Jörgen Persson announced his retirement today at the H.I.S. World Championships in Yokohama on Friday May 1st 2009 after losing to Jun Mizutani. “The motivation has goneâ€, said Persson. “I made a big effort to play in the Olympic Games but now it’s time to finish.â€
Persson claimed the same thing after losing to another lefty, [...]
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Qatar Open: Timo Boll finally spears his (Chinese) white whale and beats Ma Lin. (ETTU)
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Just in case you have a stack of money, Butterfly has a Timo Boll ZLC Limited edition for $219 (ButterflyOnline)
Seems like quitting is contagious, Greg Letts of About.com resigned his position (About.com)
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Alas the Table Tennis gods smile upon Ma Long who defeated Wang Hao over 5 games. Earlier Wang Hao stopped Timo Boll’s advancement over six games (11:8, 8:11, 7:11, 11:5, 11:9, 11:7).
The women’s event also had an upset win by 19 year Ding Ning of China over Guo Yue in six sets.
Video of the [...]
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In case you haven’t watched the Liebherr Europe Top-12, the title above should be enough of a spoiler for you. Timo Boll fought hard in the last round against Vladimir Samsonov.
In fifth set BOLL was the one who had fast lead and he maintained it until the end. In sixth SAMSONOV faild to finish the [...]
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Easily one of the more entertaining matches at the Tournament of Champions. After gaining an impressive lead on the Swedish player, Boll and Persson decide to have fun with the game and play it as if it were an exhibition match.
Best moments: At the 3:45 mark, begins one of the most impressive rallies between the [...]
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The ITTF has an article up on their homepage that states that German player Timo Boll has moved up one spot in the World Rankings. He switches places with Wang Liqin after winning 3 consecutive Men’s Singles Titles.
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