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Ma Long captures English Open Crown 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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Guo Yan prepares for the final
Guo Yan warms up for her battle against fellow compatriot Liu Shiwen. The 25 year-old, a nine times winner on the Pro-Tour…
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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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Pro-Tour leaders too strong
English hopes were dashed in the Quarter-Final of the Mens Doubles when top seeds Seiya Kishikawa and Jun Mizutani (Japan), the…
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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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GB Schedule of Play
Paul and Darius are the last remaining England players, below is when and where they are playing. Men Time Table Event GB Player V Opponent 10.15 4 MU21 Paul DRINKHALL v T Tregler (CZE) 09.30 2 MD DRINKHALL…
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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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Drinkhall’s U21 clash rescheduled
Paul Drinkhall’s excellent performance in the Men’s Singles has forced the U21’s schedule to be changed due to a time clash. Drinkhall…
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Defending Champion Wang Liqin is defeated
Many people were expecting to see Chinese Superstars Wang Liqin and Ma Lin coast through to the last 32 of the…
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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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GB Schedule Of Play, Day 2
If you want to catch the home players in action, then here is a list of where and when they are…
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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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English successes and near misses
With the playing venue starting to fill up there were four major British successes to celebrate in the Qualification rounds of…
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UK TV Schedule
Image courtesy Steven Parking Photography The English Open will be shown on Sky Sports Extra as well as being streamed on the…
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Greatest TT arrives in Sheffield
Matthew Syed interviews Paul Drinkhall Article by Matthew Syed The English Open is one of the greatest table tennis competitions on the…
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Europes best enter
European Superstars Europes best square up to take on the Chinese European superstars line up against the top Chinese in a…
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English squad announced
English number 1's Paul Drinkhall and Joanna Parker There will be plenty of local interest when the 65th English Open gets…
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World Superstars Set for UK Showdown
China send their strongest ever Squad to the English Open China has confirmed that they will be sending their …
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Ticket Prices
65th English Open – ITTF Pro Tour Major 28th October 2009 to 1st November 2009 English Institute of Sport – Sheffield (EISS) Additional Information:…
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English Open Schedule
The schedule of events for the upcoming 65th English Open Pro Tour Major has just been released and is as follows: Day Time Event Round Qualification Wednesday…
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China Open
Joanna Parker One Survives Rd1 Andrew Baggaley was the only English player to make it out of round one of the seniors ,…
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English Open Launch
British squad Performance Programme to stay up to 2012 Olympics Sheffield is to host an array of world-class table tennis stars and…
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