Zhang Jike shocked by Jang Woojin again!

Grand Slam winner in Table Tennis, Zhang Jike was again beaten by 2013 World Junior Champion Jang Woojin at the Asian Table Tennis Championships at Pattaya.

Woojin won 4-2 (11-3, 5-11, 11-7, 11-4, 21-14, 11-8). Jike was thus beaten by the young Korean twice in the same event. 

Mascot for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships to be held at Surat

The mascot for the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at Surat is a lion wearing traditional Gujarat state clothes playing Table Tennis.

Table Tennis tournaments in England in October 2015

Tournaments in England in October (Information source - tabletennisengland.co.uk)

West Midland Junior 2* Open
October 3, 2015
Wood Green Academy, Wood Green Road
Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 9QU United Kingdom

Halton Para Open Championships (BTTAD Grand Prix Series)
October 4, 2015
Halton Regional Table Tennis Centre, Select Security Stadium, Lowehouse Lane, Widnes
Halton, Cheshire WA8 7DZ United Kingdom

Bishop Auckland Bribar 2* Open
October 4, 2015
Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club, Bishop Barrington Sports Hall, Woodhouse Lane
Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 6LA United Kingdom

BATTS Junior Super Series 1*
October 4, 2015
BATTS of Harlow Table Tennis Club, Norman Booth Centre, Elderfield, Mulberry Green, Old Harlow
Harlow, Essex CM17 0EY United Kingdom

Ormesby 1* Senior and Veteran Open
October 11, 2015
Ormesby TTC, Cargo Fleet Lane
Middlesborough, TS3 8PB United Kingdom

VETTS Midlands Masters
October 17, 2015 - October 18, 2015
Tipton Sports Academy, Wednesbury Oak Road
Tipton, DY4 0BS United Kingdom

Milton Keynes U16, U17, U18 ‘Triple Group’ 2*
October 24, 2015
Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre, 14 Winchester Circle, Kingston District Centre, Kingston
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 0BA United Kingdom

Stockton-on-Tees Junior 4*
October 24, 2015 - October 25, 2015
Thornaby Pavilion, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9EW North Yorkshire United Kingdom

Bristol 1* Veterans’ Ratings Tournament
October 25, 2015
SGS College Bristol Academy of Sport, New Road, Stoke Gifford
Bristol, BS34 8LP United Kingdom

Cirencester U15 & U18 boys 1*
October 25, 2015
Deer Park Table Tennis Centre, Stroud Road
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1XB United Kingdom

Cramlington Junior 2* Open
October 31, 2015
Sporting Club Cramlington, Cramlington Learning Village, Highburn
Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 6BN United Kingdom

Ma Long and Ding Ning withdraw from the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2015

Ma Long and Ding Ning's fans were disappointed when the two stars decided to withdraw from the Asian Table Tennis Championships singles events due to injury and illness.

World Champion Ma Long could not recover in time from a back injury even though he was largely inactive in the team events. Similarly, Ding Ning, who was also the top seed in the Women's event, was suffering from illness. With this, the draw is now wide open for other contenders.

The Singles events have started and the route to the final rounds is large since the draw is huge. For example, 256 in the Men's singles.

Ovtcharov's effort goes in vain as Austria shocks Germany to win European Table Tennis Champion title

Stefan Fegerl became the hero of Austrian Table Tennis overnight as he won the crucial point for his country as they beat Germany 3-2 in the finals of the European Table Tennis Championships at Ekaterinburg.

Fegerl beat Patrick Baum in the deciding match of the tie.

Results:

Austria beat Germany

Robert Gardos beat Patrick Baum 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 13-11
Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Stefan Fegerl 10-12, 19-17, 11-7, 12-14, 12-10
Daniel Habesohn beat Patrick Franziska 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-5
Gardos lost to Ovtcharov 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 5-11
Fegerl beat Baum 11-9, 11-8, 11-6

Table Tennis is called Tischtennis in Germany.

Zhang Jike redeems himself at the Asian Table Tennis Championships final; China wins

China became champions for the nth time at the Asian Table Tennis Championships at Pattaya, Thailand. In a one-sided battle, China beat Japan 3-0.
   
Xu Xin beat Maharu Yoshimura 11-7, 13-11, 11-5
Fan Zhendong beat Koki Niwa 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
Zhang Jike beat Yuya Oshima 11-8, 1-11, 11-8, 11-9

Zhang Jike shocked by Jang Woojin at Pattaya

Jang Woojin shocked super star Table Tennis player and Grand Slam winner Zhang Jike in the semi-finals of the Championship division team event at the Asian Table Tennis Championships. China still managed to beat Korea 3-1 as Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin posted victories over their rivals.

In the other semi finals, Japan beat Chinese Taipei 3-0. Japan's victory is creditable because they won without their star, Jun Mizutani.

China faces Japan in the finals to decide the team winner at Pattaya. The match starts at 19:00 local time in Pattaya, Thailand.

Photo courtesy of the ITTF.

Five star Mumbai City Table Tennis tournament at Matunga Gymkhana

The 5 star Mumbai City District Ranking Table Tennis tournament will be held at Matunga Gymkhana from October 2 to 4, 2015.

Players will vie for honours in 15 categories.

Sitaram Gamre will be the Chief Referee for the tournament.

Update: Indian men finish 8th at the Asian Table Tennis Championships at Pattaya, Thailand

India lost to Iran 2-3 to finish 8th at the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Ironically, India had beaten Iran 3-0 in an earlier encounter in the same tournament.

Germany and Austria reach the finals of the European Table Tennis Championships at Ekaterinburg

Germany just beat France 3-1 to advance to the finals of the 2015 edition of the European TT Championships.

Austria continued their dream run by beating Belarus to get a chance to stake a claim for the prestigious team title.

Germany bt France

Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Emmanuel Lebesson 3-0
Filus Ruwen lost to Simon Gauzy 2-3
Patrick Baum beat Stephane Ouaiche 3-1
Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Simon Gauzy 3-0