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Title Retained, Timo Boll Secures European Gold in Emphatic Manner |
10/21/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Top seed and favourite for gold, Germany’s Timo Boll won the Men’s Singles title at the European Championships on Sunday 21st October 2012 and thus brought to a conclusion, proceedings in the Danish town of Herning to a conclusion.
Furthermore, he retained the title, won one year ago in the Polish city of Gdansk-Sopot, in a most emphatic manner. At no stage of his march to glory was the 31 year old extended the full seven games distance.
On the concluding day of play he extracted r.... |
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Viktoria Pavlovich Staves Off French Challenge to Retain European Crown |
10/21/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Currently listed at no.19 on the Women’s World Rankings and the no.3 seed in Herning, Viktoria Pavlovich of Belarus won the Women’s Singles title at the European Championships on Sunday 21st October 2012 and thus regained the title won two years ago when the tournament was staged in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
On the concluding day, the 32 year old from Minsk, withstood a determined French challenge to emerge successful.
At the semi-final stage she remained resolute to end the aspirat.... |
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Romanians Regain Title, Austria Once Again Displays Liking for Danish Soil |
10/20/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Austria and Romania secured the first titles to be decided at the current European Championships in Herning, when on Saturday 20th October 2012, Robert Gardos and Daniel Habesohn donned the Men’s Doubles crown, after Daniela Dodean and Elizabeta Samara had secured the top prize in the Women’s Doubles competition.
The win recorded by the Austrians was a surprise, Robert Gardos and Daniel Habesohn were the sixth seeds; the success posted by Daniela Dodean and Elizabeta Samara was no great r.... |
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Major Threats to Title Defence Defeated but Major Threat Still Remains? |
10/20/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Considered the major threats to Germany’s Timo Boll retaining his Men’s Singles title at the European Championships in the Danish city of Herning and thus winning the title for an unprecedented sixth time, both compatriot Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, suffered shock quarter-final defeats on the evening of Saturday 20th October 2012.
However, does the greatest threat to Timo Boll await?
It is four years since Timo Boll has lost to Dimitrij Ovtcharov in a World.... |
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Backspin Artistry Rules in Herning, Leading Names Stumble on Penultimate Day |
10/20/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Defensive play is on the wane. We need more backspin players, raise the net, reduce the rubber thickness; shoot the manufacturer!
Now for half a century or more than has been the cry from many voices.
At the current European Championships it would seem the cries have been answered and we do not need to change the rules or incarcerate any entrepreneur.
At least amongst the female of the species, that would seem to be the situation. Three of the four players who have booked .... |
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Danish Despair, Opening Round European Championships Defeat for Michel Maze |
10/19/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
Crowned European champion in Stuttgart in 2009, Denmark’s Michael Maze was beaten in the opening round of the Men’s Singles event at the current European Championships on Friday 19th October 2012.
Playing on home soil in the town of Herning, he suffered in six games against Austria’s Stefan Fegerl (11-5, 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-8).
Occupying the fourth seeded place in the draw, much was expected of the talented Dane; in 2005, the last occasion that the tournament was staged in.... |
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Title Favourites Progress but Barbora Balazova and Sabine Winter Cause Upsets |
10/19/2012
2012 European Championships ,17 Oct 2012 - 21 Oct 2012, Herning, DEN
The Slovak Republic’s Barbora Balazova and Germany’s Sabine Winter, both 20 years old, were the players to upset the seeding in the Women’s Singles event at the European Championships in the Danish town of Herning on Friday 19th October 2012.
Both are players who have undoubtedly benefitted from the ITTF Global Junior Programme, both enjoying success on the ITTF Junior Circuit.
In 2010 Barbora Balazova collected three ITTF Junior Circuit Girls’ Singles titles, winning in Italy, Gua.... |
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