Table Tennis

The new table tennis season is here and with it brings a new identity in a radical rebrand of the sport's international calendar.
Named World Table Tennis (WTT), it supplants the previous International Table Tennis Federation World Tour and World Tour Platinum events, with only two major tournaments expected to

FAN Zhendong (CHN). 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles 1/4 finals , Olympic Sport Center, Zhengzhou 2019/12/14.
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FAN Zhendong (CHN). 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles 1/4 finals , Olympic Sport Center, Zhengzhou 2019/12/14.

What you need to know about the new table tennis season as World Table Tennis makes debut

Winning an Olympic medal is not easy. It's even harder in table tennis, given the domination of the top Chinese players in the sport.
It's with this in mind that Ishikawa Kasumi heads into a home Games in Tokyo next year looking for her first singles medal in three attempts.

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Japan beats Singapore to claim the Bronze.

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See the most stunning points of the 2016 Polish Open during which a strong Japanese team plays against some of the best European players.

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Japan's women's table tennis team win bronze in Rio 2016.

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Japan win Women's Table Tennis Team bronze

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The countdown has begun.
Now officially on the clock, Japanese Olympic sport athletes due to be headed for Paris 2024 spoke of their determination to win the shiniest medal on offer at the Games as they spoke to media on Wednesday (17 April), 100 days before the Opening Ceremony.
“The

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As she announced her retirement from the sport, the three-time Olympic medallist shares her best memories from the Games and talks about her friendship with Chinese rival Chen Meng: "If I managed to inspire or encourage someone, I couldn’t be happier," she said. Watch for more from her farewell press conference.

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Ishikawa Kasumi reflects on highlights of memorable table tennis career: 'I'm proud'

Ishikawa Kasumi always took pride in playing until the last drop.
And because Ishikawa did that for 23 years, she knew when she had nothing more to give to table tennis \- and when to walk.
“I decided to retire because I felt like I left everything out there,” Ishikawa

Kasumi Ishikawa, a Japanese table tennis player, and three-time Olympic medalist, becomes emotional at a news conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2023. 30-year-old Ishikawa decided to retire from competitions as she recorded a five-time national singles champion.  ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Ishikawa Kasumi at an emotional press conference 

Ishikawa Kasumi's saying goodbye to table tennis: "I left everything out there"

What's happening?
The singles competitions are approaching their climax, and there are three sessions of table tennis on offer today. The women's singles semi-finals take place at 11 am (local time) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, before the men's singles semi-finals follow at 3 pm.
The women return at 8

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 21: Chen Meng of Team China practices ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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The Olympic Games is “a shining place where you get to go as a reward” and “a very special opportunity to compete”, according to ISHIKAWA Kasumi.
And she should know – the Japanese table tennis player will be competing in her third Olympic Games when the event gets underway on

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 08: Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan enter the court prior to Women's Teams - Quarterfinals - Match 4 on day three of the ITTF Team World Cup, Tokyo 2020 Test Event at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on November 08, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)

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ISHIKAWA Kasumi plans to shake up table tennis table with newfound skills

South Korea's Suh Hyo-won and Jang Woo-jin provided two of the biggest surprises as the International Table Tennis Federation Finals began on Thursday in Zhengzhou, China.
Fans were present in the arena watching as Suh, the women's world number 23, defeated Ishikawa Kasumi 4-1 to eliminate the Japanese joint-world number

South Korea's Suh Hyowon plays a shot at the 2020 ITTF Finals (Photo: ITTF)

Ishikawa Kasumi and Harimoto Tomokazu eliminated in first round at ITTF Finals 

International top-level table tennis returns this month when the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) #RESTART series of three major events gets underway on 8 November in a "bubble" environment in China.
ITTF #RESTART comprises three of the ITTF's most important events: the Women's World Cup (8–10 November), Men's World Cup

All you need to know about the international table tennis #RESTART series

Harimoto Tomokazu has taken his first steps toward a return to normalcy, the Japanese table tennis prodigy playing in an event for the first time during the global pandemic era.
"It was my first match in half a year and I was nervous from start to finish", the 17-year-old Harimoto

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Harimoto Tomokazu back in the swing of things

Zheng Peifeng has won his first ITTF World Tour Title at the Czech Open while Kasumi Ishikawa clinched the women's title.

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Zheng Peifeng claims maiden World Tour title

The women of Unified Korea had to settle for bronze at the World Team Championships in Halmstad, Sweden after losing 3-0 to Japan.

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