Benedek Olah Upsets Chen Chien-An 3-1 at WTT Doha 2021
Finland’s Benedek Olah (WR 85) upset Taiwan’s Chen Chien-An’s (WR 69) with a score of 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8 to advance to the third round of the qualifying draw at WTT Doha.
Read moreMonth: February 2021
Winners and Losers of China’s Withdrawal From WTT Doha
We take a look at who benefits and who suffers from China’s sudden withdrawal from WTT Doha.
Read moreLiu Shiwen Interview With CCTV
Reigning World Champion Liu Shiwen recently sat down with CCTV for an extended interview regarding her run to the 2019 World Championship title and the psychological aspect of her career.
Read moreWTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 5: Cheng I-Ching and Liu Shiwen
We take a look at Cheng I-Ching’s race with Kasumi Ishikawa for the fourth seed at the Tokyo Olympics and Liu Shiwen’s campaign to represent China in the women’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Read moreWTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 4: Men’s Singles Seeds 5 Through 8
We take a look at seeds five through eight in the men’s singles event (Jeoung Youngsik, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Jang Woojin, and Mattias Falck) at WTT Doha, how they’ve played since the ITTF restart after the pandemic, what is at stake for them at Qatar, and their potential quarterfinal match-ups.
Read moreWTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 3: Women’s Singles seeds 5 THROUGH 8
We take a closer look at seeds five through eight in the women’s singles event (Jeon Jihee, Feng Tianwei, Miu Hirano, and Kasumi Ishikawa) at WTT Doha, what is at stake for them at Qatar, how they’ve played since the ITTF restart after the pandemic, and their potential quarterfinal match-ups.
Read moreWTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 2: X-Factors Lily Zhang and An Jaehyun
Today’s post goes over one X-factor in each of the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles events at WTT Doha. An X-factor is a young promising but lower ranked player (outside the top 20) who has an exciting playing style, has previously upset a higher seeded player before, and has high potential to upset one or more higher seeded players in the upcoming event. We note past high profile upsets by Lily Zhang and An Jaehyun, what part of their game to watch out for, and what is at stake for them in Qatar.
Read more2021 WTT Doha Preview Part 1: A Further Look At ITTF’s Rebrand Towards WTT
The 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Middle East Hub (formerly known as the Qatar Open) will be happening in early March. In preparation we will take a look at the tournament format and major differences with previous iterations of the Qatar Open. Notably, the event has been split into two tournaments and all matches until the quarterfinals will now be three out of fives instead of four out of sevens.
Read more16-Year Old Shin Yubin Becomes Youngest Ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis Player
16-year old Shin Yubin (WR #94) won the qualification tournament to represent South Korea in the women’s singles table tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics. She is the youngest ever Korean Olympic table tennis player, breaking the record previously held by an 18-year old Ryu Seungmin in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Read moreKorean Olympic Trials Day 4: Lee Sangsu Qualifies for 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Lee Sangsu won both his remaining day 4 matches against Lim Jonghoon and Jeoung Youngsik and qualified for the Olympics. He will represent Korea at the Tokyo Olympics alongside Jang Woojin, who qualified directly via world rank.
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