Yang Haeun Upsets Melanie Diaz 3-0 to Advance To Final Qualificaton Round
Yang Haeun (WR 81) upset Melanie Diaz (WR 68) 3-0 in the third round of the qualification draw at WTT Contender in WTT Doha 2021.
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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 moreWinners 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 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.
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