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  1. Ovtcharov and Boll interview before the Rio Olympics 2016

    Reference source of article "Arguing? We? Never! There was no reason ever.“ Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov - Via: Bernd Thissen / picture alliance / dpa The table tennis star Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov are good friends despite tough competition. Now they want to win gold together...
  2. Zhang Jike Will Retire After Rio Olympics 2016!

    There are reports circulating around the Chinese media and in particular one in which Zhang Jike said in an chat room (Chinese Media qq Sports quote) with fans after the Rio Olympic team event that he will retire when the team land in Beijing after Rio! Online users in China are talking about it...
  3. 44 Players in 2016 Rio Olympics Are Chinese Born

    A new article has been released on the nytimes.com website about how of the 172 table tennis players playing at the Rio Olympic Games, at least 44 were born in China. You can read the full article here. A table below by nytimes.com displays this: What's everyone's opinion on this? IS this a...
  4. TEAM China Are The Women’s Rio Olympics 2016 Champions!

    Yesterday on the 16th August the formidable Chinese team were crowed Olympic team champions with a convincing win over Germany. China's Ding Ning, Li Xioaxia and Liu Shiwen with their gold medals - Via ITTF Flickr Gold Medal Match: China vs Germany In the opening match London 2012 Olympic...
  5. Pick your team to beat the CNT

    Pick your team to beat the CNT in Rio 2016 If you were the coach and could name anyone whom we've seen playing in Rio 2016, which three of any non-Chinese player would make up your team to beat the CNT? How would you line them up? Who would play doubles? (ABC XYZ format)
  6. Rio Olympics 2016 (Team Event)

    --Official Topic For The Team Event at the Rio Olympics-- Olympic Games 2016, 06 Aug 2016 - 17 Aug 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The singles event is now over at the Rio Olympics but the action doesn't stop there! The Men's and women's team event has just got underway in Rio! We can use this...
  7. [Question] Does the Olympics count points for the World ranking?

    Hello fellas! After following this Olympics very close, this question came to my mind... Does the athletes' Olympic results count points for the ITTF World Ranking? Thank you all in advance!
  8. ZJK choo-ing like crazy at Olympics, no one complains?

    Direct choo to the opponent with deadly stare, loud voice, yet no one complains. 12 yo kid, same loud voice, doesnt direct choo to the opponent, people complained until TTD released an article about it tsk :)
  9. Highlighted Matches from Rio Olympics 2016 - Table Tennis!

    TTD, I will post videos in here from matches from Rio Olympics 2016. Ma Long vs Jonathan Groth (Round 3) <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTt London2012%2Fvideos%2F823977057738091%2F&show_text=0&width=560"...
  10. Timo Boll Will Carry The German flag at the Rio Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony!

    Breaking News: Timo Boll has been selected to carry the German Flag at tonight's opening ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games 2016! Timo Boll is one of the most admired table tennis players on the planet and very recognisable in Germany. What fantastic news for Timo and for table tennis! Timo...
  11. Dimitrij Ovtcharov's big interview for the Rio Olympics 2016!

    Prior to the Rio Olympics Dimitrij Ovtcharov was interviewed by spox.com a popular website in Germany. I have done my best to translate the interview below. You can find the original interview here. "In Beijing everything was amazing" In London the single bronze was a sensation. Meanwhile...
  12. Dimitrij Ovtcharov preparing for Rio Olympics with Jorgen Persson!

    The Rio Olympics is fast approaching with the very best players from around the world heading to the Olympic village this week. In the build up to the Olympics Europe's number 1 Dimitrij Ovtchaorv has been preparing with coach Jorgen Persson! You can listen to our podcast with Jorgen Persson...
  13. Rio Olympics 2016 (Singles Event)

    --Official Topic For The Singles Event at the Rio Olympics-- Olympic Games 2016, 06 Aug 2016 - 17 Aug 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The most prestigious table tennis event of the year is just around the corner, the Rio Olympics which will see matches take place on the 6th August in the...
  14. Going to see the Olympics!

    Very excited to say im going to be there!! I have already marked every table tennis event to my list and of course some other sports. I wanted to ask if theres anyone who's a bit more familiar with the olympic table tennis events and could recommend me what to expect: are there going to be any...
  15. Where Can You Watch the Table Tennis Rio Olympics 2016 Live?

    Hi, where can you watch the Rio 2016 Olympic table tennis events LIVE? On Olympic YouTube Channel? On ITTV? Thanks
  16. China Warm Up Matches for Rio Olympics 2016

    New matches from the China warm up matches for the Rio Olympics Games are now in. Enjoy. First match up I have highlighted is below: Zhang Jike vs Hao Shuai Xu Xin vs Lin Gaoyuan Zhang Jike vs Yan An Ma Long vs Fang Bo Zhang Jike/Xu Xin vs Fang Bo/Wang Chuqin [HD] Xu Xin vs...
  17. Denmark Training Camp For Rio Olympics 2016

    NEW practice hall video from the recent Olympic prep training camp in Denmark where players from England, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Puerto Rico and India have been practicing together for Rio. Together with some beautiful and unique table tennis footage, Liam Pitchford, Kristian...
  18. Croatia Open -last attempt before olympics?

    It seems many top players decided to take part in Croatia Open including Jun Mizutani and Chuang. If mizutani thought it would be easy tournament win he will be very dissapointed. First he will have to beat Joo Sae Hyuk who he beat only once many years ago and secondly Wong Chun Ting who he...
  19. Zhang Jike CONFIRMED and will play singles at Rio Olympics 2016!

    After weeks of speculation and various articles surfacing across the web, table tennis fans across the world have been awaiting eagerly on who Team CHINA will select for the singles event at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio. A popular discussion took place on TTD with many users trying to work...
  20. Zhang Jike or Xu Xin will Play Singles - Rio Olympics 2016!

    Just read news, CCTV reported: Liu Guoliang said that Zhangjike more likely will play the men's single with Ma Long at the olympics, XuXin will play the team match and Fan Zhendong will join them as cheerleader this time. Here is the link below: http://sports.qq.com/a/20160506/024432.htm
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