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I prefer to have pictures with the world champions than autograph but they are hard to catch… Read the rest of this entry →

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Wang Hao at 2009 WTTC - Photo from www.ittf.com

Zhang Yining at 2009 WTTC - Photo from www.ittf.com

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Its all China again in Men’s and Women’s semifinals.

I do not like watching Chinese vs Chinese in Semifinals. The 2008 Olympics was more exciting in semifinals but this 2009 WTTC, it was the quarterfinals that were more exciting with Maze (Den), Yoshida (JPN) and Joo (KOR) against the Chinese.

I am a bit worried of table tennis future, TV viewing figures may drop and fans loss of interest due to the dominance of Chinese.

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I watched everyday, so far the game between World Junior Champion Matsudaira of Japan and 2008 Olympic Champion Ma Lin was the best in this WTTC. Matsudaira was down 1-3 and managed to level it at 3-3. In the 7th set he established a 4-1 lead, forcing Liu Guoliang to call for a time out; after that Ma Lin played differently. Ma Lin at 7-7 had the two very good third ball attack that blanked Matsudaira to secure a 2 point lead. The match point was another brilliant third ball attack.

Throughout the game, Matsudaira mostly use his forehand and backhand tomahawk; twice with his pendulum serve. Read the rest of this entry →

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This morning Ebuen beats Fatah Ourahmoune of Algeria in MS Qualifying Group 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12,11-8,7-11 (2-4), yesterday he won over his opponent Ronald Andira of Uganda failing to make an appearance.

The MS Preliminary Round – Round of 128 was played at 3PM,  he lost to Nicola Mohler of Switzerland 11-8,3-11,11-8,11-7,11-9 (4-1). Read the rest of this entry →

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Day before the opening with some top 50 players. China played last night but I went to bed early .

2009 WTTC April 27 Practice

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Germany’s medal hope and world number four Timo Boll, Men’s Singles defending champion Wang Liqin, Olympic winner Ma Lin and Female world number one Zhang Yining will only compete in the Singles event.

Kalinikos Kreanga withdrawn from the H.I.S. 2009 World Table Tennis Championships. The 37 year old Greek will miss his second consecutive World Championships. After Werner Schlager, Kreanga is already the second player from the top 16 to cancel his participation in the Men’s Singles.

Source: ITTF

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With ITTF’s approval, TV Tokyo will bring us more table tennis service details with their net mounted camera at 300 frames per second and capable of capturing a ball at blazing speed of 200 km/h. Frame rates in NTSC film and television are at 29.97 fps.
Camera mounted at the net post will be the biggest difference in this world championships, we will be able to view the rotation of the ball at racket contact.

Cameras outside the surrounds are installed in rails. Read the rest of this entry →

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A seven-man Philippine team will compete in the World Table Tennis Championships slated from April 28 to May 5 in Yokohama, Japan.

Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association gold medalist Richard Gonzales leads the team which includes Ernesto Ebuen, Ting Ledesma, Henberd Ortalla, Rodel Valle, Jan Lariba and Elona Tormis. Read full story at www.positivenewsmedia.net

See you guys!

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