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Japan Open table tennis: Teenager Tomokazu Harimoto stuns Olympic champion and idol Ma Long to enter semi-finals
• 7 years agoJapanese teenager Tomokazu Harimoto stunned reigning world and Olympic champion Ma Long 4-2 in the quarter-finals of the ITTF Japan Open on Saturday.
Ma Long, two other Chinese paddlers fined by ITTF after quitting Chengdu event in protest over coach's removal
• 7 years agoITTF said that Ma, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin — the three top-ranked players in the world — "damaged the reputation of the ITTF" and "let down the global fans at the China Open".
Ultimate Table Tennis: How a one-of-a-kind tournament rekindled my love for the sport
Jigar Mehta • 8 years agoWhen the Ultimate Table Tennis League was announced, it naturally got me excited. Until now, I had played and watched the sport but not covered it which I always wanted to.
Ex-head coach of China table-tennis team apologises after no-show of top players at ITTF event
• 8 years agoThe former head coach of China's all-conquering table tennis team has denied knowing three top Chinese players would stage a no-show at a major tournament in protest at his removal.
China faces ITTF sanction after top players quit table tennis tournament
• 8 years agoITTF threatened to slap sanctions on China's national team after three top players quit a tournament in apparent protest at their head coach's removal.
China's table tennis in chaos as top players quit event to protest against removal of head coach
• 8 years agoChinese sports authorities have ordered a probe into the decision by two coaches and three top table tennis stars to quit an international tournament in apparent protest at their head coach's removal.