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Sunday, May 31, 2009
7:03 AM
乒超男团 － 高宁出事不利 霸州排名垫底
2009年中国乒乓球超级联赛继续进行常规赛第三轮的争夺。凭借雷振华的出色发挥，锦州银行3比1力克霸州海润·温泉城队，取得胜利。 雷振华 3比1 闫安首盘比赛首局，小将闫安敢打敢拼，给雷振华造成了不小的压力，以11比9先下一城。随后，雷振华慢慢找回状态，结合自己擅长的右手横板弧圈快攻打法很快以11比5扳回一局。第三局，小将闫安打得有些谨慎，而此时的雷振华状态奇佳，进攻连连得分，以11比6拿下一局。第四局中，闫安放下包袱，奋力一搏，而老将雷振华则有些松懈，双方将比分僵持到11平。关键时刻，雷振华凭借自己丰富的大赛经验，连得两分，以13比11获得胜利。锦州银行1比0领先。 徐辉 3比1 高宁第二盘比赛，徐辉反客为主，趁对手立足未稳，以11比5先声夺人。随后，双方展开拉锯战，比分交替增加。中局过后，双方比分依然没有拉开差距，10平过后，高宁抢攻得分以12比11扳平比分。徐辉在第三局重振旗鼓，积极上手取得了较大优势，以11比5再得一分。此后，高宁完全陷入被动，以7比11负于对手。 徐辉/翟一鸣 1比3 闫安/尚坤双打比赛在锦州黄金搭档徐辉/翟一鸣和霸州闫安/尚坤之间进行。比赛开始后，双方展开激烈争夺，比分一路持平到局尾，11平后，闫安/尚坤配合默契，连得两分，13比11先拔头筹。第二局，霸州海润保持状态，闫尚二人积极跑位，以11比6再赢一局。随后，黄金搭档徐辉/翟一鸣放手一搏，以11比2扳回一局。此后闫安/尚坤没有再给对手任何机会，以11比7再得一分。霸州海润扳回一分，总比分1比2。 雷振华 3比1 高宁第四盘第一局，经验丰富的雷振华开局率先取得领先优势，虽然高宁一路直追，但仍以9比11负于对手。第二局两人一时战得难解难分，双方互换发球权，雷振华关键时刻发挥出色，以11比8拿下一局。第三局，高宁彻底放弃了抵抗，雷振华越战越勇以11比3锁定胜局。这样，锦州银行在客场3比1战胜霸州海润,取得本赛季的三连胜。
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6:19 AM
乒超女团 - 白杨立功独揽两分 北大3-2险胜大同三连胜
09年乒超联赛展开第三轮的较量。在女团的比赛中，大同云冈队坐镇主场迎来了劲敌北大方正队的挑战。最终客场作战的北大队以3-2力挫对手，豪取三连胜。上一轮冯天薇领衔的北大方正队以3-1击败郭焱压阵的山西大土河队，获得了本赛季的两连胜，本轮比赛她们再接再厉，期待三连胜。而大同云冈队上一轮比赛客场败在广东队拍下遭遇两连败，本轮她们志在用一场胜利来重获自信。 冯天薇3-2李晓丹首盘较量北大队冯天薇出任先锋，大同云冈队则派出李晓丹予以应战。第一局冯天薇进入状态较快以11-7拔得头筹，随后的比赛李晓丹展开绝地反击，以11-8和11-4连扳两局。关键的第四局，冯天薇及时调整战术，抓住李晓丹的弱点，以11-5、11-7连下两城为北大方正队获得第一分。 陈晴2-3冯亚兰第二盘的较量在陈晴和冯亚兰之间展开，令人意外的是，北大队没有派出老将牛剑锋出战，而是以“怪球手”陈晴出战。不过今天陈晴没有起到奇兵的作用，上来就以9-11输给对手。虽然陈晴在随后的比赛中连扳两局(11-8、11-7)，但无奈冯亚兰进攻犀利，失误相对较少，结果陈晴以6-11和3-11大比分输给对手。同时冯亚兰的胜利也帮助大同队将总比分扳成1平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0李晓丹/李佳第三盘双打北大方正队派出牛剑锋和白杨的组合，迎战冯亚兰和李佳。牛剑锋/白杨多年来一直是国内的优秀双打组合，战绩也非常骄人，她们也成为北大队最有把握的一分。本场比赛印证了这一点，三局比赛中，北大方正队牛剑锋和白杨牢牢控制住场上节奏，并通过发球抢攻和出色的防反确立了领先优势，很快她们直落三局，以11-7、11-9和11-3完胜对手，帮助北大队将总比分2-1反超。 冯天薇2-3冯亚兰第四盘北大队的第一单打冯天薇再度出战，首战告捷的大同队选手冯亚兰也是二度出击。冯天薇第一局开局阶段率先发力取得领先的优势，并以11-8和11-9占得先机，随后的两局比赛冯亚兰凭借凌厉的进攻以11-9、11-4还以颜色。关键的第五局，两人展开拉锯战，比分交替上升，多次互换领先，最终冯亚兰打破均衡局势，以20-18赢得决胜局的胜利，同时冯亚兰再次帮助大同队将总比分扳成2平。 白杨3-0武杨决胜盘北大方正队由第三单打白杨对阵大同队武杨，由于是决胜盘的较量，两人打得难解难分，首局白杨展现出了良好的状态，武杨则失误较多，白杨以11-9取胜。次局白杨继续打得有声有色，虽然武杨一度将比分扩近，但关键时刻白杨下手果断以11-9再下一城。第三局两人经过激战后，最终北大队白杨笑到最后以11-8锁定胜利。这样白杨的胜利帮助客场作战的北大方正队以总比分3-2险胜大同云冈队，继续保持全胜，此役过后，大同云冈队也遭遇三连败。
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Friday, May 29, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第3轮比赛中。本轮女团的焦点之战，是郭跃所在的辽宁队，主场迎战张怡宁所在的北京队。横滨世乒赛女单决赛的主角将再次碰面。而此前同样遭遇两连败的山西大土河与八一长安医院之间的较量，是郭焱、曹臻这两位国手自我救赎之战。 山东鲁能VS广东珠江怡景湾两队的第一单打都很强，李晓霞、刘诗雯目前单打战绩都是4战全胜。不过两队的二单都有一些问题，山东鲁能的第二单打彭陆洋上一轮0-3不敌韩国一姐金景娥；而广东队的老将曹幸妮上一轮同样0-3不敌武杨。两队的第一女双配置分别是彭陆洋/李楠、周芳芳/蔡赛，这两对选手水平在伯仲之间。这场鲁粤巾帼较量，将比较精彩。 重庆康德VS江苏中超电缆对于升班马重庆女队来说，这场比赛是前三轮对手相对较弱的一次，因此她们肯定已经在积极设计作战方案，争取打一场振奋士气的翻身仗。 重庆队的第一单打金景娥迄今1胜2负，不过该队要想赢球还得指望她多拿分。而重庆队第二单打的情况不是很好，贾君出场过两次都输了，而该队的李茜离开国家队已经有好长一段时间，其状态似乎难以胜任顶级联赛单打的重任。 江苏队的两大主力分别是姚彦、范瑛。范瑛是目前国乒一线打得比较好的唯一一名女削球手，如果范瑛与金景娥对阵，两大女削球手之间的较量将格外引人注目。不过从实力上客观分析，江苏队的赢面大一些。 大同云冈VS北大方正北大方正能在前两轮取得两连胜，基本属于超水平发挥。该队就是以去年降级的冀中能源为主要班底，加上新加坡一姐冯天薇。如果没有冯天薇前两轮3胜1负的单打战绩，就不可能有北大方正的两连胜。 已经两连败的大同云冈本轮并非没有机会，该队的武杨、李晓丹等人，首先要解决的问题是如何对付冯天薇。是冯天薇带领北大方正获得三连胜，还是大同云冈赢得新赛季第一场胜利，我们拭目以待。
辽宁鞍钢VS北京时博国际
这是本轮一场硬碰硬的关键之战，刚刚缓过气来的北京时博国际，客场挑战两连胜的辽宁女队，可谓凶多吉少。从火力配置上看，辽宁队在各个环节都有一定优势——横滨世乒赛女单决赛的场景本轮又将在鞍山重演，郭跃与张怡宁之间的较量将更为引人注目。从目前两人的状态看，尽管张怡宁月初击败郭跃获得世乒赛女单冠军，但近期的状态并不好，在5局决胜的团体比赛里，郭跃的优势更明显一些。
如果辽宁队的常晨晨遇到北京队的丁宁，相信比赛一定会很精彩。常晨晨/侯晓旭的女双组合，明显比丁宁/彭雪好一些。
山西大土河VS八一长安医院
目前女团有四支队伍是两战皆负，山西大土河与八一长安医院之间的较量，将至少让未尝胜绩的队伍减少一支。去年很风光的山西大土河今年开赛以来表现不佳，该队主将郭焱2胜2负表现一般，而饶静文、帖雅娜更是一场没赢，山西队目前非常需要一名能担当大任的选手站出来。如果本轮郭焱能拿到单打的两分，该队取胜的把握就比较大。
八一队前两轮也是打得很糟糕，刚获得世乒赛混双冠军的曹臻，在新赛季乒超联赛中已经遭遇了单打4连败，看样子她很难在短期内恢复去年的神勇。而该队的文佳、木子同样没能表现出应有的水平。本轮对八一女队来说又将是一场严峻的考验。
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
11:03 PM
乒超女团 - 冯天薇3-1郭焱斩获两分 北大主场3-1山西
2009年乒超联赛进入到第二轮的争夺。在女团一场强强对话中，冯天薇领衔的北大方正队以3-1击败郭焱压阵的山西大土河队，获得了本赛季的两连胜，同时，山西队也吞下了两连败的苦果。 冯天薇3-0饶静文首盘比赛北大方正队由外援冯天薇出场，对阵山西大土河队的饶静文。开场后冯天薇迅速进入状态，以11-6先下一城。第二局饶静文展开反击，但无奈对手实力强劲，以8-11再输一局。第三局，冯天薇越战越勇，没有给对手喘气的机会，以11-8锁定胜局。这样，北大方正队在总比分以1-0领先。 牛剑锋2-3郭焱第二盘争夺在老将牛剑锋和山西大土河队的郭焱之间展开。经验丰富的牛剑锋进入状态较快，很快以11-6拿下首局。接下来的比赛，双方处于胶着状态，但郭焱在关键球的失误让牛剑锋以11-9再下一城。第三局比赛郭焱及时调整状态，整体实力占据明显优势的她控制场上主动，以11-7扳回一局。第四局郭焱乘胜追击，没有给对手更多的机会，并以11-7将比分改写为2-2。决胜局，牛剑锋体力有所不知，多次出现无谓失误，最终以5-11败在郭焱的拍下。同时，郭焱的胜利也帮助山西队将总比分扳成1平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0饶静文/刘娟第三盘双打的争夺最为关键，因为它将成为球队胜负的分水岭。山西大土河队派出饶静文和刘娟的组合，迎战配合多日的牛剑锋和白杨。牛剑锋/白杨多年来一直是国内的优秀双打组合，她们在本次比赛尽管单打成绩不理想，但双打却保持了水平，成为河北队最有把握的一分。首局比赛牛剑锋/白杨一路领先，虽然在中局阶段被对手赶上，但还是以11-6先声夺人。第二局牛剑锋/白杨乘胜追击以11-2的悬殊比分取胜。第四局，饶静文/刘娟在争夺中展现顽强的一面，面对困境时这对新搭档一度把比分扩近，但关键时刻牛剑锋/白杨把握住机会，以11-8锁定胜局，帮助北大方正队将总比分反超。 冯天薇3-1郭焱第四盘比赛迎来双方头号选手的较量，冯天薇与郭焱对阵。郭焱上一轮意外输给刘诗雯急需一场酣畅淋漓的胜利来振奋士气，而冯天薇在首轮逆转“一姐”张怡宁后状态正佳，因此两人的对决成为本场比赛的最大看点。开场后冯天薇就显出必胜之势，她连连抢攻取得领先，虽然郭跃追回几分，但冯天薇保持领先以11比9先胜一局。第二局郭焱注意用发球控制对手，并以12比10还以颜色。第三局双方争夺异常激烈，在几次平局后，冯天薇抓住机会以11-8获得胜利。第四局，冯天薇越战越勇，而对手郭焱则萎靡不振，很快冯天薇就以11-3大比分获胜。这样，主场作战的北大方正队就以3-1力克山西大土河队，取得乒超开赛以来的两连胜。 （搜狐体育 小熊）
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第二轮的争夺。首轮获胜并积分排名暂列前三的上海明园、浙商银行、宁波北仑海天本轮的对手都不是很强，他们有望进一步拉大与后面队伍的差距。首轮都遭遇输球的山东鲁能与四川全兴本轮对阵，乒超标王郝帅将与山东队的主力张继科展开激战。 上海明园VS霸州海润升班马霸州海润本轮将继续遭遇严峻考验，上一轮他们0-3不敌去年的亚军、马琳领衔的浙商银行，本轮他们则遭遇去年的冠军上海男队。首轮上海队3-0击败海宁皮革城，许昕、王励勤状态非常出色，李静、高宁、詹健、周斌等人组成的霸州海润很难对上海男队构成多少有分量的威胁。 浙商银行VS锦州银行这是一场已经获得过胜利的两支球队之间的较量，拥有奥运会男单冠军马琳的浙商银行，综合起来比较整体实力优势更明显。雷振华能给马琳造成多大的威胁，值得我们关注，毕竟雷振华也算是目前一队里比较有希望的生力军，面对对阵奥运冠军这样的大好机会，年轻人不可能不激动。 浙商的另几位主力张超、张钰、朱世赫，不论单打还是双打实力都比较强，翟一鸣 、张煜、徐辉的整体成色稍微要逊色一些。 宁波北仑海天VS江苏英太青连CCTV-5都在做专题，预测乒超“得马琳者得天下”的定律，正在朝“得马龙者得天下”转化，马龙以及他所在的宁波队，的确是今年联赛的一大夺冠热门。奥运会双打冠军陈玘上一轮在成都取得两场单打胜利，为江苏队最终战胜川军赢得开门红力下汗马功劳。 陈玘与马龙的对阵将是这场比赛的焦点，马龙取胜的可能性大一些。马龙的队友唐鹏、 庄智渊给他的支持也将继续，而陈玘的队友单明杰、林晨能力也不差，两队之间除了主将之争，在别的场次的较量也将比较精彩激烈。 海宁皮革城VS八一工商银行王皓领衔的八一队，在首轮比赛中再次0-3完败给马龙所在的宁波队，王皓如果赢不了球，该队就更难赢球了。第二轮他们的对手是李平率领的海宁皮革城，对阵这样一个实力相对一般的对手，八一男队迎来一个不错的反弹机会。刚获得世乒赛男单冠军的王皓，只要擒下对方主将，八一队获胜的希望就比较大。 山东鲁能VS四川全兴四川队近来状态比较低迷，揭幕战坐镇主场居然没能拿下比赛，次轮川军将挑战全国锦标赛男单冠军张继科所在的山东鲁能。四川队现在的问题比较多，主要是两名主力看上去求战的欲望不是很高，郝帅、邱贻可至少要有一人发挥正常，再加上双打有突破，该队才有可能取胜。 山东鲁能除了主将张继科外，方博、江天一都比较年轻，这场比赛对于川军来说，是个打翻身仗的机会。
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2009年乒超联赛将进入到第二轮的争夺。郭跃所在的辽宁队将迎战江苏队，而去年的女团冠军山东鲁能将对阵升班马重庆康德。首轮意外输球的张怡宁以及北京女队，本轮将挑战八一，许多关心张怡宁的球迷，都期待她率队在本轮上演一场漂亮的反击战。 辽宁鞍钢VS江苏中超辽宁鞍钢去年没能获得联赛冠军，的确有些遗憾，但今年该队在郭跃的率领下，将继续向联赛冠军宝座发起强有力的冲击。姚彦、范瑛所在的江苏队，上一轮3-1战胜八一女队取得开门红。不过辽宁队的厉害之处除了郭跃，还有常晨晨、杨杨、侯晓旭。常晨晨是现役国家队一线主力，侯晓旭双打能力特别突出；而小将杨杨去年效力于八一队，曾击败过张怡宁。 山东鲁能VS重庆康德升班马重庆康德第一轮0-3不敌辽宁，表明她们今年的联赛之路比较艰辛。作为升班马，在这种蛇行对阵的联赛赛制下，要想在顶级联赛站稳脚跟的确有些有些难，首先自己队伍的实力本身就不强，然后在联赛的都头几轮，对阵的都是去年联赛的头几名，多输几轮很影响士气。山东鲁能这一轮取胜希望很大，毕竟乒乓球比赛决定胜负的最关键因素是队伍的实力。 山西大土河VS北大方正这场比赛比较有意思，去年联赛里很风光的山西大土河上一轮出人意料地2-3不敌广东，赛季开始前称要争夺个人胜率第一的郭焱上一轮也输了球（1-3不敌刘诗雯）。而拥有冯天薇的北大方正，上一轮刚爆冷击败正宗的北京女队，士气正旺。两队之间的碰撞，将是本轮女团最值得期待的较量。 大同云冈VS广东珠江大同云冈队第一轮1-3不敌山东鲁能，该队人员配置比较薄弱，本轮对阵征战乒超多年的广东女队，的确是凶多吉少。刘诗雯是国乒女线主要的培养对象，广东女队本轮再取一胜的希望比较大。而对于大同云冈来说，如果本轮再败，保级的警报就将在该队头上提前拉响。 八一长安VS北京时博这两队都有一定的实力，八一队的曹臻以及北京时博的张怡宁，都是因为在月初的横滨世乒赛上获得冠军，而在赛后进入了一个状态的疲劳期。张怡宁、丁宁所在的北京女队，去年走了郭焱后就有些渐失强队风范，该队能不能赢球的关键，就是主将张怡宁能否正常发挥水平。希望本轮我们能从新看到，张怡宁世界一姐的风采
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6:37 AM
Commonwealth Championships - 6 Titles in Total
 Even without stars Li Jiawei and Feng Tianwei, Singapore's paddlers repeated their record six-gold haul at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, the Men’s Doubles being the errant prize. Top seeds, Gao Ning and Wang Yue Gu showed their class to win the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the 18th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in front of an appreciative Scottish crowd. The Men’s Singles event saw Gao Ning, the defending champion, clinch gold against India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta; whilst Wang Yue Gu succeeded in the counterpart Women's Singles competition. She beat national team compatriot, Yu Meng Yu, to clinch the top prize. It was for Gao Ning a successful retention of the title he had won two years earlier in the Indian city of Jaipur, whilst for Wang Yue Gu it was one step higher; in 2007 she had lost in the final to Sun Bei Bei. Wang Yue Gu attacking quickly from the backhand in trademark style. She won the first game in confident style, staying close to the table and forcing errors from Yu Meng Yu, as the eventual silver medallist tried to penetrate the blocking skills of the champion elect with aggressive attacking play. However, in the second game, the topspin play of Yu Meng Yu started to reap dividends as her strong strokes from both wings left both Wang Yue Gu and the crowd gasping for breath. She established a 10-5 lead and appeared to be on the path to establishing parity; from that point onwards, Wang Yue Gu was Miss Efficiency, she never put a foot wrong; whatever Yu Meng Yu offered, Wang Yue Gu provided a repost. The no.1 seed won seven points in a row and was two games to the good. It was a body blow for the no.3 seed, who earlier in the day had ended the reign of second seed, Sun Bei Bei. Yu Meng Yu recovered to win the third game but at the vital points went the way of Wang Yue Gu, the top seed prevailed. Success for Singapore and soon after there was more success. Gao Ning proved too consistent, too safe for the explosive Sharath Kamal Achanta. The Indian paddler blazed a trail of destruction in the first and fourth games as a consistent top spin stroke from the backhand was followed by a forehand which was released with awesome power. In particular, the power was very much in evidence as he raced into a 7-0 lead in the fourth game, eventually levelling matters but in the ensuing game it was the reverse scenario. Gao Ning won the first six points, the tide had turned; gradually consistency overcame power. Sharath Kamal Achanta, who had won gold in the Men’s Singles event at the Commonwealth Championships in Kuala Lumpur in 2004 and two years later the Men’s Singles crown in the table tennis events at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, had to settle for silver. Once again the top prize was in the hands of Gao Ning.  In the Women's Doubles Event, Top seeds, Singapore’s Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu captured gold; they beat second seeds, Sara Yuen/Zhang Mo of Canada in the final, gradually acclimatising to the combination of the two young ladies from the continent of North America. Throughout the doubles event, the long pimpled rubber on the backhand of Sara Yuen’s racket, her blocking combined with a unique short forehand stroke, alien to the purist, had created openings for Zhang Mo. However, gradually the class of the Singaporeans told, for the sixth consecutive Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, the gold medal in the Women’s Doubles event was in the hands of Singapore. It was in the hands of Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu. However, in the corresponding Men’s Doubles competition it was sorrow. In a match full of thrilling rallies, the Indians, seeded no.2, secured a four games victory from the Top Seeds Gao Ning/Yang Zi. And as in Jaipur two years earlier, a clean sweep of medal titles for Singapore had been prevented. Furthermore, it was the same event that had been their downfall; in 2007 Nigeria’s Monday Merotohun and Segun Toriola had been the villains. Men’s Singles: FinalGao Ning (SIN) beat Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND) 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6 Women’s Singles: FinalWang Yue Gu (SIN) beat Yu Meng Yu (SIN) 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9 Men’s Doubles: FinalSharath Kamal Achanta/Subhajit Saha (IND) beat Gao Ning/Yang Zi (SIN) 11-8, 10-12, 13-11, 12-10 Women’s Doubles: FinalSun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu (SIN) beat Sara Yuen/Zhang Mo (CAN) 4-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
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Monday, May 25, 2009
8:21 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Champions Retain Mixed Doubles Crown
 Defending champions, Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu retained their Mixed Doubles title at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow on Sunday 24th May 2009 beating top seeds, Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei in four games at the final hurdle. Seeded two; Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu won 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10. The combination of the left handed Yang Zi and the right handed Wang Yue Gu, the classic doubles partnership, proved an irresistible force. A semi-final place booked one day earlier, they beat India’s Amalraj Aputhraj Anthony and Madhurika Patkar to reserve their place in the gold medal contest, recovering from an opening game deficit to record a four games success. Meanwhile, at the same stage, Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei defeated Australia’s William Henzell and Miao Miao. They were dominant, never seriously threatened. In the Men's Singles event, Top Seed Gao Ning overcame Canada’s Pierre-Luc Hinse and India’s Sourav Chakroborty. He will be facing England's Paul Drinkhall in the Semi-Finals. On the other hand, 2nd Seed Yang Zi was upset by 27 years old Indian Subhajit Saha. Singaporeans occupied the Top 3 seedings in the Women's Sngles Event. Wang Yue Gu overcame Northern Ireland’s Liu Na and England’s Joanna Parker to book her place in the semi-finals whilst, Sun Bei Bei proved too fast for Naomi Owen of Wales and Beh Lee Wei of Malaysia to reserve her place in the penultimate round. Not to be overshadowed, third seed, Yu Meng Yu, was equally in unforgiving form. She accounted for India’s Poulomi Ghatak in round two and England’s Kelly Sibley at the quarter-final stage. In the semi-finals Wang Yue Gu meets Mouma Das whilst Sun Bei Bei confronts Yu Meng Yu. In the Men’s Doubles event Gao Ning/Yang Zi defeated Malaysia's Chai Kian Beng/Muhammed Shakirin Ibrahim at the quarter-final stage, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6. The defending Champion will meet England’s Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight in the semi-finals. However, colleagues Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie suffered defeat at the hands of second seeds, India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta/Subhajit Saha. They lost 9-11, 7-11, 10-12. In the Women's Doubles event, Top Seeds, Singapore’s Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu defeated India’s Mouma Das/Poulomi Ghatak in the quarter-finals. They succeeded 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5. In the semi-finals, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu meet Miao Miao and Stephanie Xu. England’s fourth seeded partnership of Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley ended the hopes of Singapore’s teenage defensive pairing of Isabelle Li Siyun/Zena Sim Kai Xin. They lost 10-12, 4-11, 4-11.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
8:03 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Singapore Continue to Dominate in the Singles Events
 Singapore dominated the Men's and Women's Team at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow, clinching both gold medals. Yesterday, the players were once again in fine form. Gao Ning, the No. 1 Seed and Yang Zi seeded no.2, recorded respective wins over England's Danny Reed and Canada's André Ho. Cai Xiao Li continued his good form shown in the team event to beat Canada's Xavier Therien. In the Women's Singles event, only Isabelle Li suffered defeat; the 14 year old rising defensive star was beaten by the impressive Malaysian, Ng Sock Khim; the one player who had posed a threat to Singapore in the Women's Team event by extending Wang Yue Gu, the full five games distance. Earlier on, Li who is the only female Singaporean to play in the qualifying round, top the group to qualify for the Main Draw. In the opening round of the Women's Singles competition there were no such troubles for Wang Yue Gu, seeded no.1, she beat Canada's Stephanie Yuen in four straight games. She won 11-5, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5. Success in style for Wang Yue Gu and that was also the case for Sun Bei Bei (seeded no.2), Yu Meng Yu (seeded no.3) and Sim Kai Xin Zena. Sen Bei Bei defeated Guernsey's Dawn Morgan, Yu Meng Yu overcame New Zealand's Sara Ho, whilst Zena Sim ended the hopes of New Zealand's Sun Yang. Sun Bei Bei won 11-3, 11-3, 11-2, 11-2, whilst colleagues Yu Meng Yu and Zena Sim succeeded 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 and 13-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 respectively. Success for Singapore in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and also in the Mixed Doubles but there was a blip, caused by a determined Indian partnership. Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei booked their semi-final place without ever being seriously threatened as did Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu. Seeded no.1 Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei recorded a quarter-final victory over England's Paul Drinkhall/Joanna Parker, whilst Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu, the defending champions and no.2 seeds, also broke English hearts. They beat Darius Knight/Kelly Sibley. In the semi-finals, Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei meet Australia's William Henzell/ Miao Miao, the no.3 seeds, who accounted for Malaysia's Muhammed Ibrahim/Beh Lee Wei in the quarter-finals; whilst Yang Zi/Wang Yu Gue meet India's Amalraj Anthony/Madhurika Patkhar. The Indians proved the surprise package of the event. In round two they defeated fourth seeded, Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu before ousting compatriot's Sharath Kamal Achanta/Shamini Kumaresan to book their place in the semi-finals and thus be assured of a medal. The Men's and Women's Doubles Event will also begin today.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
7:10 PM
乒超女团：冯天薇爆冷击败张怡宁 助北大方正取得开门红
2009年中国乒乓球俱乐部超级联赛拉开战幕，在首先进行的一场女团比赛中，北京时博国际俱乐部在2比0领先的情况下，被冀中能源-北大方正俱乐部逆转，首轮便遭遇失利。张怡宁虽然战胜了牛剑锋，但是在关键的第四局单打中，张怡宁不敌冯天薇，双方不得不进入决胜场，北京队小将曹丽思最终不敌经验老道的白杨，北大方正以3比2取得开门红。 在首场比赛中，丁宁对阵新加坡强援冯天薇。双方虽然都是弧圈结合快攻的打法，但冯天薇力量比丁宁强，前三板威力大，首局比赛冯天薇凭借这个优势获胜。之后，丁宁以快制快，在防守转攻、关键球的处理上做得较好，连扳两局。在关键的第四局中，冯天薇吃了丁宁三个发球，最终以6比11失利。丁宁以3比1为北京队拿得第一分。 第二场比赛，北京时博国际派遣当家花旦张怡宁对阵牛剑锋。张怡宁技术全面，实力上稍占优势。张怡宁很快展现出技高一筹的实力，以10-7率先抢得局点，牛剑锋打得十分顽强，连破对手三个局点将比分追成10平。但张怡宁及时稳住阵脚还是凭借牛剑锋的失误和相持中变线得分，以12比10拿下。之后，张怡宁占据了场上的主动，虽然自己失误也较多，但还是以11比7和11比5连胜两局，以总比分3比0战胜了牛剑锋，为北京队拿下第二分。 第三场比赛是双打比赛，由丁宁/彭雪对阵牛剑锋/白杨。牛剑锋/白杨组合在上个赛季双打排名中名列榜首，在12场比赛中赢了9场，实力可见一斑，不过在输掉的三场比赛中，就有一场是输给了丁宁/彭雪。在前两局中，牛剑锋/白杨配合比较熟练，在场上占据了主动，以11比5和11比9拿下两局。随后，牛剑锋/白杨失误较多，丁宁/彭雪以11比5轻松扳回一局。在关键的第四局中，丁宁/彭雪在握有三个局点的情况下，进攻太犹豫，反而被牛剑锋/白杨连得5分，以10比12告负，这样，牛剑锋/白杨为北大方正队扳回1分。 第四场比赛，张怡宁对阵冯天薇。首局比赛，张怡宁以11比6轻松获胜，之后，冯天薇加强进攻，回球速度加快，力量加大，采用积极搏杀战术，以两个11比9拿下两局。在第四局中，张怡宁调整战术，以落点的变化克制冯天薇的进攻，收到奇效，并以10比7拿下3个赛点，不过，冯天薇越战越勇，连得5分，以12比10拿下第四局，以3比1战胜了张怡宁，帮助北大方正将总比分扳平。 第五场比赛，曹丽思对阵白杨。曹丽思今年只有18岁，是一位不折不扣的小将，而白杨则是一位征战乒坛多年的老将。比赛开始，白杨便牢牢掌握了场上的局势，并以10比6领先。随后，曹丽思突然加强进攻，而且成功率较高，造成白杨无谓失误较多，连得5分，不但挽救了4个局点，还以13比11拿下了首局。之后，曹丽思进攻缺乏变化的缺点被白杨抓住，比分落后的她也越打越急躁，无谓失误增多，白杨以11比9、11比5和11比5拿下3局，以总比分3比1战胜了曹丽思，为北大方正拿下了第三分。
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2009年乒超联赛就将拉开大幕。男团第一轮比赛，浙江海宁鸿翔队将迎战去年的冠军上海冠生园，该队主力李平的表现值得关注。而刚刚在亚洲杯男单决赛中击败王皓的马龙，本轮将率领宁波队再次迎战王皓所在的八一。 上海冠生园VS海宁皮革城与去年的阵容比较，上海冠生园的阵容没有多少变化，小将许昕经过世乒赛的锤炼更加富有战斗力；老将王励勤依然是他们最宝贵的财富，而中国香港选手高礼泽的作用同样不可低估。 国乒的天津籍陪练李平，去年以420万被海宁皮革城-鸿翔摘下。但李平整个赛季大部分时间表现低迷，导致该队最终不得不通过附加赛才保住了乒超席位。在本月初刚结束的世乒赛上，李平获得混双冠军，这次他与小将宋时超、国家队队友侯英超搭档，要好好挑战一下乒超冠军。 浙商银行VS霸州海润浙商银行的阵容里，外援水谷隼换成了天下第一削朱世赫。新加坡的杨子换成了中国香港的张钰，这两个换人都使该队整体战斗力有所加强。水谷隼去年联赛赢过几场单打，但他还是显得冲击力犀利一些而经验不足，朱世赫只要发挥出正常功力，在乒超的作用将不可低估。 霸州海润是去年甲A联赛的冠军，作为今年乒超男团里的新面孔，他们将在首轮迎接很艰巨的挑战。该队的阵容不是很弱，詹健是07年退役的前国手，闫安、周斌是现役国手，而中国香港的李静经验很是丰富。高宁由于还在参加共和联邦锦标赛，预料今天不会出场。 宁波北仑海天VS八一工商银行这场比赛的焦点是两队的领军人物，马龙与王皓之间的较量。马龙刚在周四晚上的亚洲杯决赛中4-3战胜过王皓。而王皓在月初的世乒赛半决赛里击败马龙，并最终在决赛中赢得自己的第一个有份量的世界单打冠军。 今年两队的人员变化不大，宁波队请来了曾长期盘踞世界前十位置的中国台北选手庄智渊，不过胜负的关键主要还是看国乒新版马王大战。 山东鲁能VS锦州银行在前两天的亚冠联赛中，鲁能足球队2-4意外输给印尼的超级弱旅，他们以乒乓球比赛的比分领取了这份耻辱。而本周六，张继科率领的鲁能乒乓球队，将肩负起为“鲁能”证明的责任。 两支队伍都是乒超的老面孔，新赛季两队在人员方面变化都不大，锦州银行的国手雷振华、徐辉，将向国乒新贵张继科发起强有力的冲击。 四川全兴VS江苏英太青去年联赛最后时刻两队争5、6名，四川全兴最终获得第5。今年新赛季第一轮两队再次遭遇。拥有价值423万乒超标王的川军，依然整体优势明显。在走了外援李静之后，游历欧洲的老将王建军回归，加上邱贻可以及已进入国家一队的许锐锋，该队成色不错。 江苏队还是那些老面孔，陈玘领衔，单明杰、林晨、朱江等老乒超辅之。如两队都能正常发挥，主场作战的川军赢面大一些。
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2009年乒超联赛就将拉开大幕。在女团的第一轮里，去年的冠亚军山东鲁能以及辽宁鞍钢分别对阵弱旅，均有望取胜。而去年表现不佳的北京女队，本轮也有望在张怡宁的带领下打一场漂亮的翻身仗。 山东鲁能VS大同云冈卫冕冠军阵容上最大的变化，就是屏弃了新加坡外援冯天薇，从去年乒超的整个表现看，这名新加坡实力派选手起到的作用的确有限。鲁能俱乐部自己培养的新人肖萌，成为该队征战新赛季的、继李楠、彭陆洋、李晓霞之后的第四人。
大同云冈去年长时间在保级边缘挣扎，整体实力一般。尽管李晓丹今年年初在国乒表现出色，但她难凭一己之力对抗强大的鲁能。
辽宁鞍钢VS重庆康德
辽宁鞍钢今年也一样地将去年的韩国外援唐娜放弃，因为唐娜起到的作用比较有限，单打方面经常成为对手的突破口，而双打上赢的分，别的队员也能完成。因此今年该队出场的就有2007年与郭跃一起获得城运会女双冠军的侯晓旭。
去年辽宁队只得到亚军，她们肯定是不满意的。新赛季第一轮她们的对手是升班马重庆队。该队的阵容是金景娥、贾君、麦乐乐、李茜，韩国削球手金景娥是该队最大牌的球员。
山西大土河VS广东珠江怡景湾
这将是一场势均力敌的较量，去年女团的第二轮广东队曾3-1击败过对手，但山西队最终获得第三的好成绩。今年山西大土河人员结构基本不变，郭焱、饶静文、帖雅娜的综合优势依然明显。
广东队方面，刘诗雯依然是领衔者，蔡赛、周芳芳以及经验丰富的老将曹幸妮，也具有一定的战斗力。
八一队VS江苏中超电缆
从阵容上看，八一队的优势明显一些，她们不仅有孔门弟子木子，还有刚获得世乒赛混双冠军的曹臻，再加上去年年底连续击败范瑛、郭跃、刘诗雯和曹臻等名将，夺得全国锦标赛女单冠军的文佳，该队的气势比较盛。
江苏队还是那些老面孔，姚彦、范瑛两大国手能否搭档起球队的重任，值得我们关注。
北京时博国际VS北大方正
张怡宁、丁宁领衔的北京女队，赢下第一轮的希望非常大。去年联赛降级的冀中能源将主力阵容转给了北大方正，牛剑锋、白杨以及新加坡外援冯天薇组成的该队，要像对抗正宗的北京女队，难度较大。
从女团方面的情况看，不出大的意外的话今年争冠主要还是在鲁辽京之间进行。而重庆康德、江苏中超电缆以及北大方正三队相对来说保级压力更大一些。
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8:46 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Titles Defended
 Represented by the powerful trio of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li; Singapore retained their Men’s Team crown at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow. In so doing they emulated the efforts of their female compatriots some two hours earlier. At the final hurdle they beat the Indian team of Sharath Kamal Achanta, Sourav Chakroborty and Subhajit Saha by three matches to one. The success in Jaipur, two years earlier in 2007, was the one previous occasion that Singapore had secured gold in the Men’s Team competition. Earlier in the 2nd stage, Singapore beat Canada in devastating style to assure themselves a place in the finals with the trio of Yang Zi, Gao Ning and Cai Xiao Li proving too strong from Pradeeban Peter-Paul, Homatoun Kamkar-Parsi and Xavier Therien. In the finals. Gao Ning proved the backbone of success; he beat Sourav Chakroborty in the contest which started the fixture and Sharath Kamal Achanta in the duel that brought proceedings to an end. He won both matches in straight games being too fast for his adversaries; his ability to attack quickly over the table was of paramount importance as he sped to victory. Against Chakroborty he nullified the Indian’s fast forehand whilst in opposition to Achanta he did the same to the powerful forehand of India’s top player. Gao Ning gave a master class and in so doing maintained his unbeaten record to date in the tournament. Two wins from Gao Ning and one from Cai Xiao Li in a controversial duel against Subhajit Saha. The Indian was faulted three times in the match on his service for not throwing the ball in a sufficiently vertical direction. But the ultra polite, Saha, never complained. The incidents put poor Cai Xiao Li in the role of the villain but he had done nothing wrong; he too conducted himself magnificently, in the first game informing the umpire that a top spin from Saha had touched the edge of the table when the official believed the ball had flown wide. Victory went the way of Cai Xiao Li, who after a slow start, recovered his rhythm to win in five games. The one success for India came from Sharath Kamal Achanta in the second match of the contest. He beat Yang Zi in five game in duel that had the crowd on the edges of their seats, especially in the crucial decider. In the vital fifth game, the Indian established a 7-3 lead; it was puzzling as to why the Singaporeans had not called a “Time Out”. However, Yang Zi recovered, he fought; he levelled at 7-all but then lost the next point. The Singapore camp called “Time Out”; it was to no avail, Achanta won three of the next four points and was home and dry. Alas for India it was their only success; gold was in Singaporean hands. ResultsSINGAPORE 3-1 INDIA Gao Ning v Sourav Chakroborty 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 Yang Zi v Sharath Kamal Achanta 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 8-11 Cai Xiao Li v Subhajit saha 2-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-8 Gao Ning v Sharath Kamal Achanta 11-8, 11-9, 11-2
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8:17 AM
Commonwealth Championships - 6th Consecutive Crown
 Represented by Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu; Singapore won the Women’s Team title at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow defeating geographical neighbours, Malaysia, by three matches to nil at the final hurdle. Yu Meng Yu gave Singapore the perfect start by beating Beh Lee Wei in three straight games; after a close first game she accelerated gaining in confidence; her speed too great for the counter attacking skills of the Malaysian and the varying degrees of topspin forcing errors. A convincing win by Yu Meng Yu but the next duel was somewhat different; it finished in convincing style but it certainly did not start in that fashion. Ng Sock Khim, who had impressed throughout the first and second stages of the tournament, raced into a 6-0 first game lead against Wang Yue Gu; she was in full flow, her topspin play from both backhand forehand consistent and causing her more experienced adversary great problems. Wang Yue Gu, usually strong from the backhand, made mistakes; the Malaysian captured the first two games. However, experience told, the errors were eliminated in the next three games, just as Ng Sock Khim had dominated the first two games, so Wang Yue Gu dominated the next three. She took the top seeds into a two matches to nil lead. Sun Bei Bei, the reigning Women’s Singles champion, was in no mood for charity; she dominated matters from start to finish against the less experienced Chiu Soo Jiin. In straight games she succeeded; once again it was gold for Singapore, for Malaysia, there was the consolation of silver. ResultsMALAYSIA 0-3 SINGAPORE Beh Lee Wei v Yu Meng Yu 8-11, 2-11, 6-11 Ng Sock Khim v Wang Yue Gu 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 3-11, 4-11 Chiu Soo Jiin v Sun Bei Bei 4-11, 5-11, 7-11
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Friday, May 22, 2009
10:19 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Top Seeds Progress
 Singapore, the top seeds, recorded a three-nil victory in their last match to appear top in their groups respectively.
The Men's Team continue to dominate matters in the group stage against Malta. They will only be commencing their 2nd stage of competition today.
On the other hand, our Women's Team was represented by a relatively young paddlers. Due to the advantage our female paddlers have against their opponents, Guernsey, the coach has decided to give the youths more chance to perform. The team, led by World No. 32 Yu Meng Yu, is further supported by local-born Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Yu Meng Yu's fast attacking skills proved to be the key of her win. She beat Morgan in 3 straight games, 9-11,5-11,5-11. The defensive skills of Zena Sim and Isabelle Li has also caused their opponents much troubles. Zena and Isabelle crashed their opponents 1-11,6-11,2-11 and 2-11,5-11,1-11 respectively.
In the 2nd stage, our female team recorded a three-one victory over Canada with the one success for the latter coming from Zhang Mo; she beat Yu Meng Yu in five games (11-6,11-6,8-11,6-11,7-11) but wins for Wang Yue Gu over Sarah Yuen (11-6,11-2,11-3) and Zhang Mo (11-7,11-8,11-6) plus success for Sun Bei Bei over Yulia Degtiar (11-4,12-10,11-5) secured victory for the top seeds. They will be facing Wales and India later today.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
8:58 AM
Commonwealth Championships - One Step Away From Gold
 In their opening match of the second stage of proceedings in the Men’s Team event, Our Men's Team put up a great performance against Wales. Gao Ning proving too strong for Stephen Gertsen, winning 11-2,11-6,11-2. In the 2nd match, Robertson was beaten in a thrilling five games encounter by Yang Zi. Yang recovered to take the game, 7-11,11-4,18-16,8-11,11-8. The young man from Wrexham rose to the occasion; thrilled his supporters but it was not to be for Wales. Cai Xiao Li clinch the last point by overpowering Steven Jenkins, 11-2,11-3,11-6. In their 2nd match against South Africa, the male paddlers continue to enjoy success. The trio of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li concluded the third day with a three-nil victory over South African team of Shane Overmeyer, Theo Gogill and Shaun Jones. Gao Ning was in an unmerciful mood. He beat Shane Overmeyer 11-4,8-11,11-6,11-6. Yang Zi gave no opportunity to his opponent as well. He oust out Theo Gogill, 11-6,11-6,11-4. Cai Xiao Li warp up the game after celebrating his success over Shaun Jones. He won 11-9,11-3,11-2. The Men's Team will be playing against Canada in their last match in the 2nd stage for a place in the finals. If they are able to succeed, their opponent in the Gold Medal playoff is likely to be from India. Our Women's Team remain unbeaten in the 2nd stage and earned themselves a place in the Finals. They recorded wins over Wales and India in the 3rd day to appear Top in the group. Represented by Sun Bei Bei, Wang Yue Gu and Yu Meng Yu, Singapore defeated the Indian trio of Shamini Kumaresan, Madhurikha Patkar and Neha Aggarwal by three matches to nil. The first point for the republic was won by Sun Bei Bei. She proved to the the stronger of both, defeating Shamini Kumaresan 1-11,5-11,13-11,13-15. Wang Yue Gu extended the lead by recording the next win against Madhurikha Patkar. She won 7-11,6-11,6-11. The last point was won by Yu Meng Yu. She beat Neha Aggarwal 7-11,14-12,10-12,9-11. Earlier on, our female team recorded another win against Wales. Our Women's Team will be seeking to retain the title against Malaysia later today.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
10:16 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Favourites Dominate Proceedings
 The Top Seed in the Men’s and Women's Team event at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, was in the fast lane in the opening group matches. Singapore recorded three-nil victories against all their opponents. The Men Team, led by Gao Ning with Yang Zi and Pang Xue Jie in support, our male paddlers proved too strong for Cypriot trio of Andrea Tziambos, Marios Yiangou and Neofytou. Gao Ning and Yang Zi showed no mercy against their 1st opponents. Gao Ning defeated Andrea Tziambos 11-6,11-7,11-6 while Yang Zi crashed Marios Yiangou 11-8,11-9,11-5. Sports School Student Pang Xue Jie secured the last point surrending only one game. He beat Neofytou 8-11,11-7,11-4,11-6. In their 2nd match, Singapore fielded Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li. They beat the Scottish trio of Gavin Rumgay, Stweart Crawford and Craig Howieson by three matches to nil to secure top spot in Group A. In the 1st game, Yang Zi recovered from a 1 game defeat to beat Gavin Rumgay, 6-11,11-8,7-11,10-12. Gao Ning proved too strong for Stweart Crawford, allowing Stweart Crawford to win a total of only 9 points in the 3 sets. Gao won 2-11,5-11,2-11. The experienced Cai Xiao Li then finishes the match with another 3-0 victory. He won Craig Howieson 8-11,5-11,8-11. They will be facing Malta later today. Not to be outdone, our female paddlers dominated the proceedings. In their 1st match against New Zealand, each member won with a convincing margin of 3-0 against their opponents. Wang Yue Gu ousted Sun Yang, 3-11,4-11,5-11. Sun Bei Bei follow up by sweeping Mccarthy, 5-11,6-11,4-11. Lastly, local talent Sim Kai Xin Zena beat Angie Guo, 5-11,7-11,3-11. Thier 2nd match against Northern Ireland prove to be not so easy task. Despite Yu Meng Yu beating Liu Na in 4 games, each set was won by only a 2 point advantage. The score was 9-11,15-13,9-11,9-11. World No. 11 Wang Yue Gu extended our lead to 2-0, after a convincing 3-0 win over Claire Nelson. She won 3-11,1-11,9-11. Defender Li Siyun Isabelle then brought matters to a close after winning Mogey Amanda 2-11,6-11,6-11. They will be competing with Guernsey later today.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
11:32 PM
ASIAN Cup - Feng Fighting for 5th Position
In the women's quarterfinals, old rivals Feng Tianwei and Top Seeds China's Guo yue were first to appear. They've faced each other on many occasions, with defending champion Guo Yue never having to lose. In today's match, Feng showed strong determination by causing many problems for the World No. 2. Feng Tianwei who constantly change her speed, took a 2-0 lead at first. However, a change in tactics immediately resulted in Guo rallying to beat Feng Tianwei. Guo Yue managed a full-set victory in a women's singles final rematch of the 2008 Asian Cup against Tianwei, winning 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8. Feng will be be competing for the 5th position together with Japanese Fukuhara Ai and Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun.
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东道主选手郭跃在落后的情况下实现逆转，4-3战胜冯天薇，晋级半决赛。天薇就只能眼睁睁的看着奖牌与自己失之交臂。 首局比赛双方开局从1平一路战至6平，此后冯天薇强攻得手，8-6领先进入尾局。尾局阶段冯天薇防守得力，而郭跃进攻失误，冯天薇10-6握有四个局点。此后尽管郭跃追回两分，但在对拉中冯天薇笑到了最后，11-8，这位新加坡球员先胜一局。 易地再战，冯天薇开局先声夺人连得五分。中局阶段郭跃开始反扑，凭借凌厉的进攻她将比分差距逐渐缩小。6-8，进入尾局阶段时郭跃还落后两分。关键时刻郭跃回球出台多次出台，最终11-6冯天薇再胜一局。 第三局比赛郭跃明显发力，开局即以5-1领先对手。中局阶段郭跃依旧牢牢掌握主动，一直保持与对手三到四分的差距。最终冯天薇回球下网，郭跃11-6扳回一城。 第四局比赛郭跃开门见喜，3-0领先对手。此后冯天薇顽强反扑，而郭跃失误有所增多。进入中局时两人战成了5平、6平和7平。尾局阶段双方均展示出顽强的斗志，不过冯天薇的自身失误却葬送了好局。最终郭跃攻击对方反手位命中，11-9将局分扳成2平。 第五局比赛开始后不久冯天薇就占据了上风，进入尾局前她已经8-2领先郭跃。尾局阶段冯天薇一度10-4领先，但郭跃沉住气，将比分改写成8-10。这个时候冯天薇叫了一个暂停，暂停后郭跃反手命中，但在随后的对拉中冯天薇笑到了最后。11-9，冯天薇艰难赢下这一局。 第六局比赛开局2平后郭跃连得九分确定胜局，以11-2将局分扳成了三平。第七局比赛开局双方战成3平，此后郭跃强攻得手，5-3领先交换场地。中局阶段郭跃依旧抢先发起进攻，而冯天薇的几次偷袭也未能起到效果。尾局阶段冯天薇手感逐渐恢复，在8-7，领先优势被缩小到一分的时候郭跃叫了一个暂停。暂停之后双方互有攻守，郭跃一记猛攻之后10-8拿到赛点。最终冯天薇回球出台，郭跃11-8赢得了胜利。 冯天薇将在明天与中国香港选手姜华珺和日本选手福原爱争夺第五名。
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6:57 PM
乒球亚洲杯 － 冯天薇不敌小将丁宁 下一轮硬碰郭跃
 乒乓球亚洲杯赛在杭州结束了男女子小组赛的争夺。中国名将王皓、马龙、张继科携郭跃、刘诗雯和丁宁均以三战全胜的战绩排各自小组头名，顺利晋级八强。另外两个小组第一头衔则由日本岸川圣也和香港名将姜华珺获得。同样携手进入男单八强的还包括日本新星丹羽孝希、松平贤二与岸川圣也和中国香港小将唐鹏。女单八强之林也包括了冯天薇、日本选手福原爱与平野早矢香和中国香港名将帖雅娜。 在男子组中，A组头名的争夺堪称激烈。王皓首局比赛以6-1领先于日本新星丹羽孝希，当现场观众以为比赛失去悬念时，顽强的丹羽孝希却将比分追至6-6平。此后王皓打出了气势，没有再给对手机会，以11-8拿下首局，并轻松的以11-6结束第二局。但日本新星并没有放弃，第三局其一度领先于王皓。但王皓迅速调整最终以11-8锁定了比赛的胜利。这样王皓以全胜的战绩获得小组头名晋级八强，丹羽孝希凭借前两场胜利也跻身淘汰赛。其他小组，马龙作为卫冕冠军，没有给小组赛的最后一个对手是莫罕默德任何机会，3-0取得了完胜，排在B组第一。另一位日本选手松平贤二3-1力克韩国黑马徐贤德，以三战两胜的成绩排名第二挺进八强。小将张继科则在最后一轮3-0横扫陈建安，排名D组第一。中国香港小将唐鹏以相同的比分战胜了郑英植，跻身小组第二晋级。在另一组比赛中，江天一在3-0轻取松亚迪普后，三战全胜排在C组头名。日本选手岸川圣也则以3-0战胜莫琼，排名小组第二。 在女子组中，郭跃在取得两连胜后迎来了小组赛最后一个对手，泰国的穆安苏克。结果郭跃毫无悬念地以11-8、11-4和11-3直落三局，小组赛三战全胜，以小组头名的身份晋级八强。在B组比赛中，小将丁宁3-0横扫泰国选手高王，同样以全胜的战绩挺进女单八强。冯天薇最后一战3-0轻取卡斯特里，但由于之前不敌丁宁，最终排名小组第二晋级。刘诗雯3-0轻松战胜森园美咲，同样以三胜三捷锁定小组头名。中国香港名将帖雅娜则3-0轻取卡斯特里，排名C组第二跻身八强。此外，日本选手福原爱在关键的一战中3-0击败中华台北的郑怡静，三战两胜排名小组第二，获得了八强赛的资格。而中国香港名将姜华珺最后一战3-0力克韩国选手崔文英，三战全胜排名D组第一。 王皓在1/4决赛迎战中国香港新锐江天一，这也是继不久前的横滨世乒赛之后，两人再次在1/4决赛相逢，张继科迎战日本选手松平贤二，王皓和张继科有望会师半决赛。马龙1/4决赛迎战中国香港选手唐鹏，马龙获胜希望较大，半决赛将遭遇两位日本选手岸川圣也和丹羽孝希之间的胜者。 郭跃在1/4决赛遭遇新加坡名将冯天薇，两人在不久前的横滨世乒赛1/4决赛有过交手，郭跃当时以4-1战胜对手，同区另一场1/4决赛则在两位中国香港选手姜华珺与帖雅娜之间进行，有“张怡宁克星”之称的姜华珺更有希望晋级，郭跃复制了在横滨世乒赛上的一幕，可能连续遭遇冯天薇和姜华珺的考验，形势稍显严峻。刘诗雯、丁宁在1/4决赛分别迎战日本选手福原爱和平野早矢香，两人会师半决赛的希望较大。
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Monday, May 18, 2009
9:26 PM
ASIAN Cup - Feng Tianwei face Strong Competition from other Asia Adversaries
 The 60,000 U.S. dollars Asian Cup attracted 16 men's and as many women's players from eight Asian Teams. China, Japan and South Korea has sent a total of 3 men and 3 female paddlers for each events. However, Singapore is only represented by Feng Tianwei.
In the Men's Singles Draw, the newly crowned World Champion and World No. 1, China's Wang Hao, will be the Top Seed. He is drawn into group A together with Japan's talented Niwa Koki and another potential Chinese Taipei's player Chiang Hung-Chieh. Jeong Sang Eun from South Korea completes the group. Ma Long is the 2nd Seed and together with him in group B are Japan's Matsudaira Kenji, South Korea's Seo Hyun and DeokMohammadreza Akhlaghpasa. Group C contains 3rd Seed, Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi, Japan's Kishikawa Seiya, Thailand's Sanguansin Phuchong and India's Soumyadeep Roy. Group D is another group which the winner of the group may not be obvious. Hong Kong's Tang Peng may be the 4th Seed, but he will face strong challenge from China's Zhang Jike, Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and South Korea's Jung Young Sik.
In the Women's Singles Draw, Guo yue will head the list. Together with her in group A are Japan's Hirano Sayaka, South Korean Defender Park Young Sook and Thailand's Muangsuk Anisara. In group B, 2nd Seed Feng Tianwei will face competition from China's Ding Ning, Thailand's Nanthana Komwong and India's Kasturi Chakroborty. China's Liu Shiwen, the lady who recently rose to a high ranking of 7th, is the no. 3 seed. She is drawn into group C together with Hong Kong's Tie Yana, another player from the Top 10 World Ranking. South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun and Japan's Morizono Misaki are also in the same group. Lastly in group D, Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun, the 4th seed will be playing against Japan's Fukuhara Ai, Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching and South Korea's Choi Moon Young.
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8:53 PM
乒球亚洲杯 － 冯天薇单枪匹马上阵
 来自中国、韩国、日本、中国香港、中华台北、新加坡、印度、伊朗和泰国等９个国家和地区的３２名选手将角逐男、女单打的两项桂冠，其中仅中国、日本和韩国派出了男、女各３名选手，为代表队规模之最。
由于本届亚洲杯与共和联邦乒乓球锦标赛撞期，新加坡只好牺牲亚洲杯，只派遣了一位女选手参赛。但亚洲杯的参赛阵容可堪称豪华。除了我国选手冯天薇以外，还包括了世界第二中国好手郭跃、最近世界排名刚升致第七的小将刘诗雯和队友丁宁、中国香港老将帖雅娜与姜华珺。除此之外，男单在我国的缺阵下，也不逊色。其中包括了刚刚在横滨世乒赛男单项目中夺冠的王皓和同袍马龙。
在男单签表的其他组别中，世界第一王皓和前世界冠军郭跃分列男、女头号种子，而在他们各自领衔的Ａ组中则分别出现了日本年仅１４岁的“天才少年”丹羽孝希和日本世界排名最高的平野早矢香。刚刚和王皓争夺过横滨世乒赛男单决赛资格的马龙作为二号种子出现在Ｂ组一号位。他在小组赛中可能遇到的最强对手是日本新秀松平贤二，即横滨世乒赛上曾与马琳上演７局大战的男单头号“黑马”松平健太的同胞哥哥。另外，中国香港的江天一和日本名将岸川圣也同在Ｃ组，而Ｄ组最有望出线的则是中国香港的唐鹏和中国的“队内黑马”张继科。
在女单小组赛的抽签结果中，横滨世乒赛上夺得一枚女子双打银牌的小将丁宁抽进了新加坡当家花旦冯天薇领衔的Ｂ组；世乒赛女单铜牌得主、“９０后小花”刘诗雯将在Ｃ组面对中国香港老将帖雅娜和日、韩新秀森园美咲、金贞弦；日本偶像球星福原爱则落入香港名将姜华珺任种子选手的Ｄ组，同时还将面对中华台北选手郑怡静和韩国小将崔文英的挑战。
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
9:33 PM
More Medals Targeted at London 2012
 Singapore National Olympic Council is introducing another new initiative, Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP) to provide focused support for Singapore's top athletes at the 2012 London Olympics. This program will replace the current Project 0812.
Athletes who have the potential to win medals at the coming Games, or who show potential for significant achievement at the Games, will be considered for the Programme.
The first batch of athletes to be considered for the programme are our female paddlers Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu. Also, swimmer Tao Li and shooter Jasmine Ser have been chosen to participate in this prestigious programme. World No. 10, Li Jiawei, is likely to be part of it next year when she join back the team.
More athletes may be added to the programme when they meet the eligibility criteria.
The OPP Steering Committee will be headed by Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Ministry of Transport.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
9:45 PM
May World Ranking - Wang Yue Gu Fall Out of Top 10 Places
 In the latest World Ranking published by the ITTF, Wang Yue Gu and Li Jiawei suffered a drop in their World Ranking. Wang Yue Gu, who was upset in the World Championships, got overtaken by Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun and China's Liu Shiwen and is currently ranked 11th. Adding on to the disappointment, Li Jiawei who has been absent in the international arena is also threatened of a Top 10 place. She is currently at the 10th position.
For the rest of the female paddlers, their World Ranking remain the same. Feng Tianwei remain at the 6th place while Sun Bei Bei is at 30. Yu meng Yu is 2 places behind at 32. Singaporean youths Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle are at 317 and 360 respectively.
Our male paddlers suffered as well after an early exit in the World Championships. Yang Zi fall out of the Top 50 ranks, the worse ranking since December 2006. He is currently at 51. Top paddler Gao Ning, who was ranked 25th last month suffered a dip. He is now ranked at 27th. Meanwhile, the experienced Cai Xiao Li is at 148. Pang Xue Jie who almost qualified for the Main Draw after causing upsets increase his ranking by almost a hundred, from 627 to 548.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
7:53 PM
Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award goes to...
The Women's Table Tennis Team that delivered a Silver Medal at the Beijing Olympics last year was crowned the Team of the Year (event) by the Singapore Sports Award Selection Committee. However, there were no Sportsman of the Year and Coach of the Year award. Initially, the panel had an debate when it came to the Coach of the Year award. Much of the three-hour meeting at the Singapore Sports Council was spent deliberating if former national table tennis head coach Liu Guodong should be considered. This despite not being nominated by the Singapore Table Tennis Association. Ultimately, he was not in the reckoning, and the committee decided not to give out an award for this category. In addition to the table tennis fans' woes, 5 times Sportswoman of the Year, Li Jiawei, lose the Sportswoman of the Year title for the 3rd consecutive year. This time, she lost to Bowler Jasmine Yeong-Nathan. The achievements of the women athletes in 2008 made the choice a difficult one for the Singapore Sports Award Selection Committee. In the end, World Champion Jasmine beat Jiawei and swimmer Tao Li to clinch the title. Our paddlers continue to clinch other prestigious awards. Due to their outstanding performance, Olympic Silver Medalists Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu were also given the Meritorious Award (Individual). Gao Ning/Yang Zi, Li Jiawei/Sun Bei Bei and the Men's Team which comprises of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li were also awarded with the Meritorious Award (Event). Not to be outdone by their seniors, the youth paddlers were also awarded the Meritorious Award (Individual) in the Junior category. They are Yu Meng Yu, Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
9:55 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Singapore Return Empty Handed
 Singapore might have done their best by reaching the Quarter Finals of 3 events. However, the thought of returning home empty handed still aches many Singaporeans heart.
In the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei lost 4-1 to China's second seed Guo Yue in the last eight of the women's singles. The Republic was also eliminated in the last eight of the men's and women's doubles. The men's doubles pair of Gao Ning and Yang Zi lost 4-2 to Japan's Seiya Kishikawa and Jun Mizutani, while the women's doubles pairing of Feng and Wang Yuegu lost 4-2 to Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun and Tie Yana.  But team manager Eddy Tay said the team's overall performance at the World Championship was a positive one. "Overall, I would say it's a positive performance. At past world championships, we were eliminated in very early on. This time, we reached the last eight in three events. Local-born players like (Pang) Xuejie and Zena (Sim) also made it into the main draw."
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:35 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - One Step Away from the Podium
 Despite suffering in the Mixed Doubles Event yesterday, Gao Ning joined forces with Yang Zi to reach the Quarter Finals of the Men's Doubles Event. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu also showed determination to overcome their opponents. All they have to do is to defeat their respective adversaries in the Quarter Finals tomorrow and a Medal will be in their pockets. In a re-match of last year's Beijing Games encounter, Feng came from 2-3 down to beat South Korea's Park Mi Young 4-3 (11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-13, 11-9, 13-11) in a two-hour marathon.The defensive Park chopped her way back into contention after losing the first two games and there were fears that Feng, ranked sixth in the world, would capitulate under the pressure. Feng will be facing defending Champion Guo Yue in the Quarter Finals. Gao Ning/Yang Zi add on to the joy. The pair defeated Russians Fedor Kuzmin and Igor Rubstov 4-3 (11-7, 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 5-11, 11-13, 11-7). Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu are also one of the 8 pairs that qualified for the Quarter Finals. Their opponents today will be Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun/Tie Yana. However for Yu Meng Yu, she was the victim. The world No. 33 was beaten in the round of 16 by Kasumi Ishikawa, ranked 66 rungs below her. It was the 16-year-old Japanese player's first victory over Yu in three meetings. Yu lost 2-4 (9-11, 11-9, 2-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11) before a partisan crowd. Yu's day was further ruined when she and Sun Beibei were eliminated in the last 16 of the women's doubles. The duo were thrashed 1-4 (7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 8-11) by Hong Kong's Lin Ling and Zhang Rui. On the other hand, high performance manager Eddy Tay is satisfied with the paddlers results. He mentioned that Feng deserves to win after showing mental strength against a very tough opponent, and that Yu has given a good account of herself in Japan, given her relative inexperience. Will our paddlers return with a medal? The verdict will be out tomorrow.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
9:39 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Mixed Doubles Misery
 Singapore's biggest medal hope vanishes after both Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu and Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei failed to progress in the Mixed Doubles Event. Sun Bei Bei add on to the list of casualty in the Women's Singles Event. Achieving a medal seems further and further away.
In the Women's Singles Event, Sun Bei Bei lost to Dutch Lady Li Jiao in a gruelling 7 games encounter. Meanwhile Yu Meng Yu was the player to spring the unexpected. She ended the hopes of Austria's Liu Jia, the No. 11th Seed. She will take on Japan's Ishikawa Kasumi. This Japanese young lady caused an upset against colleague Fukuoka Haruna.
Feng Tianwei had a revenge for Sun Bei Bei by ousting out another paddler from Netherlands, Li Jie. She will be facing a tough challenge tomorrow as her opponent is South Korea's Park Mi Young.
Singapore continued their good form in the Men's and Women's Doubles Event. Gao Ning/Yang Zi defeat Belarus' to reach the round of 16. Their opponent will be Russia's Kuzmin Fedor/Rubtsov Igor.
Both Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu crashed out their opponents with a convincing margin of 4-0 and 4-1 respectively. Feng/Wang will be taking on Poland's Partyka Natalia/Xu Jie, while Sun/Yu will have to face Hong Kong's Lin Ling/Zhang Rui.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
7:03 AM
乒超男团 － 高宁出事不利 霸州排名垫底
2009年中国乒乓球超级联赛继续进行常规赛第三轮的争夺。凭借雷振华的出色发挥，锦州银行3比1力克霸州海润·温泉城队，取得胜利。 雷振华 3比1 闫安首盘比赛首局，小将闫安敢打敢拼，给雷振华造成了不小的压力，以11比9先下一城。随后，雷振华慢慢找回状态，结合自己擅长的右手横板弧圈快攻打法很快以11比5扳回一局。第三局，小将闫安打得有些谨慎，而此时的雷振华状态奇佳，进攻连连得分，以11比6拿下一局。第四局中，闫安放下包袱，奋力一搏，而老将雷振华则有些松懈，双方将比分僵持到11平。关键时刻，雷振华凭借自己丰富的大赛经验，连得两分，以13比11获得胜利。锦州银行1比0领先。 徐辉 3比1 高宁第二盘比赛，徐辉反客为主，趁对手立足未稳，以11比5先声夺人。随后，双方展开拉锯战，比分交替增加。中局过后，双方比分依然没有拉开差距，10平过后，高宁抢攻得分以12比11扳平比分。徐辉在第三局重振旗鼓，积极上手取得了较大优势，以11比5再得一分。此后，高宁完全陷入被动，以7比11负于对手。 徐辉/翟一鸣 1比3 闫安/尚坤双打比赛在锦州黄金搭档徐辉/翟一鸣和霸州闫安/尚坤之间进行。比赛开始后，双方展开激烈争夺，比分一路持平到局尾，11平后，闫安/尚坤配合默契，连得两分，13比11先拔头筹。第二局，霸州海润保持状态，闫尚二人积极跑位，以11比6再赢一局。随后，黄金搭档徐辉/翟一鸣放手一搏，以11比2扳回一局。此后闫安/尚坤没有再给对手任何机会，以11比7再得一分。霸州海润扳回一分，总比分1比2。 雷振华 3比1 高宁第四盘第一局，经验丰富的雷振华开局率先取得领先优势，虽然高宁一路直追，但仍以9比11负于对手。第二局两人一时战得难解难分，双方互换发球权，雷振华关键时刻发挥出色，以11比8拿下一局。第三局，高宁彻底放弃了抵抗，雷振华越战越勇以11比3锁定胜局。这样，锦州银行在客场3比1战胜霸州海润,取得本赛季的三连胜。
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6:19 AM
乒超女团 - 白杨立功独揽两分 北大3-2险胜大同三连胜
09年乒超联赛展开第三轮的较量。在女团的比赛中，大同云冈队坐镇主场迎来了劲敌北大方正队的挑战。最终客场作战的北大队以3-2力挫对手，豪取三连胜。上一轮冯天薇领衔的北大方正队以3-1击败郭焱压阵的山西大土河队，获得了本赛季的两连胜，本轮比赛她们再接再厉，期待三连胜。而大同云冈队上一轮比赛客场败在广东队拍下遭遇两连败，本轮她们志在用一场胜利来重获自信。 冯天薇3-2李晓丹首盘较量北大队冯天薇出任先锋，大同云冈队则派出李晓丹予以应战。第一局冯天薇进入状态较快以11-7拔得头筹，随后的比赛李晓丹展开绝地反击，以11-8和11-4连扳两局。关键的第四局，冯天薇及时调整战术，抓住李晓丹的弱点，以11-5、11-7连下两城为北大方正队获得第一分。 陈晴2-3冯亚兰第二盘的较量在陈晴和冯亚兰之间展开，令人意外的是，北大队没有派出老将牛剑锋出战，而是以“怪球手”陈晴出战。不过今天陈晴没有起到奇兵的作用，上来就以9-11输给对手。虽然陈晴在随后的比赛中连扳两局(11-8、11-7)，但无奈冯亚兰进攻犀利，失误相对较少，结果陈晴以6-11和3-11大比分输给对手。同时冯亚兰的胜利也帮助大同队将总比分扳成1平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0李晓丹/李佳第三盘双打北大方正队派出牛剑锋和白杨的组合，迎战冯亚兰和李佳。牛剑锋/白杨多年来一直是国内的优秀双打组合，战绩也非常骄人，她们也成为北大队最有把握的一分。本场比赛印证了这一点，三局比赛中，北大方正队牛剑锋和白杨牢牢控制住场上节奏，并通过发球抢攻和出色的防反确立了领先优势，很快她们直落三局，以11-7、11-9和11-3完胜对手，帮助北大队将总比分2-1反超。 冯天薇2-3冯亚兰第四盘北大队的第一单打冯天薇再度出战，首战告捷的大同队选手冯亚兰也是二度出击。冯天薇第一局开局阶段率先发力取得领先的优势，并以11-8和11-9占得先机，随后的两局比赛冯亚兰凭借凌厉的进攻以11-9、11-4还以颜色。关键的第五局，两人展开拉锯战，比分交替上升，多次互换领先，最终冯亚兰打破均衡局势，以20-18赢得决胜局的胜利，同时冯亚兰再次帮助大同队将总比分扳成2平。 白杨3-0武杨决胜盘北大方正队由第三单打白杨对阵大同队武杨，由于是决胜盘的较量，两人打得难解难分，首局白杨展现出了良好的状态，武杨则失误较多，白杨以11-9取胜。次局白杨继续打得有声有色，虽然武杨一度将比分扩近，但关键时刻白杨下手果断以11-9再下一城。第三局两人经过激战后，最终北大队白杨笑到最后以11-8锁定胜利。这样白杨的胜利帮助客场作战的北大方正队以总比分3-2险胜大同云冈队，继续保持全胜，此役过后，大同云冈队也遭遇三连败。
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Friday, May 29, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第3轮比赛中。本轮女团的焦点之战，是郭跃所在的辽宁队，主场迎战张怡宁所在的北京队。横滨世乒赛女单决赛的主角将再次碰面。而此前同样遭遇两连败的山西大土河与八一长安医院之间的较量，是郭焱、曹臻这两位国手自我救赎之战。 山东鲁能VS广东珠江怡景湾两队的第一单打都很强，李晓霞、刘诗雯目前单打战绩都是4战全胜。不过两队的二单都有一些问题，山东鲁能的第二单打彭陆洋上一轮0-3不敌韩国一姐金景娥；而广东队的老将曹幸妮上一轮同样0-3不敌武杨。两队的第一女双配置分别是彭陆洋/李楠、周芳芳/蔡赛，这两对选手水平在伯仲之间。这场鲁粤巾帼较量，将比较精彩。 重庆康德VS江苏中超电缆对于升班马重庆女队来说，这场比赛是前三轮对手相对较弱的一次，因此她们肯定已经在积极设计作战方案，争取打一场振奋士气的翻身仗。 重庆队的第一单打金景娥迄今1胜2负，不过该队要想赢球还得指望她多拿分。而重庆队第二单打的情况不是很好，贾君出场过两次都输了，而该队的李茜离开国家队已经有好长一段时间，其状态似乎难以胜任顶级联赛单打的重任。 江苏队的两大主力分别是姚彦、范瑛。范瑛是目前国乒一线打得比较好的唯一一名女削球手，如果范瑛与金景娥对阵，两大女削球手之间的较量将格外引人注目。不过从实力上客观分析，江苏队的赢面大一些。 大同云冈VS北大方正北大方正能在前两轮取得两连胜，基本属于超水平发挥。该队就是以去年降级的冀中能源为主要班底，加上新加坡一姐冯天薇。如果没有冯天薇前两轮3胜1负的单打战绩，就不可能有北大方正的两连胜。 已经两连败的大同云冈本轮并非没有机会，该队的武杨、李晓丹等人，首先要解决的问题是如何对付冯天薇。是冯天薇带领北大方正获得三连胜，还是大同云冈赢得新赛季第一场胜利，我们拭目以待。
辽宁鞍钢VS北京时博国际
这是本轮一场硬碰硬的关键之战，刚刚缓过气来的北京时博国际，客场挑战两连胜的辽宁女队，可谓凶多吉少。从火力配置上看，辽宁队在各个环节都有一定优势——横滨世乒赛女单决赛的场景本轮又将在鞍山重演，郭跃与张怡宁之间的较量将更为引人注目。从目前两人的状态看，尽管张怡宁月初击败郭跃获得世乒赛女单冠军，但近期的状态并不好，在5局决胜的团体比赛里，郭跃的优势更明显一些。
如果辽宁队的常晨晨遇到北京队的丁宁，相信比赛一定会很精彩。常晨晨/侯晓旭的女双组合，明显比丁宁/彭雪好一些。
山西大土河VS八一长安医院
目前女团有四支队伍是两战皆负，山西大土河与八一长安医院之间的较量，将至少让未尝胜绩的队伍减少一支。去年很风光的山西大土河今年开赛以来表现不佳，该队主将郭焱2胜2负表现一般，而饶静文、帖雅娜更是一场没赢，山西队目前非常需要一名能担当大任的选手站出来。如果本轮郭焱能拿到单打的两分，该队取胜的把握就比较大。
八一队前两轮也是打得很糟糕，刚获得世乒赛混双冠军的曹臻，在新赛季乒超联赛中已经遭遇了单打4连败，看样子她很难在短期内恢复去年的神勇。而该队的文佳、木子同样没能表现出应有的水平。本轮对八一女队来说又将是一场严峻的考验。
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
11:03 PM
乒超女团 - 冯天薇3-1郭焱斩获两分 北大主场3-1山西
2009年乒超联赛进入到第二轮的争夺。在女团一场强强对话中，冯天薇领衔的北大方正队以3-1击败郭焱压阵的山西大土河队，获得了本赛季的两连胜，同时，山西队也吞下了两连败的苦果。 冯天薇3-0饶静文首盘比赛北大方正队由外援冯天薇出场，对阵山西大土河队的饶静文。开场后冯天薇迅速进入状态，以11-6先下一城。第二局饶静文展开反击，但无奈对手实力强劲，以8-11再输一局。第三局，冯天薇越战越勇，没有给对手喘气的机会，以11-8锁定胜局。这样，北大方正队在总比分以1-0领先。 牛剑锋2-3郭焱第二盘争夺在老将牛剑锋和山西大土河队的郭焱之间展开。经验丰富的牛剑锋进入状态较快，很快以11-6拿下首局。接下来的比赛，双方处于胶着状态，但郭焱在关键球的失误让牛剑锋以11-9再下一城。第三局比赛郭焱及时调整状态，整体实力占据明显优势的她控制场上主动，以11-7扳回一局。第四局郭焱乘胜追击，没有给对手更多的机会，并以11-7将比分改写为2-2。决胜局，牛剑锋体力有所不知，多次出现无谓失误，最终以5-11败在郭焱的拍下。同时，郭焱的胜利也帮助山西队将总比分扳成1平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0饶静文/刘娟第三盘双打的争夺最为关键，因为它将成为球队胜负的分水岭。山西大土河队派出饶静文和刘娟的组合，迎战配合多日的牛剑锋和白杨。牛剑锋/白杨多年来一直是国内的优秀双打组合，她们在本次比赛尽管单打成绩不理想，但双打却保持了水平，成为河北队最有把握的一分。首局比赛牛剑锋/白杨一路领先，虽然在中局阶段被对手赶上，但还是以11-6先声夺人。第二局牛剑锋/白杨乘胜追击以11-2的悬殊比分取胜。第四局，饶静文/刘娟在争夺中展现顽强的一面，面对困境时这对新搭档一度把比分扩近，但关键时刻牛剑锋/白杨把握住机会，以11-8锁定胜局，帮助北大方正队将总比分反超。 冯天薇3-1郭焱第四盘比赛迎来双方头号选手的较量，冯天薇与郭焱对阵。郭焱上一轮意外输给刘诗雯急需一场酣畅淋漓的胜利来振奋士气，而冯天薇在首轮逆转“一姐”张怡宁后状态正佳，因此两人的对决成为本场比赛的最大看点。开场后冯天薇就显出必胜之势，她连连抢攻取得领先，虽然郭跃追回几分，但冯天薇保持领先以11比9先胜一局。第二局郭焱注意用发球控制对手，并以12比10还以颜色。第三局双方争夺异常激烈，在几次平局后，冯天薇抓住机会以11-8获得胜利。第四局，冯天薇越战越勇，而对手郭焱则萎靡不振，很快冯天薇就以11-3大比分获胜。这样，主场作战的北大方正队就以3-1力克山西大土河队，取得乒超开赛以来的两连胜。 （搜狐体育 小熊）
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第二轮的争夺。首轮获胜并积分排名暂列前三的上海明园、浙商银行、宁波北仑海天本轮的对手都不是很强，他们有望进一步拉大与后面队伍的差距。首轮都遭遇输球的山东鲁能与四川全兴本轮对阵，乒超标王郝帅将与山东队的主力张继科展开激战。 上海明园VS霸州海润升班马霸州海润本轮将继续遭遇严峻考验，上一轮他们0-3不敌去年的亚军、马琳领衔的浙商银行，本轮他们则遭遇去年的冠军上海男队。首轮上海队3-0击败海宁皮革城，许昕、王励勤状态非常出色，李静、高宁、詹健、周斌等人组成的霸州海润很难对上海男队构成多少有分量的威胁。 浙商银行VS锦州银行这是一场已经获得过胜利的两支球队之间的较量，拥有奥运会男单冠军马琳的浙商银行，综合起来比较整体实力优势更明显。雷振华能给马琳造成多大的威胁，值得我们关注，毕竟雷振华也算是目前一队里比较有希望的生力军，面对对阵奥运冠军这样的大好机会，年轻人不可能不激动。 浙商的另几位主力张超、张钰、朱世赫，不论单打还是双打实力都比较强，翟一鸣 、张煜、徐辉的整体成色稍微要逊色一些。 宁波北仑海天VS江苏英太青连CCTV-5都在做专题，预测乒超“得马琳者得天下”的定律，正在朝“得马龙者得天下”转化，马龙以及他所在的宁波队，的确是今年联赛的一大夺冠热门。奥运会双打冠军陈玘上一轮在成都取得两场单打胜利，为江苏队最终战胜川军赢得开门红力下汗马功劳。 陈玘与马龙的对阵将是这场比赛的焦点，马龙取胜的可能性大一些。马龙的队友唐鹏、 庄智渊给他的支持也将继续，而陈玘的队友单明杰、林晨能力也不差，两队之间除了主将之争，在别的场次的较量也将比较精彩激烈。 海宁皮革城VS八一工商银行王皓领衔的八一队，在首轮比赛中再次0-3完败给马龙所在的宁波队，王皓如果赢不了球，该队就更难赢球了。第二轮他们的对手是李平率领的海宁皮革城，对阵这样一个实力相对一般的对手，八一男队迎来一个不错的反弹机会。刚获得世乒赛男单冠军的王皓，只要擒下对方主将，八一队获胜的希望就比较大。 山东鲁能VS四川全兴四川队近来状态比较低迷，揭幕战坐镇主场居然没能拿下比赛，次轮川军将挑战全国锦标赛男单冠军张继科所在的山东鲁能。四川队现在的问题比较多，主要是两名主力看上去求战的欲望不是很高，郝帅、邱贻可至少要有一人发挥正常，再加上双打有突破，该队才有可能取胜。 山东鲁能除了主将张继科外，方博、江天一都比较年轻，这场比赛对于川军来说，是个打翻身仗的机会。
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2009年乒超联赛将进入到第二轮的争夺。郭跃所在的辽宁队将迎战江苏队，而去年的女团冠军山东鲁能将对阵升班马重庆康德。首轮意外输球的张怡宁以及北京女队，本轮将挑战八一，许多关心张怡宁的球迷，都期待她率队在本轮上演一场漂亮的反击战。 辽宁鞍钢VS江苏中超辽宁鞍钢去年没能获得联赛冠军，的确有些遗憾，但今年该队在郭跃的率领下，将继续向联赛冠军宝座发起强有力的冲击。姚彦、范瑛所在的江苏队，上一轮3-1战胜八一女队取得开门红。不过辽宁队的厉害之处除了郭跃，还有常晨晨、杨杨、侯晓旭。常晨晨是现役国家队一线主力，侯晓旭双打能力特别突出；而小将杨杨去年效力于八一队，曾击败过张怡宁。 山东鲁能VS重庆康德升班马重庆康德第一轮0-3不敌辽宁，表明她们今年的联赛之路比较艰辛。作为升班马，在这种蛇行对阵的联赛赛制下，要想在顶级联赛站稳脚跟的确有些有些难，首先自己队伍的实力本身就不强，然后在联赛的都头几轮，对阵的都是去年联赛的头几名，多输几轮很影响士气。山东鲁能这一轮取胜希望很大，毕竟乒乓球比赛决定胜负的最关键因素是队伍的实力。 山西大土河VS北大方正这场比赛比较有意思，去年联赛里很风光的山西大土河上一轮出人意料地2-3不敌广东，赛季开始前称要争夺个人胜率第一的郭焱上一轮也输了球（1-3不敌刘诗雯）。而拥有冯天薇的北大方正，上一轮刚爆冷击败正宗的北京女队，士气正旺。两队之间的碰撞，将是本轮女团最值得期待的较量。 大同云冈VS广东珠江大同云冈队第一轮1-3不敌山东鲁能，该队人员配置比较薄弱，本轮对阵征战乒超多年的广东女队，的确是凶多吉少。刘诗雯是国乒女线主要的培养对象，广东女队本轮再取一胜的希望比较大。而对于大同云冈来说，如果本轮再败，保级的警报就将在该队头上提前拉响。 八一长安VS北京时博这两队都有一定的实力，八一队的曹臻以及北京时博的张怡宁，都是因为在月初的横滨世乒赛上获得冠军，而在赛后进入了一个状态的疲劳期。张怡宁、丁宁所在的北京女队，去年走了郭焱后就有些渐失强队风范，该队能不能赢球的关键，就是主将张怡宁能否正常发挥水平。希望本轮我们能从新看到，张怡宁世界一姐的风采
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6:37 AM
Commonwealth Championships - 6 Titles in Total
Even without stars Li Jiawei and Feng Tianwei, Singapore's paddlers repeated their record six-gold haul at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, the Men’s Doubles being the errant prize. Top seeds, Gao Ning and Wang Yue Gu showed their class to win the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the 18th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in front of an appreciative Scottish crowd. The Men’s Singles event saw Gao Ning, the defending champion, clinch gold against India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta; whilst Wang Yue Gu succeeded in the counterpart Women's Singles competition. She beat national team compatriot, Yu Meng Yu, to clinch the top prize. It was for Gao Ning a successful retention of the title he had won two years earlier in the Indian city of Jaipur, whilst for Wang Yue Gu it was one step higher; in 2007 she had lost in the final to Sun Bei Bei. Wang Yue Gu attacking quickly from the backhand in trademark style. She won the first game in confident style, staying close to the table and forcing errors from Yu Meng Yu, as the eventual silver medallist tried to penetrate the blocking skills of the champion elect with aggressive attacking play. However, in the second game, the topspin play of Yu Meng Yu started to reap dividends as her strong strokes from both wings left both Wang Yue Gu and the crowd gasping for breath. She established a 10-5 lead and appeared to be on the path to establishing parity; from that point onwards, Wang Yue Gu was Miss Efficiency, she never put a foot wrong; whatever Yu Meng Yu offered, Wang Yue Gu provided a repost. The no.1 seed won seven points in a row and was two games to the good. It was a body blow for the no.3 seed, who earlier in the day had ended the reign of second seed, Sun Bei Bei. Yu Meng Yu recovered to win the third game but at the vital points went the way of Wang Yue Gu, the top seed prevailed. Success for Singapore and soon after there was more success. Gao Ning proved too consistent, too safe for the explosive Sharath Kamal Achanta. The Indian paddler blazed a trail of destruction in the first and fourth games as a consistent top spin stroke from the backhand was followed by a forehand which was released with awesome power. In particular, the power was very much in evidence as he raced into a 7-0 lead in the fourth game, eventually levelling matters but in the ensuing game it was the reverse scenario. Gao Ning won the first six points, the tide had turned; gradually consistency overcame power. Sharath Kamal Achanta, who had won gold in the Men’s Singles event at the Commonwealth Championships in Kuala Lumpur in 2004 and two years later the Men’s Singles crown in the table tennis events at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, had to settle for silver. Once again the top prize was in the hands of Gao Ning. In the Women's Doubles Event, Top seeds, Singapore’s Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu captured gold; they beat second seeds, Sara Yuen/Zhang Mo of Canada in the final, gradually acclimatising to the combination of the two young ladies from the continent of North America. Throughout the doubles event, the long pimpled rubber on the backhand of Sara Yuen’s racket, her blocking combined with a unique short forehand stroke, alien to the purist, had created openings for Zhang Mo. However, gradually the class of the Singaporeans told, for the sixth consecutive Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, the gold medal in the Women’s Doubles event was in the hands of Singapore. It was in the hands of Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu. However, in the corresponding Men’s Doubles competition it was sorrow. In a match full of thrilling rallies, the Indians, seeded no.2, secured a four games victory from the Top Seeds Gao Ning/Yang Zi. And as in Jaipur two years earlier, a clean sweep of medal titles for Singapore had been prevented. Furthermore, it was the same event that had been their downfall; in 2007 Nigeria’s Monday Merotohun and Segun Toriola had been the villains. Men’s Singles: FinalGao Ning (SIN) beat Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND) 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6 Women’s Singles: FinalWang Yue Gu (SIN) beat Yu Meng Yu (SIN) 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9 Men’s Doubles: FinalSharath Kamal Achanta/Subhajit Saha (IND) beat Gao Ning/Yang Zi (SIN) 11-8, 10-12, 13-11, 12-10 Women’s Doubles: FinalSun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu (SIN) beat Sara Yuen/Zhang Mo (CAN) 4-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
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Monday, May 25, 2009
8:21 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Champions Retain Mixed Doubles Crown
Defending champions, Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu retained their Mixed Doubles title at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow on Sunday 24th May 2009 beating top seeds, Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei in four games at the final hurdle. Seeded two; Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu won 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10. The combination of the left handed Yang Zi and the right handed Wang Yue Gu, the classic doubles partnership, proved an irresistible force. A semi-final place booked one day earlier, they beat India’s Amalraj Aputhraj Anthony and Madhurika Patkar to reserve their place in the gold medal contest, recovering from an opening game deficit to record a four games success. Meanwhile, at the same stage, Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei defeated Australia’s William Henzell and Miao Miao. They were dominant, never seriously threatened. In the Men's Singles event, Top Seed Gao Ning overcame Canada’s Pierre-Luc Hinse and India’s Sourav Chakroborty. He will be facing England's Paul Drinkhall in the Semi-Finals. On the other hand, 2nd Seed Yang Zi was upset by 27 years old Indian Subhajit Saha. Singaporeans occupied the Top 3 seedings in the Women's Sngles Event. Wang Yue Gu overcame Northern Ireland’s Liu Na and England’s Joanna Parker to book her place in the semi-finals whilst, Sun Bei Bei proved too fast for Naomi Owen of Wales and Beh Lee Wei of Malaysia to reserve her place in the penultimate round. Not to be overshadowed, third seed, Yu Meng Yu, was equally in unforgiving form. She accounted for India’s Poulomi Ghatak in round two and England’s Kelly Sibley at the quarter-final stage. In the semi-finals Wang Yue Gu meets Mouma Das whilst Sun Bei Bei confronts Yu Meng Yu. In the Men’s Doubles event Gao Ning/Yang Zi defeated Malaysia's Chai Kian Beng/Muhammed Shakirin Ibrahim at the quarter-final stage, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6. The defending Champion will meet England’s Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight in the semi-finals. However, colleagues Cai Xiao Li/Pang Xue Jie suffered defeat at the hands of second seeds, India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta/Subhajit Saha. They lost 9-11, 7-11, 10-12. In the Women's Doubles event, Top Seeds, Singapore’s Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu defeated India’s Mouma Das/Poulomi Ghatak in the quarter-finals. They succeeded 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5. In the semi-finals, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu meet Miao Miao and Stephanie Xu. England’s fourth seeded partnership of Joanna Parker and Kelly Sibley ended the hopes of Singapore’s teenage defensive pairing of Isabelle Li Siyun/Zena Sim Kai Xin. They lost 10-12, 4-11, 4-11.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
8:03 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Singapore Continue to Dominate in the Singles Events
Singapore dominated the Men's and Women's Team at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow, clinching both gold medals. Yesterday, the players were once again in fine form. Gao Ning, the No. 1 Seed and Yang Zi seeded no.2, recorded respective wins over England's Danny Reed and Canada's André Ho. Cai Xiao Li continued his good form shown in the team event to beat Canada's Xavier Therien. In the Women's Singles event, only Isabelle Li suffered defeat; the 14 year old rising defensive star was beaten by the impressive Malaysian, Ng Sock Khim; the one player who had posed a threat to Singapore in the Women's Team event by extending Wang Yue Gu, the full five games distance. Earlier on, Li who is the only female Singaporean to play in the qualifying round, top the group to qualify for the Main Draw. In the opening round of the Women's Singles competition there were no such troubles for Wang Yue Gu, seeded no.1, she beat Canada's Stephanie Yuen in four straight games. She won 11-5, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5. Success in style for Wang Yue Gu and that was also the case for Sun Bei Bei (seeded no.2), Yu Meng Yu (seeded no.3) and Sim Kai Xin Zena. Sen Bei Bei defeated Guernsey's Dawn Morgan, Yu Meng Yu overcame New Zealand's Sara Ho, whilst Zena Sim ended the hopes of New Zealand's Sun Yang. Sun Bei Bei won 11-3, 11-3, 11-2, 11-2, whilst colleagues Yu Meng Yu and Zena Sim succeeded 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 and 13-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 respectively. Success for Singapore in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and also in the Mixed Doubles but there was a blip, caused by a determined Indian partnership. Gao Ning and Sun Bei Bei booked their semi-final place without ever being seriously threatened as did Yang Zi and Wang Yue Gu. Seeded no.1 Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei recorded a quarter-final victory over England's Paul Drinkhall/Joanna Parker, whilst Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu, the defending champions and no.2 seeds, also broke English hearts. They beat Darius Knight/Kelly Sibley. In the semi-finals, Gao Ning/Sun Bei Bei meet Australia's William Henzell/ Miao Miao, the no.3 seeds, who accounted for Malaysia's Muhammed Ibrahim/Beh Lee Wei in the quarter-finals; whilst Yang Zi/Wang Yu Gue meet India's Amalraj Anthony/Madhurika Patkhar. The Indians proved the surprise package of the event. In round two they defeated fourth seeded, Cai Xiao Li/Yu Meng Yu before ousting compatriot's Sharath Kamal Achanta/Shamini Kumaresan to book their place in the semi-finals and thus be assured of a medal. The Men's and Women's Doubles Event will also begin today.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
7:10 PM
乒超女团：冯天薇爆冷击败张怡宁 助北大方正取得开门红
2009年中国乒乓球俱乐部超级联赛拉开战幕，在首先进行的一场女团比赛中，北京时博国际俱乐部在2比0领先的情况下，被冀中能源-北大方正俱乐部逆转，首轮便遭遇失利。张怡宁虽然战胜了牛剑锋，但是在关键的第四局单打中，张怡宁不敌冯天薇，双方不得不进入决胜场，北京队小将曹丽思最终不敌经验老道的白杨，北大方正以3比2取得开门红。 在首场比赛中，丁宁对阵新加坡强援冯天薇。双方虽然都是弧圈结合快攻的打法，但冯天薇力量比丁宁强，前三板威力大，首局比赛冯天薇凭借这个优势获胜。之后，丁宁以快制快，在防守转攻、关键球的处理上做得较好，连扳两局。在关键的第四局中，冯天薇吃了丁宁三个发球，最终以6比11失利。丁宁以3比1为北京队拿得第一分。 第二场比赛，北京时博国际派遣当家花旦张怡宁对阵牛剑锋。张怡宁技术全面，实力上稍占优势。张怡宁很快展现出技高一筹的实力，以10-7率先抢得局点，牛剑锋打得十分顽强，连破对手三个局点将比分追成10平。但张怡宁及时稳住阵脚还是凭借牛剑锋的失误和相持中变线得分，以12比10拿下。之后，张怡宁占据了场上的主动，虽然自己失误也较多，但还是以11比7和11比5连胜两局，以总比分3比0战胜了牛剑锋，为北京队拿下第二分。 第三场比赛是双打比赛，由丁宁/彭雪对阵牛剑锋/白杨。牛剑锋/白杨组合在上个赛季双打排名中名列榜首，在12场比赛中赢了9场，实力可见一斑，不过在输掉的三场比赛中，就有一场是输给了丁宁/彭雪。在前两局中，牛剑锋/白杨配合比较熟练，在场上占据了主动，以11比5和11比9拿下两局。随后，牛剑锋/白杨失误较多，丁宁/彭雪以11比5轻松扳回一局。在关键的第四局中，丁宁/彭雪在握有三个局点的情况下，进攻太犹豫，反而被牛剑锋/白杨连得5分，以10比12告负，这样，牛剑锋/白杨为北大方正队扳回1分。 第四场比赛，张怡宁对阵冯天薇。首局比赛，张怡宁以11比6轻松获胜，之后，冯天薇加强进攻，回球速度加快，力量加大，采用积极搏杀战术，以两个11比9拿下两局。在第四局中，张怡宁调整战术，以落点的变化克制冯天薇的进攻，收到奇效，并以10比7拿下3个赛点，不过，冯天薇越战越勇，连得5分，以12比10拿下第四局，以3比1战胜了张怡宁，帮助北大方正将总比分扳平。 第五场比赛，曹丽思对阵白杨。曹丽思今年只有18岁，是一位不折不扣的小将，而白杨则是一位征战乒坛多年的老将。比赛开始，白杨便牢牢掌握了场上的局势，并以10比6领先。随后，曹丽思突然加强进攻，而且成功率较高，造成白杨无谓失误较多，连得5分，不但挽救了4个局点，还以13比11拿下了首局。之后，曹丽思进攻缺乏变化的缺点被白杨抓住，比分落后的她也越打越急躁，无谓失误增多，白杨以11比9、11比5和11比5拿下3局，以总比分3比1战胜了曹丽思，为北大方正拿下了第三分。
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2009年乒超联赛就将拉开大幕。男团第一轮比赛，浙江海宁鸿翔队将迎战去年的冠军上海冠生园，该队主力李平的表现值得关注。而刚刚在亚洲杯男单决赛中击败王皓的马龙，本轮将率领宁波队再次迎战王皓所在的八一。 上海冠生园VS海宁皮革城与去年的阵容比较，上海冠生园的阵容没有多少变化，小将许昕经过世乒赛的锤炼更加富有战斗力；老将王励勤依然是他们最宝贵的财富，而中国香港选手高礼泽的作用同样不可低估。 国乒的天津籍陪练李平，去年以420万被海宁皮革城-鸿翔摘下。但李平整个赛季大部分时间表现低迷，导致该队最终不得不通过附加赛才保住了乒超席位。在本月初刚结束的世乒赛上，李平获得混双冠军，这次他与小将宋时超、国家队队友侯英超搭档，要好好挑战一下乒超冠军。 浙商银行VS霸州海润浙商银行的阵容里，外援水谷隼换成了天下第一削朱世赫。新加坡的杨子换成了中国香港的张钰，这两个换人都使该队整体战斗力有所加强。水谷隼去年联赛赢过几场单打，但他还是显得冲击力犀利一些而经验不足，朱世赫只要发挥出正常功力，在乒超的作用将不可低估。 霸州海润是去年甲A联赛的冠军，作为今年乒超男团里的新面孔，他们将在首轮迎接很艰巨的挑战。该队的阵容不是很弱，詹健是07年退役的前国手，闫安、周斌是现役国手，而中国香港的李静经验很是丰富。高宁由于还在参加共和联邦锦标赛，预料今天不会出场。 宁波北仑海天VS八一工商银行这场比赛的焦点是两队的领军人物，马龙与王皓之间的较量。马龙刚在周四晚上的亚洲杯决赛中4-3战胜过王皓。而王皓在月初的世乒赛半决赛里击败马龙，并最终在决赛中赢得自己的第一个有份量的世界单打冠军。 今年两队的人员变化不大，宁波队请来了曾长期盘踞世界前十位置的中国台北选手庄智渊，不过胜负的关键主要还是看国乒新版马王大战。 山东鲁能VS锦州银行在前两天的亚冠联赛中，鲁能足球队2-4意外输给印尼的超级弱旅，他们以乒乓球比赛的比分领取了这份耻辱。而本周六，张继科率领的鲁能乒乓球队，将肩负起为“鲁能”证明的责任。 两支队伍都是乒超的老面孔，新赛季两队在人员方面变化都不大，锦州银行的国手雷振华、徐辉，将向国乒新贵张继科发起强有力的冲击。 四川全兴VS江苏英太青去年联赛最后时刻两队争5、6名，四川全兴最终获得第5。今年新赛季第一轮两队再次遭遇。拥有价值423万乒超标王的川军，依然整体优势明显。在走了外援李静之后，游历欧洲的老将王建军回归，加上邱贻可以及已进入国家一队的许锐锋，该队成色不错。 江苏队还是那些老面孔，陈玘领衔，单明杰、林晨、朱江等老乒超辅之。如两队都能正常发挥，主场作战的川军赢面大一些。
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2009年乒超联赛就将拉开大幕。在女团的第一轮里，去年的冠亚军山东鲁能以及辽宁鞍钢分别对阵弱旅，均有望取胜。而去年表现不佳的北京女队，本轮也有望在张怡宁的带领下打一场漂亮的翻身仗。 山东鲁能VS大同云冈卫冕冠军阵容上最大的变化，就是屏弃了新加坡外援冯天薇，从去年乒超的整个表现看，这名新加坡实力派选手起到的作用的确有限。鲁能俱乐部自己培养的新人肖萌，成为该队征战新赛季的、继李楠、彭陆洋、李晓霞之后的第四人。
大同云冈去年长时间在保级边缘挣扎，整体实力一般。尽管李晓丹今年年初在国乒表现出色，但她难凭一己之力对抗强大的鲁能。
辽宁鞍钢VS重庆康德
辽宁鞍钢今年也一样地将去年的韩国外援唐娜放弃，因为唐娜起到的作用比较有限，单打方面经常成为对手的突破口，而双打上赢的分，别的队员也能完成。因此今年该队出场的就有2007年与郭跃一起获得城运会女双冠军的侯晓旭。
去年辽宁队只得到亚军，她们肯定是不满意的。新赛季第一轮她们的对手是升班马重庆队。该队的阵容是金景娥、贾君、麦乐乐、李茜，韩国削球手金景娥是该队最大牌的球员。
山西大土河VS广东珠江怡景湾
这将是一场势均力敌的较量，去年女团的第二轮广东队曾3-1击败过对手，但山西队最终获得第三的好成绩。今年山西大土河人员结构基本不变，郭焱、饶静文、帖雅娜的综合优势依然明显。
广东队方面，刘诗雯依然是领衔者，蔡赛、周芳芳以及经验丰富的老将曹幸妮，也具有一定的战斗力。
八一队VS江苏中超电缆
从阵容上看，八一队的优势明显一些，她们不仅有孔门弟子木子，还有刚获得世乒赛混双冠军的曹臻，再加上去年年底连续击败范瑛、郭跃、刘诗雯和曹臻等名将，夺得全国锦标赛女单冠军的文佳，该队的气势比较盛。
江苏队还是那些老面孔，姚彦、范瑛两大国手能否搭档起球队的重任，值得我们关注。
北京时博国际VS北大方正
张怡宁、丁宁领衔的北京女队，赢下第一轮的希望非常大。去年联赛降级的冀中能源将主力阵容转给了北大方正，牛剑锋、白杨以及新加坡外援冯天薇组成的该队，要像对抗正宗的北京女队，难度较大。
从女团方面的情况看，不出大的意外的话今年争冠主要还是在鲁辽京之间进行。而重庆康德、江苏中超电缆以及北大方正三队相对来说保级压力更大一些。
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8:46 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Titles Defended
Represented by the powerful trio of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li; Singapore retained their Men’s Team crown at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow. In so doing they emulated the efforts of their female compatriots some two hours earlier. At the final hurdle they beat the Indian team of Sharath Kamal Achanta, Sourav Chakroborty and Subhajit Saha by three matches to one. The success in Jaipur, two years earlier in 2007, was the one previous occasion that Singapore had secured gold in the Men’s Team competition. Earlier in the 2nd stage, Singapore beat Canada in devastating style to assure themselves a place in the finals with the trio of Yang Zi, Gao Ning and Cai Xiao Li proving too strong from Pradeeban Peter-Paul, Homatoun Kamkar-Parsi and Xavier Therien. In the finals. Gao Ning proved the backbone of success; he beat Sourav Chakroborty in the contest which started the fixture and Sharath Kamal Achanta in the duel that brought proceedings to an end. He won both matches in straight games being too fast for his adversaries; his ability to attack quickly over the table was of paramount importance as he sped to victory. Against Chakroborty he nullified the Indian’s fast forehand whilst in opposition to Achanta he did the same to the powerful forehand of India’s top player. Gao Ning gave a master class and in so doing maintained his unbeaten record to date in the tournament. Two wins from Gao Ning and one from Cai Xiao Li in a controversial duel against Subhajit Saha. The Indian was faulted three times in the match on his service for not throwing the ball in a sufficiently vertical direction. But the ultra polite, Saha, never complained. The incidents put poor Cai Xiao Li in the role of the villain but he had done nothing wrong; he too conducted himself magnificently, in the first game informing the umpire that a top spin from Saha had touched the edge of the table when the official believed the ball had flown wide. Victory went the way of Cai Xiao Li, who after a slow start, recovered his rhythm to win in five games. The one success for India came from Sharath Kamal Achanta in the second match of the contest. He beat Yang Zi in five game in duel that had the crowd on the edges of their seats, especially in the crucial decider. In the vital fifth game, the Indian established a 7-3 lead; it was puzzling as to why the Singaporeans had not called a “Time Out”. However, Yang Zi recovered, he fought; he levelled at 7-all but then lost the next point. The Singapore camp called “Time Out”; it was to no avail, Achanta won three of the next four points and was home and dry. Alas for India it was their only success; gold was in Singaporean hands. ResultsSINGAPORE 3-1 INDIA Gao Ning v Sourav Chakroborty 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 Yang Zi v Sharath Kamal Achanta 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 8-11 Cai Xiao Li v Subhajit saha 2-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-8 Gao Ning v Sharath Kamal Achanta 11-8, 11-9, 11-2
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8:17 AM
Commonwealth Championships - 6th Consecutive Crown
Represented by Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu; Singapore won the Women’s Team title at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow defeating geographical neighbours, Malaysia, by three matches to nil at the final hurdle. Yu Meng Yu gave Singapore the perfect start by beating Beh Lee Wei in three straight games; after a close first game she accelerated gaining in confidence; her speed too great for the counter attacking skills of the Malaysian and the varying degrees of topspin forcing errors. A convincing win by Yu Meng Yu but the next duel was somewhat different; it finished in convincing style but it certainly did not start in that fashion. Ng Sock Khim, who had impressed throughout the first and second stages of the tournament, raced into a 6-0 first game lead against Wang Yue Gu; she was in full flow, her topspin play from both backhand forehand consistent and causing her more experienced adversary great problems. Wang Yue Gu, usually strong from the backhand, made mistakes; the Malaysian captured the first two games. However, experience told, the errors were eliminated in the next three games, just as Ng Sock Khim had dominated the first two games, so Wang Yue Gu dominated the next three. She took the top seeds into a two matches to nil lead. Sun Bei Bei, the reigning Women’s Singles champion, was in no mood for charity; she dominated matters from start to finish against the less experienced Chiu Soo Jiin. In straight games she succeeded; once again it was gold for Singapore, for Malaysia, there was the consolation of silver. ResultsMALAYSIA 0-3 SINGAPORE Beh Lee Wei v Yu Meng Yu 8-11, 2-11, 6-11 Ng Sock Khim v Wang Yue Gu 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 3-11, 4-11 Chiu Soo Jiin v Sun Bei Bei 4-11, 5-11, 7-11
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Friday, May 22, 2009
10:19 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Top Seeds Progress
Singapore, the top seeds, recorded a three-nil victory in their last match to appear top in their groups respectively.
The Men's Team continue to dominate matters in the group stage against Malta. They will only be commencing their 2nd stage of competition today.
On the other hand, our Women's Team was represented by a relatively young paddlers. Due to the advantage our female paddlers have against their opponents, Guernsey, the coach has decided to give the youths more chance to perform. The team, led by World No. 32 Yu Meng Yu, is further supported by local-born Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle. Yu Meng Yu's fast attacking skills proved to be the key of her win. She beat Morgan in 3 straight games, 9-11,5-11,5-11. The defensive skills of Zena Sim and Isabelle Li has also caused their opponents much troubles. Zena and Isabelle crashed their opponents 1-11,6-11,2-11 and 2-11,5-11,1-11 respectively.
In the 2nd stage, our female team recorded a three-one victory over Canada with the one success for the latter coming from Zhang Mo; she beat Yu Meng Yu in five games (11-6,11-6,8-11,6-11,7-11) but wins for Wang Yue Gu over Sarah Yuen (11-6,11-2,11-3) and Zhang Mo (11-7,11-8,11-6) plus success for Sun Bei Bei over Yulia Degtiar (11-4,12-10,11-5) secured victory for the top seeds. They will be facing Wales and India later today.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
8:58 AM
Commonwealth Championships - One Step Away From Gold
In their opening match of the second stage of proceedings in the Men’s Team event, Our Men's Team put up a great performance against Wales. Gao Ning proving too strong for Stephen Gertsen, winning 11-2,11-6,11-2. In the 2nd match, Robertson was beaten in a thrilling five games encounter by Yang Zi. Yang recovered to take the game, 7-11,11-4,18-16,8-11,11-8. The young man from Wrexham rose to the occasion; thrilled his supporters but it was not to be for Wales. Cai Xiao Li clinch the last point by overpowering Steven Jenkins, 11-2,11-3,11-6. In their 2nd match against South Africa, the male paddlers continue to enjoy success. The trio of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li concluded the third day with a three-nil victory over South African team of Shane Overmeyer, Theo Gogill and Shaun Jones. Gao Ning was in an unmerciful mood. He beat Shane Overmeyer 11-4,8-11,11-6,11-6. Yang Zi gave no opportunity to his opponent as well. He oust out Theo Gogill, 11-6,11-6,11-4. Cai Xiao Li warp up the game after celebrating his success over Shaun Jones. He won 11-9,11-3,11-2. The Men's Team will be playing against Canada in their last match in the 2nd stage for a place in the finals. If they are able to succeed, their opponent in the Gold Medal playoff is likely to be from India. Our Women's Team remain unbeaten in the 2nd stage and earned themselves a place in the Finals. They recorded wins over Wales and India in the 3rd day to appear Top in the group. Represented by Sun Bei Bei, Wang Yue Gu and Yu Meng Yu, Singapore defeated the Indian trio of Shamini Kumaresan, Madhurikha Patkar and Neha Aggarwal by three matches to nil. The first point for the republic was won by Sun Bei Bei. She proved to the the stronger of both, defeating Shamini Kumaresan 1-11,5-11,13-11,13-15. Wang Yue Gu extended the lead by recording the next win against Madhurikha Patkar. She won 7-11,6-11,6-11. The last point was won by Yu Meng Yu. She beat Neha Aggarwal 7-11,14-12,10-12,9-11. Earlier on, our female team recorded another win against Wales. Our Women's Team will be seeking to retain the title against Malaysia later today.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
10:16 AM
Commonwealth Championships - Favourites Dominate Proceedings
The Top Seed in the Men’s and Women's Team event at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, was in the fast lane in the opening group matches. Singapore recorded three-nil victories against all their opponents. The Men Team, led by Gao Ning with Yang Zi and Pang Xue Jie in support, our male paddlers proved too strong for Cypriot trio of Andrea Tziambos, Marios Yiangou and Neofytou. Gao Ning and Yang Zi showed no mercy against their 1st opponents. Gao Ning defeated Andrea Tziambos 11-6,11-7,11-6 while Yang Zi crashed Marios Yiangou 11-8,11-9,11-5. Sports School Student Pang Xue Jie secured the last point surrending only one game. He beat Neofytou 8-11,11-7,11-4,11-6. In their 2nd match, Singapore fielded Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li. They beat the Scottish trio of Gavin Rumgay, Stweart Crawford and Craig Howieson by three matches to nil to secure top spot in Group A. In the 1st game, Yang Zi recovered from a 1 game defeat to beat Gavin Rumgay, 6-11,11-8,7-11,10-12. Gao Ning proved too strong for Stweart Crawford, allowing Stweart Crawford to win a total of only 9 points in the 3 sets. Gao won 2-11,5-11,2-11. The experienced Cai Xiao Li then finishes the match with another 3-0 victory. He won Craig Howieson 8-11,5-11,8-11. They will be facing Malta later today. Not to be outdone, our female paddlers dominated the proceedings. In their 1st match against New Zealand, each member won with a convincing margin of 3-0 against their opponents. Wang Yue Gu ousted Sun Yang, 3-11,4-11,5-11. Sun Bei Bei follow up by sweeping Mccarthy, 5-11,6-11,4-11. Lastly, local talent Sim Kai Xin Zena beat Angie Guo, 5-11,7-11,3-11. Thier 2nd match against Northern Ireland prove to be not so easy task. Despite Yu Meng Yu beating Liu Na in 4 games, each set was won by only a 2 point advantage. The score was 9-11,15-13,9-11,9-11. World No. 11 Wang Yue Gu extended our lead to 2-0, after a convincing 3-0 win over Claire Nelson. She won 3-11,1-11,9-11. Defender Li Siyun Isabelle then brought matters to a close after winning Mogey Amanda 2-11,6-11,6-11. They will be competing with Guernsey later today.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
11:32 PM
ASIAN Cup - Feng Fighting for 5th Position
In the women's quarterfinals, old rivals Feng Tianwei and Top Seeds China's Guo yue were first to appear. They've faced each other on many occasions, with defending champion Guo Yue never having to lose. In today's match, Feng showed strong determination by causing many problems for the World No. 2. Feng Tianwei who constantly change her speed, took a 2-0 lead at first. However, a change in tactics immediately resulted in Guo rallying to beat Feng Tianwei. Guo Yue managed a full-set victory in a women's singles final rematch of the 2008 Asian Cup against Tianwei, winning 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8. Feng will be be competing for the 5th position together with Japanese Fukuhara Ai and Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun.
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东道主选手郭跃在落后的情况下实现逆转，4-3战胜冯天薇，晋级半决赛。天薇就只能眼睁睁的看着奖牌与自己失之交臂。 首局比赛双方开局从1平一路战至6平，此后冯天薇强攻得手，8-6领先进入尾局。尾局阶段冯天薇防守得力，而郭跃进攻失误，冯天薇10-6握有四个局点。此后尽管郭跃追回两分，但在对拉中冯天薇笑到了最后，11-8，这位新加坡球员先胜一局。 易地再战，冯天薇开局先声夺人连得五分。中局阶段郭跃开始反扑，凭借凌厉的进攻她将比分差距逐渐缩小。6-8，进入尾局阶段时郭跃还落后两分。关键时刻郭跃回球出台多次出台，最终11-6冯天薇再胜一局。 第三局比赛郭跃明显发力，开局即以5-1领先对手。中局阶段郭跃依旧牢牢掌握主动，一直保持与对手三到四分的差距。最终冯天薇回球下网，郭跃11-6扳回一城。 第四局比赛郭跃开门见喜，3-0领先对手。此后冯天薇顽强反扑，而郭跃失误有所增多。进入中局时两人战成了5平、6平和7平。尾局阶段双方均展示出顽强的斗志，不过冯天薇的自身失误却葬送了好局。最终郭跃攻击对方反手位命中，11-9将局分扳成2平。 第五局比赛开始后不久冯天薇就占据了上风，进入尾局前她已经8-2领先郭跃。尾局阶段冯天薇一度10-4领先，但郭跃沉住气，将比分改写成8-10。这个时候冯天薇叫了一个暂停，暂停后郭跃反手命中，但在随后的对拉中冯天薇笑到了最后。11-9，冯天薇艰难赢下这一局。 第六局比赛开局2平后郭跃连得九分确定胜局，以11-2将局分扳成了三平。第七局比赛开局双方战成3平，此后郭跃强攻得手，5-3领先交换场地。中局阶段郭跃依旧抢先发起进攻，而冯天薇的几次偷袭也未能起到效果。尾局阶段冯天薇手感逐渐恢复，在8-7，领先优势被缩小到一分的时候郭跃叫了一个暂停。暂停之后双方互有攻守，郭跃一记猛攻之后10-8拿到赛点。最终冯天薇回球出台，郭跃11-8赢得了胜利。 冯天薇将在明天与中国香港选手姜华珺和日本选手福原爱争夺第五名。
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6:57 PM
乒球亚洲杯 － 冯天薇不敌小将丁宁 下一轮硬碰郭跃
乒乓球亚洲杯赛在杭州结束了男女子小组赛的争夺。中国名将王皓、马龙、张继科携郭跃、刘诗雯和丁宁均以三战全胜的战绩排各自小组头名，顺利晋级八强。另外两个小组第一头衔则由日本岸川圣也和香港名将姜华珺获得。同样携手进入男单八强的还包括日本新星丹羽孝希、松平贤二与岸川圣也和中国香港小将唐鹏。女单八强之林也包括了冯天薇、日本选手福原爱与平野早矢香和中国香港名将帖雅娜。 在男子组中，A组头名的争夺堪称激烈。王皓首局比赛以6-1领先于日本新星丹羽孝希，当现场观众以为比赛失去悬念时，顽强的丹羽孝希却将比分追至6-6平。此后王皓打出了气势，没有再给对手机会，以11-8拿下首局，并轻松的以11-6结束第二局。但日本新星并没有放弃，第三局其一度领先于王皓。但王皓迅速调整最终以11-8锁定了比赛的胜利。这样王皓以全胜的战绩获得小组头名晋级八强，丹羽孝希凭借前两场胜利也跻身淘汰赛。其他小组，马龙作为卫冕冠军，没有给小组赛的最后一个对手是莫罕默德任何机会，3-0取得了完胜，排在B组第一。另一位日本选手松平贤二3-1力克韩国黑马徐贤德，以三战两胜的成绩排名第二挺进八强。小将张继科则在最后一轮3-0横扫陈建安，排名D组第一。中国香港小将唐鹏以相同的比分战胜了郑英植，跻身小组第二晋级。在另一组比赛中，江天一在3-0轻取松亚迪普后，三战全胜排在C组头名。日本选手岸川圣也则以3-0战胜莫琼，排名小组第二。 在女子组中，郭跃在取得两连胜后迎来了小组赛最后一个对手，泰国的穆安苏克。结果郭跃毫无悬念地以11-8、11-4和11-3直落三局，小组赛三战全胜，以小组头名的身份晋级八强。在B组比赛中，小将丁宁3-0横扫泰国选手高王，同样以全胜的战绩挺进女单八强。冯天薇最后一战3-0轻取卡斯特里，但由于之前不敌丁宁，最终排名小组第二晋级。刘诗雯3-0轻松战胜森园美咲，同样以三胜三捷锁定小组头名。中国香港名将帖雅娜则3-0轻取卡斯特里，排名C组第二跻身八强。此外，日本选手福原爱在关键的一战中3-0击败中华台北的郑怡静，三战两胜排名小组第二，获得了八强赛的资格。而中国香港名将姜华珺最后一战3-0力克韩国选手崔文英，三战全胜排名D组第一。 王皓在1/4决赛迎战中国香港新锐江天一，这也是继不久前的横滨世乒赛之后，两人再次在1/4决赛相逢，张继科迎战日本选手松平贤二，王皓和张继科有望会师半决赛。马龙1/4决赛迎战中国香港选手唐鹏，马龙获胜希望较大，半决赛将遭遇两位日本选手岸川圣也和丹羽孝希之间的胜者。 郭跃在1/4决赛遭遇新加坡名将冯天薇，两人在不久前的横滨世乒赛1/4决赛有过交手，郭跃当时以4-1战胜对手，同区另一场1/4决赛则在两位中国香港选手姜华珺与帖雅娜之间进行，有“张怡宁克星”之称的姜华珺更有希望晋级，郭跃复制了在横滨世乒赛上的一幕，可能连续遭遇冯天薇和姜华珺的考验，形势稍显严峻。刘诗雯、丁宁在1/4决赛分别迎战日本选手福原爱和平野早矢香，两人会师半决赛的希望较大。
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Monday, May 18, 2009
9:26 PM
ASIAN Cup - Feng Tianwei face Strong Competition from other Asia Adversaries
The 60,000 U.S. dollars Asian Cup attracted 16 men's and as many women's players from eight Asian Teams. China, Japan and South Korea has sent a total of 3 men and 3 female paddlers for each events. However, Singapore is only represented by Feng Tianwei.
In the Men's Singles Draw, the newly crowned World Champion and World No. 1, China's Wang Hao, will be the Top Seed. He is drawn into group A together with Japan's talented Niwa Koki and another potential Chinese Taipei's player Chiang Hung-Chieh. Jeong Sang Eun from South Korea completes the group. Ma Long is the 2nd Seed and together with him in group B are Japan's Matsudaira Kenji, South Korea's Seo Hyun and DeokMohammadreza Akhlaghpasa. Group C contains 3rd Seed, Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi, Japan's Kishikawa Seiya, Thailand's Sanguansin Phuchong and India's Soumyadeep Roy. Group D is another group which the winner of the group may not be obvious. Hong Kong's Tang Peng may be the 4th Seed, but he will face strong challenge from China's Zhang Jike, Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and South Korea's Jung Young Sik.
In the Women's Singles Draw, Guo yue will head the list. Together with her in group A are Japan's Hirano Sayaka, South Korean Defender Park Young Sook and Thailand's Muangsuk Anisara. In group B, 2nd Seed Feng Tianwei will face competition from China's Ding Ning, Thailand's Nanthana Komwong and India's Kasturi Chakroborty. China's Liu Shiwen, the lady who recently rose to a high ranking of 7th, is the no. 3 seed. She is drawn into group C together with Hong Kong's Tie Yana, another player from the Top 10 World Ranking. South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun and Japan's Morizono Misaki are also in the same group. Lastly in group D, Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun, the 4th seed will be playing against Japan's Fukuhara Ai, Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching and South Korea's Choi Moon Young.
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8:53 PM
乒球亚洲杯 － 冯天薇单枪匹马上阵
来自中国、韩国、日本、中国香港、中华台北、新加坡、印度、伊朗和泰国等９个国家和地区的３２名选手将角逐男、女单打的两项桂冠，其中仅中国、日本和韩国派出了男、女各３名选手，为代表队规模之最。
由于本届亚洲杯与共和联邦乒乓球锦标赛撞期，新加坡只好牺牲亚洲杯，只派遣了一位女选手参赛。但亚洲杯的参赛阵容可堪称豪华。除了我国选手冯天薇以外，还包括了世界第二中国好手郭跃、最近世界排名刚升致第七的小将刘诗雯和队友丁宁、中国香港老将帖雅娜与姜华珺。除此之外，男单在我国的缺阵下，也不逊色。其中包括了刚刚在横滨世乒赛男单项目中夺冠的王皓和同袍马龙。
在男单签表的其他组别中，世界第一王皓和前世界冠军郭跃分列男、女头号种子，而在他们各自领衔的Ａ组中则分别出现了日本年仅１４岁的“天才少年”丹羽孝希和日本世界排名最高的平野早矢香。刚刚和王皓争夺过横滨世乒赛男单决赛资格的马龙作为二号种子出现在Ｂ组一号位。他在小组赛中可能遇到的最强对手是日本新秀松平贤二，即横滨世乒赛上曾与马琳上演７局大战的男单头号“黑马”松平健太的同胞哥哥。另外，中国香港的江天一和日本名将岸川圣也同在Ｃ组，而Ｄ组最有望出线的则是中国香港的唐鹏和中国的“队内黑马”张继科。
在女单小组赛的抽签结果中，横滨世乒赛上夺得一枚女子双打银牌的小将丁宁抽进了新加坡当家花旦冯天薇领衔的Ｂ组；世乒赛女单铜牌得主、“９０后小花”刘诗雯将在Ｃ组面对中国香港老将帖雅娜和日、韩新秀森园美咲、金贞弦；日本偶像球星福原爱则落入香港名将姜华珺任种子选手的Ｄ组，同时还将面对中华台北选手郑怡静和韩国小将崔文英的挑战。
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
9:33 PM
More Medals Targeted at London 2012
Singapore National Olympic Council is introducing another new initiative, Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP) to provide focused support for Singapore's top athletes at the 2012 London Olympics. This program will replace the current Project 0812.
Athletes who have the potential to win medals at the coming Games, or who show potential for significant achievement at the Games, will be considered for the Programme.
The first batch of athletes to be considered for the programme are our female paddlers Feng Tianwei, Wang Yue Gu, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu. Also, swimmer Tao Li and shooter Jasmine Ser have been chosen to participate in this prestigious programme. World No. 10, Li Jiawei, is likely to be part of it next year when she join back the team.
More athletes may be added to the programme when they meet the eligibility criteria.
The OPP Steering Committee will be headed by Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Ministry of Transport.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
9:45 PM
May World Ranking - Wang Yue Gu Fall Out of Top 10 Places
In the latest World Ranking published by the ITTF, Wang Yue Gu and Li Jiawei suffered a drop in their World Ranking. Wang Yue Gu, who was upset in the World Championships, got overtaken by Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun and China's Liu Shiwen and is currently ranked 11th. Adding on to the disappointment, Li Jiawei who has been absent in the international arena is also threatened of a Top 10 place. She is currently at the 10th position.
For the rest of the female paddlers, their World Ranking remain the same. Feng Tianwei remain at the 6th place while Sun Bei Bei is at 30. Yu meng Yu is 2 places behind at 32. Singaporean youths Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle are at 317 and 360 respectively.
Our male paddlers suffered as well after an early exit in the World Championships. Yang Zi fall out of the Top 50 ranks, the worse ranking since December 2006. He is currently at 51. Top paddler Gao Ning, who was ranked 25th last month suffered a dip. He is now ranked at 27th. Meanwhile, the experienced Cai Xiao Li is at 148. Pang Xue Jie who almost qualified for the Main Draw after causing upsets increase his ranking by almost a hundred, from 627 to 548.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
7:53 PM
Singapore Sports Award - Team of the Year Award goes to...
The Women's Table Tennis Team that delivered a Silver Medal at the Beijing Olympics last year was crowned the Team of the Year (event) by the Singapore Sports Award Selection Committee. However, there were no Sportsman of the Year and Coach of the Year award. Initially, the panel had an debate when it came to the Coach of the Year award. Much of the three-hour meeting at the Singapore Sports Council was spent deliberating if former national table tennis head coach Liu Guodong should be considered. This despite not being nominated by the Singapore Table Tennis Association. Ultimately, he was not in the reckoning, and the committee decided not to give out an award for this category. In addition to the table tennis fans' woes, 5 times Sportswoman of the Year, Li Jiawei, lose the Sportswoman of the Year title for the 3rd consecutive year. This time, she lost to Bowler Jasmine Yeong-Nathan. The achievements of the women athletes in 2008 made the choice a difficult one for the Singapore Sports Award Selection Committee. In the end, World Champion Jasmine beat Jiawei and swimmer Tao Li to clinch the title. Our paddlers continue to clinch other prestigious awards. Due to their outstanding performance, Olympic Silver Medalists Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu were also given the Meritorious Award (Individual). Gao Ning/Yang Zi, Li Jiawei/Sun Bei Bei and the Men's Team which comprises of Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Cai Xiao Li were also awarded with the Meritorious Award (Event). Not to be outdone by their seniors, the youth paddlers were also awarded the Meritorious Award (Individual) in the Junior category. They are Yu Meng Yu, Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
9:55 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Singapore Return Empty Handed
Singapore might have done their best by reaching the Quarter Finals of 3 events. However, the thought of returning home empty handed still aches many Singaporeans heart.
In the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei lost 4-1 to China's second seed Guo Yue in the last eight of the women's singles. The Republic was also eliminated in the last eight of the men's and women's doubles. The men's doubles pair of Gao Ning and Yang Zi lost 4-2 to Japan's Seiya Kishikawa and Jun Mizutani, while the women's doubles pairing of Feng and Wang Yuegu lost 4-2 to Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun and Tie Yana. But team manager Eddy Tay said the team's overall performance at the World Championship was a positive one. "Overall, I would say it's a positive performance. At past world championships, we were eliminated in very early on. This time, we reached the last eight in three events. Local-born players like (Pang) Xuejie and Zena (Sim) also made it into the main draw."
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:35 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - One Step Away from the Podium
Despite suffering in the Mixed Doubles Event yesterday, Gao Ning joined forces with Yang Zi to reach the Quarter Finals of the Men's Doubles Event. Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu also showed determination to overcome their opponents. All they have to do is to defeat their respective adversaries in the Quarter Finals tomorrow and a Medal will be in their pockets. In a re-match of last year's Beijing Games encounter, Feng came from 2-3 down to beat South Korea's Park Mi Young 4-3 (11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-13, 11-9, 13-11) in a two-hour marathon.The defensive Park chopped her way back into contention after losing the first two games and there were fears that Feng, ranked sixth in the world, would capitulate under the pressure. Feng will be facing defending Champion Guo Yue in the Quarter Finals. Gao Ning/Yang Zi add on to the joy. The pair defeated Russians Fedor Kuzmin and Igor Rubstov 4-3 (11-7, 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 5-11, 11-13, 11-7). Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu are also one of the 8 pairs that qualified for the Quarter Finals. Their opponents today will be Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun/Tie Yana. However for Yu Meng Yu, she was the victim. The world No. 33 was beaten in the round of 16 by Kasumi Ishikawa, ranked 66 rungs below her. It was the 16-year-old Japanese player's first victory over Yu in three meetings. Yu lost 2-4 (9-11, 11-9, 2-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11) before a partisan crowd. Yu's day was further ruined when she and Sun Beibei were eliminated in the last 16 of the women's doubles. The duo were thrashed 1-4 (7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 8-11) by Hong Kong's Lin Ling and Zhang Rui. On the other hand, high performance manager Eddy Tay is satisfied with the paddlers results. He mentioned that Feng deserves to win after showing mental strength against a very tough opponent, and that Yu has given a good account of herself in Japan, given her relative inexperience. Will our paddlers return with a medal? The verdict will be out tomorrow.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
9:39 PM
World Table Tennis Championships - Mixed Doubles Misery
Singapore's biggest medal hope vanishes after both Yang Zi/Wang Yue Gu and Gao Ning/Feng Tianwei failed to progress in the Mixed Doubles Event. Sun Bei Bei add on to the list of casualty in the Women's Singles Event. Achieving a medal seems further and further away.
In the Women's Singles Event, Sun Bei Bei lost to Dutch Lady Li Jiao in a gruelling 7 games encounter. Meanwhile Yu Meng Yu was the player to spring the unexpected. She ended the hopes of Austria's Liu Jia, the No. 11th Seed. She will take on Japan's Ishikawa Kasumi. This Japanese young lady caused an upset against colleague Fukuoka Haruna.
Feng Tianwei had a revenge for Sun Bei Bei by ousting out another paddler from Netherlands, Li Jie. She will be facing a tough challenge tomorrow as her opponent is South Korea's Park Mi Young.
Singapore continued their good form in the Men's and Women's Doubles Event. Gao Ning/Yang Zi defeat Belarus' to reach the round of 16. Their opponent will be Russia's Kuzmin Fedor/Rubtsov Igor.
Both Feng Tianwei/Wang Yue Gu and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu crashed out their opponents with a convincing margin of 4-0 and 4-1 respectively. Feng/Wang will be taking on Poland's Partyka Natalia/Xu Jie, while Sun/Yu will have to face Hong Kong's Lin Ling/Zhang Rui.
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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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