SamsonovWill this be the year for his big World Title?
When you think of the current superstars in world Table Tennis, you think of Wang Hao, Wang Liqin, Ma Lin, the list goes on. But one man that rarely gets the praise he deserves is Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the nice guy of Table Tennis.
Consistent […]
Members of the Australian Table Tennis team were interviewed yesterday on ABC Radio Australia. David Zalcberg in particular was talking up the chances of the Aussies saying that in Athens they under estimated their abilities and they won’t be making the same mistakes in Beijing.
The Women’s team is made up of all Chinese born athletes […]
Read more....An extraordinary winning streak by a Northern Territory sportsman has locals in the Top End in a bit of a spin. For more than two decades Nick Politis has been Darwin’s undisputed king of Table Tennis and again put his record on the line last night in yet another local grand final.
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Read more....Jeff’s start in table tennis was at the local association in Canberra, Australia. This was a modest competition that didn’t have a great track record of producing National champions. He soon rose to the top of the rankings in Canberra through a lot of enthusiasm and dedication.
In 1989 he won the Australian Under 15 singles […]
Read more....Photo courtesy of ITTFSimon Gerada Playing for Malta
In 2000, Simon Gerada represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Unfortunately in 2001 Simon chose to represent Malta and is now ineligble to play for Australia. Strangely enough though, Simon still plays in many Australian Closed tournaments and was until recently a selector for the Australian National […]
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William Henzell is Australia’s best hope for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It has been a long journey for the Australian born in Adelaide, Australia on the 23rd March 1982.
Leaving Home
At the age of 14, William Henzell packed up his bags and left his family to move to Sweden with the aim […]
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