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Wang Liqin Wins the Bronze Medal - Support from the Swedish King for Persson |
8/23/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
China’s Wang Liqin won the bronze medal match against Sweden’s Jörgen Persson with four games to nil. The 30 year old Chinese put his 12 years older opponent constantly under pressure and completed the Chinese dominance.
The hosts won all medals in the Women’s as well as in the Men’s Singles event. Persson suffered the same fate like his compatriot Jan-Ove Waldner four years ago. Persson’s friend was also in the penultimate round but failed to win a medal for Sweden..... |
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Living Legend Wang Nan Retires |
8/23/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
The most successful Olympic table tennis player ever retires. China’s Wang Nan, 29 years old, has won four Olympic gold medals, one silver medal and 15 titles at World Championships. Wang today confirmed what has already been speculated for a long time.
Wang Nan leaves the international stage on the climax. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, she won gold in the women’s team event and silver in the singles event..... |
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The Figures for the Men’s Singles Final and Bronze Medal Match |
8/23/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
WANG Hao (CHN) – MA Lin (CHN): 7-11
Advantage for MA Lin
Jörgen PERSSON (SWE) - WANG Liqin (CHN): 0-1
Persson’s chance for revenge
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Ma Lin Beats Compatriot Wang Liqin to Reach the Olympic Final |
8/23/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
Finally he did it! Ma Lin and Wang Liqin already played 32 times and each of them won 16 times. However, it used to be Wang Liqin, who won the big matches like 2005 and 2007 in the final of the World Championships.
Today Ma Lin, number two in the ITTF World Ranking, finally won an important match against his team-mate. .... |
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Jörgen Persson Stopped by World Number One – a Chinese will Win the Title |
8/22/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
Wang Hao is in the final of the Men’s Singles event at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The 24 year old Chinese overcame in the penultimate round Jörgen Persson.
The Swede, world singles champion 1991, proved to be a tenacious opponent. Wang eventually won 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7 and 11-9, but Persson amazed with cleverness, instinct and varieties..... |
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“What’s your daddy’s job”? – “Every four years he’s an Olympian chasing a medal.” |
8/22/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
Sweden’s Jörgen PERSSON is about to add another chapter to his incredible career.
Olympian in 1988 where table tennis made its debut, semi-finalist 2000 in Sydney, world singles champion 1991, four times world team champion, married and father of three children, the Swede today reached the semi-final of the Olympic Men’s Singles event..... |
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Three Chinese in the Women’s Semis |
8/22/2008
2008 Olympic Games,08 Aug 2008 - 24 Aug 2008, Beijing, CHN
For the Olympic Women’s Singles event, the ITTF World Ranking was the perfect indicator for the effective results.
The three top seeded Chinese with world number one ZHANG Yining, GUO Yue (no. 2) and WANG Nan (no. 5) all reached the semi-finals on the ninth day of the Olympic table tennis competitions..... |
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