Tomokazu Harimoto beats Timo Boll to create history at Czech open Table tennis tournament

Tomokazu Harimoto beat Timo Boll 11-3, 4-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 in the finals of the Czech open World Tour Table tennis tournament.

With this win at Olomouc, the Japanese prodigy became the youngest every player to win a World Tour (formerly Pro tour) tournament. Harimoto has already proved that he is a top player. He was ranked No. 18 recently. It is no surprise that the kid is unstoppable because his sights are set on the Olympic Games podium. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held at Harimoto's home country. Although he needs a lot of big Championships experience, you never know with this courageous boy.

Measuring space with Ping Pong balls!

Is this a top Table Tennis player carrying multi-balls for a practice session? No, it is Ford, the car company that uses ping pong balls to measure random storage spaces!

Chuan Chih Yuan wins Spanish World Tour (Pro Tour) 2012

Chuan Chih Yuan took full advantage of the absence of leading names and won the title at Spain beating Lee Jung Woo in the finals. Earlier, Chuan beat favourite Jun Mizutani in a tight decider, where Mizutani showed his sportsman spirit by acknowledging an edge point when the umpire did not see it.

Chuan has been among the top players for a very long time and was once ranked No. 3 in the World.

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