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Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:37 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Yang Zi's Performance affected by Illness
 It was joy and despair for Singaporeans in the 2nd day of the World Championships. Wang Yue Gu, the 7th Seed suffered at the hands of Strbikova Renata while 18 yer old Sim Kai Xin Zena lost to Romanian Dodean Daniela. Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li was not spared either.
In the Men's Singles Event, only Gao Ning managed to pass the 1st Round. Cai Xiao Li was defeated by Spain's He Zhiwen, whilst Yang Zi is upset by Thailand's Sanguansin Phuchong. Yang Zi lost by the faintest margin 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11. Gao Ning crashed Spain's Machado Carlos in the first round, but faltered against China's Xu Xin in the 2nd Round. He lost in straight games, 8-11 ,5-11, 7-11, 6-11.
The female counterparts enjoyed better fortunes. Despite defeats by Sim Kai Xin Zena and Wang Yue Gu in the 1st and 2nd round respectively. Feng Tianwei, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu beat their respective opponents to reach the Round of 32. Feng Tianwei beat both her opponents with a 4-0 margin and she will be facing defender Li Jie from Netherlands. This dutch lady is unlikely to cause much trouble against Feng. Sun Bei Bei showed that she has recovered her form after a tour in the ETTU Cup. She beat USA's Crystal Huang in straight games before overcoming Hungary's Pota Georgina, 4-1. She will be taking on another lady from Netherlands, Li Jiao. Lastly, Yu Meng Yu who swept aside Erdelji Ana-Maria and Russia's Troshneva Elena will be facing Austria's Liu Jia tomorrow.
There are some more good news from our doubles. Gao Ning/Yang Zi made it to the 2nd round after ending the adventure of Turkey's Vang Bora/Zeng Cem 4-3. This Turkey pair was in Singapore to train with our paddlers for the World Championships. Gao Ning/Yang Zi will be facing Belarus' Nekhvedovich Vitaly/Samsonov Vladimir. Meanwhile, Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie perish in the 1st round after losing to Keinath Thomas/Sereda Peter in straight games.
Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu continued their good form in the Women's Doubles Event. The former beat Juceviciute Ieva/Paskauskiene Ruta while the latter defeated Creemers Linda/Nouwen Carla from Netherlands. However, Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle was conqured by Germany's Schall Elke/Wu Jiaduo.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:38 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Double Success for Singaporean Doubles
 Good news are coming along the way as the Qualification Stage comes to an end today. Men Doubles Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle both qualified for the Main Draw. Earlier, Zena gained another adminssion ticket to the Main Draw after clinching the Top Position in her group.
However Pang Xue Jie failed to qualify for the Main Draw after losing out in the Qualification Round. Pang faltered against the more experienced Daniel Artur from Poland. He lost 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7.
4 pairs in the Mixed Doubles Event enjoyed success as well. Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu had an easy time against their adversaries. They won with a margin of 4-0 and 4-1 respectively. However Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei as well as Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu were tested by their opponents. They required the full 7 games to cross the hurdle. Yang/Wang's match is one of the more classic matches today. They were behind their opponents 1-3, before they turn the tables around!
Let wish them all the best in their Singles and Doubles Events which will commence tomorrow.
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2:55 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Xue Jie and Zena Exerts Authority and Progress
It was mixed fortunes for the teenage defenders Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Zena Sim defeated New Zealand’s Annie Yang in four straight games, winning 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; whilst for Isabelle Li it was Bulgaria’s Amelie Karova who ended progress. Karova won 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6. With this result, Zena advanced to the Main Draw while Li has ended her hopes in the Singles Event.
Meanwhile Pang Xue Jie cause an upset against his opponent. Playing in his 1st World Championships, Pang showed no fear against his opponent. He beat Parapanov Konstantin in 6 games. He won 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13. However Pang will have to continue to play in the Qualification Round (Knock-out Stage) in the afternoon before he can qualify for the Main Draw.
There are some more great news this morning. Men Doubles Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie crash out Kherouf Sami/Khourta Idir with a score of 3-1. They will be facing Cogill Theo/Vermeyer Shane later today. Winner of the match will be able to qualify for the Main Draw.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
9:39 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Sports School Paddlers Did Not Disappoint
Several very talented and promising youths of the World have emerged. They include Host Nation's 14 year old Koki Niwa, New Zealand's Kevin Wu as well as United States' 12 year old Lily Zhang and 13 year old Ariel Hsing. Not to be outdone, Sports School Students Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle put up an amazing performance on the first day of the competition.
Taking on an opponent from Honduras whose World Ranking is lower than himself, Pang Xue Jie showed no mercy. In four straight games, he delivered in the group stage of the Men's Singles Event. Pang defeated Herrera Osvaldo with a convincing margin of 11-9, 11-5. 11-7, 11-3.
Meanwhile, the defensive skills of Isabelle proved too strong for her opponent to break through. She had an easy time against Fayazian Anna from Ireland. This young lady preparing for the ASIAN Youth Games in June showed sheer determination through out the game and her efforts finally paid off with a 4-1 victory. She won 11-6, 11-9, 11-1, 11-6. Li's compatriot and Sports School Graduate Sim Kai Xin Zena received a walkover Qvist Ulrika.
The Singles matches for the qualification stage will continue tomorrow. Pang Xue Jie will be taking on Parapanov Konstantin at 0945 (Singapore Time) while Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle will be playing at 1200 hours (Singapore Time) in their final group match. Zena's opponent is Annie Yang from New Zealand while Isabelle's adversary is Karov Anelia. Both of them are ranked lower than our female paddlers. In addition, Qualification matches for the Men and Women Doubles will commence tomorrow.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
10:24 AM
世乒赛：世界乒乓球赛明天开始 冯天薇女单赛面对强敌
 我国国家男女队员签运一般，本届世界乒乓球单项锦标赛夺取奖牌的希望不容乐观。 李佳薇王越古两年前摘下女双季军，取得新加坡在世锦赛零的突破，而女队去年也获得世界女团银牌，但从昨天完成的种子抽签来看，我国选手这次很可能空手而归。 本届世锦赛将从明天至5月5日在日本横滨举行。新加坡一共派出四男六女参赛。 新加坡乒乓总会高水平主管兼领队郑汉聪受访时说：“能够在世锦赛被列为种子的球员水平都不低，不管碰到谁，我们都必须尽力去打。我跟球员说，不要看得太远，要一场一场慢慢地打。 “我们的球员之前在大阪进行一星期的集训后，状态不错，大家心情也很好。我们现在比较关心的是球员如何适应场地、桌子等外在环境，以及如何作出相关的调整来面对比赛。” 世界排名第六的冯天薇首次参加单项世锦赛，并被列为女单第五种子。她预料将在32强赛和16强赛中连碰荷兰球员李洁和韩国好手朴美英两位削球手，复赛对手可能是卫冕冠军中国名将郭跃。 尽管曾在去年的世界杯赛中击败郭跃，但冯天薇与这位世界第二号球员的交手纪录为1胜4负，包括去年国际乒总职业巡回赛总决赛的失利。 世界排名第九王越古的女单32强赛对手多数是近况不错的白俄罗斯女将维多利亚，16强赛对手可能是日本的平野早矢香。由于刚在上个月的德国公开赛中败给平野早矢香，因此王越古料将面对严峻考验。 我国首号男球员高宁签运不佳，他很可能在32强赛中碰到世界排名第七的中国好手陈玘，过关的希望不高。 职业巡回赛总决赛男双冠军高宁／杨子被列为第六种子，很可能在复赛中遇到第三种子日本组合水谷隼／岸川圣也。双方曾在德国公开赛中碰头，高杨以1比4败下阵来。 此外，杨子在脑膜炎康复后，体力至今还未完全恢复。 郑汉聪说：“杨子的体力还没有完全恢复，但肯定会参赛。不过，要是他在任何时候感到不舒服的话，我们不排除让他放弃一些项目的可能性，毕竟球员的健康还是最重要的。” 高宁／冯天薇和杨子／王越古分别被列为混双第三和第九种子。 其他代表我国参赛的球员还有蔡晓黎、孙蓓蓓、于梦雨、三名本土小球员庞学杰、沈垲欣和李思韵。 （来源：《联合早报》）
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
6:36 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Wang Yue Gu face Singaporean Jinx
 The draw for the 2009 Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships was conducted at 1400 hours (1500 hours in Japan Time). Our Singapore paddlers receive a generally well draw.
Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li are drawn into the Main Draw directly due to their World Ranking. However, Gao Ning and company may perish in the first few rounds of the event. As allocated by the draw, Gao Ning will be facing China's penhold grip player Xu Xin in the 2nd round, whilst Yang Zi is likely to take on Japan's No. 1 paddler Mizutani Jun. Cai Xiao Li will have to cause an upset in the 1st round before meeting Olympic Gold Medalist and World No. 2 Ma Lin in the 2nd round.
In the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu are expected to reach the Quarter Finals. Feng will have a smooth sail until the Round of 16, where she is likely to meet South Korean Defender Park Mi Young. If she can repeat the victory in the Beijing Olympic Games, she will be facing China's Guo Yue in the Quarter Finals. However, Wang Yue Gu will have to face Belarus' Pavlovich Viktoria. Wang has to be worried about this lady as she was the one to oust out Feng, Yu Meng Yu and Sun Bei Bei all in one Pro Tour Open. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu will be striving to achieve their personal best in this competition. Sun finished in the Round of 32 in the previous occasion while Yu is participating in the event for the first time. Without much surprise, Both Sun and Yu should reach the Round of 32. Their opponents in the Round of 32 are Li Jiao from Netherlands and Austrian Liu Jia respectively.
Local youths Pang Xue Jie, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle will be playing the qualifying stage.
In the Doubles Event, Gao Ning and Yang Zi should not have any problem reaching the Quarter Finals. However, their results will have to depend on the condition of Yang Zi, as he may not have fully recovered. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu are likely to succeed to the Quarter Finals as well. Feng/Wang may even win a Bronze Medal if they can overcome Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun/Tie Yana. Sun/Yu will face a more stringent test, as their opponent in the Quarter Finals is South Korea Top Defensive Pair, Kim Kyung Ah/Park Mi Young. Kim/Park is ranked as China' No. 1 Opponent in the Doubles Event.
In addition Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xuejie and Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle will be competing in the Qualification Stage.
The Mixed Doubles Event is another opportunity for our paddlers to clinch medals since China is sending a batch of relatively young and inexperience paddlers to compete. However, many countries have also see it as an opportunity for them, and has increase their training in the Mixed Doubles. Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei is our highest medal hope in this event. Their first opponent is Japanese Teenagers Niwa Koki/Morizono Misaki, and they will only meet China Players in the Quarter Finals. Also, Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu are likely to reach the round of 16 where they will meet 5th Seed, China's Hao Shuai/Chang Chenchen. Both Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu will take on China's Xu Hui/Peng Luyang and Xu Xin/Fan Ying in the round 2nd round.
Although achieving Medal may not be an easy task, but our paddlers will strive their very best to achieve their best results!
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7:32 AM
Smashing Wedding for Jiawei in Beijing
 National paddler weds businessman Li Chao in a lavish ceremony at Beijing Hotel Beijing - Li Jiawei proved she can serve up a wedding as smashing as one of her table tennis volleys here yesterday. As melodramatic music played, smoke swirled, spotlights twirled and cameras flashed, the national paddler sashayed down a short catwalk in a stunning $13,000 gown before 600 guests. On hand were celebrities such as Chinese director Zhao Benshan and Singaporean starlet Chen Meixin, who was Jiawei's bridesmaid. By her side was her husband, Chinese businessman Li Chao, 36. Earlier, he had serenaded his bride with a rendition of Xiao Wei, Taiwanese singer Huang Pinyuan's hit, that called for Jiawei, 27, to 'fly to the sky with me'. The four-hour ceremony was held at the six-star Beijing Hotel, where all feasted on a 13-course banquet. Li Chao appeared rather unnerved at times by the media scrum capturing the couple's every move. But a friend of the groom, who gave her surname as Chen, said Jiawei's glow seemed to spread every time she wowed the crowd with a new costume change. A stunning moment came after the compere proclaimed that 'the angel has descended from heaven'. The silk canopy on a raised platform was opened to reveal the bride dressed in a 40kg bustier gown hand sewn with 38,888 pieces of Swarovski crystals. The four gowns she wore yesterday were specially designed for her and sponsored by Singapore's WhiteLink bridal studios. The festivities began when the couple stepped out of a stretch limousine at about 10.25am - the bride in a flowing white Grecian-styled gown - at the Beijing Hotel entrance, to cheers from a hundred-strong crowd and exploding party poppers. Above the din, a chorus suddenly rang out in Mandarin, but with a Singaporean accent: 'Jiawei, we will always support you!' The bridal couple turned to see officials from the Singapore Table Tennis Association, including its president Ms Lee Bee Wah, who had flown in on Friday to attend the wedding. Both bride and groom broke into laughter. After disappearing into a VIP room for over 30 minutes, Jiawei re-emerged in the rose-festooned hall in her crystal-encrusted gown. The couple then exchanged vows and wedding bands as love songs played. Their romantic words to each other - 'I love you forever'. The menu was definitively Chinese, from the shark's fin soup and jumbo prawns to the signature Beijing duck from the famous Quanjude restaurant. Jiawei said she added the latter to the menu to 'showcase the Beijing specialities to the guests from overseas such as Singapore and Japan'. Another traditional touch was the tea ceremony. Li Chao was teased by the compere for 'immediately pocketing the red packet' he received after respectfully serving tea to Jiawei's father. When it came to his mother- in-law, Li Chao obediently took the red packet and put it in Jiawei's hands, to applause from the audience. Singapore Table Tennis Association's Ms Lee also attracted applause with her speech. 'I'm as excited and happy seeing Jiawei married as if I were seeing my own daughter married,' she said. She also conveyed the congratulations from Jiawei's Singapore teammates who were unable to attend as they are competing in Yokohama, in Japan, tomorrow. The couple apparently have no immediate plans for a honeymoon. Jiawei may remain in Beijing for a few months before returning to Singapore to resume training. Li Chao told the guests: 'We hope to have ai de jing hua (fruit of love) as soon as possible, as Jiawei needs to go back to table tennis training for the London Olympics.' (Source: The Straits Times)
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
7:38 PM
李佳薇豪华婚礼浪漫十足 赵本山抖包袱逗乐全场
 美丽的新娘、帅气的新郎、幽默的赵本山、豪华的婚礼、温馨的仪式、撒泪的母亲、开心的父亲，2009年4月25日对于北京籍新加坡球员李佳薇来说，是一个值得终生铭记的日子--这一天，是她与李超举办婚礼的日子。 婚礼定于上午10点开始，新郎新娘也准时乘坐白色加长林肯来到婚礼举办地，北京饭店的金色大厅。新郎李超先走下车，然后绕过车到另一端将李佳薇接出来，当李佳薇身体探出车门的时候，所有的人都惊叹道：“太漂亮了！”一席白色婚纱，水晶发箍亮相的李佳薇出现在人们面前，不停地对着大家招手。在林肯车头两个泰迪熊的衬托下，两位新人在此留影，随后进入大厅。 原本只是20米左右的路程，却因为现场热情的宾客以及媒体记者，将过道挤得水泄不通。在保安的护送下，李佳薇和李超才得以脱身。 休息片刻，当人们正在婚礼现场翘首等待新人的出现时，现场响起了一段大家都耳熟能详的音乐，“有一个美丽的小女孩，她的名字叫做小薇……”身穿白色礼物的李超拿着一束鲜花从舞台现身，他的身后是一个硕大的用红、白、黄三色玫瑰花做成的乒乓球拍和球。 李超一边唱一边走，穿过了银色的“圣洁之路”，一直来到用鲜花搭砌而成的花房前。此时，花房的门帘落下，身穿镶满水晶婚纱的李佳薇出现在大家面前，现场一片欢呼。李超在李佳薇面前单膝跪地，将手中的鲜花献给了李佳薇。随后在司仪的引导下，双方对彼此说出来了“我愿意。” 如果说新人的一句“我愿意”让现场有了一股温馨之感的话，那么赵本山的“我羡慕”则让人觉得幽默十足。作为嘉宾到场的赵本山无疑是本次婚礼上除了新人之外最大的“腕儿”。在婚礼进行到第二部分，新人、父母、嘉宾发言环节时，原本坐在第2号桌的赵本山被请上台。  “看到李超和李佳薇今天举行婚礼，我挺羡慕的。”赵本山用如此调侃的口气开场，顿时逗乐了全场。他同时透露，这也是他第一次在北京参加朋友的婚礼。除了开场白很幽默之外，赵本山还将李佳薇和李超的结合视为“对口”。“李佳薇为体育奉献了很多，也受了很多的伤，都没时间结婚了。后来她要嫁给李超，两人挺对口的。”见现场来宾有些疑惑，赵本山解释道：“李超是做医药的，以后李佳薇要有伤了不用去看医生了，这儿有现成的！”赵本山继续“抖包袱”：“今后无论李佳薇代表什么国家打球，她始终是全人类的骄傲！”这时，全场到达一个高潮。 接下来，赵本山还将自己事先写好的“乐观”二字送给这对新人，并祝福他们能够天天都乐观面对生活。 婚礼仪式上，李佳薇和李超还分别向各自父母敬茶，以报答养育之恩，而双方父母也回赠红包给新人。有意思的是，在司仪的鼓动下，李超在接完红包之后，马上把红包转手给了李佳薇。 由于现场场面感人，李佳薇的母亲在与女儿相拥的时候，还撒下了泪水。一时间让现场的宾客们感动不已。 当日的婚宴一共有600多人，其中不光有李超和李佳薇的亲朋好友，还有来自新加坡副总理张志贤的祝福以及特意赶来的新加坡乒球总会会长李美花及教练井俊泓。 对于人们关心的这对新人何时会有爱情结晶的时候，新郎李超表示：“希望能够尽快，因为佳薇还会参加2012年伦敦奥运会。” (来源：体育画报 作者： 何烃烃)
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Friday, April 24, 2009
11:35 AM
World Table Tennis Championships - Singapore Paddlers to Face More Stringent Competition
 China Table Tennis Association has recently amended their final entries to the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships. There are some major changes to the entries made earlier and this implies that our players will be facing tougher challenges ahead. China will be sending the largest contingent of 25 people.
Olympic Gold Medalist Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin will be joined by World Top 10 players Ma Long and Chen Qi as well as Zhang Chao and Xu Xin in the Men's Singles Event. Zhang Chao and Xu Xin may be unfamiliar to most of us, but they can be one of the greatest threat to Gao Ning and Yang Zi. Both Zhang Chao and Xu Xin fought hard for their tickets by clinching an overall 2nd and 3rd position respectively, beating Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, in the selection.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yining will be leading the team for the first time after the retirement of veteran Wang Nan. She will be further supported by Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia, Guo Yan, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Yao Yan. These 7 players won the Top 7 position in the selection process, and they have every ability to beat even Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu.
China will be trying out new Doubles pairing in the Doubles Event. Olympic Doubles Gold Medalist Chen Qi will no longer partner Ma Lin. Instead, he will be joining hands with another penholder Wang Hao. The other 2 pairings are Ma Long/Xu Xin and Hao Shuai/Zhang Jike. Chances of Gao Ning/Yang Zi winning a medal has greatly decreased.
Zhang Yining will be taking a break from the Doubles Event. China will be represented by World Championships Silver Medalist Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia, Beijing natives Ding Ning/Guo Yan and the newly paired Cao Zhen/Liu Shiwen. Of which, Cao Zhen/Liu Shiwen is a totally new pairing in the international scene. These pairings already have a advantage in their positioning. Thus Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu is up for a tough fight.
China has registered a total of 7 pairings in the Mixed Doubles Event. Unlike the previous occasions, none of the renowned players are taking part. They are Hao Shuai/Chang Chenchen, Xu Xin/Fan Ying, Qiu Yike/Li Xiaodan, Zhang Chao/Yao Yan, Xu Hui/Peng Luyang, Li Ping/Cao Zhen and Zhang Jike/Mu Zi. This is the best opportunity to clinch a medal, but Singapore is likely to return empty handed because our best doubles pair Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu might even have to withdraw.
Besides competition from China, other Asian Countries can cause major threats as well. Korea's Kim Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young and Hong Kong's Tie Yana, Jiang Huajun and Lin Ling are no pushovers as well.
Lets wish the Paddlers all the best as they embark on their journey.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
12:12 PM
李佳薇百万大婚华丽出嫁 罕见水晶婚纱重40公斤
 新加坡乒球天后、原北京队名将李佳薇与35岁的丈夫李超将于本周六上午在五星级的北京饭店举行一场世纪大婚。据悉，在北京费欧奈尔婚庆公司的策划之下，李佳薇婚礼的华丽程度丝毫不亚于此前田亮、王楠、杨威等奥运冠军的婚礼。 据悉，27岁的李佳薇因为婚礼而放弃了参加月底横滨世乒赛的机会，而她的婚礼恰好在世乒赛备战的关键时刻举行，因此多数圈内的教练与运动员都不能亲临现场助兴，尽管如此，前来参加婚宴的宾朋也已经接近700人，其中不乏像赵本山及其弟子等文艺界大碗，新加坡乒球总会会长李美花及教练井俊泓专程飞到北京为其祝贺，而证婚人据说则是一位中央级别的领导。 为了准备这场婚礼，李佳薇最近一星期每天只睡4个小时，好在她和李超只拿主意，具体事情都由双方父母、亲朋以及婚庆公司来操办，两位新人省了不少心。李佳薇婚礼地点选在了五星级酒店的北京饭店的“金色大厅”，据费欧奈尔婚礼策划公司顾问甄嘉瑞透露，“金色大厅”对大多数人来说都是一个既神秘又陌生的地方，因为从建国以来，那里就是国家领导人开会以及接见外国友人的重要场所。 “此次婚礼只能用华丽二字来形容，婚礼当天，整个宴会厅都会被从云南空运过来的玫瑰和百合等鲜花所装扮，加之金色大厅原有的金碧辉煌的气度，那样的婚宴一定会让所有人感到震撼。”甄嘉瑞说道，“伴郎是李佳薇在北京队时的好友盛夏，伴娘则是赵本山的徒弟，在《关东大先生》中扮演香菱的新加坡艺人美心。” 按照婚礼的流程，仪式从上午十点钟开始，在此期间，李佳薇将以5套礼服出现在婚宴现场，而其中最引人瞩目的则是一套由三万八千多颗“施华洛世奇”水晶缝制而成的白色婚纱。据李佳薇本人透露，这套礼服是新加坡的赞助商订做的，本周二才空运到北京给她试穿，“这件婚纱真的非常漂亮，我今天试着穿了一下，很重，据说有40公斤，因为穿起来她会贴在身上，所以我只敢慢慢的走，不过还好我个子高一些，走路倒没有什么不方便。”李佳薇说道。 据悉，李佳薇的婚纱礼服以“梦幻女神”为主题。最豪华的那件水晶婚纱价值近十万元人民币，而其他几套希腊及欧式礼服也都是设计师根据她的身形、肤质及气质度身订造的，每一套衣服都将完美展示这位乒球天后的无穷魅力。 除此之外，费欧奈尔提供了五辆林肯作为婚车，新郎新娘乘坐的是一辆12米的加长豪华林肯轿车。北京饭店的菜本来就是“国宴”级别，而李佳薇夫妇更是关照要让宾朋吃好喝好，所以菜谱均经过了精挑细选，每桌标准预计在3000元以上。据甄嘉瑞透露，不算赞助商减免的费用，仅婚礼及婚宴方面从策划到执行总共投入了八十余万元，李佳薇堪称华丽地嫁给医药大亨李超。
(本文来源：网易体育 作者：田京波)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
3:29 PM
SAFRA/STTA Table Tennis Championships 2009 - Chew Justify Seeded Position
Top Seed in both the U18 and U15 Boys' Singles Event, Olympic Youth Paddler Hopeful Chew Zhe Yu Clarence justified his position by clinching the 1st position. Chew's journey to the highest position on the podium was not an easy task. In the U18 event, he defeated his senior Lim Jie Yan in the Finals to clinch the title. In addition, his female counterpart Chau Hai Qing was also crowned the U15 Girls' Singles Champion. Meanwhile the U18 Girls' Singles Title was taken by the more experienced Kwa Hui Qi. The winner for the U12 Boys' and U12 Girls' Singles are Tang Jiawen Cheryl and Yin Jin Yuan.
Things may look joyful for these Youth Olympics Hopefuls. However, the other Youth Olympians to be suffered earlier defeat in the respective group stages. Winner in the U15 Girls' event, Chau faltered against Lim Yi Xuan in the opeing round of the U18 Girls' event. Meanwhile, Lam Teng Si suffered under Chng Rui Min in the Semi Finals. Lam also crash out in the Quarter Finals of the U15 Girls' event.
The proficiency of the overseas training stint has been questioned once again. Against local paddlers of their age group, these Youth Olympians to be do not have a clear advantage. How will they be able to face the strong challenge from the other competitors from other countries?
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
12:09 PM
ETTU Cup - Himoinsa won Women's ETTU Cup, an absolute premiere for Spain
 The Ucam Himoinsa Cartagena has made a history by being the first Spanish team to win the title in ETTU Cup. Spaniards halted Polish Forbet Tarnobrzeg in their second attempt to win the final in the Pabellón Municipal de Tenis de Mesa in the Barriada Cuatro Santos. Himoinsa had to reverse first match 2:3 defeat and to overcome risky tactics of coach Zbigniew Necek's. "Trainer Neckek set the dangerous tactics, but this time it did not work for Forbet. He placed Kinga Stefanska to play in first match against Sun Bei Bei so we easily gained the lead", said Himoinsa's trainer Enrique Perez Miras. Polish star Li Qian faced Li Jie in the rerun of European TOP 12 from Dusseldorf. "Luck was not on our side when Li lost first game 12:14. She lost next one, and in the third with the rule of acceleration from 3:7, she managed to reverse to 13:11. Finally Li Qian won the decisive game." Shen Yanfei easily overcame Zhou Xiao moving forward Ucam Himoinsa to 2:1 at the scoreboard. "The most spectacular encounter was the duel Sun Bei Bei vs. Li Qian. Polish girl had impressive start with 2:0 leaving Sun on six, and seven points in first two games. Nevertheless Sun Bei Bei came back and even managed to leave Li on one point in fourth game, but Qian demonstrated why she is the best European player and with a few spectacular points, that get spectators on their feet, finished the duel". It was up to Li Jie to brought Himoinsa to the victory. "LI Jie's play in defense and changes of rhythm in attack was to much for Stefanska," added Perez Miras.
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6:40 AM
ETTU European Champions League - Kroppach's Nemesis Gave Froschberg a Slice Of Heaven
 AG Froschberg is the suprising winner of 2008-2009 Women's European Champions League. Honestly, few people might have gambled on the Austrian team after their 2:3 home defeat. On the other hand, after last year incredible verdict and turning out, Kroppach appeared as appointed to European crown this time, but tonight's match displayed a completely different values on field. "Susi" Liu Jia became the icon of the Austrian triumph playing a perfect match in which she defeated Wu Jiaduo and Wang Yue Gu both with the same 3:1 score. Earlier, Wang had given Kroppach the first point (3:2 against ZHU Hong) and the feeling of an easy task for the Germans. But probably Krisztina Toth close defeat against Li Qianbing was the match's true turning point. Günther Renner, manager AG Froschberg, express his joy after the match: "We are very happy, but we were even with some hope before. I knew that "Susi" is in best shape of her career since eight or nine months and that she is also of a very strong mentality now and can stand such tight situations very well. So I was counting on her two points. Our tactics was it to place Li Qiangbing that she could do the very important third match of the day because she's normally not getting nervous in such situations. And we succeeded with that." Kroppach, very disappointed having been defeated in the final for the second time in a row, had already announced their decision not to participate to international competitions next year. Notwithstanding, Kroppach's coach Dennis Leicher, accepted tonight's verdict with best fair-play: "The best team won and we also gave our best so I have no problem to accept to be only second rather than last year where it was no sporty decision. Froschberg is a worthy Champions League winner, congratulations!" WANG VS ZHU = 3-2: 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 WU VS LIU = 1-3: 11-8, 6-11, 10-12, 10-12 TOTH VS LI = 2-3: 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 9-11 WANG VS LIU = 1-3: 8-11, 11-3, 5-11, 5-11
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
1:12 PM
ETTU European champons League - Wang Yue Gu express in Kroppach
Wang Yue Gu's marvellous performance is one of the most important secrets about the success of FSV Kroppach, as she was able to beat almost her all opponents in this Women's ECL season. The Singaporean, but Chinese born sportswoman, Wang collected eleven winning and only five losing games until now. She played her most difficult matches against Liu Jia (Linz AG Froschberg), as Susi (Liu's nickname) managed to defeat her twice. For the first time Liu beat Wang (FSV Kroppach) in Round 2 at group-stage in Linz and she could repeat her excellent shape and she won in ratio 3-0 in the first final in Austria. At the same time Susi lost vs. Wang in Kroppach in Round 5 and we can find three very memorable and precious victories among Wang's matches, for example Iveta Vacenovska (Linz AG) wasn't able to stop the Wang express in the final in Linz. In the semifinal Wang beat Li Jiao (MFS Heerlen) in both duels, moreover in a thrilling fifth set not only at home in Germany, but also in away in Netherlands. We are looking forward to see the second scene of the final with Wang and the other stars.
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Friday, April 10, 2009
10:43 PM
ETTU European champons League - Kroppach already savouring triumphal taste
 The first Women's European Champions League final, played in Linz, ended with an away match probably disclosing the final verdict in favour of Kroppach. The German club, last season runner-up, achieved an impressive away win against Froschberg. Kroppach surprisingly line-up Krisztina Toth who gave her club a decisive success in the third match against Zhu Hong. Performing "Susi" Liu Ja gave her best to maintain Austrian dreams alive, since she got both points defeating Wu Jiaduo and Wang Yue Gu, even though both German players punished Iveta Vacenovska whose double defeat was a heavy handicap for the Austrians Women's ECL Final 1: Linz AG Froschberg - FSV Kroppach 2-3 LIU Jia - WU Jiaduo 12-10, 11-4, 12-10 VACENOVSKA - WANG Yue Gu 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11 ZHU Hong - TOTH 10-12, 11-4, 5-11, 12-10, 6-11 LIU Jia - WANG Jue Gu 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 VACENOVSKA - WU Jiaduo 9-11, 5-11, 9-11 After the hotly-contested and lucky victory of the preceding year's finalists at Linz's Froschberg, at first glance Kroppach appears to be in a good position for the title match in Europe's top league. However, Kroppach has to secure another win to attain victory. Therefore, an exciting and evenly-matched battle is expected; the player's performance, their lineup, and support from the fans will play a decisive role in this match. Both club leaders share this opinion. "In order to achieve this coveted title, we need another victory. Both teams play at quite the same level and can win; the chances are 50:50," commented Kroppach's Horst Schuechen. A super attractive match is certainly expected, which should attract many fans with such an open match. Every single point will be important and a mental challenge. The match will be played tomorrow (11/4/09).
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12:45 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Promotional Video on Starhub Cable TV
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Friday, April 3, 2009
11:15 AM
April World Ranking - Woman Singles Champion Climb Ranking
 Progress for the ladies in waiting, that was the scenario following the publication of the World Ranking. The progress of Yu Meng Yu and Sun Bei Bei is the direct results of the splendid effort on the ITTF Pro Tour at the Indian Open and German Open. The former gained her first Pro Tour Women's Singles Title in India, the latter achieving a Semi-Final finish in the German Open. Yu Meng Yu moves from 45 to 33, whilst her colleague Sun Bei Bei advances one place and is currently ranked no. 30. There were no changes for the Olympians as Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu are ranked 5th and 8th.
Meanwhile Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li, both whom excelled to reach the finals in the Indian Open after causing upsets against compatriot Gao Ning and Yang Zi, enjoyed successes. Ma Liang is currently ranked 130, his highest ranking so far and Cai Xiao Li at 153. Gao Ning and Yang Zi are ranked 25 and 42 respectively. |
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:37 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Yang Zi's Performance affected by Illness
It was joy and despair for Singaporeans in the 2nd day of the World Championships. Wang Yue Gu, the 7th Seed suffered at the hands of Strbikova Renata while 18 yer old Sim Kai Xin Zena lost to Romanian Dodean Daniela. Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li was not spared either.
In the Men's Singles Event, only Gao Ning managed to pass the 1st Round. Cai Xiao Li was defeated by Spain's He Zhiwen, whilst Yang Zi is upset by Thailand's Sanguansin Phuchong. Yang Zi lost by the faintest margin 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11. Gao Ning crashed Spain's Machado Carlos in the first round, but faltered against China's Xu Xin in the 2nd Round. He lost in straight games, 8-11 ,5-11, 7-11, 6-11.
The female counterparts enjoyed better fortunes. Despite defeats by Sim Kai Xin Zena and Wang Yue Gu in the 1st and 2nd round respectively. Feng Tianwei, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu beat their respective opponents to reach the Round of 32. Feng Tianwei beat both her opponents with a 4-0 margin and she will be facing defender Li Jie from Netherlands. This dutch lady is unlikely to cause much trouble against Feng. Sun Bei Bei showed that she has recovered her form after a tour in the ETTU Cup. She beat USA's Crystal Huang in straight games before overcoming Hungary's Pota Georgina, 4-1. She will be taking on another lady from Netherlands, Li Jiao. Lastly, Yu Meng Yu who swept aside Erdelji Ana-Maria and Russia's Troshneva Elena will be facing Austria's Liu Jia tomorrow.
There are some more good news from our doubles. Gao Ning/Yang Zi made it to the 2nd round after ending the adventure of Turkey's Vang Bora/Zeng Cem 4-3. This Turkey pair was in Singapore to train with our paddlers for the World Championships. Gao Ning/Yang Zi will be facing Belarus' Nekhvedovich Vitaly/Samsonov Vladimir. Meanwhile, Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie perish in the 1st round after losing to Keinath Thomas/Sereda Peter in straight games.
Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu continued their good form in the Women's Doubles Event. The former beat Juceviciute Ieva/Paskauskiene Ruta while the latter defeated Creemers Linda/Nouwen Carla from Netherlands. However, Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle was conqured by Germany's Schall Elke/Wu Jiaduo.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:38 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Double Success for Singaporean Doubles
Good news are coming along the way as the Qualification Stage comes to an end today. Men Doubles Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie and Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle both qualified for the Main Draw. Earlier, Zena gained another adminssion ticket to the Main Draw after clinching the Top Position in her group.
However Pang Xue Jie failed to qualify for the Main Draw after losing out in the Qualification Round. Pang faltered against the more experienced Daniel Artur from Poland. He lost 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7.
4 pairs in the Mixed Doubles Event enjoyed success as well. Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu had an easy time against their adversaries. They won with a margin of 4-0 and 4-1 respectively. However Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei as well as Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu were tested by their opponents. They required the full 7 games to cross the hurdle. Yang/Wang's match is one of the more classic matches today. They were behind their opponents 1-3, before they turn the tables around!
Let wish them all the best in their Singles and Doubles Events which will commence tomorrow.
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2:55 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Xue Jie and Zena Exerts Authority and Progress
It was mixed fortunes for the teenage defenders Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Zena Sim defeated New Zealand’s Annie Yang in four straight games, winning 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; whilst for Isabelle Li it was Bulgaria’s Amelie Karova who ended progress. Karova won 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6. With this result, Zena advanced to the Main Draw while Li has ended her hopes in the Singles Event.
Meanwhile Pang Xue Jie cause an upset against his opponent. Playing in his 1st World Championships, Pang showed no fear against his opponent. He beat Parapanov Konstantin in 6 games. He won 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13. However Pang will have to continue to play in the Qualification Round (Knock-out Stage) in the afternoon before he can qualify for the Main Draw.
There are some more great news this morning. Men Doubles Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie crash out Kherouf Sami/Khourta Idir with a score of 3-1. They will be facing Cogill Theo/Vermeyer Shane later today. Winner of the match will be able to qualify for the Main Draw.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
9:39 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Sports School Paddlers Did Not Disappoint
Several very talented and promising youths of the World have emerged. They include Host Nation's 14 year old Koki Niwa, New Zealand's Kevin Wu as well as United States' 12 year old Lily Zhang and 13 year old Ariel Hsing. Not to be outdone, Sports School Students Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle put up an amazing performance on the first day of the competition.
Taking on an opponent from Honduras whose World Ranking is lower than himself, Pang Xue Jie showed no mercy. In four straight games, he delivered in the group stage of the Men's Singles Event. Pang defeated Herrera Osvaldo with a convincing margin of 11-9, 11-5. 11-7, 11-3.
Meanwhile, the defensive skills of Isabelle proved too strong for her opponent to break through. She had an easy time against Fayazian Anna from Ireland. This young lady preparing for the ASIAN Youth Games in June showed sheer determination through out the game and her efforts finally paid off with a 4-1 victory. She won 11-6, 11-9, 11-1, 11-6. Li's compatriot and Sports School Graduate Sim Kai Xin Zena received a walkover Qvist Ulrika.
The Singles matches for the qualification stage will continue tomorrow. Pang Xue Jie will be taking on Parapanov Konstantin at 0945 (Singapore Time) while Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle will be playing at 1200 hours (Singapore Time) in their final group match. Zena's opponent is Annie Yang from New Zealand while Isabelle's adversary is Karov Anelia. Both of them are ranked lower than our female paddlers. In addition, Qualification matches for the Men and Women Doubles will commence tomorrow.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
10:24 AM
世乒赛：世界乒乓球赛明天开始 冯天薇女单赛面对强敌
我国国家男女队员签运一般，本届世界乒乓球单项锦标赛夺取奖牌的希望不容乐观。 李佳薇王越古两年前摘下女双季军，取得新加坡在世锦赛零的突破，而女队去年也获得世界女团银牌，但从昨天完成的种子抽签来看，我国选手这次很可能空手而归。 本届世锦赛将从明天至5月5日在日本横滨举行。新加坡一共派出四男六女参赛。 新加坡乒乓总会高水平主管兼领队郑汉聪受访时说：“能够在世锦赛被列为种子的球员水平都不低，不管碰到谁，我们都必须尽力去打。我跟球员说，不要看得太远，要一场一场慢慢地打。 “我们的球员之前在大阪进行一星期的集训后，状态不错，大家心情也很好。我们现在比较关心的是球员如何适应场地、桌子等外在环境，以及如何作出相关的调整来面对比赛。” 世界排名第六的冯天薇首次参加单项世锦赛，并被列为女单第五种子。她预料将在32强赛和16强赛中连碰荷兰球员李洁和韩国好手朴美英两位削球手，复赛对手可能是卫冕冠军中国名将郭跃。 尽管曾在去年的世界杯赛中击败郭跃，但冯天薇与这位世界第二号球员的交手纪录为1胜4负，包括去年国际乒总职业巡回赛总决赛的失利。 世界排名第九王越古的女单32强赛对手多数是近况不错的白俄罗斯女将维多利亚，16强赛对手可能是日本的平野早矢香。由于刚在上个月的德国公开赛中败给平野早矢香，因此王越古料将面对严峻考验。 我国首号男球员高宁签运不佳，他很可能在32强赛中碰到世界排名第七的中国好手陈玘，过关的希望不高。 职业巡回赛总决赛男双冠军高宁／杨子被列为第六种子，很可能在复赛中遇到第三种子日本组合水谷隼／岸川圣也。双方曾在德国公开赛中碰头，高杨以1比4败下阵来。 此外，杨子在脑膜炎康复后，体力至今还未完全恢复。 郑汉聪说：“杨子的体力还没有完全恢复，但肯定会参赛。不过，要是他在任何时候感到不舒服的话，我们不排除让他放弃一些项目的可能性，毕竟球员的健康还是最重要的。” 高宁／冯天薇和杨子／王越古分别被列为混双第三和第九种子。 其他代表我国参赛的球员还有蔡晓黎、孙蓓蓓、于梦雨、三名本土小球员庞学杰、沈垲欣和李思韵。 （来源：《联合早报》）
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
6:36 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Wang Yue Gu face Singaporean Jinx
The draw for the 2009 Yokohama World Table Tennis Championships was conducted at 1400 hours (1500 hours in Japan Time). Our Singapore paddlers receive a generally well draw.
Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li are drawn into the Main Draw directly due to their World Ranking. However, Gao Ning and company may perish in the first few rounds of the event. As allocated by the draw, Gao Ning will be facing China's penhold grip player Xu Xin in the 2nd round, whilst Yang Zi is likely to take on Japan's No. 1 paddler Mizutani Jun. Cai Xiao Li will have to cause an upset in the 1st round before meeting Olympic Gold Medalist and World No. 2 Ma Lin in the 2nd round.
In the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu are expected to reach the Quarter Finals. Feng will have a smooth sail until the Round of 16, where she is likely to meet South Korean Defender Park Mi Young. If she can repeat the victory in the Beijing Olympic Games, she will be facing China's Guo Yue in the Quarter Finals. However, Wang Yue Gu will have to face Belarus' Pavlovich Viktoria. Wang has to be worried about this lady as she was the one to oust out Feng, Yu Meng Yu and Sun Bei Bei all in one Pro Tour Open. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu will be striving to achieve their personal best in this competition. Sun finished in the Round of 32 in the previous occasion while Yu is participating in the event for the first time. Without much surprise, Both Sun and Yu should reach the Round of 32. Their opponents in the Round of 32 are Li Jiao from Netherlands and Austrian Liu Jia respectively.
Local youths Pang Xue Jie, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle will be playing the qualifying stage.
In the Doubles Event, Gao Ning and Yang Zi should not have any problem reaching the Quarter Finals. However, their results will have to depend on the condition of Yang Zi, as he may not have fully recovered. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu are likely to succeed to the Quarter Finals as well. Feng/Wang may even win a Bronze Medal if they can overcome Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun/Tie Yana. Sun/Yu will face a more stringent test, as their opponent in the Quarter Finals is South Korea Top Defensive Pair, Kim Kyung Ah/Park Mi Young. Kim/Park is ranked as China' No. 1 Opponent in the Doubles Event.
In addition Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xuejie and Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle will be competing in the Qualification Stage.
The Mixed Doubles Event is another opportunity for our paddlers to clinch medals since China is sending a batch of relatively young and inexperience paddlers to compete. However, many countries have also see it as an opportunity for them, and has increase their training in the Mixed Doubles. Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei is our highest medal hope in this event. Their first opponent is Japanese Teenagers Niwa Koki/Morizono Misaki, and they will only meet China Players in the Quarter Finals. Also, Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu are likely to reach the round of 16 where they will meet 5th Seed, China's Hao Shuai/Chang Chenchen. Both Pang Xue Jie/Sun Bei Bei and Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu will take on China's Xu Hui/Peng Luyang and Xu Xin/Fan Ying in the round 2nd round.
Although achieving Medal may not be an easy task, but our paddlers will strive their very best to achieve their best results!
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7:32 AM
Smashing Wedding for Jiawei in Beijing
National paddler weds businessman Li Chao in a lavish ceremony at Beijing Hotel Beijing - Li Jiawei proved she can serve up a wedding as smashing as one of her table tennis volleys here yesterday. As melodramatic music played, smoke swirled, spotlights twirled and cameras flashed, the national paddler sashayed down a short catwalk in a stunning $13,000 gown before 600 guests. On hand were celebrities such as Chinese director Zhao Benshan and Singaporean starlet Chen Meixin, who was Jiawei's bridesmaid. By her side was her husband, Chinese businessman Li Chao, 36. Earlier, he had serenaded his bride with a rendition of Xiao Wei, Taiwanese singer Huang Pinyuan's hit, that called for Jiawei, 27, to 'fly to the sky with me'. The four-hour ceremony was held at the six-star Beijing Hotel, where all feasted on a 13-course banquet. Li Chao appeared rather unnerved at times by the media scrum capturing the couple's every move. But a friend of the groom, who gave her surname as Chen, said Jiawei's glow seemed to spread every time she wowed the crowd with a new costume change. A stunning moment came after the compere proclaimed that 'the angel has descended from heaven'. The silk canopy on a raised platform was opened to reveal the bride dressed in a 40kg bustier gown hand sewn with 38,888 pieces of Swarovski crystals. The four gowns she wore yesterday were specially designed for her and sponsored by Singapore's WhiteLink bridal studios. The festivities began when the couple stepped out of a stretch limousine at about 10.25am - the bride in a flowing white Grecian-styled gown - at the Beijing Hotel entrance, to cheers from a hundred-strong crowd and exploding party poppers. Above the din, a chorus suddenly rang out in Mandarin, but with a Singaporean accent: 'Jiawei, we will always support you!' The bridal couple turned to see officials from the Singapore Table Tennis Association, including its president Ms Lee Bee Wah, who had flown in on Friday to attend the wedding. Both bride and groom broke into laughter. After disappearing into a VIP room for over 30 minutes, Jiawei re-emerged in the rose-festooned hall in her crystal-encrusted gown. The couple then exchanged vows and wedding bands as love songs played. Their romantic words to each other - 'I love you forever'. The menu was definitively Chinese, from the shark's fin soup and jumbo prawns to the signature Beijing duck from the famous Quanjude restaurant. Jiawei said she added the latter to the menu to 'showcase the Beijing specialities to the guests from overseas such as Singapore and Japan'. Another traditional touch was the tea ceremony. Li Chao was teased by the compere for 'immediately pocketing the red packet' he received after respectfully serving tea to Jiawei's father. When it came to his mother- in-law, Li Chao obediently took the red packet and put it in Jiawei's hands, to applause from the audience. Singapore Table Tennis Association's Ms Lee also attracted applause with her speech. 'I'm as excited and happy seeing Jiawei married as if I were seeing my own daughter married,' she said. She also conveyed the congratulations from Jiawei's Singapore teammates who were unable to attend as they are competing in Yokohama, in Japan, tomorrow. The couple apparently have no immediate plans for a honeymoon. Jiawei may remain in Beijing for a few months before returning to Singapore to resume training. Li Chao told the guests: 'We hope to have ai de jing hua (fruit of love) as soon as possible, as Jiawei needs to go back to table tennis training for the London Olympics.' (Source: The Straits Times)
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
7:38 PM
李佳薇豪华婚礼浪漫十足 赵本山抖包袱逗乐全场
美丽的新娘、帅气的新郎、幽默的赵本山、豪华的婚礼、温馨的仪式、撒泪的母亲、开心的父亲，2009年4月25日对于北京籍新加坡球员李佳薇来说，是一个值得终生铭记的日子--这一天，是她与李超举办婚礼的日子。 婚礼定于上午10点开始，新郎新娘也准时乘坐白色加长林肯来到婚礼举办地，北京饭店的金色大厅。新郎李超先走下车，然后绕过车到另一端将李佳薇接出来，当李佳薇身体探出车门的时候，所有的人都惊叹道：“太漂亮了！”一席白色婚纱，水晶发箍亮相的李佳薇出现在人们面前，不停地对着大家招手。在林肯车头两个泰迪熊的衬托下，两位新人在此留影，随后进入大厅。 原本只是20米左右的路程，却因为现场热情的宾客以及媒体记者，将过道挤得水泄不通。在保安的护送下，李佳薇和李超才得以脱身。 休息片刻，当人们正在婚礼现场翘首等待新人的出现时，现场响起了一段大家都耳熟能详的音乐，“有一个美丽的小女孩，她的名字叫做小薇……”身穿白色礼物的李超拿着一束鲜花从舞台现身，他的身后是一个硕大的用红、白、黄三色玫瑰花做成的乒乓球拍和球。 李超一边唱一边走，穿过了银色的“圣洁之路”，一直来到用鲜花搭砌而成的花房前。此时，花房的门帘落下，身穿镶满水晶婚纱的李佳薇出现在大家面前，现场一片欢呼。李超在李佳薇面前单膝跪地，将手中的鲜花献给了李佳薇。随后在司仪的引导下，双方对彼此说出来了“我愿意。” 如果说新人的一句“我愿意”让现场有了一股温馨之感的话，那么赵本山的“我羡慕”则让人觉得幽默十足。作为嘉宾到场的赵本山无疑是本次婚礼上除了新人之外最大的“腕儿”。在婚礼进行到第二部分，新人、父母、嘉宾发言环节时，原本坐在第2号桌的赵本山被请上台。 “看到李超和李佳薇今天举行婚礼，我挺羡慕的。”赵本山用如此调侃的口气开场，顿时逗乐了全场。他同时透露，这也是他第一次在北京参加朋友的婚礼。除了开场白很幽默之外，赵本山还将李佳薇和李超的结合视为“对口”。“李佳薇为体育奉献了很多，也受了很多的伤，都没时间结婚了。后来她要嫁给李超，两人挺对口的。”见现场来宾有些疑惑，赵本山解释道：“李超是做医药的，以后李佳薇要有伤了不用去看医生了，这儿有现成的！”赵本山继续“抖包袱”：“今后无论李佳薇代表什么国家打球，她始终是全人类的骄傲！”这时，全场到达一个高潮。 接下来，赵本山还将自己事先写好的“乐观”二字送给这对新人，并祝福他们能够天天都乐观面对生活。 婚礼仪式上，李佳薇和李超还分别向各自父母敬茶，以报答养育之恩，而双方父母也回赠红包给新人。有意思的是，在司仪的鼓动下，李超在接完红包之后，马上把红包转手给了李佳薇。 由于现场场面感人，李佳薇的母亲在与女儿相拥的时候，还撒下了泪水。一时间让现场的宾客们感动不已。 当日的婚宴一共有600多人，其中不光有李超和李佳薇的亲朋好友，还有来自新加坡副总理张志贤的祝福以及特意赶来的新加坡乒球总会会长李美花及教练井俊泓。 对于人们关心的这对新人何时会有爱情结晶的时候，新郎李超表示：“希望能够尽快，因为佳薇还会参加2012年伦敦奥运会。” (来源：体育画报 作者： 何烃烃)
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Friday, April 24, 2009
11:35 AM
World Table Tennis Championships - Singapore Paddlers to Face More Stringent Competition
China Table Tennis Association has recently amended their final entries to the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships. There are some major changes to the entries made earlier and this implies that our players will be facing tougher challenges ahead. China will be sending the largest contingent of 25 people.
Olympic Gold Medalist Ma Lin, Wang Hao and Wang Liqin will be joined by World Top 10 players Ma Long and Chen Qi as well as Zhang Chao and Xu Xin in the Men's Singles Event. Zhang Chao and Xu Xin may be unfamiliar to most of us, but they can be one of the greatest threat to Gao Ning and Yang Zi. Both Zhang Chao and Xu Xin fought hard for their tickets by clinching an overall 2nd and 3rd position respectively, beating Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, in the selection.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yining will be leading the team for the first time after the retirement of veteran Wang Nan. She will be further supported by Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia, Guo Yan, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Yao Yan. These 7 players won the Top 7 position in the selection process, and they have every ability to beat even Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu.
China will be trying out new Doubles pairing in the Doubles Event. Olympic Doubles Gold Medalist Chen Qi will no longer partner Ma Lin. Instead, he will be joining hands with another penholder Wang Hao. The other 2 pairings are Ma Long/Xu Xin and Hao Shuai/Zhang Jike. Chances of Gao Ning/Yang Zi winning a medal has greatly decreased.
Zhang Yining will be taking a break from the Doubles Event. China will be represented by World Championships Silver Medalist Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia, Beijing natives Ding Ning/Guo Yan and the newly paired Cao Zhen/Liu Shiwen. Of which, Cao Zhen/Liu Shiwen is a totally new pairing in the international scene. These pairings already have a advantage in their positioning. Thus Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu is up for a tough fight.
China has registered a total of 7 pairings in the Mixed Doubles Event. Unlike the previous occasions, none of the renowned players are taking part. They are Hao Shuai/Chang Chenchen, Xu Xin/Fan Ying, Qiu Yike/Li Xiaodan, Zhang Chao/Yao Yan, Xu Hui/Peng Luyang, Li Ping/Cao Zhen and Zhang Jike/Mu Zi. This is the best opportunity to clinch a medal, but Singapore is likely to return empty handed because our best doubles pair Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu might even have to withdraw.
Besides competition from China, other Asian Countries can cause major threats as well. Korea's Kim Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young and Hong Kong's Tie Yana, Jiang Huajun and Lin Ling are no pushovers as well.
Lets wish the Paddlers all the best as they embark on their journey.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
12:12 PM
李佳薇百万大婚华丽出嫁 罕见水晶婚纱重40公斤
新加坡乒球天后、原北京队名将李佳薇与35岁的丈夫李超将于本周六上午在五星级的北京饭店举行一场世纪大婚。据悉，在北京费欧奈尔婚庆公司的策划之下，李佳薇婚礼的华丽程度丝毫不亚于此前田亮、王楠、杨威等奥运冠军的婚礼。 据悉，27岁的李佳薇因为婚礼而放弃了参加月底横滨世乒赛的机会，而她的婚礼恰好在世乒赛备战的关键时刻举行，因此多数圈内的教练与运动员都不能亲临现场助兴，尽管如此，前来参加婚宴的宾朋也已经接近700人，其中不乏像赵本山及其弟子等文艺界大碗，新加坡乒球总会会长李美花及教练井俊泓专程飞到北京为其祝贺，而证婚人据说则是一位中央级别的领导。 为了准备这场婚礼，李佳薇最近一星期每天只睡4个小时，好在她和李超只拿主意，具体事情都由双方父母、亲朋以及婚庆公司来操办，两位新人省了不少心。李佳薇婚礼地点选在了五星级酒店的北京饭店的“金色大厅”，据费欧奈尔婚礼策划公司顾问甄嘉瑞透露，“金色大厅”对大多数人来说都是一个既神秘又陌生的地方，因为从建国以来，那里就是国家领导人开会以及接见外国友人的重要场所。 “此次婚礼只能用华丽二字来形容，婚礼当天，整个宴会厅都会被从云南空运过来的玫瑰和百合等鲜花所装扮，加之金色大厅原有的金碧辉煌的气度，那样的婚宴一定会让所有人感到震撼。”甄嘉瑞说道，“伴郎是李佳薇在北京队时的好友盛夏，伴娘则是赵本山的徒弟，在《关东大先生》中扮演香菱的新加坡艺人美心。” 按照婚礼的流程，仪式从上午十点钟开始，在此期间，李佳薇将以5套礼服出现在婚宴现场，而其中最引人瞩目的则是一套由三万八千多颗“施华洛世奇”水晶缝制而成的白色婚纱。据李佳薇本人透露，这套礼服是新加坡的赞助商订做的，本周二才空运到北京给她试穿，“这件婚纱真的非常漂亮，我今天试着穿了一下，很重，据说有40公斤，因为穿起来她会贴在身上，所以我只敢慢慢的走，不过还好我个子高一些，走路倒没有什么不方便。”李佳薇说道。 据悉，李佳薇的婚纱礼服以“梦幻女神”为主题。最豪华的那件水晶婚纱价值近十万元人民币，而其他几套希腊及欧式礼服也都是设计师根据她的身形、肤质及气质度身订造的，每一套衣服都将完美展示这位乒球天后的无穷魅力。 除此之外，费欧奈尔提供了五辆林肯作为婚车，新郎新娘乘坐的是一辆12米的加长豪华林肯轿车。北京饭店的菜本来就是“国宴”级别，而李佳薇夫妇更是关照要让宾朋吃好喝好，所以菜谱均经过了精挑细选，每桌标准预计在3000元以上。据甄嘉瑞透露，不算赞助商减免的费用，仅婚礼及婚宴方面从策划到执行总共投入了八十余万元，李佳薇堪称华丽地嫁给医药大亨李超。
(本文来源：网易体育 作者：田京波)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
3:29 PM
SAFRA/STTA Table Tennis Championships 2009 - Chew Justify Seeded Position
Top Seed in both the U18 and U15 Boys' Singles Event, Olympic Youth Paddler Hopeful Chew Zhe Yu Clarence justified his position by clinching the 1st position. Chew's journey to the highest position on the podium was not an easy task. In the U18 event, he defeated his senior Lim Jie Yan in the Finals to clinch the title. In addition, his female counterpart Chau Hai Qing was also crowned the U15 Girls' Singles Champion. Meanwhile the U18 Girls' Singles Title was taken by the more experienced Kwa Hui Qi. The winner for the U12 Boys' and U12 Girls' Singles are Tang Jiawen Cheryl and Yin Jin Yuan.
Things may look joyful for these Youth Olympics Hopefuls. However, the other Youth Olympians to be suffered earlier defeat in the respective group stages. Winner in the U15 Girls' event, Chau faltered against Lim Yi Xuan in the opeing round of the U18 Girls' event. Meanwhile, Lam Teng Si suffered under Chng Rui Min in the Semi Finals. Lam also crash out in the Quarter Finals of the U15 Girls' event.
The proficiency of the overseas training stint has been questioned once again. Against local paddlers of their age group, these Youth Olympians to be do not have a clear advantage. How will they be able to face the strong challenge from the other competitors from other countries?
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
12:09 PM
ETTU Cup - Himoinsa won Women's ETTU Cup, an absolute premiere for Spain
The Ucam Himoinsa Cartagena has made a history by being the first Spanish team to win the title in ETTU Cup. Spaniards halted Polish Forbet Tarnobrzeg in their second attempt to win the final in the Pabellón Municipal de Tenis de Mesa in the Barriada Cuatro Santos. Himoinsa had to reverse first match 2:3 defeat and to overcome risky tactics of coach Zbigniew Necek's. "Trainer Neckek set the dangerous tactics, but this time it did not work for Forbet. He placed Kinga Stefanska to play in first match against Sun Bei Bei so we easily gained the lead", said Himoinsa's trainer Enrique Perez Miras. Polish star Li Qian faced Li Jie in the rerun of European TOP 12 from Dusseldorf. "Luck was not on our side when Li lost first game 12:14. She lost next one, and in the third with the rule of acceleration from 3:7, she managed to reverse to 13:11. Finally Li Qian won the decisive game." Shen Yanfei easily overcame Zhou Xiao moving forward Ucam Himoinsa to 2:1 at the scoreboard. "The most spectacular encounter was the duel Sun Bei Bei vs. Li Qian. Polish girl had impressive start with 2:0 leaving Sun on six, and seven points in first two games. Nevertheless Sun Bei Bei came back and even managed to leave Li on one point in fourth game, but Qian demonstrated why she is the best European player and with a few spectacular points, that get spectators on their feet, finished the duel". It was up to Li Jie to brought Himoinsa to the victory. "LI Jie's play in defense and changes of rhythm in attack was to much for Stefanska," added Perez Miras.
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6:40 AM
ETTU European Champions League - Kroppach's Nemesis Gave Froschberg a Slice Of Heaven
AG Froschberg is the suprising winner of 2008-2009 Women's European Champions League. Honestly, few people might have gambled on the Austrian team after their 2:3 home defeat. On the other hand, after last year incredible verdict and turning out, Kroppach appeared as appointed to European crown this time, but tonight's match displayed a completely different values on field. "Susi" Liu Jia became the icon of the Austrian triumph playing a perfect match in which she defeated Wu Jiaduo and Wang Yue Gu both with the same 3:1 score. Earlier, Wang had given Kroppach the first point (3:2 against ZHU Hong) and the feeling of an easy task for the Germans. But probably Krisztina Toth close defeat against Li Qianbing was the match's true turning point. Günther Renner, manager AG Froschberg, express his joy after the match: "We are very happy, but we were even with some hope before. I knew that "Susi" is in best shape of her career since eight or nine months and that she is also of a very strong mentality now and can stand such tight situations very well. So I was counting on her two points. Our tactics was it to place Li Qiangbing that she could do the very important third match of the day because she's normally not getting nervous in such situations. And we succeeded with that." Kroppach, very disappointed having been defeated in the final for the second time in a row, had already announced their decision not to participate to international competitions next year. Notwithstanding, Kroppach's coach Dennis Leicher, accepted tonight's verdict with best fair-play: "The best team won and we also gave our best so I have no problem to accept to be only second rather than last year where it was no sporty decision. Froschberg is a worthy Champions League winner, congratulations!" WANG VS ZHU = 3-2: 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 WU VS LIU = 1-3: 11-8, 6-11, 10-12, 10-12 TOTH VS LI = 2-3: 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 9-11 WANG VS LIU = 1-3: 8-11, 11-3, 5-11, 5-11
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
1:12 PM
ETTU European champons League - Wang Yue Gu express in Kroppach
Wang Yue Gu's marvellous performance is one of the most important secrets about the success of FSV Kroppach, as she was able to beat almost her all opponents in this Women's ECL season. The Singaporean, but Chinese born sportswoman, Wang collected eleven winning and only five losing games until now. She played her most difficult matches against Liu Jia (Linz AG Froschberg), as Susi (Liu's nickname) managed to defeat her twice. For the first time Liu beat Wang (FSV Kroppach) in Round 2 at group-stage in Linz and she could repeat her excellent shape and she won in ratio 3-0 in the first final in Austria. At the same time Susi lost vs. Wang in Kroppach in Round 5 and we can find three very memorable and precious victories among Wang's matches, for example Iveta Vacenovska (Linz AG) wasn't able to stop the Wang express in the final in Linz. In the semifinal Wang beat Li Jiao (MFS Heerlen) in both duels, moreover in a thrilling fifth set not only at home in Germany, but also in away in Netherlands. We are looking forward to see the second scene of the final with Wang and the other stars.
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Friday, April 10, 2009
10:43 PM
ETTU European champons League - Kroppach already savouring triumphal taste
The first Women's European Champions League final, played in Linz, ended with an away match probably disclosing the final verdict in favour of Kroppach. The German club, last season runner-up, achieved an impressive away win against Froschberg. Kroppach surprisingly line-up Krisztina Toth who gave her club a decisive success in the third match against Zhu Hong. Performing "Susi" Liu Ja gave her best to maintain Austrian dreams alive, since she got both points defeating Wu Jiaduo and Wang Yue Gu, even though both German players punished Iveta Vacenovska whose double defeat was a heavy handicap for the Austrians Women's ECL Final 1: Linz AG Froschberg - FSV Kroppach 2-3 LIU Jia - WU Jiaduo 12-10, 11-4, 12-10 VACENOVSKA - WANG Yue Gu 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11 ZHU Hong - TOTH 10-12, 11-4, 5-11, 12-10, 6-11 LIU Jia - WANG Jue Gu 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 VACENOVSKA - WU Jiaduo 9-11, 5-11, 9-11 After the hotly-contested and lucky victory of the preceding year's finalists at Linz's Froschberg, at first glance Kroppach appears to be in a good position for the title match in Europe's top league. However, Kroppach has to secure another win to attain victory. Therefore, an exciting and evenly-matched battle is expected; the player's performance, their lineup, and support from the fans will play a decisive role in this match. Both club leaders share this opinion. "In order to achieve this coveted title, we need another victory. Both teams play at quite the same level and can win; the chances are 50:50," commented Kroppach's Horst Schuechen. A super attractive match is certainly expected, which should attract many fans with such an open match. Every single point will be important and a mental challenge. The match will be played tomorrow (11/4/09).
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12:45 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Promotional Video on Starhub Cable TV
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Friday, April 3, 2009
11:15 AM
April World Ranking - Woman Singles Champion Climb Ranking
Progress for the ladies in waiting, that was the scenario following the publication of the World Ranking. The progress of Yu Meng Yu and Sun Bei Bei is the direct results of the splendid effort on the ITTF Pro Tour at the Indian Open and German Open. The former gained her first Pro Tour Women's Singles Title in India, the latter achieving a Semi-Final finish in the German Open. Yu Meng Yu moves from 45 to 33, whilst her colleague Sun Bei Bei advances one place and is currently ranked no. 30. There were no changes for the Olympians as Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu are ranked 5th and 8th.
Meanwhile Ma Liang and Cai Xiao Li, both whom excelled to reach the finals in the Indian Open after causing upsets against compatriot Gao Ning and Yang Zi, enjoyed successes. Ma Liang is currently ranked 130, his highest ranking so far and Cai Xiao Li at 153. Gao Ning and Yang Zi are ranked 25 and 42 respectively. |
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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
Major Achievements:
Awards:
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
Weight:
Height: 1.74m
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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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