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Monday, March 30, 2009
10:14 AM
World Table Tennis Championships - Local Teenagers representing the Nation for the 1st Time
 Singapore will be sending her largest contingent to the upcoming World Individual Table Tennis Championships which will be held in Yokohama, Japan this coming April. For the 1st time, Singapore Sports School students will be donning on National Colours at this prestigious event. Sim Kai Xin Zena, Li Siyun Isabelle and Pang Xue Jie will be joining hands with their higher ranked counterparts to achieve another break through for Singapore. The best our paddlers have done was in 2007 where Li Jia Wei partnered Wang Yue Gu to win the Bronze Medal in the Women's Doubles Event.Our Men's Singles which will be comprised of Gao Ning, Yang Zi, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie. They will be facing strong competition from China, who will be sending the World's Top 3 players Wang Hao, Ma Long and Ma Lin in the Singles Event. They are further supported by Chen Qi and Wang Liqin who are also ranked among the Top 10 in the World. Other notable names to take note of includes Zhang Chao and Xu Xin, also from China, South Korea's Joo Se Hyuk, Germany's Boll Timo and Belarus' Samsonov Vladimir.
Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Doubles Champion Gao Ning/Yang Zi as well as Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie will face strong challenge from the Chinese Oppositions as well. The Chinese will be represented by Athens Olympic Doubles Champion Chen Qi/Ma Lin and Wang Hao/Wang Liqin. Meanwhile the Female Singles will consists of Olympian Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei, Yu Meng Yu, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Feng Tianwei will be the 5th Seed for the event. The Top 4 Seeds will be occupied by Chinese players, Zhang Yining, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yan. In addition, teenage paddlers Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Yao Yan are all ready to cause upsets. Li Jia Wei has chosen to withdraw from the competition as it clashes with her wedding date. In the Women's Doubles Event, SEA Games Women's Doubles Champion Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will join hands once again. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu will form another dangerous pair, and Li Siyun Isabelle/Sim Kai Xin Zena will form our 1st female pair made up of defenders only in this event. Compared to our male counterparts, our female paddlers are all right handed (Pang is also a left hander). This has indirectly restricted the positioning of our female paddlers during the match. The Chinese will be sending Zhang Yining/Guo Yue and Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen. Both are made up of left and right handed. Lastly, Guo Yan/Li Xiaoxia will join their colleagues in the Doubles Event. The Koreans can also be a great threat to our Doubles. Kim Kyung Ah will once again partner Park Mi Young. This pair made up of defenders is especially strong since our paddlers are afraid of choppers.
Beside the Women's Singles and Doubles Events, our next most hopeful event will be the Mixed Doubles Event.Our team will be represented by Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei, Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu, Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu. None of the pairs have achieve notable results. The best pair so far will be Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu. They were crowned the Champions in the 2007 Commonwealth Championships over compatriots Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei. China will be sending a large contingent of at least 7 pairs, but most of the pairs are made up of lower ranked players. Despite the fact, they cannot be underestimated since they still manage to win the Mixed Doubles title 2 year back. |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
1:40 PM
2009中国乒超联赛 - 北大方正痛失李佳薇，迎来冯天薇
 新赛季的中国乒超联赛即将在五月开打。本赛季新加坡将派出三位选手参加。 他们分别是冯天薇、王越古和高宁。
由于本赛季李佳薇退出了北大方正俱乐部（北大方正俱乐部本赛季将改名为冀中能源北大方正），该俱乐部只好找来冯天薇顶替。除了冯天薇的加盟，北大方正俱乐部这赛季也成功摘下了已经降级的河北女队的两员大将牛剑锋和白杨。而原在队中的刘纯和陈晴则成功留队。北大方正俱乐部的阵容比起去年来要强大了不少。至少现在有了固定的双打配对。至于冯天薇是否能像李佳薇一样，成功挑起一号单打的重任，大家就请拭目以待！
王越古的新东家将是去年状态不佳的北京时博国际。北京时博国际去年在失去前世界杯冠军郭炎的情况下，状态一直保持低迷，最终只能排在第五名。有了王越古的加盟，在加上世界第一，奥运双料冠军张怡宁，以及无限潜力的小将丁宁，北京时博国际冲冠的机会已大大提高。
此外，刚刚在国际乒联职业巡回赛印度站比赛中获得男双冠军的高宁也将出现在今年的乒超联赛中。他将代表升班马河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部。河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部去年由河南漯河金都大酒店所属。但今年已转让给河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部。高宁将率领众小将，目标是一定要保级成功。河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部和去年北大方正俱乐部的情况一样。这只升班马的其他队员包括一级运动员周斌、二级运动员詹建、尚坤和闫安。他们年纪轻，经验少，能否成功保级，就看高宁是否有能力挑起第一单打的位置。
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
3:03 PM
SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships - Warm-Up for Clarence and Isabelle
 Youth Olympic Team Paddlers Chew Zhe Yu Clarence, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry, Li Siyun Isabelle and Lam Teng Si has been selected to participate in the annual South East Asia Junior Table Tennis Championships. These 4 teenagers emerged after a selection trial and they will be representing the republic in the U15 Events. In the U18 Boys' Events, National Team Paddler Pang Xue Jie will be joined by Youth Team Paddlers Lim Jie Yan, Chong Hur Ying Darren, Teo Yi De Benjamin. Pang played in the U15 event last year where he won 1 Gold and 1 Silver in the Boys' Singles and together with Darren in the Boys' Doubles Event respectively. Meanwhile, the U18 Girls' Events will be headed by Kwa Hui Qi, together with Look Pei Yee Sylvia, Wong Xi Wen Samantha and Chng Rui Min. Sylvia was the biggest winner last year when she beat defender Isabelle in the U15 Girls' Singles to capture the title. Her other 2 Gold Medals came from the U15 Girls' Doubles where she partnered Isabelle, and the Girls' Team. Watch out for her as she will be playing the U18 Events this year instead. It is heartening to see new faces in the team as Sim Kai Xin Zena and Goh Yi Long graduates from the Competition. Lets wish all our Youth Paddlers All The Best in the Competition!
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
8:58 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Singapore bagged 5 Bronze Medals
 Our paddlers collected their 5th Bronze Medal in the afternoon, after Sun Bei Bei lost to Pavlovich Viktoria of Belarus. Earlier on, Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu clinched a Bronze Medal each in the U21 Boys' and Girls' Singles Event respectively. Gao Ning/Yang Zi and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu were awarded another 2 Bronze Medals in the Doubles Event. Pavlovich Viktoria proved to be Singaporean's Jinx, having ousted out 3 Singaporean in a row. Seeded no.11, Pavlovich Viktoria, was the player to cause the upset beating Feng Tianwei in the 3rd Round, Yu Meng Yu in the Quarter Finals and Sun Bei Bei in the Semi-Finals. Sun Bei Bei lost 14-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-3. Looking back at history, it is not the first time this paddler has defeated Sun. She suffered twice, once in the China Open in 2005 and the 2nd time in the European Table Tennis Union Cup. However, against the more experienced Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu, she recorded zero victories. Probably, the team still need Li Jiawei and Wang Yue Gu as the pillar. Enough said about their defeats. Our paddlers will be heading to China for a month long centralised training as they prepare for the World Championships next month.
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5:50 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Sun Bei Bei, Our Only Hope Left
 Our female paddlers continued their woes after Feng Tianwei's exit in the 3rd round. Yu Meng Yu became the next victim of the defendsive skills of Belarus' Pavlovich Viktoria. Her staunch defence and the occasional attack caught Yu unexpected. Yu, who has never shown a liking against defensive play, lost in straight games, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7. In addition, 2nd Seed, Wang Yue Gu was also ousted out. She lost to Japanese Hirano Sayaka, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6. Sun Bei Bei is now the only one left standing. She defeated Germany's Barthel Zhenqi, 11-6, 11-2, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, to secure herself a Bronze Medal. She will be aiming to clinch her 2nd Pro Tour Title after the Indian Open in 2007. However, she will have to first get pass Pavlovich Viktoria to reach the Finals. Pavlovich Viktoria has already beaten 2 of our paddlers. In the Finals, she will most likely be meeting China's Li Xiaodan. Li is the black horse for this event. In the Women's Doubles Event, Wang Yue Gu/Feng Tianwei fall short against Japanese Fujii Hiroko/Ishikawa Kasumi. They lost 8-11, 11-4, 6-11, 7-11, 7-11 in the Quarte Finals. On the other hand, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu proved that they are great partners. They achieved a Bronze Medal after losing to China's Mu Zi/Li Xiaodan in he Semi Finals. Our 2nd Medal came from Gao Ning/Yang Zi. They lost to the Japanese pairing in the Semi-Finals and settled for Bronze. Meanwhile, there were another 2 Bronze Medal won by our youths. Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu finished Top 4 position in the U21 Bys' and Girls' Event respectively.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
10:40 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Defenders, Singaporean Jinx?
 Pavlovich Viktoria of Belarus cause the major upset in round three of the Women's Singles event. In four straight games, seeded no.11, she overcame Feng Tianwei, the no.1 seed, to book her place in the quarter-finals. Pavlovich Viktoria won 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9. The defeats showed that our paddlers are rather weak against defensive style. Although Feng recorded earlier win against China's Wu Yang and South Korea's Park Mi Young in the Beijing Olympic Games, her victory were not convincing enough. Wu Yang is from China 2nd Team, while the win against Park was by the faintest margin, which can be attributed to abit of luck. Meanwhile Yu Meng Yu suffered 2 times defeat against Japanese Chopper in the Pro Tour Grand Finals last year. Li Jiawei was facing troubles against the World No. 1 defender, South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah as well.
However, there are still reasons why we should celebrate. The other 3 Seeds all progressed. Yu Meng Yu, winner of the Women's Singles event one week earlier at the Indian Open, overcame Hungary's Krisztina Toth, the latter withdrawing from proceedings at the end of the third game when trailing by two games to one. Colleagues Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu recorded victories against their adversaries as well. Sun Bei Bei overcame Romania's Elizabeta Samara; seeded no.8 she beat the no.14 seed in four straight games. Although Wang emerged victorious but she needed the full seven games to overcome Italy's Nikoleta Stefanova, seeded no.21. Wang Yue Gu won 11-9, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6.
Gao Ning added on to the happiness by recording another win against Belarus Chtchetinine Evgueni. He won 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 16-14, 5-11, 11-7.
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7:25 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Success for our Female Paddlers
 China's youths were unable to cause any upsets against our paddlers. Top Seed Feng Tianwei defeated Wu Yang 4-1. Similarly, against another Chinese, Yu Meng Yu beat Mu Zi 11-9, 8-11, 15-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7. Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu progressed as well. Sun Bei Bei defeated another defender Pavlovich Veronika, while Wang will ousted out Germany's Bollmeier Nadine. Meanwhile, Gao Ning, seeded no.8, accounted for Portugal's Tiago Apolonia. He won11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6. On the other hand, Yang Zi lost to Germany's Suss Christian after putting up a tough fight. He lost 11-8, 6-11, 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11. Our Doubles continued to progress. Gao/Yang were tested but managed to overcome Germany's Baum Patrick/Hielscher Lars. They won 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 10-12, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5. Sun/Yu and Wang/Feng had a much easy time. Sun/Yu beat Belarus's Dubkova Alena/Pavlovich Viktoria while Feng/Wang defeated Pavlovich Veronika/Privalova Alexandra. Both won their opponents 4-1. Matches will continue today.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
11:45 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Worries Proven to be Uncalled For?
 Our Seeded Paddlers continue to advance. Earlier on, there was worries that the Chinese teenagers might cause upsets against our Singapore Paddlers. Unlike their seniors, these youths proved to be of little threats to our paddlers. In the 1st round of the Men's Singles Event, Yang Zi defeated the 2008 World Junior Team Champion in straight games. Cheng Jingqi fought very hard for every point and all the matches ended very closely. Yang Zi won 11-9, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9. Cheng's colleague Yin Hang also faltered against his opponent. Gao Ning faces no problems against his adversary as well. Similarly, the female paddlers progressed with ease. Top Seed and 2nd Seed, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu defeated their rival with a convincing margin. Feng won in straight games, while Wang beat Mattenet Audrey, 4-1. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu joined them after beating host Nation's Solja Amelie and Liu Na respectively. The Singles matches will continue later with Gao Ning and Yang Zi meeting Monteiro Joaoand and Germany's Suss Christian respectively. Both Feng Tianwei and Yu Meng Yu will take on Chinese opponents. Feng will be facing defender Wu Yang while Yu will be facing Kong Ling Hui's disciple Mu Zi. Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu will be having a easy time. Sun will play against another defender Pavlovich Veronika. World No. 9, Wang will take on Germany's Bollmeier Nadine. This German has caused an upset against Austrian Li Qiang Bing in the 1st round. Doubles Events will also commence soon. Top Seeds Gao/Yang will take on Germany's Baum Patrick/Hielscher Lars. Sun/Yu will face Belarus's Dubkova Alena/Pavlovich Viktoria while Feng/Wang will meet Pavlovich Veronika/Privalova Alexandra, also from the same country.
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6:00 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Qualifiers Failed to Qualify
 Singapore's paddlers Ma Liang, Cai Xiao Li, Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena all perished in the Qualifying Stage of the Men's and Women's Singles Event. Ma Liang was unable to maintain his form last week. The Chinese teenager Zheng Peifeng caused an upset against him. He lost by the faintest margin of 3-4. Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie were also victims in the Qualifying Stage. Cai lost to Spain's Machado Carlos whlist Pang was defeated by Russia's Skachikov Kirill and Austrian Presslmayer Bernhard. Sim Kai Xin Zena also suffered in the group stages. She was beaten by French Grundisch Carole and Kertai Rita of Hungary. She lost both matches in straight games. Men's Doubles Qualifier Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie suffered defeat as well. In the 1st round of the qualifying stage, they lost 3-2 to Jakab Janos/Musko Peter. However, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu and Wang Yue Gu/Feng Tianwei progressed with ease. Wang/Feng beat the German pairing of Solja Amelie/Stahr Rosalia, 3-1. Sun/Yu defeated their opoonents in straight games. The qualification stage of the Doubles Event will continue today. In addition, the matches in the Main Draw will also commence today.
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:05 AM
德国公开赛 - 乒乓队再征战德国 狮城派出双保险
 我国选手希望继续上星期在印度公开赛的良好成绩，在德国公开赛上有所作为。男单选手高宁、杨子、庞学杰、马良和蔡晓黎将遇到其他国家的顽强对抗。其中就包括了头号种子波尔、白俄罗斯的萨姆索诺夫、中华台北的庄智渊、炙手可热的师弟奥恰洛夫、丹麦的梅兹、瑞典常青树佩尔森、日本的韩阳。波尔的状态可谓上乘，在卡塔尔公开赛更是达到巅峰，他在中国队主力阵容齐全的情况下杀出重围，连斩郝帅和马琳，最终夺冠。 中国主力因备战世锦赛封闭训练而集体缺席，中国队方面还是派出了四名小将刘亚楠、程靖淇、郑培飞(音译)和尹航一试身手。作为乒乓强国里的年轻一代，他们的表现也同样令人关注。 女线上，年轻的新加坡主力冯天薇身担一号种子。此次是她今年首度亮相国际乒联职业巡回赛的舞台。在其最近参加的一站巡回赛──去年11月的波兰公开赛上，冯天薇就曾勇夺女单冠军。时隔数月重返巡回赛场，冯天薇势必会加足马力赚取积分。另一位新加坡选手王越古位居二号种子，这名老将曾在2006年的德国公开赛上技压群芳加冕冠军，此番她与冯天薇可谓构成了新加坡单打夺冠的双保险。孙蓓蓓、于梦雨和沈垲欣将与头二号种子并肩作战。挑战她们的是荷兰老将李佼、日本国宝福原爱、波兰削球手李倩、匈牙利的托特、德国的吴佳多 中国队这次在女单项目上也尽遣后生：目前在国际乒联18岁以下排名位居第三的李晓丹、孔令辉的得意门生木子，以及世青赛上表现抢眼的削球小将武杨；三人尽管名气远不比一线的主力师姐，但各个也都身手不凡。这次她们将在成人和21岁以下两个组别中全力以赴，也都极有希望扮演"搅局"的角色。 男双的首号种子是印度站冠军新加坡的高宁杨子。新加坡女双组合因临时更换配对所以得从外围赛打起。 新加坡乒乓总会会长李美花相信，即使少了主力球员李佳薇助阵，我国乒乓队仍将在本届德国公开赛中取得佳绩。大家拭目以待！
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
11:07 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Qualifiers receive poor draws...
 The recently crowned Men' Singles Champion Ma Liang receive a poor draw in the qualifying stage of the Men's Singles Event. The chances of other paddlers entering the Main Draw is rather slim as well. Ma Liang has been drawn into group 38, where he will face Chinese teenager Zheng Peifeng and Konecny Tomas. Zheng Peifeng has every ability to upset Ma Liang. Meanwhile, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie will also have to upset the higher ranked opponents to ensure a place in the Main Draw. Sim Kai Xin Zena was not spared either. She is grouped together with French Grundisch Carole and Kertai Rita from Hungary. Both players are currently ranked higher than her. Yang Zi received another lousy draw. He will be facing the experienced German Suss Christian in the 2nd round. Gao Ning is expected to reach the Quarter Finals before meeting 2nd Seed Samsonov Vladimir. Yu Meng Yu suffered the same fate as Yang Zi. She is likely to meet China's Mu Zi in the 2nd Round of the Women's Singles Event. Feng Tianwei will meet the same opponent in the Quarter Finals. 2nd Seeds Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei will be able to proceed to Semi-Finals with much ease, since her opponents are unlikely to cause them much problems. However, things might not be as cheerful as it look for them. Our paddlers will still have to be on the lookout for the Chinese Qualifiers. In the Men's Doubles Events, Top Seeds Gao Ning/Yang Zi are likely to repeat their last week's success to clinch the title. Their strongest enemy will 2nd Seeds Germany's Boll Timo/Suss Christian and the 2 Chinese Pairs. On the other hand, our female paddlers may cause upsets in the Women's Doubles Event. Given the fantastic results achieved by the partnering of Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu, they will definitely have the ability to capture the title.
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8:41 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Top Seeds face Strong Opposition
 Thinking of achieving another good result in the German Open? Our paddlers will be facing strong opposition despite China not sending their best players. Gao Ning, our top male paddler, is the 8th Seed in the competition, while Ma Liang, who won the Men's Singles Title last week had to play the qualification stage. In order to capture a medal, they will have to upset Host Nation's Boll Timo and Belarus's Samsonov Vladimir, who are ranked the Top 10 players and the Top 2 Seeds. In addition, Liu Yanan, Chen Jingqi, Zheng Peifeng and Yin Hang; could also be the players to cause upsets. These four teenagers are representatives of the mighty China. Yang Zi is the 18th Seed, whilst Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie will have to join Ma Liang in the qualifying stage. Meanwhile, in the Women's Singles event Feng Tianwei is the no.1 Seed and she will be seeking to continue her run of success on the ITTF Pro Tour where she won the Women's Singles title at the Polish Open in November last year. Seeded no.2 is her compatriot, Wang Yue Gu who won the Women's Singles crown in 2006 at the German Open. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu are the 8th and 14th Seeds respectively, whilst Sim Kai Xin Zena will have to compete in the qualifiying stage. Similarly, our femle paddlers may face strong threats from their Chinese opposition. The star names may be missing but teenagers Li Xiaodan, Mu Zi, Wu Yang and Wang Xuan are most certainly names to note. Li Xiaodan finished 2008 at no.3 on the ITTF Under 18 Girls' Ranking. More recently, she had caused major upsets in the 1st stage of a China internal competition where she is ranked above notable names like Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yan. Mu Zi, whose personal coach is Kong Linghui, has an impressive haul of titles from World Junior Championships and Wu Yang is a reliable defensive player who has also impressed at World Junior Championships. Wang Xuan, who has been in the Chinese 1st Team due to her unique playing style is also capable of upsetting the Seeds. It is also unusual to see these Chinese Star in the U21 events. Yu Meng Yu and Ma Liang will the 2nd Seed and 4th Seed respectively in the U21 Girls' and Boys' events. Zena and Xue Jie will have to play in the qualification stage. Our male doubles Gao Ning and Yang Zi will be the Top Seed in the Men's Doubles. However, none of our female paddlers were Seeded in the Women's Doubles Event because there was a last minute change in the pairing since Captain Li Jiawei is not participating. Sun Bei Bei will partner Yu Meng Yu while Feng Tianwei will be paired with Wang Yue Gu. The competition will begin tomorrow. Germany has a 7 hours time difference from Singapore.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
9:56 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu Pocket 1st Pro Tour Singles Title!
 Our Male Paddlers did exceptionally well. Expecially for Ma Liang, it was a double happiness. Ma Liang beat the more experienced Cai Xiao Li in the final of the Men’s Singles event 13-15, 11-6, 14-12, 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9 having overcome the left-handed Yang Zi in the semi-finals 11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7. In the counterpart semi-final Cai Xiao Li defeated his higher ranked collegue Gao Ning 5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10. Meanwhile, in the Women’s Singles event, Yu Meng Yu beat Malaysian Beh Lee Wei to capture gold. At the semi-final stage, Yu Meng Yu defeated Ng Sock Khim also from Malaysia, 11-4, 11-8, 13-15, 12-10, 14-12 before overcoming Beh Lee Wei 5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4. One round earlier Beh Lee Wei had beaten Madhurika Patkar (IND) 11-7, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6. The Men’s Doubles title went to Gao Ning and Yang Zi. They beat Sharath Kamal Achanta and Subhajit Roy from Host Country in the final, 14-12, 14-12, 11-5, 11-3 whilst the counterpart Women’s Doubles crown was won by Beh Lee Wei and Ng Sock Khim. Ma Liang became the biggest winner in the 4 day event, having won the U21 Boys' Singles Crown one day earlier. Our paddlers will be looking forward to winning more Medals next week as they will be heading to Bremen for the German Open. They will be joined by another 3 paddlers; Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei.
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9:03 PM
乒联印度巡回赛 - 新加坡狂揽四金 马良成就大赢家
 新加坡队在本次比赛表现耀眼，最终收获了男单、女单和男双金牌，成为了最大的赢家。
在男单的新加坡内战中，四位新加坡选手高宁、杨子、蔡晓黎和马良一齐顺利晋级四强，双双会师半决赛，提前为新加坡锁定了男单金牌。决赛在马良与蔡晓黎和打响，最终马良在苦战七局之后，以4-3险胜蔡晓黎夺得男单冠军。马良和蔡晓黎分别在半决赛爆冷战胜队友杨子和高宁闯进决赛。
女单决赛，由新加坡选手于梦雨对阵马来西亚选手马莉薇，最终技高一筹的于梦雨以4-2(5-11,11-3,11-8,11-9,4-11,11-4)逆转战胜了马莉薇。在未派出李佳薇等主力阵容的情况下，于梦雨抱窝了机会，收获了她个人在巡回赛上的第一枚女单金牌。
男双决赛则进行得毫无悬念，头号种子高宁和杨子在半决赛里以11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 11-5五局淘汰了三号种子伊朗组合阿哈迪和阿卡拉帕桑。最后他们以4-0横扫对手顺利夺得男双冠军。
女双锦标则以外落在马来西亚的马莉薇和黄淑琴的手里。
我国小将马良这次也夺得了U21男单金牌。
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
11:51 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Best Performance Ever for our Male Paddlers!
 Our Male Paddlers enjoyed their best moments at the Indian Open, clinching all of the Top 4 places in the Men's Singles Event. Four of them entered the arena at the start of proceedings; four of them remained at the conclusion. Yu Meng Yu added on to the happiness as the only Singaporean Paddler in the Semi-Finals of the Women's Singles. All of our Doubles did us proud by qualifying in the Finals. In the Round of 16, Top Seeded, Gao Ning ended the progress of India’s 15 year old qualifier, Soumyajit Ghosh whilst Yang Zi, seeded no.2, defeated Amalraj Aruputharaj Anthony, also from India. Gao Ning won 11-6, 13-11, 11-4, 11-7. Yang Zi won in straight games as well, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. In similar vein, Ma Liang, seeded no.4, was in form; he accounted for qualifier Mohammad Bayrampour Arallo of Iran, winning 11-5, 11-9, 11-8, 13-11. Cai Xiao Li, seeded no.5, defeated India’s Kumar Jubin. Cai Xiao Li won 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-5 The Male Paddlers continued their form in the Quarter Finals. Gao Ning defeated Akhlaghpasand Mohammadreza while Yang Zi had revenge for Pang Xue Jie against Tse Ka Chun of Hong Kong. Both matches ended in straight games. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li showed no mercy either. Ma Liang defeated Iranian Bayrampour Arallo Mohammad in straight games and Ahadi Mehran faltered against the experienced Cai Xiao Li. Our Male Paddlers continue to dominate the Doubles and U21 Events. Gao Ning/Yang Zi emerge victory against their opponents. However, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie faltered against Achanta Sharath Kamal/Saha Subhajit. They will be facing one another tomorrow in the Finals. In addition, Ma Liang won the Gold Medal in the U21 Event after an easy win over Ghosh Soumyajit. Ghosh has ousted out Pang Xue Jie in the Semi-Finals. All the Men's Singles Matches tomorrow will be a internal affair as well. Gao Ning will take on Cai Xiao Li while Yang Zi will face Ma Liang. In the Women's Singles Event, teenager Yu Meng Yu swept aside Host Nation's Das Mouma. She won in a convincing style, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. She will be taking on Malaysian and 3rd Seeded, Ng Sock Khim. Ng had defeated Li Jiawei in the SEA Games 2 years back. Yu Meng Yu also partnered Sim Kai Xin Zena into the Semi-Finals of the Women's Doubles Event. However, they lost to India's Das Mouma/Ghatak Poulomi and settled for a Bronze.
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6:36 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Zena Upset by Indian Paddler
 In the 2nd Day of competition, our senior counterparts enjoyed success whlist the Juniors suffered defeat. Host Nation's Madhurika Patkar, who have never won against a defensive player, ousted Sim Kai Xin Zena in straight games. Zena lost 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. However, Yu Meng Yu progressed after a win over India's Sanya Sehgal in 5 games. Pang Xue Jie faltered against Hong Kong's Tse Ka Chun. Similarly to Pang, Tse Ka Chun is also a new face in the Internation Pro Tour. Defeat for Pang, but the other Seeded male paddlers faced no difficulties. Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Ma Liang received a walk over in the 1st round. Cai Xiao Li had an easy fight with Dorji Namgay from Bahrain. In the U21 events, Ma Liang and Pang Xue Jie continue to carry our hopes. On the other hand, Zena has been ousted out by another Shakun Ala. Gao Ning will play his 1st match today against Host Nation's Ghosh Soumyajit. Ghosh Soumyajit caused an upset in the 1st round against his Belarus opponent. Yang Zi will also face aother challenge from the Host Nation. He will play against Aruputharaj Anthony Amalraj. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li will face Bayrampour Arallo Mohammad and Jubin Kumar respectively. Yu Meng Yu will be playing against Das Mouma from India as well. In additon, the Doubles Matches will commence today.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
4:35 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Junior Paddlers Negotiated 1st Round Successfully
Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena put up a dazzling performance on the 1st day of play. Playing in the Group Stage of the Men's Singles Event, he beat Host Nation's Paul Roy Sayan and Farghadani Mohammad to clinch the Top place in his group. Pang, who celebrated his birthday one day before, continued his good form in the U21 Event. Once again, he appear at the Top of his group, defeating Adikari Sonam and Mondal Raj. Sim Kai Xin Zena played equally well to upset Top Seed Tipale Prajakta and thrash Arumbakkam Niveditha. Zena will now be the 1st Seed in the Main Draw. Meanwhile Ma Liang will be the Top Seed in the U21 Boys' Singles.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:41 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Yu Meng Yu aiming for her 1st Pro Tour Singles Title
 2 years back in 2007, Singapore made a clean sweep in the Indian Open. Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei clinched both the Men's and Women's Singles Title. Gao, together with Yang Zi won the Men's Doubles Crown. Sun partnered Yu Meng Yu and added on to Singaporean Success. History is likely to happen again with our paddlers being the Top Seeds in all of the Events. Out of the Top 5 Seeds in the Men's Singles Event, Singapore occupies 4 of the Positions. Gao Ning is the Top Seed with Yang Zi following behind. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li are the 4 th and 5 th Seeds respectively. Pang Xue Jie will also be playing in his 1st Overseas Pro Tour Event. Gao Ning and Yang Zi are also the Top Seeds for the Men's Doubles Event. Yu Meng Yu, who was forced to withdraw from the competition 2 years back owing to diarrhoea, is making a comeback. She is the Top Seed in both the Singles and Doubles Event (with Sim Kai Xin Zena). Lets wish our paddlers all the best in the Competition.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
11:04 PM
Jiawei's goals: Wedding, baby, Games in that order
 NATIONAL paddler Li Jiawei has just weeks to prepare for her April 25 wedding celebrations in Beijing, and until the end of 2010 to deliver a baby - or she has to wait until after the 2012 Olympics before trying again. The 27-year-old recently expressed her desire to start a family with husband Li Chao, 36, and has received the blessings of Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president Lee Bee Wah. And in what is believed to be a first in Singapore sports, the national player and the STTA have agreed on the family-planning process - that the baby must come within 21 months. The 2010 timeframe is to enable her to recover in time to mount a challenge at the London Games, explained Ms Lee. In 2011, Jiawei would need to compete frequently on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour circuit to ensure a high world ranking. The world's top 20 men and women paddlers gained automatic qualification to the singles draw of last year's Beijing Olympics. Athletes usuallytry to schedule parenthood so that their bundle of joy does not interfere with major competitions. For instance, British marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe and her husband had planned her pregnancy around her running timetable. She gave birth to a daughter in 2007, and competed at last year's Olympics. Jiawei told The Straits Times: 'I'd like to get pregnant as soon as possible. But it's up to fate. If it doesn't happen in time, I will still continue to play - that is my promise to the STTA.' Whether or not motherhood beckons, the world No. 7 has her sights on a second consecutive Olympic medal and has national women's team deputy head coach Jing Junhong as her role model. Jing was a mother when she reached the women's singles semi-finals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Should Jiawei get pregnant soon, she is likely to miss next year's Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. But with the likes of Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, and Sun Beibei, ranked sixth, eighth and 27th in the world respectively, Ms Lee believes that the women's team has ample strength and depth to cope. The Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC said: 'We want the other players to step up and make the most out of the opportunity when it is given to them.' The team will already be without Jiawei for next week's German Open and the World Championships next month. She has been given time off to prepare for her wedding, which was originally scheduled for May or June. Jiawei said it would be better to have it earlier, and confirmed that the change in dates was not an indication that she is already pregnant. The Lis are expected to arrive at the celebrations in a Mercedes Benz jeep. Their convoy of 10 cars will include a 10m limousine and four Mercedes S600 cars. Although Jiawei has not been honing her table tennis skills of late, the hundreds of invited guests might see her display a different talent - playing the piano. But it is clear what she is really working on: starting a family. Asked if she felt pressured to have a baby soon, she said the onus should not be on her alone. Jiawei added jokingly: 'Li Chao is always so busy. He works till late and sometimes he might be tired.' (Source: The Straits Times)
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
10:41 PM
March World Ranking - Wang Yue Gu overtaken by Korean Defender Kim Kyung Ah
 There is not much of a change in the Top 10 places of the Women's World Ranking. The only difference from the February World Ranking in the Top 10 comes from Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah and Singapore’s Wang Yue Gu changing places. Kim Kyung Ah is now at no.8 with Wang Yue Gu at no.9. The Top 5 places are stilled occupied by the Chinese quintet of Zhang Yining, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia, Guo Yan and Wang Nan. Feng Tianwei and Li Jia Wei follow closely behind. Hong Kong's Tie Yana completes the line up. Li Siyun Isabelle is the only female paddler who have imrpoved her World Ranking by more than 10 places. Having been performing well the recent 2 Junior Opens, Li is now ranked at no. 361. Having been absent from a series of World Ranking Events, Ranking of our male paddlers have dropped as well. Gao Ning drop 1 place to no. 23 while Yang Zi decreases 3 places to 42. Below is a summary the Ranking of our paddlers. Male PaddlersGao Ning - 23 Yang Zi - 42 Ma Liang - 145 Liu Zhong Ze - 176 Cai Xiao Li - 177 Tang Hua - 232 Guo Yi Teng - 283 Hao Anlin - 334 Ho Jia Ren Jason - 535 Zhang Lu - 629 Pang Xue Jie - 728 Lee Tien Hoe Clarence - 966 Lim Jie Yan - 1008 Wong Hong Wei Daniel - 1037 Goh Yi Long - 1167 Chong Hur Ying Darren - 1260 Chew Zhe Yu Clarence - 1358 Female PaddlersFeng Tianwei - 6 Li Jia Wei - 7 Wang Yue Gu - 9 Sun Bei Bei - 31 Yu Meng Yu - 45 Sim Kai Xin Zena - 329 Kwa Hui Qi - 351 Li Siyun Isabelle - 361 Lim Pei Xin - 445 Look Pei Yee Sylvia - 506 Tan Yan Zhen - 997
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Monday, March 30, 2009
10:14 AM
World Table Tennis Championships - Local Teenagers representing the Nation for the 1st Time
Singapore will be sending her largest contingent to the upcoming World Individual Table Tennis Championships which will be held in Yokohama, Japan this coming April. For the 1st time, Singapore Sports School students will be donning on National Colours at this prestigious event. Sim Kai Xin Zena, Li Siyun Isabelle and Pang Xue Jie will be joining hands with their higher ranked counterparts to achieve another break through for Singapore. The best our paddlers have done was in 2007 where Li Jia Wei partnered Wang Yue Gu to win the Bronze Medal in the Women's Doubles Event.Our Men's Singles which will be comprised of Gao Ning, Yang Zi, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie. They will be facing strong competition from China, who will be sending the World's Top 3 players Wang Hao, Ma Long and Ma Lin in the Singles Event. They are further supported by Chen Qi and Wang Liqin who are also ranked among the Top 10 in the World. Other notable names to take note of includes Zhang Chao and Xu Xin, also from China, South Korea's Joo Se Hyuk, Germany's Boll Timo and Belarus' Samsonov Vladimir.
Pro Tour Grand Finals Men's Doubles Champion Gao Ning/Yang Zi as well as Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie will face strong challenge from the Chinese Oppositions as well. The Chinese will be represented by Athens Olympic Doubles Champion Chen Qi/Ma Lin and Wang Hao/Wang Liqin. Meanwhile the Female Singles will consists of Olympian Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei, Yu Meng Yu, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Feng Tianwei will be the 5th Seed for the event. The Top 4 Seeds will be occupied by Chinese players, Zhang Yining, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yan. In addition, teenage paddlers Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Yao Yan are all ready to cause upsets. Li Jia Wei has chosen to withdraw from the competition as it clashes with her wedding date. In the Women's Doubles Event, SEA Games Women's Doubles Champion Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will join hands once again. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu will form another dangerous pair, and Li Siyun Isabelle/Sim Kai Xin Zena will form our 1st female pair made up of defenders only in this event. Compared to our male counterparts, our female paddlers are all right handed (Pang is also a left hander). This has indirectly restricted the positioning of our female paddlers during the match. The Chinese will be sending Zhang Yining/Guo Yue and Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen. Both are made up of left and right handed. Lastly, Guo Yan/Li Xiaoxia will join their colleagues in the Doubles Event. The Koreans can also be a great threat to our Doubles. Kim Kyung Ah will once again partner Park Mi Young. This pair made up of defenders is especially strong since our paddlers are afraid of choppers.
Beside the Women's Singles and Doubles Events, our next most hopeful event will be the Mixed Doubles Event.Our team will be represented by Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei, Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu, Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu. None of the pairs have achieve notable results. The best pair so far will be Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu. They were crowned the Champions in the 2007 Commonwealth Championships over compatriots Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei. China will be sending a large contingent of at least 7 pairs, but most of the pairs are made up of lower ranked players. Despite the fact, they cannot be underestimated since they still manage to win the Mixed Doubles title 2 year back. |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
1:40 PM
2009中国乒超联赛 - 北大方正痛失李佳薇，迎来冯天薇
新赛季的中国乒超联赛即将在五月开打。本赛季新加坡将派出三位选手参加。 他们分别是冯天薇、王越古和高宁。
由于本赛季李佳薇退出了北大方正俱乐部（北大方正俱乐部本赛季将改名为冀中能源北大方正），该俱乐部只好找来冯天薇顶替。除了冯天薇的加盟，北大方正俱乐部这赛季也成功摘下了已经降级的河北女队的两员大将牛剑锋和白杨。而原在队中的刘纯和陈晴则成功留队。北大方正俱乐部的阵容比起去年来要强大了不少。至少现在有了固定的双打配对。至于冯天薇是否能像李佳薇一样，成功挑起一号单打的重任，大家就请拭目以待！
王越古的新东家将是去年状态不佳的北京时博国际。北京时博国际去年在失去前世界杯冠军郭炎的情况下，状态一直保持低迷，最终只能排在第五名。有了王越古的加盟，在加上世界第一，奥运双料冠军张怡宁，以及无限潜力的小将丁宁，北京时博国际冲冠的机会已大大提高。
此外，刚刚在国际乒联职业巡回赛印度站比赛中获得男双冠军的高宁也将出现在今年的乒超联赛中。他将代表升班马河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部。河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部去年由河南漯河金都大酒店所属。但今年已转让给河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部。高宁将率领众小将，目标是一定要保级成功。河北霸州海润乒乓球俱乐部和去年北大方正俱乐部的情况一样。这只升班马的其他队员包括一级运动员周斌、二级运动员詹建、尚坤和闫安。他们年纪轻，经验少，能否成功保级，就看高宁是否有能力挑起第一单打的位置。
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
3:03 PM
SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships - Warm-Up for Clarence and Isabelle
Youth Olympic Team Paddlers Chew Zhe Yu Clarence, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry, Li Siyun Isabelle and Lam Teng Si has been selected to participate in the annual South East Asia Junior Table Tennis Championships. These 4 teenagers emerged after a selection trial and they will be representing the republic in the U15 Events. In the U18 Boys' Events, National Team Paddler Pang Xue Jie will be joined by Youth Team Paddlers Lim Jie Yan, Chong Hur Ying Darren, Teo Yi De Benjamin. Pang played in the U15 event last year where he won 1 Gold and 1 Silver in the Boys' Singles and together with Darren in the Boys' Doubles Event respectively. Meanwhile, the U18 Girls' Events will be headed by Kwa Hui Qi, together with Look Pei Yee Sylvia, Wong Xi Wen Samantha and Chng Rui Min. Sylvia was the biggest winner last year when she beat defender Isabelle in the U15 Girls' Singles to capture the title. Her other 2 Gold Medals came from the U15 Girls' Doubles where she partnered Isabelle, and the Girls' Team. Watch out for her as she will be playing the U18 Events this year instead. It is heartening to see new faces in the team as Sim Kai Xin Zena and Goh Yi Long graduates from the Competition. Lets wish all our Youth Paddlers All The Best in the Competition!
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
8:58 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Singapore bagged 5 Bronze Medals
Our paddlers collected their 5th Bronze Medal in the afternoon, after Sun Bei Bei lost to Pavlovich Viktoria of Belarus. Earlier on, Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu clinched a Bronze Medal each in the U21 Boys' and Girls' Singles Event respectively. Gao Ning/Yang Zi and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu were awarded another 2 Bronze Medals in the Doubles Event. Pavlovich Viktoria proved to be Singaporean's Jinx, having ousted out 3 Singaporean in a row. Seeded no.11, Pavlovich Viktoria, was the player to cause the upset beating Feng Tianwei in the 3rd Round, Yu Meng Yu in the Quarter Finals and Sun Bei Bei in the Semi-Finals. Sun Bei Bei lost 14-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-3. Looking back at history, it is not the first time this paddler has defeated Sun. She suffered twice, once in the China Open in 2005 and the 2nd time in the European Table Tennis Union Cup. However, against the more experienced Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu, she recorded zero victories. Probably, the team still need Li Jiawei and Wang Yue Gu as the pillar. Enough said about their defeats. Our paddlers will be heading to China for a month long centralised training as they prepare for the World Championships next month.
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5:50 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Sun Bei Bei, Our Only Hope Left
Our female paddlers continued their woes after Feng Tianwei's exit in the 3rd round. Yu Meng Yu became the next victim of the defendsive skills of Belarus' Pavlovich Viktoria. Her staunch defence and the occasional attack caught Yu unexpected. Yu, who has never shown a liking against defensive play, lost in straight games, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7. In addition, 2nd Seed, Wang Yue Gu was also ousted out. She lost to Japanese Hirano Sayaka, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6. Sun Bei Bei is now the only one left standing. She defeated Germany's Barthel Zhenqi, 11-6, 11-2, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, to secure herself a Bronze Medal. She will be aiming to clinch her 2nd Pro Tour Title after the Indian Open in 2007. However, she will have to first get pass Pavlovich Viktoria to reach the Finals. Pavlovich Viktoria has already beaten 2 of our paddlers. In the Finals, she will most likely be meeting China's Li Xiaodan. Li is the black horse for this event. In the Women's Doubles Event, Wang Yue Gu/Feng Tianwei fall short against Japanese Fujii Hiroko/Ishikawa Kasumi. They lost 8-11, 11-4, 6-11, 7-11, 7-11 in the Quarte Finals. On the other hand, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu proved that they are great partners. They achieved a Bronze Medal after losing to China's Mu Zi/Li Xiaodan in he Semi Finals. Our 2nd Medal came from Gao Ning/Yang Zi. They lost to the Japanese pairing in the Semi-Finals and settled for Bronze. Meanwhile, there were another 2 Bronze Medal won by our youths. Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu finished Top 4 position in the U21 Bys' and Girls' Event respectively.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
10:40 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Defenders, Singaporean Jinx?
Pavlovich Viktoria of Belarus cause the major upset in round three of the Women's Singles event. In four straight games, seeded no.11, she overcame Feng Tianwei, the no.1 seed, to book her place in the quarter-finals. Pavlovich Viktoria won 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9. The defeats showed that our paddlers are rather weak against defensive style. Although Feng recorded earlier win against China's Wu Yang and South Korea's Park Mi Young in the Beijing Olympic Games, her victory were not convincing enough. Wu Yang is from China 2nd Team, while the win against Park was by the faintest margin, which can be attributed to abit of luck. Meanwhile Yu Meng Yu suffered 2 times defeat against Japanese Chopper in the Pro Tour Grand Finals last year. Li Jiawei was facing troubles against the World No. 1 defender, South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah as well.
However, there are still reasons why we should celebrate. The other 3 Seeds all progressed. Yu Meng Yu, winner of the Women's Singles event one week earlier at the Indian Open, overcame Hungary's Krisztina Toth, the latter withdrawing from proceedings at the end of the third game when trailing by two games to one. Colleagues Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu recorded victories against their adversaries as well. Sun Bei Bei overcame Romania's Elizabeta Samara; seeded no.8 she beat the no.14 seed in four straight games. Although Wang emerged victorious but she needed the full seven games to overcome Italy's Nikoleta Stefanova, seeded no.21. Wang Yue Gu won 11-9, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6.
Gao Ning added on to the happiness by recording another win against Belarus Chtchetinine Evgueni. He won 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 16-14, 5-11, 11-7.
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7:25 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Success for our Female Paddlers
China's youths were unable to cause any upsets against our paddlers. Top Seed Feng Tianwei defeated Wu Yang 4-1. Similarly, against another Chinese, Yu Meng Yu beat Mu Zi 11-9, 8-11, 15-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7. Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu progressed as well. Sun Bei Bei defeated another defender Pavlovich Veronika, while Wang will ousted out Germany's Bollmeier Nadine. Meanwhile, Gao Ning, seeded no.8, accounted for Portugal's Tiago Apolonia. He won11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6. On the other hand, Yang Zi lost to Germany's Suss Christian after putting up a tough fight. He lost 11-8, 6-11, 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11. Our Doubles continued to progress. Gao/Yang were tested but managed to overcome Germany's Baum Patrick/Hielscher Lars. They won 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 10-12, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5. Sun/Yu and Wang/Feng had a much easy time. Sun/Yu beat Belarus's Dubkova Alena/Pavlovich Viktoria while Feng/Wang defeated Pavlovich Veronika/Privalova Alexandra. Both won their opponents 4-1. Matches will continue today.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
11:45 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Worries Proven to be Uncalled For?
Our Seeded Paddlers continue to advance. Earlier on, there was worries that the Chinese teenagers might cause upsets against our Singapore Paddlers. Unlike their seniors, these youths proved to be of little threats to our paddlers. In the 1st round of the Men's Singles Event, Yang Zi defeated the 2008 World Junior Team Champion in straight games. Cheng Jingqi fought very hard for every point and all the matches ended very closely. Yang Zi won 11-9, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9. Cheng's colleague Yin Hang also faltered against his opponent. Gao Ning faces no problems against his adversary as well. Similarly, the female paddlers progressed with ease. Top Seed and 2nd Seed, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu defeated their rival with a convincing margin. Feng won in straight games, while Wang beat Mattenet Audrey, 4-1. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu joined them after beating host Nation's Solja Amelie and Liu Na respectively. The Singles matches will continue later with Gao Ning and Yang Zi meeting Monteiro Joaoand and Germany's Suss Christian respectively. Both Feng Tianwei and Yu Meng Yu will take on Chinese opponents. Feng will be facing defender Wu Yang while Yu will be facing Kong Ling Hui's disciple Mu Zi. Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu will be having a easy time. Sun will play against another defender Pavlovich Veronika. World No. 9, Wang will take on Germany's Bollmeier Nadine. This German has caused an upset against Austrian Li Qiang Bing in the 1st round. Doubles Events will also commence soon. Top Seeds Gao/Yang will take on Germany's Baum Patrick/Hielscher Lars. Sun/Yu will face Belarus's Dubkova Alena/Pavlovich Viktoria while Feng/Wang will meet Pavlovich Veronika/Privalova Alexandra, also from the same country.
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6:00 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Qualifiers Failed to Qualify
Singapore's paddlers Ma Liang, Cai Xiao Li, Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena all perished in the Qualifying Stage of the Men's and Women's Singles Event. Ma Liang was unable to maintain his form last week. The Chinese teenager Zheng Peifeng caused an upset against him. He lost by the faintest margin of 3-4. Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie were also victims in the Qualifying Stage. Cai lost to Spain's Machado Carlos whlist Pang was defeated by Russia's Skachikov Kirill and Austrian Presslmayer Bernhard. Sim Kai Xin Zena also suffered in the group stages. She was beaten by French Grundisch Carole and Kertai Rita of Hungary. She lost both matches in straight games. Men's Doubles Qualifier Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie suffered defeat as well. In the 1st round of the qualifying stage, they lost 3-2 to Jakab Janos/Musko Peter. However, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu and Wang Yue Gu/Feng Tianwei progressed with ease. Wang/Feng beat the German pairing of Solja Amelie/Stahr Rosalia, 3-1. Sun/Yu defeated their opoonents in straight games. The qualification stage of the Doubles Event will continue today. In addition, the matches in the Main Draw will also commence today.
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:05 AM
德国公开赛 - 乒乓队再征战德国 狮城派出双保险
我国选手希望继续上星期在印度公开赛的良好成绩，在德国公开赛上有所作为。男单选手高宁、杨子、庞学杰、马良和蔡晓黎将遇到其他国家的顽强对抗。其中就包括了头号种子波尔、白俄罗斯的萨姆索诺夫、中华台北的庄智渊、炙手可热的师弟奥恰洛夫、丹麦的梅兹、瑞典常青树佩尔森、日本的韩阳。波尔的状态可谓上乘，在卡塔尔公开赛更是达到巅峰，他在中国队主力阵容齐全的情况下杀出重围，连斩郝帅和马琳，最终夺冠。 中国主力因备战世锦赛封闭训练而集体缺席，中国队方面还是派出了四名小将刘亚楠、程靖淇、郑培飞(音译)和尹航一试身手。作为乒乓强国里的年轻一代，他们的表现也同样令人关注。 女线上，年轻的新加坡主力冯天薇身担一号种子。此次是她今年首度亮相国际乒联职业巡回赛的舞台。在其最近参加的一站巡回赛──去年11月的波兰公开赛上，冯天薇就曾勇夺女单冠军。时隔数月重返巡回赛场，冯天薇势必会加足马力赚取积分。另一位新加坡选手王越古位居二号种子，这名老将曾在2006年的德国公开赛上技压群芳加冕冠军，此番她与冯天薇可谓构成了新加坡单打夺冠的双保险。孙蓓蓓、于梦雨和沈垲欣将与头二号种子并肩作战。挑战她们的是荷兰老将李佼、日本国宝福原爱、波兰削球手李倩、匈牙利的托特、德国的吴佳多 中国队这次在女单项目上也尽遣后生：目前在国际乒联18岁以下排名位居第三的李晓丹、孔令辉的得意门生木子，以及世青赛上表现抢眼的削球小将武杨；三人尽管名气远不比一线的主力师姐，但各个也都身手不凡。这次她们将在成人和21岁以下两个组别中全力以赴，也都极有希望扮演"搅局"的角色。 男双的首号种子是印度站冠军新加坡的高宁杨子。新加坡女双组合因临时更换配对所以得从外围赛打起。 新加坡乒乓总会会长李美花相信，即使少了主力球员李佳薇助阵，我国乒乓队仍将在本届德国公开赛中取得佳绩。大家拭目以待！
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
11:07 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Qualifiers receive poor draws...
The recently crowned Men' Singles Champion Ma Liang receive a poor draw in the qualifying stage of the Men's Singles Event. The chances of other paddlers entering the Main Draw is rather slim as well. Ma Liang has been drawn into group 38, where he will face Chinese teenager Zheng Peifeng and Konecny Tomas. Zheng Peifeng has every ability to upset Ma Liang. Meanwhile, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie will also have to upset the higher ranked opponents to ensure a place in the Main Draw. Sim Kai Xin Zena was not spared either. She is grouped together with French Grundisch Carole and Kertai Rita from Hungary. Both players are currently ranked higher than her. Yang Zi received another lousy draw. He will be facing the experienced German Suss Christian in the 2nd round. Gao Ning is expected to reach the Quarter Finals before meeting 2nd Seed Samsonov Vladimir. Yu Meng Yu suffered the same fate as Yang Zi. She is likely to meet China's Mu Zi in the 2nd Round of the Women's Singles Event. Feng Tianwei will meet the same opponent in the Quarter Finals. 2nd Seeds Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei will be able to proceed to Semi-Finals with much ease, since her opponents are unlikely to cause them much problems. However, things might not be as cheerful as it look for them. Our paddlers will still have to be on the lookout for the Chinese Qualifiers. In the Men's Doubles Events, Top Seeds Gao Ning/Yang Zi are likely to repeat their last week's success to clinch the title. Their strongest enemy will 2nd Seeds Germany's Boll Timo/Suss Christian and the 2 Chinese Pairs. On the other hand, our female paddlers may cause upsets in the Women's Doubles Event. Given the fantastic results achieved by the partnering of Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu, they will definitely have the ability to capture the title.
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8:41 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Top Seeds face Strong Opposition
Thinking of achieving another good result in the German Open? Our paddlers will be facing strong opposition despite China not sending their best players. Gao Ning, our top male paddler, is the 8th Seed in the competition, while Ma Liang, who won the Men's Singles Title last week had to play the qualification stage. In order to capture a medal, they will have to upset Host Nation's Boll Timo and Belarus's Samsonov Vladimir, who are ranked the Top 10 players and the Top 2 Seeds. In addition, Liu Yanan, Chen Jingqi, Zheng Peifeng and Yin Hang; could also be the players to cause upsets. These four teenagers are representatives of the mighty China. Yang Zi is the 18th Seed, whilst Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie will have to join Ma Liang in the qualifying stage. Meanwhile, in the Women's Singles event Feng Tianwei is the no.1 Seed and she will be seeking to continue her run of success on the ITTF Pro Tour where she won the Women's Singles title at the Polish Open in November last year. Seeded no.2 is her compatriot, Wang Yue Gu who won the Women's Singles crown in 2006 at the German Open. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu are the 8th and 14th Seeds respectively, whilst Sim Kai Xin Zena will have to compete in the qualifiying stage. Similarly, our femle paddlers may face strong threats from their Chinese opposition. The star names may be missing but teenagers Li Xiaodan, Mu Zi, Wu Yang and Wang Xuan are most certainly names to note. Li Xiaodan finished 2008 at no.3 on the ITTF Under 18 Girls' Ranking. More recently, she had caused major upsets in the 1st stage of a China internal competition where she is ranked above notable names like Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yan. Mu Zi, whose personal coach is Kong Linghui, has an impressive haul of titles from World Junior Championships and Wu Yang is a reliable defensive player who has also impressed at World Junior Championships. Wang Xuan, who has been in the Chinese 1st Team due to her unique playing style is also capable of upsetting the Seeds. It is also unusual to see these Chinese Star in the U21 events. Yu Meng Yu and Ma Liang will the 2nd Seed and 4th Seed respectively in the U21 Girls' and Boys' events. Zena and Xue Jie will have to play in the qualification stage. Our male doubles Gao Ning and Yang Zi will be the Top Seed in the Men's Doubles. However, none of our female paddlers were Seeded in the Women's Doubles Event because there was a last minute change in the pairing since Captain Li Jiawei is not participating. Sun Bei Bei will partner Yu Meng Yu while Feng Tianwei will be paired with Wang Yue Gu. The competition will begin tomorrow. Germany has a 7 hours time difference from Singapore.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
9:56 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu Pocket 1st Pro Tour Singles Title!
Our Male Paddlers did exceptionally well. Expecially for Ma Liang, it was a double happiness. Ma Liang beat the more experienced Cai Xiao Li in the final of the Men’s Singles event 13-15, 11-6, 14-12, 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9 having overcome the left-handed Yang Zi in the semi-finals 11-5, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7. In the counterpart semi-final Cai Xiao Li defeated his higher ranked collegue Gao Ning 5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-8, 12-10. Meanwhile, in the Women’s Singles event, Yu Meng Yu beat Malaysian Beh Lee Wei to capture gold. At the semi-final stage, Yu Meng Yu defeated Ng Sock Khim also from Malaysia, 11-4, 11-8, 13-15, 12-10, 14-12 before overcoming Beh Lee Wei 5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4. One round earlier Beh Lee Wei had beaten Madhurika Patkar (IND) 11-7, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6. The Men’s Doubles title went to Gao Ning and Yang Zi. They beat Sharath Kamal Achanta and Subhajit Roy from Host Country in the final, 14-12, 14-12, 11-5, 11-3 whilst the counterpart Women’s Doubles crown was won by Beh Lee Wei and Ng Sock Khim. Ma Liang became the biggest winner in the 4 day event, having won the U21 Boys' Singles Crown one day earlier. Our paddlers will be looking forward to winning more Medals next week as they will be heading to Bremen for the German Open. They will be joined by another 3 paddlers; Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei.
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9:03 PM
乒联印度巡回赛 - 新加坡狂揽四金 马良成就大赢家
新加坡队在本次比赛表现耀眼，最终收获了男单、女单和男双金牌，成为了最大的赢家。
在男单的新加坡内战中，四位新加坡选手高宁、杨子、蔡晓黎和马良一齐顺利晋级四强，双双会师半决赛，提前为新加坡锁定了男单金牌。决赛在马良与蔡晓黎和打响，最终马良在苦战七局之后，以4-3险胜蔡晓黎夺得男单冠军。马良和蔡晓黎分别在半决赛爆冷战胜队友杨子和高宁闯进决赛。
女单决赛，由新加坡选手于梦雨对阵马来西亚选手马莉薇，最终技高一筹的于梦雨以4-2(5-11,11-3,11-8,11-9,4-11,11-4)逆转战胜了马莉薇。在未派出李佳薇等主力阵容的情况下，于梦雨抱窝了机会，收获了她个人在巡回赛上的第一枚女单金牌。
男双决赛则进行得毫无悬念，头号种子高宁和杨子在半决赛里以11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 11-5五局淘汰了三号种子伊朗组合阿哈迪和阿卡拉帕桑。最后他们以4-0横扫对手顺利夺得男双冠军。
女双锦标则以外落在马来西亚的马莉薇和黄淑琴的手里。
我国小将马良这次也夺得了U21男单金牌。
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
11:51 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Best Performance Ever for our Male Paddlers!
Our Male Paddlers enjoyed their best moments at the Indian Open, clinching all of the Top 4 places in the Men's Singles Event. Four of them entered the arena at the start of proceedings; four of them remained at the conclusion. Yu Meng Yu added on to the happiness as the only Singaporean Paddler in the Semi-Finals of the Women's Singles. All of our Doubles did us proud by qualifying in the Finals. In the Round of 16, Top Seeded, Gao Ning ended the progress of India’s 15 year old qualifier, Soumyajit Ghosh whilst Yang Zi, seeded no.2, defeated Amalraj Aruputharaj Anthony, also from India. Gao Ning won 11-6, 13-11, 11-4, 11-7. Yang Zi won in straight games as well, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. In similar vein, Ma Liang, seeded no.4, was in form; he accounted for qualifier Mohammad Bayrampour Arallo of Iran, winning 11-5, 11-9, 11-8, 13-11. Cai Xiao Li, seeded no.5, defeated India’s Kumar Jubin. Cai Xiao Li won 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-5 The Male Paddlers continued their form in the Quarter Finals. Gao Ning defeated Akhlaghpasand Mohammadreza while Yang Zi had revenge for Pang Xue Jie against Tse Ka Chun of Hong Kong. Both matches ended in straight games. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li showed no mercy either. Ma Liang defeated Iranian Bayrampour Arallo Mohammad in straight games and Ahadi Mehran faltered against the experienced Cai Xiao Li. Our Male Paddlers continue to dominate the Doubles and U21 Events. Gao Ning/Yang Zi emerge victory against their opponents. However, Cai Xiao Li and Pang Xue Jie faltered against Achanta Sharath Kamal/Saha Subhajit. They will be facing one another tomorrow in the Finals. In addition, Ma Liang won the Gold Medal in the U21 Event after an easy win over Ghosh Soumyajit. Ghosh has ousted out Pang Xue Jie in the Semi-Finals. All the Men's Singles Matches tomorrow will be a internal affair as well. Gao Ning will take on Cai Xiao Li while Yang Zi will face Ma Liang. In the Women's Singles Event, teenager Yu Meng Yu swept aside Host Nation's Das Mouma. She won in a convincing style, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. She will be taking on Malaysian and 3rd Seeded, Ng Sock Khim. Ng had defeated Li Jiawei in the SEA Games 2 years back. Yu Meng Yu also partnered Sim Kai Xin Zena into the Semi-Finals of the Women's Doubles Event. However, they lost to India's Das Mouma/Ghatak Poulomi and settled for a Bronze.
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6:36 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Zena Upset by Indian Paddler
In the 2nd Day of competition, our senior counterparts enjoyed success whlist the Juniors suffered defeat. Host Nation's Madhurika Patkar, who have never won against a defensive player, ousted Sim Kai Xin Zena in straight games. Zena lost 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. However, Yu Meng Yu progressed after a win over India's Sanya Sehgal in 5 games. Pang Xue Jie faltered against Hong Kong's Tse Ka Chun. Similarly to Pang, Tse Ka Chun is also a new face in the Internation Pro Tour. Defeat for Pang, but the other Seeded male paddlers faced no difficulties. Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Ma Liang received a walk over in the 1st round. Cai Xiao Li had an easy fight with Dorji Namgay from Bahrain. In the U21 events, Ma Liang and Pang Xue Jie continue to carry our hopes. On the other hand, Zena has been ousted out by another Shakun Ala. Gao Ning will play his 1st match today against Host Nation's Ghosh Soumyajit. Ghosh Soumyajit caused an upset in the 1st round against his Belarus opponent. Yang Zi will also face aother challenge from the Host Nation. He will play against Aruputharaj Anthony Amalraj. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li will face Bayrampour Arallo Mohammad and Jubin Kumar respectively. Yu Meng Yu will be playing against Das Mouma from India as well. In additon, the Doubles Matches will commence today.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
4:35 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Junior Paddlers Negotiated 1st Round Successfully
Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena put up a dazzling performance on the 1st day of play. Playing in the Group Stage of the Men's Singles Event, he beat Host Nation's Paul Roy Sayan and Farghadani Mohammad to clinch the Top place in his group. Pang, who celebrated his birthday one day before, continued his good form in the U21 Event. Once again, he appear at the Top of his group, defeating Adikari Sonam and Mondal Raj. Sim Kai Xin Zena played equally well to upset Top Seed Tipale Prajakta and thrash Arumbakkam Niveditha. Zena will now be the 1st Seed in the Main Draw. Meanwhile Ma Liang will be the Top Seed in the U21 Boys' Singles.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:41 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Indian Open - Yu Meng Yu aiming for her 1st Pro Tour Singles Title
2 years back in 2007, Singapore made a clean sweep in the Indian Open. Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei clinched both the Men's and Women's Singles Title. Gao, together with Yang Zi won the Men's Doubles Crown. Sun partnered Yu Meng Yu and added on to Singaporean Success. History is likely to happen again with our paddlers being the Top Seeds in all of the Events. Out of the Top 5 Seeds in the Men's Singles Event, Singapore occupies 4 of the Positions. Gao Ning is the Top Seed with Yang Zi following behind. Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li are the 4 th and 5 th Seeds respectively. Pang Xue Jie will also be playing in his 1st Overseas Pro Tour Event. Gao Ning and Yang Zi are also the Top Seeds for the Men's Doubles Event. Yu Meng Yu, who was forced to withdraw from the competition 2 years back owing to diarrhoea, is making a comeback. She is the Top Seed in both the Singles and Doubles Event (with Sim Kai Xin Zena). Lets wish our paddlers all the best in the Competition.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
11:04 PM
Jiawei's goals: Wedding, baby, Games in that order
NATIONAL paddler Li Jiawei has just weeks to prepare for her April 25 wedding celebrations in Beijing, and until the end of 2010 to deliver a baby - or she has to wait until after the 2012 Olympics before trying again. The 27-year-old recently expressed her desire to start a family with husband Li Chao, 36, and has received the blessings of Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president Lee Bee Wah. And in what is believed to be a first in Singapore sports, the national player and the STTA have agreed on the family-planning process - that the baby must come within 21 months. The 2010 timeframe is to enable her to recover in time to mount a challenge at the London Games, explained Ms Lee. In 2011, Jiawei would need to compete frequently on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour circuit to ensure a high world ranking. The world's top 20 men and women paddlers gained automatic qualification to the singles draw of last year's Beijing Olympics. Athletes usuallytry to schedule parenthood so that their bundle of joy does not interfere with major competitions. For instance, British marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe and her husband had planned her pregnancy around her running timetable. She gave birth to a daughter in 2007, and competed at last year's Olympics. Jiawei told The Straits Times: 'I'd like to get pregnant as soon as possible. But it's up to fate. If it doesn't happen in time, I will still continue to play - that is my promise to the STTA.' Whether or not motherhood beckons, the world No. 7 has her sights on a second consecutive Olympic medal and has national women's team deputy head coach Jing Junhong as her role model. Jing was a mother when she reached the women's singles semi-finals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Should Jiawei get pregnant soon, she is likely to miss next year's Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. But with the likes of Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu, and Sun Beibei, ranked sixth, eighth and 27th in the world respectively, Ms Lee believes that the women's team has ample strength and depth to cope. The Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC said: 'We want the other players to step up and make the most out of the opportunity when it is given to them.' The team will already be without Jiawei for next week's German Open and the World Championships next month. She has been given time off to prepare for her wedding, which was originally scheduled for May or June. Jiawei said it would be better to have it earlier, and confirmed that the change in dates was not an indication that she is already pregnant. The Lis are expected to arrive at the celebrations in a Mercedes Benz jeep. Their convoy of 10 cars will include a 10m limousine and four Mercedes S600 cars. Although Jiawei has not been honing her table tennis skills of late, the hundreds of invited guests might see her display a different talent - playing the piano. But it is clear what she is really working on: starting a family. Asked if she felt pressured to have a baby soon, she said the onus should not be on her alone. Jiawei added jokingly: 'Li Chao is always so busy. He works till late and sometimes he might be tired.' (Source: The Straits Times)
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
10:41 PM
March World Ranking - Wang Yue Gu overtaken by Korean Defender Kim Kyung Ah
There is not much of a change in the Top 10 places of the Women's World Ranking. The only difference from the February World Ranking in the Top 10 comes from Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah and Singapore’s Wang Yue Gu changing places. Kim Kyung Ah is now at no.8 with Wang Yue Gu at no.9. The Top 5 places are stilled occupied by the Chinese quintet of Zhang Yining, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia, Guo Yan and Wang Nan. Feng Tianwei and Li Jia Wei follow closely behind. Hong Kong's Tie Yana completes the line up. Li Siyun Isabelle is the only female paddler who have imrpoved her World Ranking by more than 10 places. Having been performing well the recent 2 Junior Opens, Li is now ranked at no. 361. Having been absent from a series of World Ranking Events, Ranking of our male paddlers have dropped as well. Gao Ning drop 1 place to no. 23 while Yang Zi decreases 3 places to 42. Below is a summary the Ranking of our paddlers. Male PaddlersGao Ning - 23 Yang Zi - 42 Ma Liang - 145 Liu Zhong Ze - 176 Cai Xiao Li - 177 Tang Hua - 232 Guo Yi Teng - 283 Hao Anlin - 334 Ho Jia Ren Jason - 535 Zhang Lu - 629 Pang Xue Jie - 728 Lee Tien Hoe Clarence - 966 Lim Jie Yan - 1008 Wong Hong Wei Daniel - 1037 Goh Yi Long - 1167 Chong Hur Ying Darren - 1260 Chew Zhe Yu Clarence - 1358 Female PaddlersFeng Tianwei - 6 Li Jia Wei - 7 Wang Yue Gu - 9 Sun Bei Bei - 31 Yu Meng Yu - 45 Sim Kai Xin Zena - 329 Kwa Hui Qi - 351 Li Siyun Isabelle - 361 Lim Pei Xin - 445 Look Pei Yee Sylvia - 506 Tan Yan Zhen - 997
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Men's Team
Chen Feng
Name: Chen Feng
Date of Birth: 24th March 1995
Place of Birth: China
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Chew Zheyu Clarence
Name: Chew Zheyu Clarence
Date of Birth: 27th December 1995
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 57 kg
Height: 175 cm
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Gao Ning
Name: Gao Ning
Date of Birth: 11th October 1982
Place of Birth: Hebei, China
Weight: 70 kg
Height: 175 cm
Hobbies: Gaming, Surfing Internet, Movies
Major Achievements:
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: 1st - Men's Doubles
Singapore Sports Award:
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Pang Xuejie, Yang Zi)
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli & Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2008 Sportman of the Year
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren, Pang Xuejie & Yang Zi)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Yang Zi)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Jason Ho Jiaren, Lee Han Ting & Yang Zi)
Li Hu
Name: Li Hu
Date of Birth: 26th June 1988
Place of Birth: Hai Nan, China
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2004 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Team - 1st
2004 ITTF Junior & Cadet Circuit Finals: Boys' Singles - Joint 3rd
2003 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Team - 1st
2003 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Singles - 1st
2003 ITTF Junior & Cadet Circuit Finals: Boys' Singles - 1st
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Liu Zhongze
Name: Liu Zhongze
Date of Birth: 8th August 1988
Place of Birth: China
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Ma Liang
Name: Ma Liang
Date of Birth: 16th April 1991
Place of Birth: China
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Pang Xue Jie
Name: Pang Xue Jie
Date of Birth: 11th March 1993
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 68 kg
Height: 170 cm
Hobbies: Playing computer games
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2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning & Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Boys' Singles
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Gao Ning, Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren, Yang Zi)
Yang Zi
Name: Yang Zi
Date of Birth: 19th June 1984
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Weight: 65 kg
Height: 178 cm
Hobbies: Reading books, Surfing Internet
Major Achievements:
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: 1st - Men's Doubles
Awards:
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning & Pang Xuejie)
2010 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Wang Yuegu)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli & Gao Ning)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Gao Ning)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Gao Ning, Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren & Pang Xuejie)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Gao Ning)
2008 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Jason Ho Jiaren & Lee Han Ting)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Cai Xiaoli)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
2006 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Hendry Seah Jun Wen & Jason Ho Jiaren)
2006 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Cai Xiaoli)
2006 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
Zhan Jian
Name: Zhan Jian
Date of Birth: 10th January 1981
Place of Birth: Hu Bei, China
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Women's Team
Feng Tian Wei
Name: Feng Tianwei
Date of Birth: 31st August 1986
Place of Birth: Hei Long Jiang, China
Weight: 54 kg
Height: 163 cm
Hobbies: Listening to Music
Major Achievements:
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 1st (with Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2009 World Team Table Tennis Cup: Women's Team - 2nd (with Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: Women's Singles - Joint 3rd
2008 Women's World Cup: Women's Singles - 3rd
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Women's Team - 2nd (with Li Jiawei & Wang Yuegu)
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championship: Women's Team - 2nd (with Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
Awards:
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Wang Yuegu)
2009 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei & Wang Yuegu)
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
Li Jia Wei
Name: Li Jia Wei
Date of Birth: 9th August 1981
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Weight: 59 kg
Height: 172 cm
Hobbies: Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Playing the Piano
Major Achievements:
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 1st (with Feng Tianwei, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2008 Tournament of Champions: Women's Singles - Joint 3rd
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: Women's Doubles - 1st
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei & Wang Yuegu)
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Women's Singles - 4th
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championship: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2007 World Individual Table Tennis Championship: Women's Doubles - 3rd (with Wang Yuegu)
2006 Tournament of Champions: Women's Singles - Joint 3rd
2006 Women's World Cup: Women's Singles - 3rd
2005 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: Women's Singles - 2nd
2004 Athens Olympic Games: Women's Singles - 4th
Awards:
2009 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Sun Beibei & Wang Yuegu)
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Sun Beibei)
2008 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2008 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Wang Yuegu)
2008 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2007 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern, Tan Yan Zhen & Zhang Xueling)
2007 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2007 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Cai Xiaoli)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2006 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2006 Meritorious Award - Women's Team (with Jenn Lim Peixin, Tan Paey Fern, Xu Yan & Zhang Xueling)
2006 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
2005 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2005 Meritorious Award - Women's Team (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern, Xu Yan & Zhang Xueling)
2005 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Jing Junhong)
2004 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2004 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern, Xu Yan, Zhang Xueling)
2003 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2003 Meritorious Award - Women's Team (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern & Zhang Xueling)
2002 Singapore Sports Award - Sportswoman of the Year
2002 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern, Xu Yan, Zhang Xueling)
2001 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern, Zhang Xueling)
2001 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2000 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Jing Junhong, Tan Paey Fern)
2000 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
Li Siyun Isabelle
Name: Li Siyun Isabelle
Date of Birth: 28th August 1994
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 55 kg
Height: 160 cm
Major Achievements:
Awards:
2010 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Girls' Singles
2009 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Girls' Singles
Sim Kaixin Zena
Name: Sim Kaixin Zena
Date of Birth: 6th November 1990
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 58 kg
Height: 164 cm
Hobbies:
Major Achievements:
2009 World Team Table Tennis Cup: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
Awards:
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Sun Beibei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2007 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern, Tan Yan Zhen & Zhang Xueling)
2006 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Women's Singles
Sun Bei Bei
Name: Sun Bei Bei
Date of Birth: 28th January 1984
Place of Birth: Shan Dong, China
Weight: 57 kg
Height: 158 cm
Hobbies: Online Shopping
Major Achievements:
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 1st (with Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2009 World Team Table Tennis Cup: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: Women's Doubles - 1st
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championship: Women's Team - Silver
Awards:
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2010 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Yu Mengyu)
2009 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei & Wang Yuegu)
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
2008 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Li Jiawei, Tan Paey Fern, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2008 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Yu Mengyu)
2007 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Li Jiawei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Tan Paey Fern, Tan Yan Zhen & Zhang Xueling)
Wang Yue Gu
Name: Wang Yue Gu
Date of Birth: 10th June 1980
Place of Birth: Liao Ning, China
Weight: 60 kg
Height: 160 cm
Hobbies: Listening to Music, Shopping
Major Achievements:
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 1st (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
2009 World Team Table Tennis Cup: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: Women's Singles - Joint 3rd
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei & Li Jiawei)
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championship: Women's Team - Silver
2007 Tournament of Champions: Women's Singles - Joint 3rd
2007 World Individual Table Tennis Championship: Women's Doubles - 3rd (with Li Jiawei)
Awards:
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
2010 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2010 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Feng Tianwei)
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2009 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei & Sun Beibei)
2009 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2008 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern, Wang Yuegu & Yu Mengyu)
2008 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2008 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
Yu Meng Yu
Name: Yu Meng Yu
Date of Birth: 18th August 1989
Place of Birth: China
Weight: 51 kg
Height: 167 cm
Hobbies: Listening to Music, Reading Books, Surfing the Internet
Major Achievements:
2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 1st (with Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei & Wang Yuegu)
2009 World Team Table Tennis Cup: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixin Zena, Sun Beibei & Yu Mengyu)
2008 World Team Table Tennis Championships: Women's Team - 2nd (with Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei & Wang Yuegu)
Awards:
2010 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Feng Tianwei, Sim Kaixian Zena, Sun Beibei & Wang Yuegu)
2010 Meritorious Award - Women's Singles
2010 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Sun Beibei)
2009 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Girls' Singles
2008 Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award (with Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern & Wang Yuegu)
2008 Meritorious Award - Women's Doubles (with Sun Beibei)
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