Sunday, October 14, 2012

China to set up Table Tennis Center in Europe


The no. 1 force in World Table Tennis, China, will set up a Table Tennis training center in Europe to help in developing the sport.
England's national coach for over 20 years, Liu Jiayi, expressed hope that they will set up the center in England and said that they were in advanced talks with the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA).

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Friday, October 12, 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Noel Pinto, Madhurikaa Patkar win State Ranking Table Tennis titles at Khar Gymkhana

Noel Pinto won the Men's title at the Maharashtra State Ranking tournament conducted by MSTTA and Khar Gymkhana. In the final, he beat the formidable Aman Balgu in a closely fought encounter.

In the women's final, Madhurikaa Paatkar beat Prajakta Tipale.
Earlier, in the men's semi-final, Noel faced a scare against Chaitanya Udare, before he wriggled out of the tight situation.

Zhang Jike reaping rewards of becoming Olympic and World Champion

Zhang Jike hardly trained after he won the Olympic Gold medal at London Olympics. He lost to veteran Wang Liqin. He is obviously enjoying the attention and is busy attending functions and taking time to enjoy life. Have a look at him in a luxury yacht.

Ping Pong Charity fundraiser

A Ping Pong (officially called Table Tennis) fundraising event held at Byward Market, Ottawa, was a roaring success. The organizers of the Ottawa Charity Ping Pong Tournament aimed to raise $10,000 but they exceeded the goal by $16, 000. The venue was SpinBin.

Michael Kirkpatrick's team donated $ 5,000 to each charity.


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Ma Long spearheads Beijing to Chinese Team Championship Title

Photo courtesy sports.sohu.com
Newly crowned World Cup Champion, Ma Long won two rubbers, to lead Beijing to a win over Shanghai in the finals of the Chinese National Team Championships.

Shanghai were a force to reckon with in-form Wang Liqin and the always dangerous Xu Xin. However, Ma Long wriggled out of a tight situation against Liqin to take his team to victory. Hou Yingchao won the other point for Beijing.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Kong Linghui' s partner

Good morning from former World and Olympic Table Tennis Champion, Kong Linghui's partner. Captured in a HD photo shoot.