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Monday, July 26, 2010

11:44 PM

Newsletter Instead?

Due to our busy schedule, the editors of STTnews are no longer able to maintain the blog as before. Hence, we have came up with a solution in which we will provide monthly newsletter on the blog instead.

Please feel free to voice your comments on the chat page or email us your feedback on the change or about the enewsletter at sttnews@live.com.sg.

Thank You.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

9:27 AM

ITTF Pro Tour China Open - Nominal Roll

Men's Singles
Cai Xiaoli
Gao Ning
Hao Anlin
Liu Zhongze
Ma Liang
Yang Zi

Women's Singles
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Sim Kaixin Zena
Sun Beibei
Wang Yuegu
Yu Mengyu

Men's Doubles
Cai Xiaoli/Ma Liang
Gao Ning/Yang Zi
Hao Anlin/Liu Zhongze

Women's Doubles
Feng Tianwei/Wang Yuegu
Li Jiawei/Yu Mengyu

U21 Boys' Singles
Ma Liang

U21 Girls' Singles
Sim Kaixin Zena

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

9:31 AM

ASIAN Junior Table Tennis Championships - Junior Girls' Team Faltered In Group Stage

Singapore's U18 Junior Girls' Team failed to advance further in the group stage yesterday after losing to Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. However, our youth paddlers did well in other events. In the Junior Boys' Team Event, the upset Hong Kong by the narrowest margin of 3-2 to earn themselves a place in the Quarter Finals. Our Cadet Boys' Team was also the underdogs against Sri Lanka, but they did exceptionally well to crash them 3-0! Meanwhile, the Cadet Girls' Team advanced to the quarter finals but was tested by Thailand B Team.

Singapore's Junior Boys' Team will take on Top Seed China in the Quarter Finals. The Junior Girls' Team will continue playing in the second stage to determine their position (9t to 12th). They are scheduled to meet Kazakhstan. The Cadet Boys' and Girls' Team will be challenged by Chinese Taipei and Thailand respectively.

8:13 AM

ASIAN Junior Table Tennis Championships - Group Standing

Below are the Final Standings for the Respective Groups.

Junior Boys' Team Event
Group A
1st - Japan
2nd - North Korea
3rd - Thailand
4th - Bahrain

Group B
1st - Chinese Taipei
2nd - Singapore
3rd - Hong Kong
4th - Qatar

Group C
1st - India
2nd - Iran
3rd - Kazakhstan
4th - Sri Lanka

Junior Girls' Team Event
Group A
1st - Japan
2nd - India
3rd - Kazakhstan
4th - Iran

Group B
1st - North Korea
2nd - Thailand
3rd - Sri Lanka

Group C
1st - Hong Kong
2nd - Chinese Taipei
3rd - Singapore

Cadet Boys' Team
Group A
1st - China
2nd - Thailand (A)
3rd - Kazakhstan
4th - Bahrain

Group B
1st - Korea Republic
2nd - Hong Kong
3rd - Iran

Group C
1st - Chinese Taipei
2nd - Thailand (B)
3rd - India
4th - Qatar

Group D
1st - Japan
2nd - Singapore
3rd - Sri Lanka
4th - Malaysia

Cadet Girls' Team Event
Group A
1st - China
2nd - India
3rd - Malaysia

Group B
1st - Thailand (A)
2nd - Japan
3rd - Sri Lanka

Group C
1st - Korea Republic
2nd - Singapore
3rd - Thailand (B)

Group D
1st - Hong Kong
2nd - Chinese Taipei
3rd - Kazakhstan

1:31 AM

ASIAN Junior Table Tennis Championships - Groupings for Team Events

Junior Boys' Team Event
Group A
Japan
North Korea
Thailand
Bahrain

Group B
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Singapore
Qatar

Group C
Iran
India
Kazakhstan
Sri Lanka

Junior Girls' Team Event
Group A
Japan
India
Kazakhstan
Iran

Group B
North Korea
Thailand
Sri Lanka

Group C
Hong Kong
Chinese Taipei
Singapore

Cadet Boys' Team
Group A
China
Thailand (A)
Bahrain
Kazakhstan

Group B
Korea Republic
Hong Kong
Iran

Group C
Chinese Taipei
India
Qatar
Thailand (B)

Group D
Japan
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Malaysia

Cadet Girls' Team Event
Group A
China
India
Malaysia

Group B
Japan
Thailand (A)
Sri Lanka

Group C
Korea Republic
Singapore
Thailand (B)

Group D
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Kazakhstan

Thursday, July 15, 2010

11:28 PM

ITTF Pro Tour Korea Open - Nominal Roll

Men's Singles
Cai Xiaoli
Gao Ning
Hao Anlin
Liu Zhongze
Ma Liang
Pang Xuejie

Women's Singles
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Sim Kaixin Zena
Sun Beibei
Wang Yuegu
Yu Mengyu

Men's Doubles
Cai Xiaoli/Pang Xuejie
Gao Ning/Ma Liang
Hao Anlin/Liu Zhongze

Women's Doubles
Feng Tianwei/Wang Yuegu
Li Jiawei/Sun Beibei

U21 Boys' Singles
Ma Liang
Pang Xuejie

U21 Girls' Singles
Sim Kaixin Zena
Yu Mengyu

Sunday, July 4, 2010

8:42 PM

ITTF Pro Tour Japan Open - 4th Tittle for Wang Yuegu

Singapore's Wang Yuegu won her 4th Pro Tour Singles Title today at the 2010 Japan Pro Tour Circuit, defeating 15 year old Chinese dark horse Zhu Yuling in the Finals. Wang captured her first Pro Tour Title in Japan in 2006. Since then, she won in the German Open and Brazil Open in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

Enrouting to the Finals, Wang defeated Austria's Li Qiangbing, Turkey's Hu Melek, host nation's Ishikawa Kasumi and the World's best defender - South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah. Zhu Yuling who is ranked 105 in the World beat Japan's Hirano Sayaka, Fukuhara Ai, Hungary's Toth Kristina and South Korea's Park Mi Young.

Up against someone who is her age, the 30-year-old Singaporean hardly broke a sweat. Wang showed no mercy to the recent crowned ITTF Junior Circuit Champion. She cruised to a 4-0 (11-7,17-15,11-6,11-1) victory in less than 30 minutes.

Other Singaporean players that took part in the event includes Yu Meng Yu, Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei. Yu crashed out in the opening round against Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching. Li and Sun lost to Kim Kyung Ah in the round of 16 and quarter finals respectively.