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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
11:43 PM
亚青运 - 混合团体赛 我国抽到上签有望进入八强
亚青运的乒乓球混合团体赛明天掀起战幕，我国在今早举行的团体赛抽签中抽到上上签，与香港、科威特、尼泊尔和菲律宾同列D组。
乒乓球混合团体的赛制为一盘男单、一盘女单和一盘混双。我国将派出的球员是李思韵、周哲宇、周海晴以及郑日捷。对于这样的抽签结果，我国乒乓球领队孙敏慎受访时表示，新队很有希望能打入八强。
他说：“我们有一定的把握可以进入次圈，在小组赛中，我们最大的敌人应该是香港。他们派出了最好的球员前来参赛，而我们也派出了最好的球员应战。”
据知，香港队与新加坡队里的女球员曾交过手，两队也都有球员在单打赛中被列为种子。其中，新队的李思韵在国际乒联公布的15岁以下世界排名中名列第八。
明天上午10时15分，新队将在首仗对垒菲律宾；下午12时45分则会遇上垒尼泊尔。后天上午10时15分，新队将挑战香港，并在当天下午12时45分与科威特队交手。
在这次的乒乓球团体赛中，20个国家及地区的队伍共分成4个小组进行初赛，小组的前两名将进入复赛八强，进行淘汰赛。
A组可说是本届亚青运的“死亡之组”，同组的有中国、朝鲜、越南、巴基斯坦和泰国。B组则有日本、台湾、澳门、毛里求斯及斯里兰卡。韩国、印度、乌兰别克、蒙古及土库曼斯坦则列在C组。
新队四人团队是在今年3月左右组队。除了周海晴以外，队里其他三人都在中国正定集训了大约两个月。孙敏慎也透露，小球员们目前的状况良好，会在比赛中力争佳绩。
除了混合团体赛，本届亚青运乒乓球赛还设有男单、女单和混双共四个单项比赛。所有亚青运乒乓球赛都会在大巴窑体育馆举行。新闻来源:联合晚报
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
11:51 PM
Pang Xue Jie & Isabele Li, the Winners of the Britain’s ’Dream 2012 Award’
Youth table tennis players Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle are the 2009/2010 recipient of the Lord Sebastian Coe/British Chamber of Commerce ’Dream 2012 Award’. The award was launched in 2005 by the British Chamber of Commerce after London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This award is the Chamber’s seven—year commitment to help outstanding Singaporean sporting talents, who have demonstrated potential to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic. They each received plaques and a bursary of $3,500. Pang and Li were also the winners last year. The award should spur them on to make progress so they can hopefully qualify for the London Olympics.
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2:17 AM
乒超女团 － 郭跃胜冯天薇 辽宁终止北大六连胜
 2009年中国乒乓球超级联赛进入到第七轮的争夺，在女团一场巅峰对决中，此前6轮保持全胜的北大方正队坐镇主场河北科技大学体育馆迎接郭跃领衔的辽宁队的挑战，双方经过五盘苦战，最终北大队以2-3败北，终止了六连胜。 这是今晚女团比赛中最有看头的一场较量，两队排名居目前积分榜前两位。以冯天薇、白杨、牛剑锋为骨干的北大方正队，取得了6连胜的骄人战绩。而郭跃领衔的辽宁队，还在第4轮意外地2-3不敌山西队，输了一场比赛。郭跃现在单打是8胜1负，冯天薇是7胜2负。冯天薇挑战郭跃的比赛，将是本场比赛焦点中的焦点。 冯天薇0-3常晨晨第一盘单打较量在北大队冯天薇与辽宁队的常晨晨之间展开，第一局伊始常晨晨就取得梦幻开局，虽然此后冯天薇一路赶超，但关键时刻常晨晨毫不手软以11-5拿下首局比赛。随后的第二局，常晨晨继续强势发挥，而对手冯天薇难有起色少有还手之力，这样常晨晨以11-4再胜一局。随后的第三局比赛，冯天薇展开强势反击，无奈最后时刻失误过多，被常晨晨抓住机会，最终常晨晨以11-9锁定胜局，从而以3-0击败冯天薇，为辽宁队率先拿下一分。 牛剑锋3-0郭跃第二盘单打的较量在北大队老将牛剑锋与辽宁队主将郭跃之间展开。比赛开始后，两人争夺极为激烈，近来状态神勇的牛剑锋连续把握住关键分，以11-9拿下首局。双方易地再战，不甘失败的郭跃开始绝地反击，但是在关键分的争夺中，牛剑锋在经验和稳定心态上更胜一筹，以11-8再下一城。第三局比赛，落后的郭跃有些泄气，进攻中多次出现失误，这样老将牛剑锋兵不血刃地以11-5胜出，从而以3-0完胜郭跃，帮助北大队将总比分扳成1平。 白杨/牛剑锋3-2常晨晨/侯晓旭随后的双打，主客队各以白杨/牛剑锋、常晨晨/侯晓旭出战，目前在双打排行榜上，白杨/牛剑锋仅负一盘排在第一位，实力上稍占上风。比赛开始后，两对组合争夺异常激烈，但关键时刻辽宁队侯晓旭起到了奇兵的作用，她和常晨晨联手以12-10先发制人。随后的两局比赛，白杨/牛剑锋逐渐进入状态，打得积极主动，很快便确立了领先优势，很快以11-4和11-9连扳两局。第四局比赛白杨/牛剑锋稍有松懈，被对手以11-7扳回一局，决胜局的鏖战中，白杨/牛剑锋再次体现出高出一筹的抓机会能力，最终以12-10艰难锁定了胜利，3-2险胜常晨晨/侯晓旭帮助北大队将总比分2-1反超。 冯天薇1-3郭跃第四盘单打两队主将冯天薇和郭跃狭路相逢。乒超联赛中，辽宁队主将郭跃以8胜1负的战绩位列单打排行榜第一名，而冯天薇以7胜2负的成绩排在第四，因此无论从战绩上还是经验上郭跃都略胜一筹。首局比赛开始，郭跃进入状态很快，并以11-5取得开门红。第二局冯天薇加强了发球线路的变化，两人比分处于胶着，关键时刻冯天薇利用郭跃的失误以12-10扳回一局。随后的两局比赛，郭跃找到了感觉，将自身上手威胁大、前三板杀伤力十足的优势发挥地淋漓尽致，很快以11-4、11-6连扳两局，从而以局分3-1战胜对手。这样，两队总比分打成2平。 白杨1-3杨杨决胜盘北大队第三单打白杨对阵辽宁队选手杨杨。第一局白杨展现出了良好的状态，杨杨则失误较多，最终白杨以14-12取胜首局，第二局白杨没有能延续了前一局的良好发挥，反而杨杨在比赛中打得有声有色，有力的进攻果断的抢攻，很快以11-8、11-9和11-9连扳三局，从而以3-1逆转白杨，帮助辽宁队客场总比分3-2险胜北大队。
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第7轮的争夺。在女团比赛中，此前非常出人意料地6轮保持连胜的北大方正，将与郭跃领衔的辽宁队上演巅峰对话。而效力于山西队的郭焱，将率队挑战老东家北京女乒。 北大方正VS辽宁鞍钢这是一场女团最有看头的较量，两队排名居目前积分榜前两位。以冯天薇、白杨、牛剑锋为骨干的北大方正队，取得了6连胜的骄人战绩。而郭跃领衔的辽宁队，还在第4轮意外地2-3不敌山西，输了一场比赛。郭跃现在单打是8胜1负，冯天薇是7胜2负。冯天薇挑战郭跃的比赛，将是本场比赛焦点中的焦点。 北京时博国际VS山西大土河如果当年中国乒协没有那个政策——一家乒超俱乐部只能拥有一名世界冠军级别的球员，郭焱也不会远走他乡。而北京女队在郭焱走了之后，长期只能靠张怡宁、丁宁打天下，人员上显得比较单薄。 这次两队的对话，郭焱应该占有一定优势，目前山西大土河已经没有多少顾虑可言，她们完全可以包着拼对手的心态参加本轮比赛。而目前比山西队多胜一场、已经有4场胜利的北京女队，实际距离人们对她们的期望值还有一定距离，毕竟张怡宁是世界一姐。 而郭焱从小就在北京队，她对张怡宁、丁宁特点的把握一定非常深，或许她会很容易地知道该怎么对付北京女队。 江苏中超电缆VS大同云冈这将是一场实力悬殊比较大的比赛，江苏队目前4胜2负，姚彦、范瑛的单打成绩，都比较不错。而大同队的武扬的单打战绩也只是3胜2负，江苏队那边的整体战斗力明显高一些。目前总成绩只有1胜5负的大同队，此轮的前景依然是凶多吉少。 广东珠江怡景湾VS重庆康德本场比赛的最大看点是，广东队的领军人物刘诗雯，会不会在重庆队的韩国第一单打金景娥面前被爆冷。重庆队迄今已是6连败，面对乒超传统强队广东，她们想取胜的确办法不会太多。广东珠江怡景湾只要正常发挥，拿下比赛应该不在话下。 金景娥目前在今年的乒超联赛里，已经削翻了彭陆洋、丁宁、刘娟、冯亚兰四人，下一个倒在当今世界女子削球最厉害的韩国女将手下的人会是谁，我们可以期待。或许刘诗雯只要稍加注意，就不会成为其中的第5人。 山东鲁能VS八一工行去年的联赛冠军山东鲁能，到第6轮结束竟然只取得2胜4负的战绩，的确很让人意外。该队的负责人说，不该放走冯天薇，不过事实或许并不是这样。拥有李晓霞、彭陆洋等国乒主力的山东鲁能，之所以如此状态低迷，主要还是主将没发挥好。 本轮对阵曹臻领衔的八一队，对于山东鲁能来说是个好机会。其实山东队李晓霞的单打战绩8胜5负，并不差多少，但彭陆洋的1胜5负，是导致该队丢掉许多不该丢的分的重要原因。乒超是集体项目的比赛，一名球员的出色发挥，或许最终就会被另一名球员的状态低迷拖累。希望本轮山东鲁能能有所改变，打出冠军球队应有的风采。
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
1:07 AM
乒超女团：冯天薇取两分立首功 北大3-2八一延续不败
2009年361°中国乒乓球超级联赛展开了第六轮的较量。在晚上进行的一场女团比赛中，冀中能源·北大方正做客西安交通思源体育馆挑战八一长安医院。最终凭借冯天薇的两分和牛剑锋的胜利，北大方正以3-2获胜继续保持不败。 目前冀中能源·北大方正已获得开赛以来五连胜的战绩，也是女团所有队伍中唯一保持全胜的球队，上一轮比赛中横扫卫冕冠军山东队，士气正旺。八一长安医院在前五轮比赛中只获得一场胜利，战绩不佳。两支球队的双打实力都很强，谁获胜就会占据主动。 白杨1-3曹臻首局，由于北大变阵排白杨打头阵，曹臻准备不足以9-11先失一局。第二局两人比分交替上升，局末战到10平后曹臻连拿两分以12-10拿下。第三局，摸清对方套路的曹臻打得更有针对性，她多次将球回到对方正手位的弱点，最终她以11-5轻松再胜。第四局，曹臻延续上一局有效战术，稳扎稳打，11-4，她以3-1拿下白杨为八一取得开门红。 冯天薇3-1文佳首局，冯天薇进入状态较快以11-6先下一城。第二局文佳在开局领先，凭借左手的优势在落点上调动对方以11-8扳平比分。第三局，冯天薇在教练的指导下采取针对性的战术，加强上手的质量，她再以11-6获胜。第四局，领先一局的冯天薇气势更盛，她出手更加果断，11-2，冯天薇轻松拿下。 白杨/牛剑锋2-3木子/文佳两对组合在去年和今年的乒超都有上佳的发挥，实力相当。前两局八一和北大组合各以11-7和11-9拿下一局。第三局文佳/木子把握场上局面以11-5获胜，第四局北大老搭档白杨/牛剑峰很快就以11-5还以颜色。决胜局，八一两位小将拼劲十足，她们加强进攻在速度上压制对方，最终她们以11-6拿下。 冯天薇3-1曹臻两人去年就交过手，当时曹臻赢得比赛。此次相遇冯天薇准备充分，首局她以11-8先声夺人。第二局两人互不相让，比分交替上升，曹臻把握住战机球以12-10扳平比分。第三局冯天薇开始发力，她加强旋转抑制对方，这一局她很快就以11-2获胜。第四局，冯天薇越战越勇，坚持攻击曹臻的正手位，最终她以11-7拿下。 牛剑锋3-2木子首局，木子发挥自己反手生胶速度上的优势，在关键时刻反手弹打成功以12-10先下一城。第二局老将牛剑锋加强拉球的旋转，迫使木子频频失误，这局牛剑峰以11-6获胜。第三局，牛剑峰继续坚持以旋转抑制速度的战术，在关键分上把握机会以11-9再胜一局。第四局，无路可退的木子先发制人加强抢攻，她以11-8将比分再次扳平。决胜局，胜负在此一举，双方出手都较为谨慎，比分也胶着上升，老将牛剑锋把握战机以11-9笑到最后。这样北大就获得六连胜。
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
8:50 AM
乒超男团：沪宁双双遭挑战 霸州浙江争首胜
2009年乒超联赛将进入第6轮的争夺。前五轮结束后，男团层次分明——霸州、浙江双双五连败，而上海与宁波一场没输领跑乒超。本轮霸州对阵浙江，两队必将有一队结束五连败的尴尬。而沪宁将分别接受四川以及锦州的挑战，他们能否保持住不败战绩值得关注。 上海明园VS四川全兴刚刚获得两连胜的四川全兴士气正旺，从上一轮郝帅3-2逆转击败雷振华那场单打的情况看，这位在位的乒超标王状态正在逐步回升。其实四川队只要郝帅与邱贻可能正常发挥，击败上海明园并不是不可能的事。 王励勤目前的单打5连胜，以及许昕5胜1负的佳绩，都表明上海队无愧于领头羊的头衔。郝帅、邱贻可需要完成的第一个重要任务，是至少在对阵王励勤的时候，单打赢他一场——也就是说四川队要想阻击上海队连胜的势头，首先川军主力要将王励勤的单打连胜势头挡住。 宁波北仑海天VS锦州银行锦州银行刚在联赛中遭遇了两连败，他们本轮的对手是同样5战全胜的宁波队。宁波队不仅有马龙，还有新加盟的庄智渊。雷振华能否在连续失利的阴影下打起精神，挑战一下马龙，是这场比赛具有多少悬念的关键。 沪宁两军本轮的最重要任务是尽量保持不败金身，而处于中间集团的锦州银行与四川全兴将努力冲击这两支状态和步调不错的球队。 山东鲁能VS江苏江南电缆这场比赛最引人注意的点，就是两大国手张继科与陈玘之间的对话。张继科目前单打战绩是7胜2负，而陈玘的战绩仅为4胜3负。不过从大赛经验上看，陈玘依然占据一定优势，本轮两队之间的较量中，张继科与陈玘之间谁胜谁负，将起到非常关键的作用。 两队的综合实力基本就是乒超中游球队的样子，谁取得这场比赛的胜利，谁的排名将进一步提高，反之未来几轮就将陷入暂时的被动境地。 浙商银行VS八一工行浙商最近战绩有所起伏，该队本是是有实力留在第一集团的队伍，朱世赫、张超、张钰的辅助下，北京奥运会男单冠军马琳有望在本赛季创造新的辉煌。而本轮他们对阵王皓领衔的八一队，北京奥运会男单决赛的再现，让这场焦点战充满了期待。 八一队整体实力比较薄弱，杨晓夫和徐克本赛季都没有太好的表现，让王皓继续陷入孤军奋战的尴尬。而朱世赫、张钰两名外援的相对出色，让浙商银行在用兵方面游刃有余，如不出大的意外浙商银行取得这场胜利的可能性要大一些。 海宁皮革城VS霸州海润这是一场提前到来的保级大战，两队前五轮都是一场不胜，本轮的对阵最终结果是前六轮只会剩下一支一场未胜的队伍。身价420万的天津选手李平，也将在本轮迎来打翻身仗、谋求新赛季首胜的大好时机。 李平目前单打战绩是1胜5负，这与他上月获得的世乒赛混双冠军身份不符。霸州海润的高宁、李静、周斌等人迄今单打胜场数仍然是零，前五轮该队不仅场没有胜，就是单场的比赛也只有在对阵锦州银行的时候由闫安/尚坤获得过一场双打胜利。海宁皮革城在升班马霸州海润面前，还是稍微强一些。
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8:06 AM
乒超女团：北大方正冲全胜 刘诗雯杀回老家
随着2009年乒超联赛的深入进行，女团的比赛在第6轮显得格外精彩。6月17日即将进行的这一轮女团比赛，5场较量对手实力都比较接近。其中曹臻领衔的八一将挑战领头羊北大方正；大同云冈、重庆康德将为新赛季首胜而战；而辽宁与广东、北京与山东的巅峰对话更是会将本轮的精彩推向高潮。 八一工行vs北大方正尽管八一1胜4负暂列第8，而北大方正目前是5战全胜，但八一队如果潜能被激发出来，不见得就多差。八一队主将曹臻目前战绩是3胜7负，表现很一般，而文佳、木子两名国家队队员同样表现一般，只要给该队足够的刺激，她们三人中有两个能正常发挥，这场比赛都好打了。 北大方正靠的主要是冯天微与白杨两个人，牛剑锋最近在该队中做的贡献其实也比较有限，而这个队伍能打到现在这个成绩，的确有些超水平发挥的味道，冯天微与白杨能否稳定地打出自己既有的东西，是该队本轮过后能否续写奇迹的关键。 辽宁鞍钢vs广东珠江怡景湾辽宁与广东目前都是4胜1负，来自辽宁的广东主将刘诗雯将与原籍球队辽宁队一决高下。这场比赛的焦点当然是郭跃与刘诗雯的对话，刘诗雯最近频繁地在国际赛场以及国内赛场，向国乒主力发起挑战，这次与郭跃的正面接触她肯定不会放过这么好的机会。 辽宁队除了有郭跃，还有国家队的实力派球员常晨晨，她目前4胜2负的胜率远远好于广东队的第二单打蔡赛。两队的双打组合如何安排，可能会成为左右比赛胜负的关键，广东队周芳芳/蔡赛的组合相对固定，默契程度更高，而辽宁队几名队员前几轮频繁换组合，在双打火力配置上相对弱一些。
山东鲁能vs北京时博国际
本轮乒超的又一场焦点之战，李晓霞与张怡宁的对决也非常吸引人眼球。上轮的乒超联赛，张怡宁连挫姚彦和范瑛，尽显一姐风范帮助北京队3比1胜江苏。而李晓霞则不敌老将牛剑锋，八连胜被终结，山东队也惨遭横扫。作为卫冕冠军的山东队目前仅2胜3负，战绩尴尬。主场作战，面对一姐领军的北京，山东队将不得不从二单和双打下手，丁宁和彭雪、曹丽思仍稍显稚嫩。变阵或许是山东赢得胜利的选择之一。
山西大土河vs江苏中超电缆
两队目前战绩都是3胜2负，郭焱领衔的山西队在前几轮联赛中，战绩有所起伏，没有了上赛季那种见谁灭谁的豪情。江苏队也有姚彦等国手，两队在单打方面显得各有千秋。而山西队的帖雅娜/刘娟至今出场过一次并取得胜利，而饶静文/刘娟的双打战绩是两胜两负。江苏队的张潇玉/王璇的双打组合相对固定，她们目前的双打战绩是3胜2负，双打将是本轮两队争夺的主战场之一。
大同云冈vs重庆康德
两队此前都没有获得过胜利，大同队的第一单打冯亚兰战绩是3胜4负，第二单打武杨为1胜2负；而重庆队的第一单打金景娥的单打战绩是3胜6负，第二单打贾君是0胜5负单打排名暂时列乒超最后一名。
尽管两队的情况都不是太好，但可以看出只靠韩国一姐金景娥支撑门面的重庆康德，比起拥有常年征战乒超的冯亚兰、武杨等人组成的大同队，还是有一定差距。不论怎么说，这场比赛必将是一场恶战。
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
10:31 AM
SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships - Singaporeans Aim to Defend Titles at SEA Junior Championships
The annual South East Asia Junior Table Tennis Championships will be held from 18th June 2009 to 22d June 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand this year. Singapore will be represented by 12 youth paddlers, 1 of them is from the National Team, another 4 from the Youth Olympic Team and the rest from the National Youth Team (previously known as National Training Team).
Youth Olympic Team paddlers, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry, Li Siyun Isabelle and Lam Teng Si have been selected to participate in the U15 Events.
Meanwhile in the U18 Boys' Events, National Team Paddler Pang Xue Jie will lead the team with Lim Jie Yan, Chong Hur Ying Darren and Teo Yi De Benjamin. The U18 Girls' Events will be headed by Kwa Hui Qi, and she will be further supported by Look Pei Yee Sylvia, Wong Xi Wen Samantha and Chng Rui Min.
The paddlers have undergone a 2 week training stint in Tianjin and have returned to Singapore yesterday. They will be setting off to Thailand tomorrow.
Our paddlers were the Champion for the Girls' Team Event, U15 Boys' and Girls' Singles Event, U18 Girls' Singles Event and U15 Girls' Doubles Event. Lets wish all our Youth Paddlers All The Best in the Competition!
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Monday, June 15, 2009
10:56 PM
ETTCL - Champions of the Last Season, 2nd Seeds for the New Season
Just six teams will play next Women's European Champions League, and they will do according to round-robin playing format. The playing format was only decided in Echternach just before the official draw. Preliminary round will work through two groups (three teams each) and the first two in the ranking will step ahead to semi-finals.The draw allocated top seed MF Services Heerlen in the Group A together with Castelgoffredo and 3B Berlin. In the Group B reigning champion AG Froschberg Linz will compete with Sandonatese and Hastk Mladost Zagreb. For the new season top seed is Team MF Heerlen. They reached the semi final last year but now they can count on new members Li Jiao and Li Jie together. Winners of last edition Linz AG Froschberg with Liu Jia and Wang Yue Gu are on the spot number two at the list of seeds followed by Italian's side ASD TT Sandonatese and Sterilgarda. German's 3B Berlin Tischtennis will count on Georgina Pota and Song Ah Sim as best players in the club. On the last position of the list is Croat's Hastk Mladost Iskon Zagreb with Park Mi Young and Tamara Boros as leading ladies. This is the composition of preliminary groups: Group A: MF Heerlen, Castelgoffredo, 3B Berlin Group B: AG Froschberg Linz, Sandonatese, Mladost Iskon Zagreb.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
11:55 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Bronze for Sun Bei Bei
 Sun Bei Bei had to settle for Bronze after losing to host nation's Hirano Sayaka. The consistency of Sayaka Hirano was a major telling point in her victory. Sun Bei Bei lost 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7. It was their third meeting in a world ranking event with honours in the previous two being shared. In 2007 they had met at the Chile Open in April and at the Asian Championships in September; Sayaka Hirano won the semi-final Women’s Singles duel in Chile but at the Asian Championships was beaten in the Women’s Team semi-final duel. Defeat for Sun Bei Bei and it was the fourth time in her career that she has suffered a Women’s Singles semi-final defeat on the ITTF Pro Tour. Earlier in the year she lost at the penultimate stage in Germany whilst in 2007 she suffered the same fate in Brazil and Chile in consecutive weeks. Semi-final sadness but she has progressed further; in 2005 she was the runner up in Croatia and in 2007 she won in India.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
10:52 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Revenge for Yu Meng Yu
 Yu Meng Yu clinch her 2nd Gold Medal in 2 weeks after beating host nation's Misako Wakamiya. She was the lady that denied Meng Yu an entrance to the 2nd round of the Women Singles. The match ended in a thrilling 7 games encounter, with Yu Meng Yu prevailing 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5. Meanwhile, Sun Bei Bei, the no. 3 seed in the Women Singles Event accounted for the very same player, Misako Wakamiya, in what proved to be a closely fought seven games duel as well. Sun Bei Bei won 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8 to book a place in the Semi Finals. it was their second meeting; the previous occasion was in November 2006 at the Liebherr German Open when Sun Bei Bei won in five games in round one. Earlier on, Sun Bei Bei accounted for Korea’s Park Young Sook in six games. Her Semi-Final opponent is Japan's top female paddler, Hirano Sayaka. On the other hand, Yang Zi was unable to upset seedings in the Men's Singles Event. 2nd seed, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov, enjoyed trouble free passages. He overcame Yang Zi in straight games. Yang Zi faltered 4-11, 10-12, 8-11, 8-11. There were no good news from the Doubles Event as well. Top seeds, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu suffered a quarter final defeat at the hands of South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun/Seok Ha Jung. They beat Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu by the margin of 14-12, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8. In the Men's counterpart, 2nd seeds, Ma Liang/Yang Zi, suffered a quarter-final defeat at the hands of Portugal’s João Monteiro and Russia’s Alexei Smirnov. The Europeans won 11-2, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5,4-11,11-4.
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2009年乒超联赛的女团比赛中，目前排名积分榜第一的北大方正，将与去年的联赛冠军山东鲁能对决，这将是本轮最有看点的一场球。而张怡宁所在的北京时博国际能否追赶上第一集团，就看本轮在对阵江苏队的时候如何发挥了。 山东鲁能VS北大方正北大方正是今年联赛里最大的黑马，她们接收了去年降级的河北女队的主力，再加上一个冯天薇，她们居然创造四连胜并盘踞积分榜第一的位置。不过本轮她们遇到卫冕冠军山东鲁能，不可避免地要经历一场恶战。 这场比赛的焦点还是冯天薇，去年她是山东鲁能的外援，跟随鲁能获得乒超冠军，今年她在前四轮联赛里，先后击败张怡宁、郭焱、饶静文、李晓丹等国手，表现非常突出。这次面对老东家，冯天薇只要单打取胜一场，就可以算达标。 北大方正的白杨到目前单打已经连胜三场，但她赢的三个人名气都不是很大。山东鲁能的李晓霞目前单打8连胜，北大方正的队员估计很难撼动她的不败金身。而白杨可能遭遇的对手将是李楠或者彭陆洋，这样的考验对白杨来说更有价值。 大同云冈VS辽宁鞍钢辽宁队上一轮意外地2-3输给山西队，郭跃在单打和双打比赛中都输了球，本轮她们的对手是四战皆负的大同云冈，这对辽宁队来说是个喘息的好机会。 郭跃、常晨晨、侯晓旭、杨杨组成的辽宁队， 还是很有战斗力的，该队二号单打常晨晨目前的战绩都是3胜2负。几乎没有核心队员的大同云冈，挑战辽宁鞍钢将显得比较苍白。 江苏中超电缆VS北京时博国际姚彦、范瑛所在的江苏队，目前战绩是3胜1负。而丁宁、张怡宁领衔的北京女队，目前2胜2负紧排名第7。不过不要低估世界一姐张怡宁的能力，目前单打战绩6胜2负的她，只要正常发挥达到单打的两分，丁宁那边再拿点分，北京女队取胜的把握就将很大。 广东珠江怡景湾VS八一长安医院 广东女队目前还在第一集团，这与单打7胜1负的刘诗雯的作用有很大关系。而八一女队一改去年联赛的活跃劲头，目前只胜一场排名倒数第三，该队的主将曹臻的单打战绩仅为2胜6负。 两队的对抗关键就是看刘诗雯与曹臻的直接对话，两人之间谁取胜谁就将为自己所在队伍的士气提升起到关键性的作用。 山西大土河VS重庆康德金景娥本轮将如何表现值得我们关注，这名韩国一姐在乒超前四轮遭遇了比较大的打击，但她的削球功夫还是很有一套的，饶静文、帖雅娜甚至郭焱都有可能被韩国一姐爆冷。 山西大土河上一轮刚击败了去年的冠军山东鲁能，郭焱将带领队友向该队本赛季的第三场胜利奋斗。而重庆康德则要在这个周末为如何摆脱目前的困境，苦苦探寻出路。
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Friday, June 12, 2009
9:59 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Mixed fortunes for Yu Meng Yu
 Yang Zi, the no. 15 seed inflicted pain on the host nation, ending the aspirations of Hiromitsu Kasahara. He won 11-8,11-9,7-11,11-7,11-8. In the next round, his opponent will be 2nd seed, Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Yang Zi met the very same player only once on the ITTF Pro Tour. At that time, he lost to him 4-1. Meanwhile in the Women's Singles Event, seeds fell like boiling pins in the lower half of the draw. 5th Seed Yu Meng Yu was one of the casualty today. At last week’s Harmony China Open, the Singaporean had caused the biggest upset in the opening round by beating third seed, China’s Guo Yan in six games; one week later the boot was on the other foot. She was the injured party in a first round upset. She was beaten in a close seven games encounter by the host nation’s Misako Wakamiya. Misako Wakamiya won 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8. Her defeat could be attributed to the fact that she had to play the U21 Girls' Singles Event earlier in the day. That may have caused her fatigue resulting in her fall. Another player Ma Ming Lu suffered the same fate as well. She lost to Top Seed South Korean Defender Park Mi Young in straight games. Sun Bei Bei is the only women left standing in the event. In the opening round, she beat host nation's Yamamoto Mari 11-9,9-11,11-5,11-7,14-12. She will be awaiting South Korea's Park Young Sook in the 2nd round. There were further success for Singaporeans in the Men's Doubles and Women's U21 events. 2nd Seeds Yang Zi/Ma Liang ended the hopes of Yuto Muramatsu/Masato Shiono in four straight games. They won by 5 games, 6-11, 11-8, 3-11, 6-11, 8-11. Tomorrow, they will play against Monteiro Joao/Smirnov Alexei. This pair of doubles is made of players from different countries, a Portuguese and a Russian. On the other hand, Sim Kai Xin Zena/Ma Ming Lu were no match against Japanese Hirano Sayaka/Hiura Reiko. They lost in straight games, 5-11,3-11,2-11,8-11. Top Seed Sun Bei Bei /Yu Meng Yu received a walkover in the opening round. Their first opponent will be South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun/Seok Ha Jung in the Quarter Finals. In the U21 male event, top seed Ma Liang and Li Zhong Ze both lost to lower ranked opposition. The un-seeded South Korea's Jung Young Sik was in unforgiving mood. He beat Top Seed Ma Liang by the faintest margin of 6-11, 7-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11. Liu Zhong Ze was also defeated in similar fashion. He lost to host nation's Kasahara Hiromitsu, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 4-11, 5-11. Yu Meng Yu, the Top Seed in the U21 Girls' Event, was in good form. She fought hard into the finals, defeating Chinese Taipei's Hou Yu-Ling, host nation's Morizono Misaki and Fujii Yuko along the way. In the finals, she will face Misako Wakamiya once again. This is the same lady that defeated Yu Meng Yu in the 1st round of the Women Singles Event.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
11:26 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Lucky Losers for Ma Ming Lu and Zena Sim
 Two players plus two “Lucky Losers” progress from each group to the main draw in the Women’s Singles event; a fact of which Ma Ming Lu is very grateful of. She suffered defeat against higher ranked opposition, finishing her group stage matches in the last spot. Against South Korea's Shim Se Rom, she lost 11-4, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6. She then suffered under the hands of host nation's Fujii Yuko, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, 12-14,11-5. Meanwhile, Sim Kai Xin Zena is not as lucky. She finished in the last spot of her group but the not manage to win the other ticket into the Main Draw. She lost to South Korean Yang Ha Eun in straight games, 11-4, 11-1, 11-3, 11-8. Earlier, she faltered against a Japanese lady, Wakamiya Misako, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4,11-5. Together with 4th and 5th Seed, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu, our paddlers manage to secure 3 spots in the Women's Singles Main Draw. Sun Bei Bei's and Yu Meng Yu's will be taking on 2 japanese ladies, Yamamoto Mari and Wakamiya Misako respectively. On the other hand, Ma Ming Lu will be playing against Top Seed, South Korea's Defender Park Mi Young. It was not a good day for our Men's Team as well. Pang Xue Jie is no match for South Korea's Lee Sang Su and Japan's Takakiwa Taku. He lost 11-7, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11,11-5 and 11-5, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 to his opponents respectively. Liu Zhong Ze is another unlucky soul. He was defeated by host nation's Matsudaira Kenji and South Korea's Cho Eon Rae. Ma Liang is the only player to enjoy a game of success. He lost to Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu in the first game. However, he did not let that defeat affect his emotions. 2 hours later, he took Tsuboguchi Michikazu, also from the host nation, in 5 games. He won 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5,11-9. Despite attaining 2nd spot in his group, Ma Liang was unable to qualify for the Main Draw, leaving Yang Zi as the sole warrior left in the Men's Singles Event. His 1st opponent will be Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu, the Japanese who defeated Ma Liang in the group stage. Our Men's Doubles qualifiers Liu Zhong Ze/Pang Xue Jie were unable to progress any further as well. They lost to Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu/Tsuboguchi Michikazu, which happen to be in the same group as Ma Liang in the Men's Singles Event. Zhong Ze/Xue Jie lost 9-11,6-11,11-6,5-11. Yang Zi/Ma Liang will be the only pair rpresenting Singapore in the Men's Doubles Event. The 2nd Seeds 1st round opponents are Muramatsu Yuto/Shiono Masato. Top Seed Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will join hands with Sim Kai XIn Zena/Ma Ming Lu in the Women's Doubles Event. Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu receive a walkover in the first round due to the lack of women doubles participating in the event, while Zena Sim/Ma Ming Lu will have to challenge Japan's Hirano Sayaka/Hiura Reiko. Similar to Zena/Ming Lu, they are also made up of defence and attack players.
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4:10 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Top Seeds in the Women's Doubles
 Despite the absence of our top male and female paddlers Gao Ning, Wang Yue Gu and Feng Tianwei, Singapore is one of the strong medal contenders for the Japan Open. Although it is hard to make a clean sweep with players like South Korea's Joo Se Hyuk and Park Mi Young. Joo and Park are the top seeds for the Men's and Women's Singles Event respectively.
Yang Zi is the only Singaporean to receive a direct qualification into the Men's Singles Main Draw. The no. 15 seed's progress is likely to be halted in the 2nd round, where he will be facing 2nd seed, Germany's Ovtcharov Dimitrij.
Singapore's Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu are the 4th and 5th seeds in the Women's Singles Event respectively. Their opponents are relatively easy to be dealt with but only one will progress to the Semi-Finals since they will be meeting one another in the Quarter Finals.
Meanwhile Pang Xue Jie, Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Ma Ming Lu will have to compete in the Preliminary Round. Pang Xue Jie is grouped together wih South Korea's Lee Sang Su and Japan's Takakiwa Taku. Both players are ranked higher than him. Ma Liang is drawn together with 2 host nation players, Tsuboguchi Michikazu and Kasahara Hiromitsu. Liu Zhong Ze is unlucky to be grouped with host nation's Matsudaira Kenji and South Korea's Cho Eon Rae.
Zena will also have to overcome strong opposition before qualifying into the main draw. She will have to take on Yang Ha Eun. This South Korean lady has never lost a single match in the ITTF Junior Circuit this year. Her another opponent is Japanese lady Wakamiya Misako. Meanwhile, Ma Ming Lu will have a tough time fighting against Shim Se Rom and Fujii Yuko also from South Korea and Japan respecetively.
In the Doubles Event, Ma Liang/Yang Zi and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu are the 2nd and top seeds in the Men's and Women's Doubles Event respectively. Thier challenge will come in the Semi-Finals where Ma Liang/Yang Zi will meet South Koreans Oh Sang Eun/Yoon Jae Young while Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will take on host nation's Fukuhara Ai/Ishikawa Kasumi.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
11:51 PM
乒超女团 - 白杨立功得两分 北大3-2险胜广东登上榜首
2009年中国乒乓球俱乐部超级联赛进入到女团第四轮的争夺，冯天薇领衔的北大方正队在主场迎来三战全胜的广东怡景湾队的挑战，虽然素有“小邓亚萍”之称的刘诗雯独得两分，但主场作战的北大方正队还是以3-2险胜广东队，取得四连胜。 上一轮比赛中，北大方正队凭借老将白杨的出色发挥以总比分3-2险胜大同云冈队，继续保持全胜。广东珠江怡景湾上一轮3-2击败山东鲁能，国乒重点培养对象刘诗雯尽管0-3不敌李晓霞，但是她以3-0击败了山东队的彭陆洋，加上蔡赛等队友的帮助，广东队因此在前三轮所向披靡。 陈晴3-0曹幸妮首盘比赛是由北大队“怪球手”陈晴迎战广东队老将曹幸妮。首局比赛，陈晴进入状态较快，很快在比赛中占得主动，以11-8先胜一局。双方易地再战，局分落后的曹幸妮稍显急躁，失误频频，这样陈晴11-8再下一城。第三局比赛，曹幸妮及时调整状态，多次通过变线来偷袭对手，无奈陈晴表现更佳，在比分打至11平时，陈晴抓住机会以13-11锁定胜局。北大队大比分1-0领先。 牛剑锋2-3刘诗雯第二盘单打由北大队老将对阵广东队头号单打刘诗雯。首局比赛，牛剑锋先声夺人，在主场观众的加油助威声中以11-9先胜一局。第二局比赛，刘诗雯在关键球处理得当，凭借凶猛的进攻以11-9还以颜色。关键的第三局，牛剑锋牢牢控制了场上的节奏，而刘诗雯有些心不在焉，很快牛剑锋11-5拿下第三局。随后的两局比赛，刘诗雯如梦初醒，在进攻和防守方面打得尽善尽美，而老将牛剑锋似乎体力不支，相持球上明显落下风，最终刘诗雯以11-5和11-7连扳两局，局分3-2逆转牛剑锋，帮助广东队将总比分追平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0周芳芳/蔡赛北大队牛剑锋/白杨的双打实力在乒超数一数二，目前她们以3胜0负排名榜首，同时她们的发挥也将是北大女乒的一大保障。广东队的周芳芳/蔡赛左右手配合，以快攻为主，目前2胜1负。比赛过程中，牛剑锋/白杨实力更胜一筹，无论是进攻还是防守，她们打得可圈可点。而对手周芳芳/蔡赛虽然始终贯彻快变的战术，无奈实力不占优势。最终，牛剑锋/白杨直落三局以11-4、11-8和11-9战胜对手。北大队总比分2-1反超。 陈晴0-3刘诗雯本场比赛最大的看点莫过于北大主将冯天薇与广东队小将刘诗雯的青春对决，但令人失望的是，北大队没有派出头号单打冯天薇，而是以小将陈晴应战。在去年乒超联赛的交锋中，刘诗雯对陈晴保持全胜，因此比赛中明显占主动，最终这场毫无悬念的比赛以刘诗雯3-0（11-2、11-2、11-2）完胜告终。 白杨3-0周芳芳决胜局由北大队老将白杨对阵广东队周芳芳。在上一轮比赛中，白杨独得两分，帮助北大队继续全胜战绩。本盘比赛中，白杨第一局开局阶段率先发力取得领先的优势，并以11-7先下一城，第二局白杨乘胜追击，继续占据场上的主动，以11-8再胜一局，将总比分改写为2-0。第三局白杨越打越顺以11-4胜出，最终以3-0完胜周芳芳，从而帮助北大方正队主场以总比分3-2险胜广东队，豪取四连胜。
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9:47 AM
乒超男团 - 高宁李静状态低迷 霸州海润难以胜出
2009乒超联赛将进行第六轮的争夺，在本轮比赛中，马琳领军的浙商银行将迎战马龙率领的宁波北仑海天，其中马琳与马龙的强强对话将尤其引人关注，此外目前并列排名榜首上海男乒将迎来锦州银行的挑战。 上海明园-金海洋集团 VS 锦州银行卫冕冠军上海男乒本轮迎来同样是3战3胜的锦州银行，虽然拥有着王励勤和徐昕两位高手，但值得注意的是，两人都在9日晚参加了与世界联队的对抗赛，要在10日晚参加赶到沈阳参加这场乒超对决，对上海男乒将是一次巨大的考验。此外，锦州银行此前3战3胜的战绩也宣示着他们强劲的实力，主将雷振华此前5胜1负，此外徐辉、翟一鸣也拥有着不错的实力，坐镇主场外加以逸待劳，锦州银行有望在家乡父老面前将卫冕冠军拉下马。 浙商银行 VS 宁波北仑海天马琳领军的浙商银行本来挑战宁波北仑海天，虽然，宁波队主将马龙最近状态惊人，但他们与上海男乒遭遇着同样的难题，由于参加了9日晚与世界联队的对抗赛，马龙能否在短短的一天休息后马上恢复将对这位小将的一大考验。浙商银行这边，主将马琳自不必说，要想在这场与宁波的强强对话中获得先机，张超、张钰等副将的表现将尤为关键，要知道，在与锦州银行的比赛中，马琳虽然一人神勇，但正是队友的不争气让他们白白断送了一场胜利。 四川全兴 VS 霸州海润-温泉城三连败的战绩都是这两个队目前无法接受的战绩，尤其是四川全兴，拥有郝帅和邱贻可的四川男乒竟然沦落到排在联赛倒数第三的位置是在让人大跌眼镜，队中主将郝帅目前战绩为3战0胜，而邱贻可则为1胜5负，本轮主场面对实力不强的霸州海润，四川男乒几乎找不到不赢球的理由。
霸州海润是由两名外援新加坡的高宁与中国香港的李静领衔。他们的战绩不佳导致霸州海润至今三战全负。这只升班马没有国家队的主力队员，只拥有一群年轻的小将。如果高宁与李静的状态继续保持低迷，想要拿下四川全兴简直是异想天开。
江苏英太青-南体 VS 八一工商银行
世乒赛新科冠军王皓领衔的八一队，目前战绩仅为一胜两负，本轮比赛，八一男乒将迎来陈玘领军的江苏队。本场比赛的看点无疑是王皓与陈玘的对决，虽然在前三轮的战绩上，陈玘以3胜1负胜过王皓的2胜2负，但在整体实力上王皓稍占上风。值得注意的是，王皓的接连输掉了几场比赛后已经让国家队主帅刘国梁点名批评，此番对阵陈玘，相信王皓将展现出一副全新的状态。除去这场强强对话外，江苏队在整体上占据优势，即使陈玘输掉与王皓的对决，江苏队另外几名队员的实力强过八一，只要正常发挥，江苏队将最终获得比赛的胜利。
山东鲁能-中超电缆 VS 海宁皮革城-鸿翔
山东鲁能本轮迎战实力最弱的海宁鸿翔队，此前，鲁能男乒1胜2负，而海宁男乒则是3战皆墨，处于保级边缘。本场比赛最大的看点无疑是张继科与李平之间的较量，张继科此前4胜2负，状态不错，而去年的转会冠军李平本赛季继续低迷，此前三轮比赛的单打胜率是0胜3负。海宁鸿翔如果不想迎来他们的4连败，侯英超以及陈剑、沙陈斌等角色球员的表现将是关键，由于是老将侯英超倘若能拿到一或两分，海宁鸿翔或许还有一线希望。
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9:14 AM
乒超女团 - 北大实力平均 有望迎来四连胜
2009乒超联赛将进行第六轮的争夺，在本轮比赛中，目前势头正盛的辽宁女乒将迎战山西大土河，郭跃与郭焱之间的对决将是一大看点，此外，广东女乒本轮将北上迎战北大方正，刘诗雯与冯天薇的青春对抗将是各自球队获胜的关键。
辽宁鞍钢 VS 山西大土河华东理工目前排名联赛榜首的辽宁女乒本轮迎来郭焱领衔的山西大土河。山西女乒本赛季由于郭焱、饶静文等主力的状态低迷，迄今只取得1胜2负的成绩排名第6。其中，第一单打郭焱4胜2负，第二单打饶静文的单打战绩是三战全负，两人与辽宁队郭跃的较量都处于下风，不过，山西队利好在与郭跃参加了与世界联队的对抗赛，比赛和旅程的奔波必然耗掉这位小将不小的精力，由此，以逸待劳的山西队或许能够觅得一丝获胜的机会。倘若郭跃一旦输球，小将常晨晨的发挥将是辽宁女乒的希望所在，这位目前势头强劲的国手实力不俗，如果她能正常发挥，老宁女乒有望客场迎来本赛季的第四场胜利。 冀中能源-北大方正 VS 广东珠江怡景湾本场比赛最大的看点莫过于广东队小将刘诗雯与北大主将冯天薇的青春对决，刚刚在中国赛中力压郭跃的刘诗雯目前状态和信心都在最佳状态，相比之下，冯天薇在技战术实力上略居下风，但这位新加坡外援韧劲十足，在首轮比赛中曾逆转战胜了中国头号女乒张怡宁，本场较量，两人的现场发挥将决定谁将最终获胜。此外，在副将上，北大女乒的白杨目前单打战绩为两胜零负，而广东女乒的周芳芳和蔡赛都为1胜1负，但究竟谁更占优势也只能拭目以待。值得注意的是，北大的双打组合牛剑锋/白杨以3胜0负排名榜首，而她们的发挥也将是北大女乒的一大保障。 山东鲁能-潞安集团 VS 江苏中超电缆卫冕冠军鲁能女乒本轮迎来江苏中超电缆。鲁能主将李晓霞迄今在联赛中单打6场全胜，是迄今乒超联赛胜率最高的选手。相比之下，江苏队的姚彦是3胜1负的战绩逊色了许多，如果两人直接对话，李晓霞将占据上风。此外，从队伍的构成看，拥有彭陆洋、李楠的山东队稍微强一些。 北京时博国际 VS 重庆康德-极力西裤北京时博国际本轮迎战升班马重庆康德女乒，只要正常发挥，北京女乒有望迎来赛季第二场胜利。主将张怡宁的发挥自不必说，只要小将丁宁正常发挥，重庆队也很难有人能够抵挡。外加北京时博国际本轮主场作战，相信仅由金景娥、贾君支撑门面的重庆队很难有所作为。 大同云冈-雁北宾馆 VS 八一长安医院大同云冈本轮对阵同样是三轮不胜的八一长安医院。大同云冈的队伍相对弱，国乒新人李晓丹单打已遭遇三连败，此外，冯亚兰1胜2负的表现也可谓一般，相比之下，八一女乒虽然同样面临3连败的压力，但主将曹臻毕竟握有世乒赛混双冠军的心理优势，此外，文佳/木子组成的双打目前排名第五，在与大同女乒的较量中应当占据较大赢面。整体而言，如能正常发挥，八一女乒有望在本轮摆脱一场不胜的尴尬。
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
12:06 AM
2009 中国vs世界全明星赛 － 中国4:1胜出世界挑战赛 冯天薇无法为世界联队贡献分数
 大众汽车2009中国vs世界乒乓球团体挑战赛在上海市卢湾体育馆开战。按照竞赛规程，比赛安排在八、九号两天晚上进行，按照新斯韦思林杯的赛制，五场单打均需赛完。当晚首先打响的是女团对抗赛。赛前抽到主队的中国队最终以四比一战胜了世界联队，韩国老将金璟娥为世界队"削"下唯一的一分。 刘诗雯3:0金璟娥首盘比赛，刚刚在中国公开赛上问鼎女单的小将刘诗雯，迎战韩国削球名将金璟娥。作为主场作战的先发球员，刘诗雯携苏州夺冠的余威，11-8、11-5、11-5完成横扫，为中国队拔得头筹。 丁宁3:1冯天薇中国队在第二盘上场的是小将丁宁，世界联队派出世界排名最高的冯天薇。受到队友之前轻松取胜的鼓励，丁宁一上来就以11-6旗开得胜，并在第二局抢先拿到了10-5的局点。而冯天薇也不甘示弱，接连偷袭丁宁正手，连取四分，9-10的关头，中国队场外坐阵的孔令辉教练请求暂停。重回赛场，冯天薇与丁宁在中远台形成对拉，正手一板高吊出台，丁宁以11-9锁定胜局。 第三局丁宁开始依然占据主动，冯天薇2-5落后时，世界联队教练玄静和果断喊停。此后冯天薇利用前三板灵活变线，在中局过后将比分反超为8-7，并拿到10-8的局点。丁宁在挽回一球后，发球被对方破解，冯天薇接发球到丁宁的正手偏中路，迫使其回球出台，以11-9扳回一局。 丁宁在第四局吸取了上一局的教训，减少了击球回合，更多地在前三板近台抢先上手，全局仅令对手夺走两分，11-2轻松赢下，从而以3：1为中国队进一步扩大了优势。 李晓霞3:0杜迪安第三盘世界联队中的欧洲新秀杜迪安出场，迎战世界排名第三的李晓霞。尽管下午才刚刚飞抵上海，杜迪安首局很快进入了状态，与李晓霞在场面上旗鼓相当，比分僵持到9-9，杜迪安接发球摆短成功，拿到10-9的局点，但被李晓霞扳回。在又救回一个局点之后，技高一筹的李晓霞终局反手挑打得分，13-11艰难拿下首局。 第二局，李晓霞渐入状态，开局5-2占优。而杜迪安在中局发力，多次利用近网拉吊，迫使李晓霞反手攻球出台，比分也追到6-8，但没能反超。局末李晓霞拿到10-6的局点，毫不手软，打出追身球一招制敌，11-6再下一城。 来到第三局，李晓霞打得更加顺风顺水，开局6-1遥遥领先。在世界队要的暂停之后，杜迪安在远台多回合相持中抢先拉直线，赢得精彩一分。罗马尼亚小将趁势将比分追到4-6，但后劲大减。李晓霞连赢五球，一气呵成，就此以11-4、大分3:0定格，助中国队梅开三度。 刘诗雯3:0冯天薇第四盘比赛，中国队担纲第一单打的刘诗雯再度披挂，对阵冯天薇。在从丁宁手中"偷"走一局后，冯天薇面对刘诗雯的左突右攻，有些乱了章法。首局7-11输掉，第二局正手失误率更多，开局被刘诗雯打了个6-1。此后，冯天薇利用对手的失误，连追五分，来到6-7。刘诗雯在近台相持中被冯天薇控制，翻腕挑打出台，7-7战平。局末刘诗雯凭借一板犀利的反手防住，10-8来到局点，最终以11-8胜出。 第三局里，冯天薇还是无力控制住刘诗雯的反手在近台的威力，开局又是1-5大比分落后。战至局末，无心恋战的冯天薇接连拉球下网，刘诗雯拿到10-3的赛点，以11-4、局分3:0赢下全盘。 丁宁2:3金璟娥最后一盘里，中国队和世界联队分别派上了阵中的削球手丁宁和金璟娥，两人为现场观众奉献了一场精彩的削球大战。 首局双方比分紧咬，丁宁在局末关键球上把握住了机会，以11-8先下一城。第二局金璟娥在开局的节奏把握很好，一度5-2领先。丁宁在后程发力，旋即反超比分，局末已是9-7领先。金璟娥相持中反拉得手，8-9缩小差距。丁宁在暂停之后，在一个多回合对拉里侧身冲斜线，10-9拿到赛点。但作风顽强的金璟娥此后两度与丁宁追成平手。丁宁在12-11第三度手握局点，没有再错失良机，以13-11险胜。 进入第三局，金璟娥依旧处于被动地位，3-5落后时，玄静和教练要求暂停。在教练一番面授机宜后，金璟娥充分利用自己的发球轮次，展开反攻，中局追到7-8。金璟娥在退台后一板正手拉球下网，10-7丁宁来到赛点，但此后却接连主动失误，连丢五分，金璟娥以12-10逆转获胜。 金璟娥在第四局保持了后来居上的势头，取得了4-2的不错开局。丁宁吃发球，3-5落后。金璟娥在这一段削出了长短结合，丁宁多次被调动，加之后面无谓失误增多，4-6落后的情况连输4分。10-4金璟娥来到局点，最后以11-5拿下，追平了局分。 决胜局伊始，金璟娥状态不减，3-0占得优势，丁宁利用对手失误，逐渐将分差缩小，金璟娥中局仍以6-5领先。丁宁此后在两个相持对拉里，被偷袭到正手，回球失误，金璟娥8-5继续保持上风。随后一个精彩的对回合球，金璟娥抢先变换落点，顽强得手，9-6。但局末韩国人正手拉球落空，丁宁将比分追成9平。关键时刻金璟娥拿到10-9的局点，丁宁接发球挑出台，这样金璟娥便以11-9、局分3:2，为世界联队赢下今晚唯一的一分。
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Monday, June 8, 2009
11:51 PM
China VS World Team Challenge - Tianwei no match against Chinese Teenagers
 Defeat in the final match of the contest for Ding Ning at the hands of South Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah but it was the only consolation for the World Team in their duel against Volkswagen China in the Women’s Team Challenge. China won by four matches to one in a contest based on the tried and trusted World Championships Team formula. Eighteen year old Liu Shiwen gave the Chinese Team the perfect start by recording a three games to nil victory over Kim Kyung Ah. Quite simply against the defensive skills of the Korean, Liu Shiwen was a model of consistency; she played virtually error free. It was the third meeting between the two stars in world ranking events; Liu Shiwen won 2 out of their 3 meetings. The perfect start for Volkswagen China, Ding Ning increased the lead by beating Feng Tianwei in four games and in doing so, Ding Ning has beaten Feng 3 times in a row this year. One month earlier during the group stage of the 22nd Asian Cup in Hangzhou, she had beaten the Singaporean by a similar margin. And in the Chinese Table Tennis Super League just 2 weeks ago, Feng lost once again in the opening match against Beijing Shi Bo Guo Ji. China in the ascendancy, Li Xiaoxia proved too consistent for Romania’s Daniela Dodean recording a straight games win and thus maintained her unbeaten record against the rising European star. The two had met on three previous occasions with Li Xiaoxia more authoritative in each meeting. In December 2003, they met in the Girls’ Team event at the first ever World Junior Championships when Li Xiaoxia prevailed in a full distance five games contest but later at senior level Li Xiaoxia was dominant. In 2007, they confronted each other at the Slovenian Open and Liebherr German Open, both times victory in straight games for Li Xiaoxia. Victory for the host nation assured; Liu Shiwen succeeded in straight games in her first ever meeting with Feng Tianwei leaving Ding Ning and Kim Kyung Ah with the task of bringing matters to a close. The verdict went to Kim Kyung Ah who recovered from a two games to nil deficit to record a close five games success. It was defeat for Ding Ning but a much better performance than when she had previously encountered the Korean defender. She had lost both encounters by four games to one; at the Volkswagen China Open in 2008 and at the Danish Open, earlier this year.
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中国乒乓球队VS世界全明星乒乓球团体挑战赛将于今明两日在上海进行，中国队的参赛阵容几经变化，最终男队由王励勤、许昕和马龙出战，女队刚刚在中国赛上夺冠的刘诗雯将取代受伤的郭焱，另外两位队员分别是李晓霞和丁宁。 横滨世乒赛中国队包揽全部五个项目的冠亚军，为了给国外选手一次集体挑战中国队的机会，国际乒联与中国乒协合办这次团体挑战赛，恰逢中国赛刚刚在苏州进行，大部分参赛球员将转战上海进行这次对抗赛。。当时只有男队的比赛，而即将在上海上演的挑战赛，则是男女比赛兼而有之。 世界明星队方面，男队包括目前33岁世界排名第六的白俄罗斯名将萨姆索诺夫，这位12年前的世锦赛亚军和六次欧洲冠军得主，是唯一一个参加过2006年明星挑战赛的选手。有着世界第一削球手之称的韩国名将朱世赫和今年横滨世乒赛上险些将马琳掀翻的日本新星松平健太，是世界明星男队的另外两位成员。女队新加坡选手冯天薇将携手韩国削球名将金暻娥和罗马尼亚的希望之星杜迪安，将组成强大阵容挑战中国队。冯天薇最近状态正佳，先后击败世界冠军张怡宁和郭焱。 比赛采用团体五场单打的赛制，对垒双方不论成绩，都将打满五场。
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
7:53 PM
China VS World Team Challenge - Showcase of World Class Table Tennis
 Feng Tianwei will be part of the 3 lady team challenging the mighty Chinese on Monday night. She is the highest ranked player, not representing China. Feng recorded her best result at the Beijing Olympic Games, helping Singapore to an historical first ever Olympic medal in team event.
The team is further supported by Romania’s rising star, the most promising young player from Europe, Daniela Dodean. This lady is currently ranked no. 33, and she is a six times European Junior Champion, reached the last 16 in her first year as senior at the World Championships in 2007 in Zagreb. Last but not least, the team is completed with South Korean Kim Kyung Ah. She is the proud owner of 2 Olympic Bronze Medal - one in the Singles, another in the Team event. The women players will receive assistance and advice by the National Coach of South Korea, the Olympic and World champion, Hyun Jung Hwa, who was the last non-Chinese Women’s Singles World champion 16 years ago.
The Chinese Women's Team is also no pushovers. The team, led by Li Xiaoxia, despite their relatively young age, they have already achieve much under their name. At a young age of 21, Li is already the Chmpion of the 2008 Women's World Cup. In addition, she was the Silver and Bronze Medalist in the Women's Singles Event of the World Championships in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Her compatriot Liu Shiwen has got great background as well. Only a teenager, she is currently ranked 7th in the World, just behind Feng Tianwei. She won three World Junior Championship titles at the age of 14 in 2004 and five years later reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Singles at the World Championships in Yokohama.
Lastly, Ding Ning who won the Silver Medal in the recent World Championships partnering Guo Yan in the Women's Doubles Event. In 2005 Ding Ning won no less than three gold medals at the World Junior Championships. On the other hand, the Men's Team could very well be led by 33 year old Vladimir Samsonov owing to his age and vast experience. He is currently ranked 6 in the World, and was the runner up at the World Championships 12 years ago and six times European champion. He is the only one in the World Team who participated at the similar challenge match in 2006.
He will have two team mates from Asia. Korean Joo Se Hyuk (No.9) will guarantee spectacular defensive play which brought him his greatest success in 2003 by reaching the final of the World Championships in Paris. The World men’s team will be completed with the shooting star, Kenta Matsudaira. Being the lowest ranked player (No.61) in the field but what a promising rookie! He is still a junior but he was the Junior World champion three years ago when still of cadet age. One month ago he reached the last 16 at the World Championships in Yokohama coming very close to beat the reigning Olympic champion, Ma Lin.
The Chinese Men's Team will consists Ma Long, Xu Xin and Wang Liqin. Wang Liqin, ranked no.5, won one of his three Men’s Singles World Championships titles in his home town, Shanghai four years ago. This local hero is also part of the Men's Team to clinch the Gold at Beijing last year.
Ma Long, the highest ranked player in the team. At such a young age, he have already attained high recognition in the international arena. He is the Silver Medalist at this year's World Championships in the Men's Doubles Event together with Xu Xin. In addition, he was the Champion in the ASIAN Cup in 2008 and 2009. Just only last year, he won the Men's Singles Title in the Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macao, beating World No. 1 Wang Hao. |
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
10:26 PM
ITTF Pro Tour china Open - Gold for Yu Meng Yu
 Yu Meng Yu clinch the 1st and only Gold Medal for Singapore after defeating Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching 11-3, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11,11-7 in the U21 Women's Singles Event. The win recorded by Yu Meng Yu was her second title on the ITTF Pro Tour in 2009. Earlier in the year she won the Women’s Singles crown at the Indian Open. On her way to the finals, Yu Meng Yu ousted the Chinese Taipei duo of Liu Yu-Hsin and Chen Szu-Yu to book her place in the semi-finals where she overcame Korea’s Kim Hye Song. Meanwhile in the Women's Singles Event, South Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah, seeded no.6, proved too secure with her defensive skills for 4th seeded, Feng Tianwei; whilst the South Korean's colleague Park Mi Young proved too stable for teenager Yu Meng Yu. Kim Kyung Ah won 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3 while Park prevailed 5-11, 8-11, 2-11, 11-9, 6-11. Once again, It is against the defensive art that our female paddlers need to progress. In December 2008, Yu Meng Yu reached the final of the Under 21 Women’s Singles event at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals where the backspin play of Japan’s Yuka Ishikgaki totally bamboozled her. Meanwhile Feng Tianwei lost to China defender Fan Ying twice in the Korea and China Open last year.
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6:32 PM
June World Ranking - Commonwealth Champion Regain Top 10 Position
 Winning the Women's Singles Title of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships late last month saw Wag Yue Gu getting into the Top 10 list once again. However, this is at the expense of another paddler Li Jiawei. Yue Gu is now ranked 9th while Li is at no. 11. For the other 3 female paddlers, there was not much changes. Feng Tianwei and Sun Bei Bei are still at 6th and 31st respectively. Meanwhile, Yu Meng Yu, who upset Sun Bei Bei in the Commonwealth Championships is now at 32nd. Teenagers Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle are ranked 309 and 351 in the world. Despite winning the Men's Singles Title at the Commonwealth Championships, Gao Ning's World Ranking did not have any significant improvement. He is now ranked at no. 25. On the other hand, Ynag Zi who made an early exit in the same competition is now at 59. Ma Liang, Cai Xiao Li and Liu Zhong Ze are at 125, 152 and 177 respectively. On the other hand, local talents Pang Xue Jie and Chew Zhe Yu Clarence 546 and 1350 in the World. Asian Youth Games hopefuls, Clarence and Isabelle are ranked 148 and 8 in the U15 Boys' and Girls' Ranking respectively.
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4:28 AM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Teenager Causes Major Opening Round Shock
 The winner on the ITTF Pro Tour earlier in the year in March at the Indian Open and, in late May, the runner up in the Women’s Singles event at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow; 19 year old Yu Meng Yu caused the shock of the day at the Harmony China Open in Suzhou. In the opening round of the Women’s Singles event, she caused the sensation of the day by ousting China’s Guo Yan, the no.3 seed and winner of the Women’s Singles title at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macao in December 2008, to book her place in round two. Yu Meng Yu who came through the qualification event successfully recorded a very impressive six games victory. She won 11-8, 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7.
Feng Tianwei was in unforgiving mood as well. She beat Chinese Taipei's Lin Chia-Hui to book another place in the 2nd round. However, Sun Bei Bei was the casualty. She lost to South Korean Choi Moon Young. Feng will be aiming to take revenge for Bei Bei tomorrow, while Yu will be taking on South Korean Defender Park Mi Young.
Although our Male paddlers did not make it to the 3rd round, but it was good learning experience. All lost to higher ranked Chinese players. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Yang Zi lost to Top Seed Ma Long in the 1st and 2nd round respectively. Meanwhile, Tay Jit Kai was defeated by Olympic Champion Ma Lin. Both Chew and Tay feel that they will be able to achieve better results in the coming Asian Youth Games.
Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze and Singaporean Pang Xue Jie also perished in he 1st round. Pang lost to Poland's Kosowski Jakub while Ma Liang and Zhong Ze were no match against Keinath Thomas and Jiang Tianyi respectively.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
3:21 AM
ASIAN Youth Games - Isabelle Awarded Sponsor from 100PLUS
 Paddler Li Siyun Isabelle is one of the athletes to be awarded sponsorship by the 100PLUS company. The 100PLUS is the official isotonic drink sponsor for the first Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009. The other 3 athletes includes Bowler New Hui Fen, Swimmer Rainer Ng and Russel Low from the Basketball Team.
Isabelle mentioned in an interview with the 100PLUS that her biggest challenge in the AYG will be facing competition from table tennis powerhouse like China, Japan and Korea. However she will still play her very best, overcoming herself and learn new things through the competition.
Although one will have to make many sacrifices throughout the training, the most important thing is to stay strong and have a positive mindset. Lets wish all the youth paddlers good luck as they embark on their 1st major competition.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
10:40 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Lucky Qualifiers but Progress Prove to be Tough
 Upsets were few and far between; the order of merit predominantly prevailed. Yu Meng Yu, Ma Liang and Liu Zhong Ze all reserved places in the first round proper.The only one of the trio to experience a reverse was Liu Zong Ze; on the opening day of play he was beaten by Korea’s Cho Eon Rae who confirmed his place as the group winner one day later with victory over Hong Kong’s Li Kwun Ngai. Second place for Liu Zhong Ze but with the top two players guaranteed a place in the main draw, the Singaporean received his visa for entry. Meanwhile, local born Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai manage to secure a place in the opening round. Fate lay in the hands of the lottery, their names were drawn as one of the six “Lucky Losers”. Under the qualification system, the top two players in each group progress to the main draw with six places being available for “Lucky Losers”. However, they will be facing tough opponents in the Main Draw. World No. 33 Yu Meng Yu will be taking on Pro Tour Final Champion Guo Yan, while Chew and Tay will be facing the Top 2 Seeds in the Men's Singles Event. They are Ma Long and Ma Lin, also from China. Liu Zhong Ze is scheduled to meet Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi whilst Ma Liang will take on Keinath Thomas from Slovak Republic.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
10:02 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Daunting Opponents for the Singaporean Princesses of Defensive Art
 14 year old Li Siyun Isabelle and 18 year old Sim Kai Xin Zena, two players who have impressed on the ITTF Junior Circuit, found life tough on the first day of play at the Harmony China Open in the southern Chinese city of Suzhou. Competing in the qualification stage of proceedings, both suffered defeats, concluding their group matches against worthy opponents. Zena Sim was beaten by Japan’s Reiko Hiura; whilst Isabelle suffered at the hands of Korea’s Lee Eun Hee. They lost 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 and 11-5, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2 respectively.
However, neither of the aspiring teenage talents should be too down hearted; both lost to worthy opponents and to adversaries who are more than competent players against those who exploit their skills using the backspin art. Lee Eun Hee can be considered to be one of the very best players in the world when it comes to competing against defenders.
On the one hand, she is accustomed to playing against backspin, the Korean National League possesses a host of fine female defensive players and in the national team two of her compatriots, Kim Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young merit the title “World Class”; arguably they are the two best female defensive players in the world. Furthermore, Lee Eun Hee is more than equipped to play defenders; penhold grip, fast footwork, short pimples; her attacking drive style of play, the ball travelling with minimal topspin, makes life difficult for backspin returns.
Meanwhile, Reiko Hiura is in the traditional textbook attacking style of Japanese play. Consistent, neat, compact, short stroke, well balanced and thoroughly efficient; she has the patience to wear down the adversary and succeed.
The defeats for the Singaporeans were there second reverses of the day. In the opening matches, both had lost to adversaries from Chinese Taipei; Isabelle Li was beaten by Hou Yu-Ling (11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9) whilst Zena Sim lost to Hsiung Nai-I (11-13, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5).
Defeats for the defenders, there were also defeats for the attackers. Ma Ming Lu, who has been absent in the international arena for a long time, made a disappointing appearance on the first day of competition. She suffered under Korea's Choi Moon Young 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5, before losing to Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4,11-13,11-5.
On the other hand, Yu Meng Yu, the highest female world ranked player in action on the opening day and a player who had impressed at the recent Commonwealth Championships in the Scottish city of Glasgow, did not have to raise her racket in anger; owing to the non appearance of her intended adversary, Congo Democratic’s Amma Litobka.
In the Men's Singles Group Event, local paddlers continue their woes. Pang Xue Jie, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai ended their day with defeats from higher ranked adversaries. Pang was no match against South Korea's Jo Ji Hoon. He lost 11-5, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence was another victim by the Koreans. He lost to Jeong Sang Eun 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8. Meanwhile, Tay Jit Kai was crashed by North Korea's Kim Song Nam. Tay only won a total of 12 points in the 4 games. He lost 11-1, 11-5, 11-1, 11-5. However, the more experienced colleagues enjoyed better fortunes. Ma Liang enjoyed a walkover before defeating Kim Dong Hyun 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9. Liu Zhong Ze lost to South Korea's Cho Eon Rae 11-5, 3-11, 12-14, 2-11,10-12. He managed to recover to defeat Hong Kong's teenager Li Kwun Ngai 20-18, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9,11-6. The Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles Qualification will continue tomorrow. |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
10:02 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Tough Draw for Singaporeans
 Draws for the 2009 China Pro Tour Open was conducted on the 2nd June 2009. Singaporean paddlers will have a tough time trying to win a medal.
In the Men's Singles Event, Yang Zi will be facing Top Seeds and World No. 2 Ma Long in the 2nd round of the competition. Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze, Pang Xue Jie, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai will be competing in the preliminary round before qualifying for the Main Draw.
4th Seed in the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei is likely to meet colleague Sun Bei Bei in the 2nd round of the competition. Korea's Kim Kyung Ah and China's Guo Yue will be awaiting the winner of duel in the Quarter and Semi Finals respectively. Meanwhile, Yu Meng Yu, Sim Kai Xin Zena, Li Siyun Isabelle and Ma Ming Lu will have to go through the qualifying group stage.
All our Men's Doubles will have to play in the qualifying knock out stage. On the other hand, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will be the only representative in the Women's Doubles Main Draw. Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle will also have to play the qualifying round.
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12:45 AM
ASIAN Youth Games - Local Paddlers to Buck the Trend
The inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG), which will be held in Singapore this coming June, provides a unique opportunity to showcase our efforts in grooming our local talents. With the selection of an all-Singaporean youth team to represent our nation at the AYG, it can be considered as a step in the right direction. The team consists of four promising local players: Clarence Chew, 14; Tay Jit Kiat, 14; Isabelle Li, 14; and Chau Haiqing, 15. The former three have already displayed glimpses of their potential, most recently at the 11th Thailand Sports School Games held last year. Chew and Tay got first and second place respectively in the Under 14 Boys Singles category, while Li was the champion in the Under 14 Girls Singles category. Arguably the most promising member of the team, Li also came in 1st at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, besting a glittering field of 42 international competitors to clinch the title. Chau, on the other hand, has been playing for the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). After earning 1st place in the mixed doubles category during the National B' Division Tournament, Chau clearly fancies her chances in the mixed doubles event that has been included for the sport at the AYG. The AYG Table Tennis competition will consist of four events- Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Mixed Doubles and Mixed Team. The Mixed Team event is seldom held at Table Tennis tournaments. With the choice of choosing all four paddlers to participate, the need to strategise and plan for match-ups in advance will add an element of unpredictability, making it a must-see event during this AYG. The competition will be held at the newly furnished Toa Payoh Sports Hall, which had previously hosted the South East Asian (SEA) Games table tennis competition in 2003. Playing at home, the team will certainly look to put in a good performance in front of their home fans. With a promising future ahead of them, the AYG will provide these local born and bred paddlers with a platform to put their skills to the test, and do Singapore proud at the Games. Written by Joycelyn Poh Source: AYG Official Website
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Monday, June 1, 2009
5:12 PM
Volkswagen China VS World - Challenging the Chinese Champions
The Volkswagen 2009 China vs. World Team Challenge Match will take place in Shanghai on 8th and 9th June with the participation of the best players in the world and an overall prize money of 220.000 US dollars. The event will be held in the Chinese port city of Shanghai, also host of the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships. On two evenings the spectators in Shanghai and TV viewers all over the country will see their men’s squad lined up with the World Number 1 to 3. The Chinese women’s team will also consist of the top three ranked players in the world, led by Olympic and World Champion Zhang Yining. Therefore it will not be an easy task to challenge the teams from the People’s Republic. The World All Stars, however, do not have to back down at all. A Eurasian combination shall bring the success and spectacular sport. Evergreen Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus represents the experience; Joo Se Hyuk and Kim Kyung Ah from Korea guarantee spectacular defensive style in the Men’s and Women’s Team challenge; Feng Tianwei, the best female player not representing the People’s Republic; Romania’s Daniela Dodean is one of the promising young generation and the only 17 years old Japanese Kenta Matsudaira was the only one to scare the Chinese at the recently held World Championships by stretching Olympic champion Ma Lin to a seven games thriller. The total prize money of the team challenge matches is US$ 220.000; the winning team takes US$ 70.000, while the losing team will be compensated with US$ 40.000. World Team (Men): Vladimir SAMSONOV, BLR JOO Se Hyuk, KOR Kenta MATSUDAIRA, JPN Coach: Alexendre PETKEVICH, BLR China (Men): MA Long, XU Xin, WANG Liqin World Team (Women): FENG Tianwei, SIN KIM Kyung Ah, KOR Daniela DODEAN, ROU Coach: HYUN Jung Hwa, KOR China (Women): ZHANG Yining, GUO Yue, LI Xiaoxia
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9:45 AM
ETTCL - WANG Yue Gu signed for Linz AG Froschberg
 Wang Yue Gu will be playing for 2008-2009 ECL winner, Linz AG Froschberg in the new season of the European Table Tennis League. The Singaporean sportswoman put her signature to her new contract for 2009/2010 European Champions League season in Linz. The defending champion will have a very stong line-up in the next season again, with Wang Yue Gu, Liu Jia, Iveta Vacenovska and another 2 players, which has not yet been decided. Perhaps Li Qiangbing and Zhu Hong will also be member of this team. Both were part of the winning team last year. However the Team Manager Günther Renner has only confirmed three players (Susi, Wang and Vacenovska) until now. The Chinese born, Wang had twelve memorable winning and only six losing games in the last season, but she was defeated by Liu Jia three times.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
11:43 PM
亚青运 - 混合团体赛 我国抽到上签有望进入八强
亚青运的乒乓球混合团体赛明天掀起战幕，我国在今早举行的团体赛抽签中抽到上上签，与香港、科威特、尼泊尔和菲律宾同列D组。
乒乓球混合团体的赛制为一盘男单、一盘女单和一盘混双。我国将派出的球员是李思韵、周哲宇、周海晴以及郑日捷。对于这样的抽签结果，我国乒乓球领队孙敏慎受访时表示，新队很有希望能打入八强。
他说：“我们有一定的把握可以进入次圈，在小组赛中，我们最大的敌人应该是香港。他们派出了最好的球员前来参赛，而我们也派出了最好的球员应战。”
据知，香港队与新加坡队里的女球员曾交过手，两队也都有球员在单打赛中被列为种子。其中，新队的李思韵在国际乒联公布的15岁以下世界排名中名列第八。
明天上午10时15分，新队将在首仗对垒菲律宾；下午12时45分则会遇上垒尼泊尔。后天上午10时15分，新队将挑战香港，并在当天下午12时45分与科威特队交手。
在这次的乒乓球团体赛中，20个国家及地区的队伍共分成4个小组进行初赛，小组的前两名将进入复赛八强，进行淘汰赛。
A组可说是本届亚青运的“死亡之组”，同组的有中国、朝鲜、越南、巴基斯坦和泰国。B组则有日本、台湾、澳门、毛里求斯及斯里兰卡。韩国、印度、乌兰别克、蒙古及土库曼斯坦则列在C组。
新队四人团队是在今年3月左右组队。除了周海晴以外，队里其他三人都在中国正定集训了大约两个月。孙敏慎也透露，小球员们目前的状况良好，会在比赛中力争佳绩。
除了混合团体赛，本届亚青运乒乓球赛还设有男单、女单和混双共四个单项比赛。所有亚青运乒乓球赛都会在大巴窑体育馆举行。新闻来源:联合晚报
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
11:51 PM
Pang Xue Jie & Isabele Li, the Winners of the Britain’s ’Dream 2012 Award’
Youth table tennis players Pang Xue Jie and Li Siyun Isabelle are the 2009/2010 recipient of the Lord Sebastian Coe/British Chamber of Commerce ’Dream 2012 Award’. The award was launched in 2005 by the British Chamber of Commerce after London’s successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This award is the Chamber’s seven—year commitment to help outstanding Singaporean sporting talents, who have demonstrated potential to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic. They each received plaques and a bursary of $3,500. Pang and Li were also the winners last year. The award should spur them on to make progress so they can hopefully qualify for the London Olympics.
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2:17 AM
乒超女团 － 郭跃胜冯天薇 辽宁终止北大六连胜
2009年中国乒乓球超级联赛进入到第七轮的争夺，在女团一场巅峰对决中，此前6轮保持全胜的北大方正队坐镇主场河北科技大学体育馆迎接郭跃领衔的辽宁队的挑战，双方经过五盘苦战，最终北大队以2-3败北，终止了六连胜。 这是今晚女团比赛中最有看头的一场较量，两队排名居目前积分榜前两位。以冯天薇、白杨、牛剑锋为骨干的北大方正队，取得了6连胜的骄人战绩。而郭跃领衔的辽宁队，还在第4轮意外地2-3不敌山西队，输了一场比赛。郭跃现在单打是8胜1负，冯天薇是7胜2负。冯天薇挑战郭跃的比赛，将是本场比赛焦点中的焦点。 冯天薇0-3常晨晨第一盘单打较量在北大队冯天薇与辽宁队的常晨晨之间展开，第一局伊始常晨晨就取得梦幻开局，虽然此后冯天薇一路赶超，但关键时刻常晨晨毫不手软以11-5拿下首局比赛。随后的第二局，常晨晨继续强势发挥，而对手冯天薇难有起色少有还手之力，这样常晨晨以11-4再胜一局。随后的第三局比赛，冯天薇展开强势反击，无奈最后时刻失误过多，被常晨晨抓住机会，最终常晨晨以11-9锁定胜局，从而以3-0击败冯天薇，为辽宁队率先拿下一分。 牛剑锋3-0郭跃第二盘单打的较量在北大队老将牛剑锋与辽宁队主将郭跃之间展开。比赛开始后，两人争夺极为激烈，近来状态神勇的牛剑锋连续把握住关键分，以11-9拿下首局。双方易地再战，不甘失败的郭跃开始绝地反击，但是在关键分的争夺中，牛剑锋在经验和稳定心态上更胜一筹，以11-8再下一城。第三局比赛，落后的郭跃有些泄气，进攻中多次出现失误，这样老将牛剑锋兵不血刃地以11-5胜出，从而以3-0完胜郭跃，帮助北大队将总比分扳成1平。 白杨/牛剑锋3-2常晨晨/侯晓旭随后的双打，主客队各以白杨/牛剑锋、常晨晨/侯晓旭出战，目前在双打排行榜上，白杨/牛剑锋仅负一盘排在第一位，实力上稍占上风。比赛开始后，两对组合争夺异常激烈，但关键时刻辽宁队侯晓旭起到了奇兵的作用，她和常晨晨联手以12-10先发制人。随后的两局比赛，白杨/牛剑锋逐渐进入状态，打得积极主动，很快便确立了领先优势，很快以11-4和11-9连扳两局。第四局比赛白杨/牛剑锋稍有松懈，被对手以11-7扳回一局，决胜局的鏖战中，白杨/牛剑锋再次体现出高出一筹的抓机会能力，最终以12-10艰难锁定了胜利，3-2险胜常晨晨/侯晓旭帮助北大队将总比分2-1反超。 冯天薇1-3郭跃第四盘单打两队主将冯天薇和郭跃狭路相逢。乒超联赛中，辽宁队主将郭跃以8胜1负的战绩位列单打排行榜第一名，而冯天薇以7胜2负的成绩排在第四，因此无论从战绩上还是经验上郭跃都略胜一筹。首局比赛开始，郭跃进入状态很快，并以11-5取得开门红。第二局冯天薇加强了发球线路的变化，两人比分处于胶着，关键时刻冯天薇利用郭跃的失误以12-10扳回一局。随后的两局比赛，郭跃找到了感觉，将自身上手威胁大、前三板杀伤力十足的优势发挥地淋漓尽致，很快以11-4、11-6连扳两局，从而以局分3-1战胜对手。这样，两队总比分打成2平。 白杨1-3杨杨决胜盘北大队第三单打白杨对阵辽宁队选手杨杨。第一局白杨展现出了良好的状态，杨杨则失误较多，最终白杨以14-12取胜首局，第二局白杨没有能延续了前一局的良好发挥，反而杨杨在比赛中打得有声有色，有力的进攻果断的抢攻，很快以11-8、11-9和11-9连扳三局，从而以3-1逆转白杨，帮助辽宁队客场总比分3-2险胜北大队。
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
2009年乒超联赛将进入到第7轮的争夺。在女团比赛中，此前非常出人意料地6轮保持连胜的北大方正，将与郭跃领衔的辽宁队上演巅峰对话。而效力于山西队的郭焱，将率队挑战老东家北京女乒。 北大方正VS辽宁鞍钢这是一场女团最有看头的较量，两队排名居目前积分榜前两位。以冯天薇、白杨、牛剑锋为骨干的北大方正队，取得了6连胜的骄人战绩。而郭跃领衔的辽宁队，还在第4轮意外地2-3不敌山西，输了一场比赛。郭跃现在单打是8胜1负，冯天薇是7胜2负。冯天薇挑战郭跃的比赛，将是本场比赛焦点中的焦点。 北京时博国际VS山西大土河如果当年中国乒协没有那个政策——一家乒超俱乐部只能拥有一名世界冠军级别的球员，郭焱也不会远走他乡。而北京女队在郭焱走了之后，长期只能靠张怡宁、丁宁打天下，人员上显得比较单薄。 这次两队的对话，郭焱应该占有一定优势，目前山西大土河已经没有多少顾虑可言，她们完全可以包着拼对手的心态参加本轮比赛。而目前比山西队多胜一场、已经有4场胜利的北京女队，实际距离人们对她们的期望值还有一定距离，毕竟张怡宁是世界一姐。 而郭焱从小就在北京队，她对张怡宁、丁宁特点的把握一定非常深，或许她会很容易地知道该怎么对付北京女队。 江苏中超电缆VS大同云冈这将是一场实力悬殊比较大的比赛，江苏队目前4胜2负，姚彦、范瑛的单打成绩，都比较不错。而大同队的武扬的单打战绩也只是3胜2负，江苏队那边的整体战斗力明显高一些。目前总成绩只有1胜5负的大同队，此轮的前景依然是凶多吉少。 广东珠江怡景湾VS重庆康德本场比赛的最大看点是，广东队的领军人物刘诗雯，会不会在重庆队的韩国第一单打金景娥面前被爆冷。重庆队迄今已是6连败，面对乒超传统强队广东，她们想取胜的确办法不会太多。广东珠江怡景湾只要正常发挥，拿下比赛应该不在话下。 金景娥目前在今年的乒超联赛里，已经削翻了彭陆洋、丁宁、刘娟、冯亚兰四人，下一个倒在当今世界女子削球最厉害的韩国女将手下的人会是谁，我们可以期待。或许刘诗雯只要稍加注意，就不会成为其中的第5人。 山东鲁能VS八一工行去年的联赛冠军山东鲁能，到第6轮结束竟然只取得2胜4负的战绩，的确很让人意外。该队的负责人说，不该放走冯天薇，不过事实或许并不是这样。拥有李晓霞、彭陆洋等国乒主力的山东鲁能，之所以如此状态低迷，主要还是主将没发挥好。 本轮对阵曹臻领衔的八一队，对于山东鲁能来说是个好机会。其实山东队李晓霞的单打战绩8胜5负，并不差多少，但彭陆洋的1胜5负，是导致该队丢掉许多不该丢的分的重要原因。乒超是集体项目的比赛，一名球员的出色发挥，或许最终就会被另一名球员的状态低迷拖累。希望本轮山东鲁能能有所改变，打出冠军球队应有的风采。
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
1:07 AM
乒超女团：冯天薇取两分立首功 北大3-2八一延续不败
2009年361°中国乒乓球超级联赛展开了第六轮的较量。在晚上进行的一场女团比赛中，冀中能源·北大方正做客西安交通思源体育馆挑战八一长安医院。最终凭借冯天薇的两分和牛剑锋的胜利，北大方正以3-2获胜继续保持不败。 目前冀中能源·北大方正已获得开赛以来五连胜的战绩，也是女团所有队伍中唯一保持全胜的球队，上一轮比赛中横扫卫冕冠军山东队，士气正旺。八一长安医院在前五轮比赛中只获得一场胜利，战绩不佳。两支球队的双打实力都很强，谁获胜就会占据主动。 白杨1-3曹臻首局，由于北大变阵排白杨打头阵，曹臻准备不足以9-11先失一局。第二局两人比分交替上升，局末战到10平后曹臻连拿两分以12-10拿下。第三局，摸清对方套路的曹臻打得更有针对性，她多次将球回到对方正手位的弱点，最终她以11-5轻松再胜。第四局，曹臻延续上一局有效战术，稳扎稳打，11-4，她以3-1拿下白杨为八一取得开门红。 冯天薇3-1文佳首局，冯天薇进入状态较快以11-6先下一城。第二局文佳在开局领先，凭借左手的优势在落点上调动对方以11-8扳平比分。第三局，冯天薇在教练的指导下采取针对性的战术，加强上手的质量，她再以11-6获胜。第四局，领先一局的冯天薇气势更盛，她出手更加果断，11-2，冯天薇轻松拿下。 白杨/牛剑锋2-3木子/文佳两对组合在去年和今年的乒超都有上佳的发挥，实力相当。前两局八一和北大组合各以11-7和11-9拿下一局。第三局文佳/木子把握场上局面以11-5获胜，第四局北大老搭档白杨/牛剑峰很快就以11-5还以颜色。决胜局，八一两位小将拼劲十足，她们加强进攻在速度上压制对方，最终她们以11-6拿下。 冯天薇3-1曹臻两人去年就交过手，当时曹臻赢得比赛。此次相遇冯天薇准备充分，首局她以11-8先声夺人。第二局两人互不相让，比分交替上升，曹臻把握住战机球以12-10扳平比分。第三局冯天薇开始发力，她加强旋转抑制对方，这一局她很快就以11-2获胜。第四局，冯天薇越战越勇，坚持攻击曹臻的正手位，最终她以11-7拿下。 牛剑锋3-2木子首局，木子发挥自己反手生胶速度上的优势，在关键时刻反手弹打成功以12-10先下一城。第二局老将牛剑锋加强拉球的旋转，迫使木子频频失误，这局牛剑峰以11-6获胜。第三局，牛剑峰继续坚持以旋转抑制速度的战术，在关键分上把握机会以11-9再胜一局。第四局，无路可退的木子先发制人加强抢攻，她以11-8将比分再次扳平。决胜局，胜负在此一举，双方出手都较为谨慎，比分也胶着上升，老将牛剑锋把握战机以11-9笑到最后。这样北大就获得六连胜。
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
8:50 AM
乒超男团：沪宁双双遭挑战 霸州浙江争首胜
2009年乒超联赛将进入第6轮的争夺。前五轮结束后，男团层次分明——霸州、浙江双双五连败，而上海与宁波一场没输领跑乒超。本轮霸州对阵浙江，两队必将有一队结束五连败的尴尬。而沪宁将分别接受四川以及锦州的挑战，他们能否保持住不败战绩值得关注。 上海明园VS四川全兴刚刚获得两连胜的四川全兴士气正旺，从上一轮郝帅3-2逆转击败雷振华那场单打的情况看，这位在位的乒超标王状态正在逐步回升。其实四川队只要郝帅与邱贻可能正常发挥，击败上海明园并不是不可能的事。 王励勤目前的单打5连胜，以及许昕5胜1负的佳绩，都表明上海队无愧于领头羊的头衔。郝帅、邱贻可需要完成的第一个重要任务，是至少在对阵王励勤的时候，单打赢他一场——也就是说四川队要想阻击上海队连胜的势头，首先川军主力要将王励勤的单打连胜势头挡住。 宁波北仑海天VS锦州银行锦州银行刚在联赛中遭遇了两连败，他们本轮的对手是同样5战全胜的宁波队。宁波队不仅有马龙，还有新加盟的庄智渊。雷振华能否在连续失利的阴影下打起精神，挑战一下马龙，是这场比赛具有多少悬念的关键。 沪宁两军本轮的最重要任务是尽量保持不败金身，而处于中间集团的锦州银行与四川全兴将努力冲击这两支状态和步调不错的球队。 山东鲁能VS江苏江南电缆这场比赛最引人注意的点，就是两大国手张继科与陈玘之间的对话。张继科目前单打战绩是7胜2负，而陈玘的战绩仅为4胜3负。不过从大赛经验上看，陈玘依然占据一定优势，本轮两队之间的较量中，张继科与陈玘之间谁胜谁负，将起到非常关键的作用。 两队的综合实力基本就是乒超中游球队的样子，谁取得这场比赛的胜利，谁的排名将进一步提高，反之未来几轮就将陷入暂时的被动境地。 浙商银行VS八一工行浙商最近战绩有所起伏，该队本是是有实力留在第一集团的队伍，朱世赫、张超、张钰的辅助下，北京奥运会男单冠军马琳有望在本赛季创造新的辉煌。而本轮他们对阵王皓领衔的八一队，北京奥运会男单决赛的再现，让这场焦点战充满了期待。 八一队整体实力比较薄弱，杨晓夫和徐克本赛季都没有太好的表现，让王皓继续陷入孤军奋战的尴尬。而朱世赫、张钰两名外援的相对出色，让浙商银行在用兵方面游刃有余，如不出大的意外浙商银行取得这场胜利的可能性要大一些。 海宁皮革城VS霸州海润这是一场提前到来的保级大战，两队前五轮都是一场不胜，本轮的对阵最终结果是前六轮只会剩下一支一场未胜的队伍。身价420万的天津选手李平，也将在本轮迎来打翻身仗、谋求新赛季首胜的大好时机。 李平目前单打战绩是1胜5负，这与他上月获得的世乒赛混双冠军身份不符。霸州海润的高宁、李静、周斌等人迄今单打胜场数仍然是零，前五轮该队不仅场没有胜，就是单场的比赛也只有在对阵锦州银行的时候由闫安/尚坤获得过一场双打胜利。海宁皮革城在升班马霸州海润面前，还是稍微强一些。
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8:06 AM
乒超女团：北大方正冲全胜 刘诗雯杀回老家
随着2009年乒超联赛的深入进行，女团的比赛在第6轮显得格外精彩。6月17日即将进行的这一轮女团比赛，5场较量对手实力都比较接近。其中曹臻领衔的八一将挑战领头羊北大方正；大同云冈、重庆康德将为新赛季首胜而战；而辽宁与广东、北京与山东的巅峰对话更是会将本轮的精彩推向高潮。 八一工行vs北大方正尽管八一1胜4负暂列第8，而北大方正目前是5战全胜，但八一队如果潜能被激发出来，不见得就多差。八一队主将曹臻目前战绩是3胜7负，表现很一般，而文佳、木子两名国家队队员同样表现一般，只要给该队足够的刺激，她们三人中有两个能正常发挥，这场比赛都好打了。 北大方正靠的主要是冯天微与白杨两个人，牛剑锋最近在该队中做的贡献其实也比较有限，而这个队伍能打到现在这个成绩，的确有些超水平发挥的味道，冯天微与白杨能否稳定地打出自己既有的东西，是该队本轮过后能否续写奇迹的关键。 辽宁鞍钢vs广东珠江怡景湾辽宁与广东目前都是4胜1负，来自辽宁的广东主将刘诗雯将与原籍球队辽宁队一决高下。这场比赛的焦点当然是郭跃与刘诗雯的对话，刘诗雯最近频繁地在国际赛场以及国内赛场，向国乒主力发起挑战，这次与郭跃的正面接触她肯定不会放过这么好的机会。 辽宁队除了有郭跃，还有国家队的实力派球员常晨晨，她目前4胜2负的胜率远远好于广东队的第二单打蔡赛。两队的双打组合如何安排，可能会成为左右比赛胜负的关键，广东队周芳芳/蔡赛的组合相对固定，默契程度更高，而辽宁队几名队员前几轮频繁换组合，在双打火力配置上相对弱一些。
山东鲁能vs北京时博国际
本轮乒超的又一场焦点之战，李晓霞与张怡宁的对决也非常吸引人眼球。上轮的乒超联赛，张怡宁连挫姚彦和范瑛，尽显一姐风范帮助北京队3比1胜江苏。而李晓霞则不敌老将牛剑锋，八连胜被终结，山东队也惨遭横扫。作为卫冕冠军的山东队目前仅2胜3负，战绩尴尬。主场作战，面对一姐领军的北京，山东队将不得不从二单和双打下手，丁宁和彭雪、曹丽思仍稍显稚嫩。变阵或许是山东赢得胜利的选择之一。
山西大土河vs江苏中超电缆
两队目前战绩都是3胜2负，郭焱领衔的山西队在前几轮联赛中，战绩有所起伏，没有了上赛季那种见谁灭谁的豪情。江苏队也有姚彦等国手，两队在单打方面显得各有千秋。而山西队的帖雅娜/刘娟至今出场过一次并取得胜利，而饶静文/刘娟的双打战绩是两胜两负。江苏队的张潇玉/王璇的双打组合相对固定，她们目前的双打战绩是3胜2负，双打将是本轮两队争夺的主战场之一。
大同云冈vs重庆康德
两队此前都没有获得过胜利，大同队的第一单打冯亚兰战绩是3胜4负，第二单打武杨为1胜2负；而重庆队的第一单打金景娥的单打战绩是3胜6负，第二单打贾君是0胜5负单打排名暂时列乒超最后一名。
尽管两队的情况都不是太好，但可以看出只靠韩国一姐金景娥支撑门面的重庆康德，比起拥有常年征战乒超的冯亚兰、武杨等人组成的大同队，还是有一定差距。不论怎么说，这场比赛必将是一场恶战。
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
10:31 AM
SEA Junior Table Tennis Championships - Singaporeans Aim to Defend Titles at SEA Junior Championships
The annual South East Asia Junior Table Tennis Championships will be held from 18th June 2009 to 22d June 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand this year. Singapore will be represented by 12 youth paddlers, 1 of them is from the National Team, another 4 from the Youth Olympic Team and the rest from the National Youth Team (previously known as National Training Team).
Youth Olympic Team paddlers, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry, Li Siyun Isabelle and Lam Teng Si have been selected to participate in the U15 Events.
Meanwhile in the U18 Boys' Events, National Team Paddler Pang Xue Jie will lead the team with Lim Jie Yan, Chong Hur Ying Darren and Teo Yi De Benjamin. The U18 Girls' Events will be headed by Kwa Hui Qi, and she will be further supported by Look Pei Yee Sylvia, Wong Xi Wen Samantha and Chng Rui Min.
The paddlers have undergone a 2 week training stint in Tianjin and have returned to Singapore yesterday. They will be setting off to Thailand tomorrow.
Our paddlers were the Champion for the Girls' Team Event, U15 Boys' and Girls' Singles Event, U18 Girls' Singles Event and U15 Girls' Doubles Event. Lets wish all our Youth Paddlers All The Best in the Competition!
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Monday, June 15, 2009
10:56 PM
ETTCL - Champions of the Last Season, 2nd Seeds for the New Season
Just six teams will play next Women's European Champions League, and they will do according to round-robin playing format. The playing format was only decided in Echternach just before the official draw. Preliminary round will work through two groups (three teams each) and the first two in the ranking will step ahead to semi-finals.The draw allocated top seed MF Services Heerlen in the Group A together with Castelgoffredo and 3B Berlin. In the Group B reigning champion AG Froschberg Linz will compete with Sandonatese and Hastk Mladost Zagreb. For the new season top seed is Team MF Heerlen. They reached the semi final last year but now they can count on new members Li Jiao and Li Jie together. Winners of last edition Linz AG Froschberg with Liu Jia and Wang Yue Gu are on the spot number two at the list of seeds followed by Italian's side ASD TT Sandonatese and Sterilgarda. German's 3B Berlin Tischtennis will count on Georgina Pota and Song Ah Sim as best players in the club. On the last position of the list is Croat's Hastk Mladost Iskon Zagreb with Park Mi Young and Tamara Boros as leading ladies. This is the composition of preliminary groups: Group A: MF Heerlen, Castelgoffredo, 3B Berlin Group B: AG Froschberg Linz, Sandonatese, Mladost Iskon Zagreb.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
11:55 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Bronze for Sun Bei Bei
Sun Bei Bei had to settle for Bronze after losing to host nation's Hirano Sayaka. The consistency of Sayaka Hirano was a major telling point in her victory. Sun Bei Bei lost 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7. It was their third meeting in a world ranking event with honours in the previous two being shared. In 2007 they had met at the Chile Open in April and at the Asian Championships in September; Sayaka Hirano won the semi-final Women’s Singles duel in Chile but at the Asian Championships was beaten in the Women’s Team semi-final duel. Defeat for Sun Bei Bei and it was the fourth time in her career that she has suffered a Women’s Singles semi-final defeat on the ITTF Pro Tour. Earlier in the year she lost at the penultimate stage in Germany whilst in 2007 she suffered the same fate in Brazil and Chile in consecutive weeks. Semi-final sadness but she has progressed further; in 2005 she was the runner up in Croatia and in 2007 she won in India.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
10:52 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Revenge for Yu Meng Yu
Yu Meng Yu clinch her 2nd Gold Medal in 2 weeks after beating host nation's Misako Wakamiya. She was the lady that denied Meng Yu an entrance to the 2nd round of the Women Singles. The match ended in a thrilling 7 games encounter, with Yu Meng Yu prevailing 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5. Meanwhile, Sun Bei Bei, the no. 3 seed in the Women Singles Event accounted for the very same player, Misako Wakamiya, in what proved to be a closely fought seven games duel as well. Sun Bei Bei won 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8 to book a place in the Semi Finals. it was their second meeting; the previous occasion was in November 2006 at the Liebherr German Open when Sun Bei Bei won in five games in round one. Earlier on, Sun Bei Bei accounted for Korea’s Park Young Sook in six games. Her Semi-Final opponent is Japan's top female paddler, Hirano Sayaka. On the other hand, Yang Zi was unable to upset seedings in the Men's Singles Event. 2nd seed, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov, enjoyed trouble free passages. He overcame Yang Zi in straight games. Yang Zi faltered 4-11, 10-12, 8-11, 8-11. There were no good news from the Doubles Event as well. Top seeds, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu suffered a quarter final defeat at the hands of South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun/Seok Ha Jung. They beat Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu by the margin of 14-12, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8. In the Men's counterpart, 2nd seeds, Ma Liang/Yang Zi, suffered a quarter-final defeat at the hands of Portugal’s João Monteiro and Russia’s Alexei Smirnov. The Europeans won 11-2, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5,4-11,11-4.
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2009年乒超联赛的女团比赛中，目前排名积分榜第一的北大方正，将与去年的联赛冠军山东鲁能对决，这将是本轮最有看点的一场球。而张怡宁所在的北京时博国际能否追赶上第一集团，就看本轮在对阵江苏队的时候如何发挥了。 山东鲁能VS北大方正北大方正是今年联赛里最大的黑马，她们接收了去年降级的河北女队的主力，再加上一个冯天薇，她们居然创造四连胜并盘踞积分榜第一的位置。不过本轮她们遇到卫冕冠军山东鲁能，不可避免地要经历一场恶战。 这场比赛的焦点还是冯天薇，去年她是山东鲁能的外援，跟随鲁能获得乒超冠军，今年她在前四轮联赛里，先后击败张怡宁、郭焱、饶静文、李晓丹等国手，表现非常突出。这次面对老东家，冯天薇只要单打取胜一场，就可以算达标。 北大方正的白杨到目前单打已经连胜三场，但她赢的三个人名气都不是很大。山东鲁能的李晓霞目前单打8连胜，北大方正的队员估计很难撼动她的不败金身。而白杨可能遭遇的对手将是李楠或者彭陆洋，这样的考验对白杨来说更有价值。 大同云冈VS辽宁鞍钢辽宁队上一轮意外地2-3输给山西队，郭跃在单打和双打比赛中都输了球，本轮她们的对手是四战皆负的大同云冈，这对辽宁队来说是个喘息的好机会。 郭跃、常晨晨、侯晓旭、杨杨组成的辽宁队， 还是很有战斗力的，该队二号单打常晨晨目前的战绩都是3胜2负。几乎没有核心队员的大同云冈，挑战辽宁鞍钢将显得比较苍白。 江苏中超电缆VS北京时博国际姚彦、范瑛所在的江苏队，目前战绩是3胜1负。而丁宁、张怡宁领衔的北京女队，目前2胜2负紧排名第7。不过不要低估世界一姐张怡宁的能力，目前单打战绩6胜2负的她，只要正常发挥达到单打的两分，丁宁那边再拿点分，北京女队取胜的把握就将很大。 广东珠江怡景湾VS八一长安医院 广东女队目前还在第一集团，这与单打7胜1负的刘诗雯的作用有很大关系。而八一女队一改去年联赛的活跃劲头，目前只胜一场排名倒数第三，该队的主将曹臻的单打战绩仅为2胜6负。 两队的对抗关键就是看刘诗雯与曹臻的直接对话，两人之间谁取胜谁就将为自己所在队伍的士气提升起到关键性的作用。 山西大土河VS重庆康德金景娥本轮将如何表现值得我们关注，这名韩国一姐在乒超前四轮遭遇了比较大的打击，但她的削球功夫还是很有一套的，饶静文、帖雅娜甚至郭焱都有可能被韩国一姐爆冷。 山西大土河上一轮刚击败了去年的冠军山东鲁能，郭焱将带领队友向该队本赛季的第三场胜利奋斗。而重庆康德则要在这个周末为如何摆脱目前的困境，苦苦探寻出路。
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Friday, June 12, 2009
9:59 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Mixed fortunes for Yu Meng Yu
Yang Zi, the no. 15 seed inflicted pain on the host nation, ending the aspirations of Hiromitsu Kasahara. He won 11-8,11-9,7-11,11-7,11-8. In the next round, his opponent will be 2nd seed, Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Yang Zi met the very same player only once on the ITTF Pro Tour. At that time, he lost to him 4-1. Meanwhile in the Women's Singles Event, seeds fell like boiling pins in the lower half of the draw. 5th Seed Yu Meng Yu was one of the casualty today. At last week’s Harmony China Open, the Singaporean had caused the biggest upset in the opening round by beating third seed, China’s Guo Yan in six games; one week later the boot was on the other foot. She was the injured party in a first round upset. She was beaten in a close seven games encounter by the host nation’s Misako Wakamiya. Misako Wakamiya won 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8. Her defeat could be attributed to the fact that she had to play the U21 Girls' Singles Event earlier in the day. That may have caused her fatigue resulting in her fall. Another player Ma Ming Lu suffered the same fate as well. She lost to Top Seed South Korean Defender Park Mi Young in straight games. Sun Bei Bei is the only women left standing in the event. In the opening round, she beat host nation's Yamamoto Mari 11-9,9-11,11-5,11-7,14-12. She will be awaiting South Korea's Park Young Sook in the 2nd round. There were further success for Singaporeans in the Men's Doubles and Women's U21 events. 2nd Seeds Yang Zi/Ma Liang ended the hopes of Yuto Muramatsu/Masato Shiono in four straight games. They won by 5 games, 6-11, 11-8, 3-11, 6-11, 8-11. Tomorrow, they will play against Monteiro Joao/Smirnov Alexei. This pair of doubles is made of players from different countries, a Portuguese and a Russian. On the other hand, Sim Kai Xin Zena/Ma Ming Lu were no match against Japanese Hirano Sayaka/Hiura Reiko. They lost in straight games, 5-11,3-11,2-11,8-11. Top Seed Sun Bei Bei /Yu Meng Yu received a walkover in the opening round. Their first opponent will be South Korea's Kim Jung Hyun/Seok Ha Jung in the Quarter Finals. In the U21 male event, top seed Ma Liang and Li Zhong Ze both lost to lower ranked opposition. The un-seeded South Korea's Jung Young Sik was in unforgiving mood. He beat Top Seed Ma Liang by the faintest margin of 6-11, 7-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11. Liu Zhong Ze was also defeated in similar fashion. He lost to host nation's Kasahara Hiromitsu, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 4-11, 5-11. Yu Meng Yu, the Top Seed in the U21 Girls' Event, was in good form. She fought hard into the finals, defeating Chinese Taipei's Hou Yu-Ling, host nation's Morizono Misaki and Fujii Yuko along the way. In the finals, she will face Misako Wakamiya once again. This is the same lady that defeated Yu Meng Yu in the 1st round of the Women Singles Event.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
11:26 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Lucky Losers for Ma Ming Lu and Zena Sim
Two players plus two “Lucky Losers” progress from each group to the main draw in the Women’s Singles event; a fact of which Ma Ming Lu is very grateful of. She suffered defeat against higher ranked opposition, finishing her group stage matches in the last spot. Against South Korea's Shim Se Rom, she lost 11-4, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6. She then suffered under the hands of host nation's Fujii Yuko, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7, 12-14,11-5. Meanwhile, Sim Kai Xin Zena is not as lucky. She finished in the last spot of her group but the not manage to win the other ticket into the Main Draw. She lost to South Korean Yang Ha Eun in straight games, 11-4, 11-1, 11-3, 11-8. Earlier, she faltered against a Japanese lady, Wakamiya Misako, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4,11-5. Together with 4th and 5th Seed, Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu, our paddlers manage to secure 3 spots in the Women's Singles Main Draw. Sun Bei Bei's and Yu Meng Yu's will be taking on 2 japanese ladies, Yamamoto Mari and Wakamiya Misako respectively. On the other hand, Ma Ming Lu will be playing against Top Seed, South Korea's Defender Park Mi Young. It was not a good day for our Men's Team as well. Pang Xue Jie is no match for South Korea's Lee Sang Su and Japan's Takakiwa Taku. He lost 11-7, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11,11-5 and 11-5, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 to his opponents respectively. Liu Zhong Ze is another unlucky soul. He was defeated by host nation's Matsudaira Kenji and South Korea's Cho Eon Rae. Ma Liang is the only player to enjoy a game of success. He lost to Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu in the first game. However, he did not let that defeat affect his emotions. 2 hours later, he took Tsuboguchi Michikazu, also from the host nation, in 5 games. He won 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5,11-9. Despite attaining 2nd spot in his group, Ma Liang was unable to qualify for the Main Draw, leaving Yang Zi as the sole warrior left in the Men's Singles Event. His 1st opponent will be Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu, the Japanese who defeated Ma Liang in the group stage. Our Men's Doubles qualifiers Liu Zhong Ze/Pang Xue Jie were unable to progress any further as well. They lost to Japan's Kasahara Hiromitsu/Tsuboguchi Michikazu, which happen to be in the same group as Ma Liang in the Men's Singles Event. Zhong Ze/Xue Jie lost 9-11,6-11,11-6,5-11. Yang Zi/Ma Liang will be the only pair rpresenting Singapore in the Men's Doubles Event. The 2nd Seeds 1st round opponents are Muramatsu Yuto/Shiono Masato. Top Seed Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will join hands with Sim Kai XIn Zena/Ma Ming Lu in the Women's Doubles Event. Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu receive a walkover in the first round due to the lack of women doubles participating in the event, while Zena Sim/Ma Ming Lu will have to challenge Japan's Hirano Sayaka/Hiura Reiko. Similar to Zena/Ming Lu, they are also made up of defence and attack players.
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4:10 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - Top Seeds in the Women's Doubles
Despite the absence of our top male and female paddlers Gao Ning, Wang Yue Gu and Feng Tianwei, Singapore is one of the strong medal contenders for the Japan Open. Although it is hard to make a clean sweep with players like South Korea's Joo Se Hyuk and Park Mi Young. Joo and Park are the top seeds for the Men's and Women's Singles Event respectively.
Yang Zi is the only Singaporean to receive a direct qualification into the Men's Singles Main Draw. The no. 15 seed's progress is likely to be halted in the 2nd round, where he will be facing 2nd seed, Germany's Ovtcharov Dimitrij.
Singapore's Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu are the 4th and 5th seeds in the Women's Singles Event respectively. Their opponents are relatively easy to be dealt with but only one will progress to the Semi-Finals since they will be meeting one another in the Quarter Finals.
Meanwhile Pang Xue Jie, Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze, Sim Kai Xin Zena and Ma Ming Lu will have to compete in the Preliminary Round. Pang Xue Jie is grouped together wih South Korea's Lee Sang Su and Japan's Takakiwa Taku. Both players are ranked higher than him. Ma Liang is drawn together with 2 host nation players, Tsuboguchi Michikazu and Kasahara Hiromitsu. Liu Zhong Ze is unlucky to be grouped with host nation's Matsudaira Kenji and South Korea's Cho Eon Rae.
Zena will also have to overcome strong opposition before qualifying into the main draw. She will have to take on Yang Ha Eun. This South Korean lady has never lost a single match in the ITTF Junior Circuit this year. Her another opponent is Japanese lady Wakamiya Misako. Meanwhile, Ma Ming Lu will have a tough time fighting against Shim Se Rom and Fujii Yuko also from South Korea and Japan respecetively.
In the Doubles Event, Ma Liang/Yang Zi and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu are the 2nd and top seeds in the Men's and Women's Doubles Event respectively. Thier challenge will come in the Semi-Finals where Ma Liang/Yang Zi will meet South Koreans Oh Sang Eun/Yoon Jae Young while Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will take on host nation's Fukuhara Ai/Ishikawa Kasumi.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
11:51 PM
乒超女团 - 白杨立功得两分 北大3-2险胜广东登上榜首
2009年中国乒乓球俱乐部超级联赛进入到女团第四轮的争夺，冯天薇领衔的北大方正队在主场迎来三战全胜的广东怡景湾队的挑战，虽然素有“小邓亚萍”之称的刘诗雯独得两分，但主场作战的北大方正队还是以3-2险胜广东队，取得四连胜。 上一轮比赛中，北大方正队凭借老将白杨的出色发挥以总比分3-2险胜大同云冈队，继续保持全胜。广东珠江怡景湾上一轮3-2击败山东鲁能，国乒重点培养对象刘诗雯尽管0-3不敌李晓霞，但是她以3-0击败了山东队的彭陆洋，加上蔡赛等队友的帮助，广东队因此在前三轮所向披靡。 陈晴3-0曹幸妮首盘比赛是由北大队“怪球手”陈晴迎战广东队老将曹幸妮。首局比赛，陈晴进入状态较快，很快在比赛中占得主动，以11-8先胜一局。双方易地再战，局分落后的曹幸妮稍显急躁，失误频频，这样陈晴11-8再下一城。第三局比赛，曹幸妮及时调整状态，多次通过变线来偷袭对手，无奈陈晴表现更佳，在比分打至11平时，陈晴抓住机会以13-11锁定胜局。北大队大比分1-0领先。 牛剑锋2-3刘诗雯第二盘单打由北大队老将对阵广东队头号单打刘诗雯。首局比赛，牛剑锋先声夺人，在主场观众的加油助威声中以11-9先胜一局。第二局比赛，刘诗雯在关键球处理得当，凭借凶猛的进攻以11-9还以颜色。关键的第三局，牛剑锋牢牢控制了场上的节奏，而刘诗雯有些心不在焉，很快牛剑锋11-5拿下第三局。随后的两局比赛，刘诗雯如梦初醒，在进攻和防守方面打得尽善尽美，而老将牛剑锋似乎体力不支，相持球上明显落下风，最终刘诗雯以11-5和11-7连扳两局，局分3-2逆转牛剑锋，帮助广东队将总比分追平。 牛剑锋/白杨3-0周芳芳/蔡赛北大队牛剑锋/白杨的双打实力在乒超数一数二，目前她们以3胜0负排名榜首，同时她们的发挥也将是北大女乒的一大保障。广东队的周芳芳/蔡赛左右手配合，以快攻为主，目前2胜1负。比赛过程中，牛剑锋/白杨实力更胜一筹，无论是进攻还是防守，她们打得可圈可点。而对手周芳芳/蔡赛虽然始终贯彻快变的战术，无奈实力不占优势。最终，牛剑锋/白杨直落三局以11-4、11-8和11-9战胜对手。北大队总比分2-1反超。 陈晴0-3刘诗雯本场比赛最大的看点莫过于北大主将冯天薇与广东队小将刘诗雯的青春对决，但令人失望的是，北大队没有派出头号单打冯天薇，而是以小将陈晴应战。在去年乒超联赛的交锋中，刘诗雯对陈晴保持全胜，因此比赛中明显占主动，最终这场毫无悬念的比赛以刘诗雯3-0（11-2、11-2、11-2）完胜告终。 白杨3-0周芳芳决胜局由北大队老将白杨对阵广东队周芳芳。在上一轮比赛中，白杨独得两分，帮助北大队继续全胜战绩。本盘比赛中，白杨第一局开局阶段率先发力取得领先的优势，并以11-7先下一城，第二局白杨乘胜追击，继续占据场上的主动，以11-8再胜一局，将总比分改写为2-0。第三局白杨越打越顺以11-4胜出，最终以3-0完胜周芳芳，从而帮助北大方正队主场以总比分3-2险胜广东队，豪取四连胜。
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9:47 AM
乒超男团 - 高宁李静状态低迷 霸州海润难以胜出
2009乒超联赛将进行第六轮的争夺，在本轮比赛中，马琳领军的浙商银行将迎战马龙率领的宁波北仑海天，其中马琳与马龙的强强对话将尤其引人关注，此外目前并列排名榜首上海男乒将迎来锦州银行的挑战。 上海明园-金海洋集团 VS 锦州银行卫冕冠军上海男乒本轮迎来同样是3战3胜的锦州银行，虽然拥有着王励勤和徐昕两位高手，但值得注意的是，两人都在9日晚参加了与世界联队的对抗赛，要在10日晚参加赶到沈阳参加这场乒超对决，对上海男乒将是一次巨大的考验。此外，锦州银行此前3战3胜的战绩也宣示着他们强劲的实力，主将雷振华此前5胜1负，此外徐辉、翟一鸣也拥有着不错的实力，坐镇主场外加以逸待劳，锦州银行有望在家乡父老面前将卫冕冠军拉下马。 浙商银行 VS 宁波北仑海天马琳领军的浙商银行本来挑战宁波北仑海天，虽然，宁波队主将马龙最近状态惊人，但他们与上海男乒遭遇着同样的难题，由于参加了9日晚与世界联队的对抗赛，马龙能否在短短的一天休息后马上恢复将对这位小将的一大考验。浙商银行这边，主将马琳自不必说，要想在这场与宁波的强强对话中获得先机，张超、张钰等副将的表现将尤为关键，要知道，在与锦州银行的比赛中，马琳虽然一人神勇，但正是队友的不争气让他们白白断送了一场胜利。 四川全兴 VS 霸州海润-温泉城三连败的战绩都是这两个队目前无法接受的战绩，尤其是四川全兴，拥有郝帅和邱贻可的四川男乒竟然沦落到排在联赛倒数第三的位置是在让人大跌眼镜，队中主将郝帅目前战绩为3战0胜，而邱贻可则为1胜5负，本轮主场面对实力不强的霸州海润，四川男乒几乎找不到不赢球的理由。
霸州海润是由两名外援新加坡的高宁与中国香港的李静领衔。他们的战绩不佳导致霸州海润至今三战全负。这只升班马没有国家队的主力队员，只拥有一群年轻的小将。如果高宁与李静的状态继续保持低迷，想要拿下四川全兴简直是异想天开。
江苏英太青-南体 VS 八一工商银行
世乒赛新科冠军王皓领衔的八一队，目前战绩仅为一胜两负，本轮比赛，八一男乒将迎来陈玘领军的江苏队。本场比赛的看点无疑是王皓与陈玘的对决，虽然在前三轮的战绩上，陈玘以3胜1负胜过王皓的2胜2负，但在整体实力上王皓稍占上风。值得注意的是，王皓的接连输掉了几场比赛后已经让国家队主帅刘国梁点名批评，此番对阵陈玘，相信王皓将展现出一副全新的状态。除去这场强强对话外，江苏队在整体上占据优势，即使陈玘输掉与王皓的对决，江苏队另外几名队员的实力强过八一，只要正常发挥，江苏队将最终获得比赛的胜利。
山东鲁能-中超电缆 VS 海宁皮革城-鸿翔
山东鲁能本轮迎战实力最弱的海宁鸿翔队，此前，鲁能男乒1胜2负，而海宁男乒则是3战皆墨，处于保级边缘。本场比赛最大的看点无疑是张继科与李平之间的较量，张继科此前4胜2负，状态不错，而去年的转会冠军李平本赛季继续低迷，此前三轮比赛的单打胜率是0胜3负。海宁鸿翔如果不想迎来他们的4连败，侯英超以及陈剑、沙陈斌等角色球员的表现将是关键，由于是老将侯英超倘若能拿到一或两分，海宁鸿翔或许还有一线希望。
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9:14 AM
乒超女团 - 北大实力平均 有望迎来四连胜
2009乒超联赛将进行第六轮的争夺，在本轮比赛中，目前势头正盛的辽宁女乒将迎战山西大土河，郭跃与郭焱之间的对决将是一大看点，此外，广东女乒本轮将北上迎战北大方正，刘诗雯与冯天薇的青春对抗将是各自球队获胜的关键。
辽宁鞍钢 VS 山西大土河华东理工目前排名联赛榜首的辽宁女乒本轮迎来郭焱领衔的山西大土河。山西女乒本赛季由于郭焱、饶静文等主力的状态低迷，迄今只取得1胜2负的成绩排名第6。其中，第一单打郭焱4胜2负，第二单打饶静文的单打战绩是三战全负，两人与辽宁队郭跃的较量都处于下风，不过，山西队利好在与郭跃参加了与世界联队的对抗赛，比赛和旅程的奔波必然耗掉这位小将不小的精力，由此，以逸待劳的山西队或许能够觅得一丝获胜的机会。倘若郭跃一旦输球，小将常晨晨的发挥将是辽宁女乒的希望所在，这位目前势头强劲的国手实力不俗，如果她能正常发挥，老宁女乒有望客场迎来本赛季的第四场胜利。 冀中能源-北大方正 VS 广东珠江怡景湾本场比赛最大的看点莫过于广东队小将刘诗雯与北大主将冯天薇的青春对决，刚刚在中国赛中力压郭跃的刘诗雯目前状态和信心都在最佳状态，相比之下，冯天薇在技战术实力上略居下风，但这位新加坡外援韧劲十足，在首轮比赛中曾逆转战胜了中国头号女乒张怡宁，本场较量，两人的现场发挥将决定谁将最终获胜。此外，在副将上，北大女乒的白杨目前单打战绩为两胜零负，而广东女乒的周芳芳和蔡赛都为1胜1负，但究竟谁更占优势也只能拭目以待。值得注意的是，北大的双打组合牛剑锋/白杨以3胜0负排名榜首，而她们的发挥也将是北大女乒的一大保障。 山东鲁能-潞安集团 VS 江苏中超电缆卫冕冠军鲁能女乒本轮迎来江苏中超电缆。鲁能主将李晓霞迄今在联赛中单打6场全胜，是迄今乒超联赛胜率最高的选手。相比之下，江苏队的姚彦是3胜1负的战绩逊色了许多，如果两人直接对话，李晓霞将占据上风。此外，从队伍的构成看，拥有彭陆洋、李楠的山东队稍微强一些。 北京时博国际 VS 重庆康德-极力西裤北京时博国际本轮迎战升班马重庆康德女乒，只要正常发挥，北京女乒有望迎来赛季第二场胜利。主将张怡宁的发挥自不必说，只要小将丁宁正常发挥，重庆队也很难有人能够抵挡。外加北京时博国际本轮主场作战，相信仅由金景娥、贾君支撑门面的重庆队很难有所作为。 大同云冈-雁北宾馆 VS 八一长安医院大同云冈本轮对阵同样是三轮不胜的八一长安医院。大同云冈的队伍相对弱，国乒新人李晓丹单打已遭遇三连败，此外，冯亚兰1胜2负的表现也可谓一般，相比之下，八一女乒虽然同样面临3连败的压力，但主将曹臻毕竟握有世乒赛混双冠军的心理优势，此外，文佳/木子组成的双打目前排名第五，在与大同女乒的较量中应当占据较大赢面。整体而言，如能正常发挥，八一女乒有望在本轮摆脱一场不胜的尴尬。
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
12:06 AM
2009 中国vs世界全明星赛 － 中国4:1胜出世界挑战赛 冯天薇无法为世界联队贡献分数
大众汽车2009中国vs世界乒乓球团体挑战赛在上海市卢湾体育馆开战。按照竞赛规程，比赛安排在八、九号两天晚上进行，按照新斯韦思林杯的赛制，五场单打均需赛完。当晚首先打响的是女团对抗赛。赛前抽到主队的中国队最终以四比一战胜了世界联队，韩国老将金璟娥为世界队"削"下唯一的一分。 刘诗雯3:0金璟娥首盘比赛，刚刚在中国公开赛上问鼎女单的小将刘诗雯，迎战韩国削球名将金璟娥。作为主场作战的先发球员，刘诗雯携苏州夺冠的余威，11-8、11-5、11-5完成横扫，为中国队拔得头筹。 丁宁3:1冯天薇中国队在第二盘上场的是小将丁宁，世界联队派出世界排名最高的冯天薇。受到队友之前轻松取胜的鼓励，丁宁一上来就以11-6旗开得胜，并在第二局抢先拿到了10-5的局点。而冯天薇也不甘示弱，接连偷袭丁宁正手，连取四分，9-10的关头，中国队场外坐阵的孔令辉教练请求暂停。重回赛场，冯天薇与丁宁在中远台形成对拉，正手一板高吊出台，丁宁以11-9锁定胜局。 第三局丁宁开始依然占据主动，冯天薇2-5落后时，世界联队教练玄静和果断喊停。此后冯天薇利用前三板灵活变线，在中局过后将比分反超为8-7，并拿到10-8的局点。丁宁在挽回一球后，发球被对方破解，冯天薇接发球到丁宁的正手偏中路，迫使其回球出台，以11-9扳回一局。 丁宁在第四局吸取了上一局的教训，减少了击球回合，更多地在前三板近台抢先上手，全局仅令对手夺走两分，11-2轻松赢下，从而以3：1为中国队进一步扩大了优势。 李晓霞3:0杜迪安第三盘世界联队中的欧洲新秀杜迪安出场，迎战世界排名第三的李晓霞。尽管下午才刚刚飞抵上海，杜迪安首局很快进入了状态，与李晓霞在场面上旗鼓相当，比分僵持到9-9，杜迪安接发球摆短成功，拿到10-9的局点，但被李晓霞扳回。在又救回一个局点之后，技高一筹的李晓霞终局反手挑打得分，13-11艰难拿下首局。 第二局，李晓霞渐入状态，开局5-2占优。而杜迪安在中局发力，多次利用近网拉吊，迫使李晓霞反手攻球出台，比分也追到6-8，但没能反超。局末李晓霞拿到10-6的局点，毫不手软，打出追身球一招制敌，11-6再下一城。 来到第三局，李晓霞打得更加顺风顺水，开局6-1遥遥领先。在世界队要的暂停之后，杜迪安在远台多回合相持中抢先拉直线，赢得精彩一分。罗马尼亚小将趁势将比分追到4-6，但后劲大减。李晓霞连赢五球，一气呵成，就此以11-4、大分3:0定格，助中国队梅开三度。 刘诗雯3:0冯天薇第四盘比赛，中国队担纲第一单打的刘诗雯再度披挂，对阵冯天薇。在从丁宁手中"偷"走一局后，冯天薇面对刘诗雯的左突右攻，有些乱了章法。首局7-11输掉，第二局正手失误率更多，开局被刘诗雯打了个6-1。此后，冯天薇利用对手的失误，连追五分，来到6-7。刘诗雯在近台相持中被冯天薇控制，翻腕挑打出台，7-7战平。局末刘诗雯凭借一板犀利的反手防住，10-8来到局点，最终以11-8胜出。 第三局里，冯天薇还是无力控制住刘诗雯的反手在近台的威力，开局又是1-5大比分落后。战至局末，无心恋战的冯天薇接连拉球下网，刘诗雯拿到10-3的赛点，以11-4、局分3:0赢下全盘。 丁宁2:3金璟娥最后一盘里，中国队和世界联队分别派上了阵中的削球手丁宁和金璟娥，两人为现场观众奉献了一场精彩的削球大战。 首局双方比分紧咬，丁宁在局末关键球上把握住了机会，以11-8先下一城。第二局金璟娥在开局的节奏把握很好，一度5-2领先。丁宁在后程发力，旋即反超比分，局末已是9-7领先。金璟娥相持中反拉得手，8-9缩小差距。丁宁在暂停之后，在一个多回合对拉里侧身冲斜线，10-9拿到赛点。但作风顽强的金璟娥此后两度与丁宁追成平手。丁宁在12-11第三度手握局点，没有再错失良机，以13-11险胜。 进入第三局，金璟娥依旧处于被动地位，3-5落后时，玄静和教练要求暂停。在教练一番面授机宜后，金璟娥充分利用自己的发球轮次，展开反攻，中局追到7-8。金璟娥在退台后一板正手拉球下网，10-7丁宁来到赛点，但此后却接连主动失误，连丢五分，金璟娥以12-10逆转获胜。 金璟娥在第四局保持了后来居上的势头，取得了4-2的不错开局。丁宁吃发球，3-5落后。金璟娥在这一段削出了长短结合，丁宁多次被调动，加之后面无谓失误增多，4-6落后的情况连输4分。10-4金璟娥来到局点，最后以11-5拿下，追平了局分。 决胜局伊始，金璟娥状态不减，3-0占得优势，丁宁利用对手失误，逐渐将分差缩小，金璟娥中局仍以6-5领先。丁宁此后在两个相持对拉里，被偷袭到正手，回球失误，金璟娥8-5继续保持上风。随后一个精彩的对回合球，金璟娥抢先变换落点，顽强得手，9-6。但局末韩国人正手拉球落空，丁宁将比分追成9平。关键时刻金璟娥拿到10-9的局点，丁宁接发球挑出台，这样金璟娥便以11-9、局分3:2，为世界联队赢下今晚唯一的一分。
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Monday, June 8, 2009
11:51 PM
China VS World Team Challenge - Tianwei no match against Chinese Teenagers
Defeat in the final match of the contest for Ding Ning at the hands of South Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah but it was the only consolation for the World Team in their duel against Volkswagen China in the Women’s Team Challenge. China won by four matches to one in a contest based on the tried and trusted World Championships Team formula. Eighteen year old Liu Shiwen gave the Chinese Team the perfect start by recording a three games to nil victory over Kim Kyung Ah. Quite simply against the defensive skills of the Korean, Liu Shiwen was a model of consistency; she played virtually error free. It was the third meeting between the two stars in world ranking events; Liu Shiwen won 2 out of their 3 meetings. The perfect start for Volkswagen China, Ding Ning increased the lead by beating Feng Tianwei in four games and in doing so, Ding Ning has beaten Feng 3 times in a row this year. One month earlier during the group stage of the 22nd Asian Cup in Hangzhou, she had beaten the Singaporean by a similar margin. And in the Chinese Table Tennis Super League just 2 weeks ago, Feng lost once again in the opening match against Beijing Shi Bo Guo Ji. China in the ascendancy, Li Xiaoxia proved too consistent for Romania’s Daniela Dodean recording a straight games win and thus maintained her unbeaten record against the rising European star. The two had met on three previous occasions with Li Xiaoxia more authoritative in each meeting. In December 2003, they met in the Girls’ Team event at the first ever World Junior Championships when Li Xiaoxia prevailed in a full distance five games contest but later at senior level Li Xiaoxia was dominant. In 2007, they confronted each other at the Slovenian Open and Liebherr German Open, both times victory in straight games for Li Xiaoxia. Victory for the host nation assured; Liu Shiwen succeeded in straight games in her first ever meeting with Feng Tianwei leaving Ding Ning and Kim Kyung Ah with the task of bringing matters to a close. The verdict went to Kim Kyung Ah who recovered from a two games to nil deficit to record a close five games success. It was defeat for Ding Ning but a much better performance than when she had previously encountered the Korean defender. She had lost both encounters by four games to one; at the Volkswagen China Open in 2008 and at the Danish Open, earlier this year.
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中国乒乓球队VS世界全明星乒乓球团体挑战赛将于今明两日在上海进行，中国队的参赛阵容几经变化，最终男队由王励勤、许昕和马龙出战，女队刚刚在中国赛上夺冠的刘诗雯将取代受伤的郭焱，另外两位队员分别是李晓霞和丁宁。 横滨世乒赛中国队包揽全部五个项目的冠亚军，为了给国外选手一次集体挑战中国队的机会，国际乒联与中国乒协合办这次团体挑战赛，恰逢中国赛刚刚在苏州进行，大部分参赛球员将转战上海进行这次对抗赛。。当时只有男队的比赛，而即将在上海上演的挑战赛，则是男女比赛兼而有之。 世界明星队方面，男队包括目前33岁世界排名第六的白俄罗斯名将萨姆索诺夫，这位12年前的世锦赛亚军和六次欧洲冠军得主，是唯一一个参加过2006年明星挑战赛的选手。有着世界第一削球手之称的韩国名将朱世赫和今年横滨世乒赛上险些将马琳掀翻的日本新星松平健太，是世界明星男队的另外两位成员。女队新加坡选手冯天薇将携手韩国削球名将金暻娥和罗马尼亚的希望之星杜迪安，将组成强大阵容挑战中国队。冯天薇最近状态正佳，先后击败世界冠军张怡宁和郭焱。 比赛采用团体五场单打的赛制，对垒双方不论成绩，都将打满五场。
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
7:53 PM
China VS World Team Challenge - Showcase of World Class Table Tennis
Feng Tianwei will be part of the 3 lady team challenging the mighty Chinese on Monday night. She is the highest ranked player, not representing China. Feng recorded her best result at the Beijing Olympic Games, helping Singapore to an historical first ever Olympic medal in team event.
The team is further supported by Romania’s rising star, the most promising young player from Europe, Daniela Dodean. This lady is currently ranked no. 33, and she is a six times European Junior Champion, reached the last 16 in her first year as senior at the World Championships in 2007 in Zagreb. Last but not least, the team is completed with South Korean Kim Kyung Ah. She is the proud owner of 2 Olympic Bronze Medal - one in the Singles, another in the Team event. The women players will receive assistance and advice by the National Coach of South Korea, the Olympic and World champion, Hyun Jung Hwa, who was the last non-Chinese Women’s Singles World champion 16 years ago.
The Chinese Women's Team is also no pushovers. The team, led by Li Xiaoxia, despite their relatively young age, they have already achieve much under their name. At a young age of 21, Li is already the Chmpion of the 2008 Women's World Cup. In addition, she was the Silver and Bronze Medalist in the Women's Singles Event of the World Championships in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Her compatriot Liu Shiwen has got great background as well. Only a teenager, she is currently ranked 7th in the World, just behind Feng Tianwei. She won three World Junior Championship titles at the age of 14 in 2004 and five years later reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Singles at the World Championships in Yokohama.
Lastly, Ding Ning who won the Silver Medal in the recent World Championships partnering Guo Yan in the Women's Doubles Event. In 2005 Ding Ning won no less than three gold medals at the World Junior Championships. On the other hand, the Men's Team could very well be led by 33 year old Vladimir Samsonov owing to his age and vast experience. He is currently ranked 6 in the World, and was the runner up at the World Championships 12 years ago and six times European champion. He is the only one in the World Team who participated at the similar challenge match in 2006.
He will have two team mates from Asia. Korean Joo Se Hyuk (No.9) will guarantee spectacular defensive play which brought him his greatest success in 2003 by reaching the final of the World Championships in Paris. The World men’s team will be completed with the shooting star, Kenta Matsudaira. Being the lowest ranked player (No.61) in the field but what a promising rookie! He is still a junior but he was the Junior World champion three years ago when still of cadet age. One month ago he reached the last 16 at the World Championships in Yokohama coming very close to beat the reigning Olympic champion, Ma Lin.
The Chinese Men's Team will consists Ma Long, Xu Xin and Wang Liqin. Wang Liqin, ranked no.5, won one of his three Men’s Singles World Championships titles in his home town, Shanghai four years ago. This local hero is also part of the Men's Team to clinch the Gold at Beijing last year.
Ma Long, the highest ranked player in the team. At such a young age, he have already attained high recognition in the international arena. He is the Silver Medalist at this year's World Championships in the Men's Doubles Event together with Xu Xin. In addition, he was the Champion in the ASIAN Cup in 2008 and 2009. Just only last year, he won the Men's Singles Title in the Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macao, beating World No. 1 Wang Hao. |
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
10:26 PM
ITTF Pro Tour china Open - Gold for Yu Meng Yu
Yu Meng Yu clinch the 1st and only Gold Medal for Singapore after defeating Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching 11-3, 11-6, 11-4, 9-11,11-7 in the U21 Women's Singles Event. The win recorded by Yu Meng Yu was her second title on the ITTF Pro Tour in 2009. Earlier in the year she won the Women’s Singles crown at the Indian Open. On her way to the finals, Yu Meng Yu ousted the Chinese Taipei duo of Liu Yu-Hsin and Chen Szu-Yu to book her place in the semi-finals where she overcame Korea’s Kim Hye Song. Meanwhile in the Women's Singles Event, South Korea’s Kim Kyung Ah, seeded no.6, proved too secure with her defensive skills for 4th seeded, Feng Tianwei; whilst the South Korean's colleague Park Mi Young proved too stable for teenager Yu Meng Yu. Kim Kyung Ah won 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3 while Park prevailed 5-11, 8-11, 2-11, 11-9, 6-11. Once again, It is against the defensive art that our female paddlers need to progress. In December 2008, Yu Meng Yu reached the final of the Under 21 Women’s Singles event at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals where the backspin play of Japan’s Yuka Ishikgaki totally bamboozled her. Meanwhile Feng Tianwei lost to China defender Fan Ying twice in the Korea and China Open last year.
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6:32 PM
June World Ranking - Commonwealth Champion Regain Top 10 Position
Winning the Women's Singles Title of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships late last month saw Wag Yue Gu getting into the Top 10 list once again. However, this is at the expense of another paddler Li Jiawei. Yue Gu is now ranked 9th while Li is at no. 11. For the other 3 female paddlers, there was not much changes. Feng Tianwei and Sun Bei Bei are still at 6th and 31st respectively. Meanwhile, Yu Meng Yu, who upset Sun Bei Bei in the Commonwealth Championships is now at 32nd. Teenagers Sim Kai Xin Zena and Li Siyun Isabelle are ranked 309 and 351 in the world. Despite winning the Men's Singles Title at the Commonwealth Championships, Gao Ning's World Ranking did not have any significant improvement. He is now ranked at no. 25. On the other hand, Ynag Zi who made an early exit in the same competition is now at 59. Ma Liang, Cai Xiao Li and Liu Zhong Ze are at 125, 152 and 177 respectively. On the other hand, local talents Pang Xue Jie and Chew Zhe Yu Clarence 546 and 1350 in the World. Asian Youth Games hopefuls, Clarence and Isabelle are ranked 148 and 8 in the U15 Boys' and Girls' Ranking respectively.
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4:28 AM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Teenager Causes Major Opening Round Shock
The winner on the ITTF Pro Tour earlier in the year in March at the Indian Open and, in late May, the runner up in the Women’s Singles event at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow; 19 year old Yu Meng Yu caused the shock of the day at the Harmony China Open in Suzhou. In the opening round of the Women’s Singles event, she caused the sensation of the day by ousting China’s Guo Yan, the no.3 seed and winner of the Women’s Singles title at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macao in December 2008, to book her place in round two. Yu Meng Yu who came through the qualification event successfully recorded a very impressive six games victory. She won 11-8, 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7.
Feng Tianwei was in unforgiving mood as well. She beat Chinese Taipei's Lin Chia-Hui to book another place in the 2nd round. However, Sun Bei Bei was the casualty. She lost to South Korean Choi Moon Young. Feng will be aiming to take revenge for Bei Bei tomorrow, while Yu will be taking on South Korean Defender Park Mi Young.
Although our Male paddlers did not make it to the 3rd round, but it was good learning experience. All lost to higher ranked Chinese players. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Yang Zi lost to Top Seed Ma Long in the 1st and 2nd round respectively. Meanwhile, Tay Jit Kai was defeated by Olympic Champion Ma Lin. Both Chew and Tay feel that they will be able to achieve better results in the coming Asian Youth Games.
Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze and Singaporean Pang Xue Jie also perished in he 1st round. Pang lost to Poland's Kosowski Jakub while Ma Liang and Zhong Ze were no match against Keinath Thomas and Jiang Tianyi respectively.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
3:21 AM
ASIAN Youth Games - Isabelle Awarded Sponsor from 100PLUS
Paddler Li Siyun Isabelle is one of the athletes to be awarded sponsorship by the 100PLUS company. The 100PLUS is the official isotonic drink sponsor for the first Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009. The other 3 athletes includes Bowler New Hui Fen, Swimmer Rainer Ng and Russel Low from the Basketball Team.
Isabelle mentioned in an interview with the 100PLUS that her biggest challenge in the AYG will be facing competition from table tennis powerhouse like China, Japan and Korea. However she will still play her very best, overcoming herself and learn new things through the competition.
Although one will have to make many sacrifices throughout the training, the most important thing is to stay strong and have a positive mindset. Lets wish all the youth paddlers good luck as they embark on their 1st major competition.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
10:40 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Lucky Qualifiers but Progress Prove to be Tough
Upsets were few and far between; the order of merit predominantly prevailed. Yu Meng Yu, Ma Liang and Liu Zhong Ze all reserved places in the first round proper.The only one of the trio to experience a reverse was Liu Zong Ze; on the opening day of play he was beaten by Korea’s Cho Eon Rae who confirmed his place as the group winner one day later with victory over Hong Kong’s Li Kwun Ngai. Second place for Liu Zhong Ze but with the top two players guaranteed a place in the main draw, the Singaporean received his visa for entry. Meanwhile, local born Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai manage to secure a place in the opening round. Fate lay in the hands of the lottery, their names were drawn as one of the six “Lucky Losers”. Under the qualification system, the top two players in each group progress to the main draw with six places being available for “Lucky Losers”. However, they will be facing tough opponents in the Main Draw. World No. 33 Yu Meng Yu will be taking on Pro Tour Final Champion Guo Yan, while Chew and Tay will be facing the Top 2 Seeds in the Men's Singles Event. They are Ma Long and Ma Lin, also from China. Liu Zhong Ze is scheduled to meet Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi whilst Ma Liang will take on Keinath Thomas from Slovak Republic.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
10:02 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Daunting Opponents for the Singaporean Princesses of Defensive Art
14 year old Li Siyun Isabelle and 18 year old Sim Kai Xin Zena, two players who have impressed on the ITTF Junior Circuit, found life tough on the first day of play at the Harmony China Open in the southern Chinese city of Suzhou. Competing in the qualification stage of proceedings, both suffered defeats, concluding their group matches against worthy opponents. Zena Sim was beaten by Japan’s Reiko Hiura; whilst Isabelle suffered at the hands of Korea’s Lee Eun Hee. They lost 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 and 11-5, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2 respectively.
However, neither of the aspiring teenage talents should be too down hearted; both lost to worthy opponents and to adversaries who are more than competent players against those who exploit their skills using the backspin art. Lee Eun Hee can be considered to be one of the very best players in the world when it comes to competing against defenders.
On the one hand, she is accustomed to playing against backspin, the Korean National League possesses a host of fine female defensive players and in the national team two of her compatriots, Kim Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young merit the title “World Class”; arguably they are the two best female defensive players in the world. Furthermore, Lee Eun Hee is more than equipped to play defenders; penhold grip, fast footwork, short pimples; her attacking drive style of play, the ball travelling with minimal topspin, makes life difficult for backspin returns.
Meanwhile, Reiko Hiura is in the traditional textbook attacking style of Japanese play. Consistent, neat, compact, short stroke, well balanced and thoroughly efficient; she has the patience to wear down the adversary and succeed.
The defeats for the Singaporeans were there second reverses of the day. In the opening matches, both had lost to adversaries from Chinese Taipei; Isabelle Li was beaten by Hou Yu-Ling (11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9) whilst Zena Sim lost to Hsiung Nai-I (11-13, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5).
Defeats for the defenders, there were also defeats for the attackers. Ma Ming Lu, who has been absent in the international arena for a long time, made a disappointing appearance on the first day of competition. She suffered under Korea's Choi Moon Young 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5, before losing to Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4,11-13,11-5.
On the other hand, Yu Meng Yu, the highest female world ranked player in action on the opening day and a player who had impressed at the recent Commonwealth Championships in the Scottish city of Glasgow, did not have to raise her racket in anger; owing to the non appearance of her intended adversary, Congo Democratic’s Amma Litobka.
In the Men's Singles Group Event, local paddlers continue their woes. Pang Xue Jie, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai ended their day with defeats from higher ranked adversaries. Pang was no match against South Korea's Jo Ji Hoon. He lost 11-5, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence was another victim by the Koreans. He lost to Jeong Sang Eun 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8. Meanwhile, Tay Jit Kai was crashed by North Korea's Kim Song Nam. Tay only won a total of 12 points in the 4 games. He lost 11-1, 11-5, 11-1, 11-5. However, the more experienced colleagues enjoyed better fortunes. Ma Liang enjoyed a walkover before defeating Kim Dong Hyun 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9. Liu Zhong Ze lost to South Korea's Cho Eon Rae 11-5, 3-11, 12-14, 2-11,10-12. He managed to recover to defeat Hong Kong's teenager Li Kwun Ngai 20-18, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9,11-6. The Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles Qualification will continue tomorrow. |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
10:02 PM
ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Tough Draw for Singaporeans
Draws for the 2009 China Pro Tour Open was conducted on the 2nd June 2009. Singaporean paddlers will have a tough time trying to win a medal.
In the Men's Singles Event, Yang Zi will be facing Top Seeds and World No. 2 Ma Long in the 2nd round of the competition. Ma Liang, Liu Zhong Ze, Pang Xue Jie, Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Tay Jit Kai will be competing in the preliminary round before qualifying for the Main Draw.
4th Seed in the Women's Singles Event, Feng Tianwei is likely to meet colleague Sun Bei Bei in the 2nd round of the competition. Korea's Kim Kyung Ah and China's Guo Yue will be awaiting the winner of duel in the Quarter and Semi Finals respectively. Meanwhile, Yu Meng Yu, Sim Kai Xin Zena, Li Siyun Isabelle and Ma Ming Lu will have to go through the qualifying group stage.
All our Men's Doubles will have to play in the qualifying knock out stage. On the other hand, Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu will be the only representative in the Women's Doubles Main Draw. Sim Kai Xin Zena/Li Siyun Isabelle will also have to play the qualifying round.
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12:45 AM
ASIAN Youth Games - Local Paddlers to Buck the Trend
The inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG), which will be held in Singapore this coming June, provides a unique opportunity to showcase our efforts in grooming our local talents. With the selection of an all-Singaporean youth team to represent our nation at the AYG, it can be considered as a step in the right direction. The team consists of four promising local players: Clarence Chew, 14; Tay Jit Kiat, 14; Isabelle Li, 14; and Chau Haiqing, 15. The former three have already displayed glimpses of their potential, most recently at the 11th Thailand Sports School Games held last year. Chew and Tay got first and second place respectively in the Under 14 Boys Singles category, while Li was the champion in the Under 14 Girls Singles category. Arguably the most promising member of the team, Li also came in 1st at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, besting a glittering field of 42 international competitors to clinch the title. Chau, on the other hand, has been playing for the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). After earning 1st place in the mixed doubles category during the National B' Division Tournament, Chau clearly fancies her chances in the mixed doubles event that has been included for the sport at the AYG. The AYG Table Tennis competition will consist of four events- Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Mixed Doubles and Mixed Team. The Mixed Team event is seldom held at Table Tennis tournaments. With the choice of choosing all four paddlers to participate, the need to strategise and plan for match-ups in advance will add an element of unpredictability, making it a must-see event during this AYG. The competition will be held at the newly furnished Toa Payoh Sports Hall, which had previously hosted the South East Asian (SEA) Games table tennis competition in 2003. Playing at home, the team will certainly look to put in a good performance in front of their home fans. With a promising future ahead of them, the AYG will provide these local born and bred paddlers with a platform to put their skills to the test, and do Singapore proud at the Games. Written by Joycelyn Poh Source: AYG Official Website
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Monday, June 1, 2009
5:12 PM
Volkswagen China VS World - Challenging the Chinese Champions
The Volkswagen 2009 China vs. World Team Challenge Match will take place in Shanghai on 8th and 9th June with the participation of the best players in the world and an overall prize money of 220.000 US dollars. The event will be held in the Chinese port city of Shanghai, also host of the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships. On two evenings the spectators in Shanghai and TV viewers all over the country will see their men’s squad lined up with the World Number 1 to 3. The Chinese women’s team will also consist of the top three ranked players in the world, led by Olympic and World Champion Zhang Yining. Therefore it will not be an easy task to challenge the teams from the People’s Republic. The World All Stars, however, do not have to back down at all. A Eurasian combination shall bring the success and spectacular sport. Evergreen Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus represents the experience; Joo Se Hyuk and Kim Kyung Ah from Korea guarantee spectacular defensive style in the Men’s and Women’s Team challenge; Feng Tianwei, the best female player not representing the People’s Republic; Romania’s Daniela Dodean is one of the promising young generation and the only 17 years old Japanese Kenta Matsudaira was the only one to scare the Chinese at the recently held World Championships by stretching Olympic champion Ma Lin to a seven games thriller. The total prize money of the team challenge matches is US$ 220.000; the winning team takes US$ 70.000, while the losing team will be compensated with US$ 40.000. World Team (Men): Vladimir SAMSONOV, BLR JOO Se Hyuk, KOR Kenta MATSUDAIRA, JPN Coach: Alexendre PETKEVICH, BLR China (Men): MA Long, XU Xin, WANG Liqin World Team (Women): FENG Tianwei, SIN KIM Kyung Ah, KOR Daniela DODEAN, ROU Coach: HYUN Jung Hwa, KOR China (Women): ZHANG Yining, GUO Yue, LI Xiaoxia
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9:45 AM
ETTCL - WANG Yue Gu signed for Linz AG Froschberg
Wang Yue Gu will be playing for 2008-2009 ECL winner, Linz AG Froschberg in the new season of the European Table Tennis League. The Singaporean sportswoman put her signature to her new contract for 2009/2010 European Champions League season in Linz. The defending champion will have a very stong line-up in the next season again, with Wang Yue Gu, Liu Jia, Iveta Vacenovska and another 2 players, which has not yet been decided. Perhaps Li Qiangbing and Zhu Hong will also be member of this team. Both were part of the winning team last year. However the Team Manager Günther Renner has only confirmed three players (Susi, Wang and Vacenovska) until now. The Chinese born, Wang had twelve memorable winning and only six losing games in the last season, but she was defeated by Liu Jia three times.
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Men's Team
Chen Feng
Name: Chen Feng
Date of Birth: 24th March 1995
Place of Birth: China
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Chew Zheyu Clarence
Name: Chew Zheyu Clarence
Date of Birth: 27th December 1995
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 57 kg
Height: 175 cm
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Gao Ning
Name: Gao Ning
Date of Birth: 11th October 1982
Place of Birth: Hebei, China
Weight: 70 kg
Height: 175 cm
Hobbies: Gaming, Surfing Internet, Movies
Major Achievements:
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: 1st - Men's Doubles
Singapore Sports Award:
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Pang Xuejie, Yang Zi)
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli & Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Yang Zi)
2008 Sportman of the Year
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren, Pang Xuejie & Yang Zi)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Yang Zi)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Jason Ho Jiaren, Lee Han Ting & Yang Zi)
Li Hu
Name: Li Hu
Date of Birth: 26th June 1988
Place of Birth: Hai Nan, China
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2004 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Team - 1st
2004 ITTF Junior & Cadet Circuit Finals: Boys' Singles - Joint 3rd
2003 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Team - 1st
2003 World Junior Table Tennis Championships: Boys' Singles - 1st
2003 ITTF Junior & Cadet Circuit Finals: Boys' Singles - 1st
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Liu Zhongze
Name: Liu Zhongze
Date of Birth: 8th August 1988
Place of Birth: China
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Ma Liang
Name: Ma Liang
Date of Birth: 16th April 1991
Place of Birth: China
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Pang Xue Jie
Name: Pang Xue Jie
Date of Birth: 11th March 1993
Place of Birth: Singapore
Weight: 68 kg
Height: 170 cm
Hobbies: Playing computer games
Major Achievements:
Awards:
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning & Yang Zi)
2009 Meritorious (Junior) Award - Boys' Singles
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Gao Ning, Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren, Yang Zi)
Yang Zi
Name: Yang Zi
Date of Birth: 19th June 1984
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Weight: 65 kg
Height: 178 cm
Hobbies: Reading books, Surfing Internet
Major Achievements:
2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals: 1st - Men's Doubles
Awards:
2010 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning & Pang Xuejie)
2010 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Wang Yuegu)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Cai Xiaoli & Gao Ning)
2009 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Gao Ning)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (with Gao Ning, Cai Xiaoli, Jason Ho Jiaren & Pang Xuejie)
2008 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (with Gao Ning)
2008 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Jason Ho Jiaren & Lee Han Ting)
2007 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Cai Xiaoli)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Li Jiawei)
2007 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
2006 Meritorious Award - Men's Team (together with Cai Xiaoli, Clarence Lee Tien Hoe, Hendry Seah Jun Wen & Jason Ho Jiaren)
2006 Meritorious Award - Men's Doubles (together with Cai Xiaoli)
2006 Meritorious Award - Mixed Doubles (with Zhang Xueling)
Zhan Jian
Name: Zhan Jian
Date of Birth: 10th January 1981
Place of Birth: Hu Bei, China
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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
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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
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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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