With more than 6,000 spectators, it has become very hot in the competition hall at the first day of the table tennis events. The Peking University Gymnasium was full with a lot of media coming to cover one of the most popular sports in China.
China’s Teams Outstanding
Both Chinese teams are on the way to reach the last four of the first table tennis team event at Olympics. The women won their two competitions with 3-0 against Croatia in the opening match and versus the Dominican Republic in the evening session. They will face Austria tomorrow.
After facing Australia in the morning session, the Chinese men’s team will play tomorrow against Austria too. Werner SCHLAGER and his colleagues will try to contest the Chinese ascendancy. Against WANG Hao, MA Lin and WANG Liqin, Greece couldn’t avoid the defeat today (3-0). The match between China and Greece was very spectacular with the two Greek choppers namely Ntaniel TSIOKAS and Panagiotis GIONIS.
“MA Lin’s (CHN) opponent (GIONIS) has a very strange style but MA Lin didn’t give him any chance”, said LIU Guoliang, the Chinese coach. “WANG Hao did it better at crucial balls than KREANGA. WANG Liqin made more mistakes at the beginning because the three players’ styles are different from one another; this has caused us a headache, but we can see that we are quick to adapt.”
Poland’s Partyka Well Desired in Beijing
Germany’s women’s dream of a medal has receded into the distance. In the Group C, they lost 3-0 against the young Romanian team. The Germans now have to beat Hong Kong China and Poland tomorrow to keep up the chance to proceed.
In the Group D, there are also two teams competing for the first place that is necessary to compete for gold and silver. Korea and Japan won 3-0 respectively against Spain and Poland. Afterwards Natalia PARTYKA from Poland stood more than 30 minutes in the mixed zone, giving interviews. She is the only table tennis player qualified for the Olympics and Paralympics. She only lost in the fifth game against TIE Yana.
”We have played PARTYKA before and she did not play so well. Her attacks today were excellent. Even though she has an amputated right arm, she was playing better than an average player”, said TIE about her opponent. Singapore is leading the Women’s Group B with two victories against USA and Nigeria. Losing against the United States, the Dutch women’s team has the possibility to reach the first place with an exploit against Singapore.
Korea Wins in Spite of Ryu’s Hiccup
In the Men’s Group B, there was a close competition between Croatia and Germany but finally Germany won 3-0. Timo BOLL and friends, seeded number 2 overall, are on the right way to reach the last four teams. After playing Canada in the morning, the squad of German coach Richard PRAUSE will have to ensure its good position against Singapore at 14:30 tomorrow.
In the Group C, Korea has two victories after beating Sweden and Brazil 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. Korea’s reigning Olympic champion RYU Seung Min: "I think every match is always very hard, particularly the first round but today we had lots of confidence against the Swedish team so we played quite well. I think we can do this again in our next game." But in the second competition against Brazil, it was RYU, who lost a match. It was a 0-3 against Thiago MONTEIRO.
In the Group D, Russia and Nigeria now have no more chance to reach the first or second place and to aim for a medal. These final positions will be decided tomorrow in the match between Japan and Hong Kong China
onsdag 13 augusti 2008
torsdag 7 augusti 2008
The draw
The draw for the first team event in the Olympic history was held today at 3 p.m. local time.
The Competition Manager of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Mr. Yao Zhenxu welcomed representatives of the countries, media and spectators at the Park Plaza Beijing Science Park in the Chinese capital Beijing.
The Groups
Women’s Team event:
Group A: China, Austria, Croatia, Dominican Republic
Group B: Singapore, Netherlands, USA, Nigeria
Group C: Hong Kong China, Germany, Poland, Romania
Group D: Korea Republic, Japan, Spain, Australia
Men’s Team event:
Group A: China, Austria, Greece, Australia
Group B: Germany, Singapore, Croatia, Canada
Group C: Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei, Sweden, Brazil
Group D: Hong Kong China, Japan, Russia, Nigeria
Schedule
The Men’s as well as the Women’s Team events will start on Wednesday, 13th August, 10:00 a.m. 2008 at Peking University Gymnasium in Beijing.
On 14th August, the team draw for the final rounds will be staged at the venue after the last matches have finished.
Only the winners of each group will contest for the gold medal. The second placed teams will compete for the bronze medal with the losers of the semi-final contests.
The Women’s Team final will be held at 19:30 p.m. on Sunday 17th August; the Men’s Team final is scheduled at the same time on Monday 18th August.
The Competition Manager of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Mr. Yao Zhenxu welcomed representatives of the countries, media and spectators at the Park Plaza Beijing Science Park in the Chinese capital Beijing.
The Groups
Women’s Team event:
Group A: China, Austria, Croatia, Dominican Republic
Group B: Singapore, Netherlands, USA, Nigeria
Group C: Hong Kong China, Germany, Poland, Romania
Group D: Korea Republic, Japan, Spain, Australia
Men’s Team event:
Group A: China, Austria, Greece, Australia
Group B: Germany, Singapore, Croatia, Canada
Group C: Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei, Sweden, Brazil
Group D: Hong Kong China, Japan, Russia, Nigeria
Schedule
The Men’s as well as the Women’s Team events will start on Wednesday, 13th August, 10:00 a.m. 2008 at Peking University Gymnasium in Beijing.
On 14th August, the team draw for the final rounds will be staged at the venue after the last matches have finished.
Only the winners of each group will contest for the gold medal. The second placed teams will compete for the bronze medal with the losers of the semi-final contests.
The Women’s Team final will be held at 19:30 p.m. on Sunday 17th August; the Men’s Team final is scheduled at the same time on Monday 18th August.
torsdag 31 juli 2008
Olympic Team Events – Seeding, Draw and Alternate Players
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.
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.
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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