singapore Open

Thursday, May 1, 2008
11:11 PM
May World Ranking - Li, Wang and Feng in Top 10!
Li Jia Wei, Wang Yue Gu and Feng Tian Wei did extremely well in the Brazil and Chile Open. Li, ranked 8th last month, jumped 2 places and now appears at 6th. Wang is now at 7th, whilst Feng is at 9th. Top 5 is being occupied by China, with Olympic Champion Zhang Yining in the 1st place, followed closely are Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia, Wang Nan and Guo Yan.

Below are the results for our paddlers.

Men
11th - Gao Ning
29th - Yang Zi
163th - Liu Zhong Ze
164th - Ma Liang
173th - Cai Xiao Li
259th - Tang Hua
321th - Guo Yi Teng
355th - Hao Anlin

Women
6th - Li Jia Wei
7th - Wang Yue Gu
9th - Feng Tian Wei
18th - Sun Bei Bei
41th - Yu Meng Yu
66th - Shan Xiao Na
99th - Tan Paey Fern
159th - Huang Kang Kang
258th - Ma Ming Lu




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