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Kagin Lee Blog
Kagin Lee July 08, 2013
But for most table tennis fans, the US Open was the only event in town. 120 degree heat was not a deterrent - we were here to enjoy the great indoors.
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Wheel of Fortune Turns in Las Vegas, Eugene Wang and Megumi Abe Surprise Winners
Ian Marshall July 06, 2013
Never previously progressing to the concluding day of play on the ITTF World Tour, Canada’s Eugene Wang and Japan’s Megumi Abe were the surprise winners of the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas on Saturday 6th July.
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Petrissa Solja Repels Local Challenge, Secures Under 21 Women’s Singles Title
Ian Marshall July 06, 2013
Bronze medallist in the Girls’ Singles event at the Volkswagen World Junior Championships, the player to dent the hegemony of China; Germany’s Petrissa Solja won the Under 21 Women’s Singles title at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas on Friday 5th July.
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Title Favourites Book Semi-Final Places but Tested to the Very Limit
Ian Marshall July 06, 2013
Sweden’s Jens Lundqvist, the top seed and Canada’s Eugene Wang, the third seed, have both reserved semi-final places in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas.
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Fifth Seeds Departs, Megumi Abe Hits Form to Cause Second Round Upset
Ian Marshall July 05, 2013
Japan’s Megumi Abe was the player to spring the biggest surprise as matters progressed in the second round of the Women’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas on Friday 5th July.
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Leading Names Enjoy Opening Round Success but Two Notables Fall
Ian Marshall July 04, 2013
Japan’s Airi Morinaga and Mika Tuschida were the players to rise to the occasion; the players to suffer were Romania’s Iulia Necula and Zheng Jiaqi of the United States.
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First Three Names Enjoy Success but Next in Line Suffer Second Round Defeats
Ian Marshall July 04, 2013
The top three seeds in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas enjoyed success in the second round of proceedings on the evening of Thursday 4th July 2013.
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Accustomed to Rigours of International Play, Seeds Progress with Comfort
Ian Marshall July 04, 2013
Players who were accustomed the hotbed of hard fought endeavours throughout the world imposed their authority on proceedings. The only player with experience to be tested was Hungary’s Rita Kertai.
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Canadian Tested but Experience Counts in Men’s Singles First Round Contests
Ian Marshall July 04, 2013
International experience told in the opening round of the Men’s Singles event at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas on Thursday 4th July 2013.
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Shocks Abound in Opening Round as Seeds Fall In Quick Succession
Ian Marshall July 04, 2013
Seeds fell with alarming regularity in the first round of both the Under 21 Men’s Singles and Under 21 Women’s Singles events at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour United States Open in Las Vegas on Thursday 4th July.