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Chen Qi beats Ma Lin For The Title
Ma Lin and Chen Qi Left-handed 26 year-old Chen Qi, the World no. 13 from Nantong, Jiangsu who has been a member…
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Ding Ning wins 2011 English Open title
Ding Ning World no. seven – 20 year-old Ding Ning from Heilongjiang – the 2005 World Junior Champion, whose career high-ranking saw…
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28th ITTF Pro Tour Ladies Doubles Title For Guo Yue
Guo Yan and Guo Yue The higher rated Singles players came out on top in the Ladies Doubles Final. Guo Yan (World…
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Ma Lin & Chen Qi Through To Mens Final
Ma Lin The players were greeted with cheers which you would more usually associate with the arrival of Rock-stars into the arena…
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Guo Yan & Ding Ning Book Finals Places
Guo Yan The Womens Singles in this year’s English Open ITTF Pro Tour Major will feature 28 year-old World no. one Guo…
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Chinese Monopoly in Mens Singles
The big question that was being asked at the Mens Singles Quarter Final stage was could anyone prevent China having all four…
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Ding Ning ousts Feng Tianwei 4-0
Ding Ning, aged 20, the World no. seven with one ITTF Pro Tour title to her name (Kuwait in 2009) was…
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Ishikawa & Seo Hyun Deok Wins U21 Crowns
Kasumi Ishikawa U21 Women's Champion The Player of the Tournament so far – the globe-trotting Kasumi Ishikawa won a thrilling Under 21…
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Wang Hao Master-class
The top seed Wang Hao (China) produced some superb play to beat World no. 25 Chen Weixing (Austria) with some comfort…
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Stunning success for Kasumi Ishikawa
Japan’s Kasumi Ishikawa , still only 17, set the hall buzzing with some of the snappiest up to the table play…
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Highs and lows of British table tennis
After the high of yesterday when they beat the highly talented Singaporeans Ma Liang and Liu Zhongze, the new partnership of…
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British pairing fall to Chinese Superstars
English involvement in the English Open is over, although it took two of the modern game’s greatest players – 2009 World…
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Kasumi Ishikawa out to go one better this time
Kasumi Ishikawa Day four of the English Open ITTF Pro Tour commenced with the Under 21 Singles Semi-Finals – Mens and Womens. …
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Stunning Win For Thomas Konecny
Thomas Konecny The biggest shock of the 66th English Open so far took place in round two of the Mens Singles, when…
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New Pairing Raise England’s Hopes
Paul Drinkhall hit back after his disappointment in the under 21event beating Korean Hyun Seo 4-2 to move in to the…
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Thrilling wins for Drinkhall and Baggaley
Paul Drinkhall Paul Drinkhall and Andrew Baggaley both made it into the second round of the English Open. And how well they…
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English players find it hard going
English players found it hard going on Friday 28 January 2011 as the pace moved up several gears in the English…
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English players taste early defeat
Not a good morning for English players as one after another they slumped to defeat. First to go was Guernsey’s…
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King Harald- the Ice Cool Swede
Harald Andersson world ranked 387 took yet another scalp on his way to reach the quarter finals of the Under 21…
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Drinkhall and Knight safely into round two
England no. one Paul Drinkhall and England no. four Darius Knight made it safely into the second round of the Under…
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Big Guns Step Up
Friday is the day when the big guns step into the limelight and they don’t come much bigger than China’s Hao…
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Hannah hacks her way through to qualification
Hannah Hicks In a fantastic see saw match in the Women’s Under 21 Qualification groups England number 4 Hannah Hicks and (world…
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Doran & Howieson lead the way in U21’s
Garry Dodd Chris Doran and Craig Howieson qualified as Group winners in the Under 21 Mens Singles. Chris Doran (globally ranked no.…
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Life’s a Pitch for Austrian Fegerl
Liam Pitchford The crowd surrounding the show-court on table one erupted at 11.38 hours, producing the loudest cheer of the tournament so…
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Doran makes mark on opening day
Northampton’s Christopher Doran swept through to the under 21 main draw after producing some of the most exciting table tennis of…
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Naomi loses seven game thriller
Welsh no. one Naomi Owen (World ranked no. 318) came close to pulling off what would have been a sensational win…
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English Ladies face World top 100 opposition
Chloe Whyte A young English ladies team faced a baptism of fire in the Qualifying Groups of the English Open on Wednesday…
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Close Calls For David & Chris
David Mcbeath Men’s Qualification Groups Continued Later on day one at the English Open saw England’s Chris Doran continue in the sparkling form…
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England struggle on opening day
An impressive display by Pitchford Qualifying is never easy and on the opening day at Sheffield’s impressive English Institute of Sport,…
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Englands Senior Groups
Chris Doran in action The first scheduled group qualification senior Men’s matches to kick off the 66th English Open an ITTF Pro…
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The Draw and Results
Sharath Kamal Achanta - India Keep up to date with who’s playing who and all the results as it happens at the…
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Amended England Squad
Due to unforeseen circumstances such as injuries there have been a few changes to the England squad, the final squad selection…
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Round by round schedule
Kim kyung Ah and Park Mi Young Korea Republic Don’t miss out on any of the the world class table tennis at…
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The competitors
Seiya Kishikawa Japan and Ma Lin China With 241 participants from 42 countries turning up at the English Institute of Sport in…
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Volunteers Key To Table Tennis Success
When you arrive at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield for the 66th Pro Tour English Open Table Tennis Championships,…
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English Open named best of the season by ITTF
Paul Drinkhall at the 65th English Open in Sheffield The UK’s first Pro Tour table tennis event for over 10 years, the…
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Ma Long wins English Open at first attempt
Top seed, 20 year-old Ma Long from Lioning, the current World no. two won his sixteenth ITTF Pro Tour title with…
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Guo Yan captures her fifth Pro Tour Singles Crown
25 year Guo Yan, the World no.five, from Beijing, and a member of the Chinese National team since she was 14 years…
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Doubles titles for Korea and China
Korea’s defensive aces – 32 year-old Kim Kyung Ah and 27 year-old Park Mi Young won their sixth Ladies Doubles Pro…
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Ma Long to face Ma Lin
Chinese Superstars Ma Long and Ma Lin will contest the Mens Singles Final in the 2009 English Open. Top seed Ma Long…
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Chinese Stars progress to the final
18 year-old Chinese sensation Liu Shiwen, a member of the Chinese National team since 2004 had to show all of her…
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Sensational win for Seiya Kishikawa
Seiya Kishikawa again defied the World Ranking List as well as a fight-back from second seed Timo Boll (Germany). The World…
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Korean Master class in the art of defence
The top four seeded players booked their Semi-Final places in the Ladies Singles. The match between Korean defender supreme – Kim…
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English interest is over
English interest in the English Open is over. Paul Drinkhall, England’s sole survivor missed out against Seo Hyun Deok (Korea) 9-11,…
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Kishikawa beats World no. nine
Seiya Kishikawa, a 22 year-old from Fukuoka, Japan who plays for the famous Borussia Dusseldorf Club in the German Bundersleague produced…
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No upsets in Ladies last sixteen
All eight last 16 clashes in the Ladies Singles went with the ITTF Rankings although not without producing some spectacular and…
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Drinkhall master class
Top seeded Paul Drinkhall made his way safely into the last eight of the Under 21 Boys Singles at the English…
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Day 3 England Summary
As play intensified, the world’s top players demonstrated just why they are so highly ranked, the England players fought well, but…
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Drinkhall meets his match
Paul Drankhall met his match in round two of the Mens Singles when he was beaten by the consistent and silky-smooth…
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Drinkhall goes through all guns blazing
19 year-old Paul Drinkhall carried England’s hopes safely into the last 32 of the Mens Singles with an impressive 4-0 win…
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Darius and Paul win last gasp thriller
Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight advanced to the Quarter-Finals of the Mens Doubles with a superb last-gasp win over Gionis Panagiosis…
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Day 2 England Summary
There was less England presence on court during day 2, with most of England’s qualifying matches having taken place on during…
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Parker and Sibley so close to victory
There was glory in defeat for England’s top lady pairing – Kelly Sibley and Jo Parker who exited the Ladies Doubles,…
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GB Schedule of Play Day 3
Make sure you don’t miss out on supporting the British players. Time Table Event GB Player V Opponent 09.15 6 WU21 Kelly Sibley v Karin Sako (BRA) 09.15 10 WU21 Naomi Owen v Laura Matzke (GER) 09.15 11 WU21 Hannah Hicks v OH Ah Reum…
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Battling defeats for Baggaley and Rumgay
Thursday afternoon saw the pace heat up considerably as the Mens and Ladies Singles reached the Final Qualification rounds. British players were…
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Mixed Results For England
There were mixed results for the English players on Thursday morning although Liam Pitchford again despatched a higher-rated opponent. In the…
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Superb wins for Hannah and Chloe
Day two of the English Open saw England no. four Hannah Hicks (World ranked no. 598) secure a superb winner over…
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Day 1 England Summary
Day 1 England Summary Being such a young squad, England were always going to have a tough time against the wealth of…
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Emma involved in two great battles
England no. nine lady Emma Vickers (Derbyshire) was the big English winner in the first round of Qualifying action in the…
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Win of the Season
16 Year-old Liam Pitchford brought the 65th English Open to life and it is doubtful if any player will surpass his…
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