Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Zhang Jike back in form?


Zhang Jike's rough patch on the Table has probably ended. He lost in the Chinese Nationals recently to Zhou Yu. But in the Chinese league, in the very next encounter against Zhou Yu, Jike scored a comprehensive victory and is playing a leading role for his Table Tennis team Shandong.

Photo: Courtesy zimbio.com.
Zhang Jike jumps the arena blocks and runs to kiss the Gold medal podium at the London Olympics.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Pavlovich retains European Women's Table Tennis Title

Viktoria Pavlovich retained the Women's title at the European Championships.

In the finals, she beat Xian Yifang 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11 in a long match between two defensive players.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Timo Boll adds another European Championship title

Timo Boll wins another European Championship title beating Tanrui Wu. He does not fail to mention that he would readily swap the prestigious title for an Olympic medal!

Bastian Steger, Tan Ruiwu upset Samsonov and Ovtcharov at the European Championships

Bastian Steger
German Steger and Croatia's Tan Ruiwu took off the big names from the Men's singles draw of the European Table Tennis Championships. They beat the world's elite players, Samsonov and Ovtcharov.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Cai Zhenhua former Table Tennis great, now top Football official

Cai Zhenhua, the former World Class player and Coach of the Chinese National Table Tennis Team is also a top official of China Football now!


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