For the first time in the Olympic history, table tennis will be played in a team event format. A team consists of three players. Each team can nominate one alternate player that can replace another one in case of injury or sickness.
Seeding List for the Team Competition
Following the specific rules for the Olympics, a special team ranking list taking into consideration only the players qualified from each team was produced on the basis of the ITTF July 2008 World Ranking to establish the seeds for the round robin stage.
Men:
1 China
2 Germany
3 Korea Republic
4 Hong Kong China
5 Japan
6 Chinese Taipei
7 Singapore
8 Austria
9 Croatia
10 Greece
11 Sweden
12 Russia
13 Brazil
14 Nigeria
15 Canada
16 Australia
Women:
1 China
2 Singapore
3 Hong Kong China
4 Korea Republic
5 Japan
6 Germany
7 Netherlands
8 Austria
9 USA
10 Croatia
11 Spain
12 Poland
13 Romania
14 Australia
15 Dominican Republic
16 Nigeria
Possible Groups
Men’s Team event:
Group A: China, Singapore/Austria, Croatia/Greece, Canada/Australia
Group B: Germany, Singapore/Austria, Croatia/Greece, Canada/Australia
Group C: Korea Republic, Japan/Chinese Taipei, Sweden/Russia, Brazil/Nigeria
Group D: Hong Kong China, Japan/Chinese Taipei, Sweden/Russia, Brazil/Nigeria
Women’s Team event:
Group A: China, Netherlands/Austria, USA/Croatia, Dominican Republic/Nigeria
Group B: Singapore, Netherlands/Austria, USA/Croatia, Dominican Republic/Nigeria
Group C: Hong Kong China, Japan/Germany, Spain/Poland, Romania/Australia
Group D: Korea Republic, Japan/Germany, Spain/Poland, Romania/Australia
Example: The Austrian women will either be drawn into Group A with China or into Group B with Singapore. If Austria is in Group A, the Netherlands will be in Group B.
The winning teams of each group shall play-off, in a knockout semi-final format for the gold and silver medals. The second placed teams of each group and the semi-final contest losers shall play-off for the bronze medal.
Date and Place of the Team Draw
The team draw will be held on 7th August 2008 at 15:00 (3:00pm) on the 3rd floor of the hotel Park Plaza Beijing Science Park (25 Zhi Chun Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 China, www.parkplaza.com/beijingcn_sciencepark).
Complete Team List with Alternate PlayersOn the ITTF website you will find the complete team list including the alternate players. Your direct link is here.
torsdag 31 juli 2008
tisdag 29 juli 2008
Players’ Biographies on the ITTF Website
How old is MA Lin, where was Ai FUKUHARA born and which strange habit makes Dimitrij OVTCHAROV so strong? What is Australia’s Kyle DAVIS’ particular view of the world and how do I find Austria’s LIU Jia’s personal website? On the ITTF website you will now get an answer to all these questions.
Olympians and more
All 172 players who will be on duty in Beijing were asked several questions about their lives, hobbies and about table tennis. Furthermore each biography is linked with all articles ever written on the ITTF website about the respective player as well as linked with his or her career results (Stats Record) and ranking history since January 2001.
The collection of the biographies will be maintained after the Olympic Games in Beijing and also contains other table tennis top stars that missed the Olympic Games 2008.
Direct link.
Olympians and more
All 172 players who will be on duty in Beijing were asked several questions about their lives, hobbies and about table tennis. Furthermore each biography is linked with all articles ever written on the ITTF website about the respective player as well as linked with his or her career results (Stats Record) and ranking history since January 2001.
The collection of the biographies will be maintained after the Olympic Games in Beijing and also contains other table tennis top stars that missed the Olympic Games 2008.
Direct link.
Pictures of the Day, Quotes and Results on ITTF.com
During the Olympic Games’ table tennis competitions a daily picture gallery will be provided on the ITTF website (www.ittf.com).
The pictures are free of charge and can be used with the condition that you state the source (by courtesy of ITTF).
We will also deliver you on our website with regular flash quotes of players and coaches after their matches as well as with results and live scoring.
The pictures are free of charge and can be used with the condition that you state the source (by courtesy of ITTF).
We will also deliver you on our website with regular flash quotes of players and coaches after their matches as well as with results and live scoring.
måndag 7 juli 2008
torsdag 3 juli 2008
Dutch Decision against Keen is Blaszczyk’s Luck
The 15th June 2008 was the deadline for all National Olympic Committees to confirm the entries of their participating players and teams for the Olympic table tennis events from 13th to 23rd August 2008 in Beijing, China. Now all the players are definitely known.
Trinko Keen Replaced by Lucjan Blaszczyk
The Dutch National Olympic Committee rejected the recommendation of the Dutch Table Tennis Association (NTTB) to nominate Mr. Trinko KEEN for the Olympic Men’s Singles event. KEEN’s results on the ITTF Pro Tour did not fulfil the national qualifying rules. Therefore the thirty-six year old will not be Olympian in 2008. The Games in Beijing would have been his fourth Olympic Games in a row.
“It would have been fantastic to compete in the Olympic tournament, especially in the home country of our sport. The national federation put in a maximum of effort to let me play. Unfortunately there’s nothing more I can do”, a disappointed KEEN said in the NTTB press release.
This decision is in favour of another European “oldie”, Poland’s Lucjan BLASZCZYK. The thirty-three year old was the best non-qualified player on the occasion of the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament being held in Budapest, Hungary from 8th to 11th May 2008. The Polish Olympic Committee as well as the Polish Table Tennis Association confirmed BLASZCZYK for the Men’s Singles event in Beijing.
Trinko Keen Replaced by Lucjan Blaszczyk
The Dutch National Olympic Committee rejected the recommendation of the Dutch Table Tennis Association (NTTB) to nominate Mr. Trinko KEEN for the Olympic Men’s Singles event. KEEN’s results on the ITTF Pro Tour did not fulfil the national qualifying rules. Therefore the thirty-six year old will not be Olympian in 2008. The Games in Beijing would have been his fourth Olympic Games in a row.
“It would have been fantastic to compete in the Olympic tournament, especially in the home country of our sport. The national federation put in a maximum of effort to let me play. Unfortunately there’s nothing more I can do”, a disappointed KEEN said in the NTTB press release.
This decision is in favour of another European “oldie”, Poland’s Lucjan BLASZCZYK. The thirty-three year old was the best non-qualified player on the occasion of the Final World Olympic Qualification Tournament being held in Budapest, Hungary from 8th to 11th May 2008. The Polish Olympic Committee as well as the Polish Table Tennis Association confirmed BLASZCZYK for the Men’s Singles event in Beijing.
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