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TableTennisDaily exclusive interview with Table Tennis professional Ryu Seung Min! We would like to thank Liam Pitchford for setting up this fantastic interview! Enjoy the interview guys! Full Name: Ryu Seung Min Age: 30 Date Of Birth: 05 August 1982 Height: 177cm Club represented: TTF...

Hey guys, Just over a month ago we posted our TableTennisDaily interview with world number 5 Joo Se Hyuk. I have just received great news, we can now interview former world number 2 & Olympic Champion Ryu Seung Min! Ryu has accepted our offer where he will answer your questions posted on this...

Research by CMS Media has shown that a record 34 million people in China viewed in last August to watch the London 2012 Olympics table tennis finals. It has been said that table tennis is now China’s most watched sport and still on the rise. Zhang Jike, the Men's Singles Gold medalist at the...

With the London 2012 Olympics now behind us the Rio 2016 Olympics is now the next largest competition that the Chinese team is preparing for, however there have been some changes to the selection process this time round. Previously the Chinese coaches would select players to participate in the...

For China’s Xu Xin reaching the number one spot of the world rankings must be one of the biggest highlights of his career however, he has said that although he is very happy with what he has achieved for him it isn’t the world ranking that is important. Xu Xin stated how for him winning a world...

---Christmas Special Edition--- What a year it has been in the world of table tennis! Over the last few weeks TableTennisDaily members have been submitting their favorite shots of the year (2012) to us. Below is a video compilation (XMAS Edition) of the Top Ten best shots voted by you guys...

TTD Christmas Competition What a year it has been in the 2012 Table Tennis world! We have witnessed the London 2012 Olympics, Paralympics and many other global events such as the recent World Tour Grand Finals! TableTennisDaily has done it's absolute best in providing you all with all the...

Okay guys, it's that time of the year where we all decide which we think the best shot, rally and match of the year in 2012 is! :) This discussion we want to find out what the ultimate shot of the year is by posting, embedding your favorite shot below There have been probably 30,000 amazing...

A day before the European Championships 2012 began, host nations Michael Maze was oozing with confidence. Michael won the European Chapionships back in 2009 and is looking to clinch another gold in his home country Denmark. Michael Maze - Photo by: Lomaev Since Michael Maze's recent...

Hi all, Anyone have any idea how much this table cost?

On Friday 24th August 2012 China's Hao Shuai made a superb comeback defeating recent Bronze Medalist (team) at the London 2012 Olympics Timo Boll at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Harmony China Open . Hao Shuai the no.9 seed defeated Timo Boll in a tense seven set thriller which had the...

Hi Janus or members here, any video of ZJK v Samsonov and some videos of team events, China v Russia and semi and final as well. Thanks.

Michael Maze expressed his heartache on a message update on his website after losing to Dimtrij Ovtcharov in the quarter-final of the London 2012 Olympics. Maze expressed on his website (message seen below) how he was gutted to miss out on the semi-finals with a defeat 9-11 - in the 7th and...

Mike Mezyan Table Tennis Artworks has really stepped up the pace over the last few months. We Got Word Mike Mezyan Table Tennis Artworks has been viewed by a Huge number of top table tennis players in the world during the London 2012 Olympics and created such a buzz there! The picture below is...

We now have a winner for the London 2012 Olympic Competition which included signatures signed by Timo Boll, Jorg Rosskopt, Ariel Hsing, Lily Zhang, Kelly Sibley, Joanna Parker and Naomi Owen on a TTD/Stiga T-Shirt :) To read more on the competition details click here Thanks to...

This is an article about sports that should be included in the Olympics and those that should’nt. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/11/you-call-that-an-olympic-sport.html The key statement to us was: “There is one absent consideration that seems to me to be important—and while...

China completed their clean sweep of gold medals today, winning all 4 gold medals in the 2012 Olympics. China have won 24 out of 28 gold medals since the sport entered the games in 1988. The Chinese team only dropped 2 sets on their way to their 3-0 victory of the South Korean team. The first...

so, we come to an end to the olympics. few things i would like to point out.1. Ma long has been absolutely superb. i think he has answered everybody. starting from the president of IOC and ITTF to common man following table tennis now knows secretly what an epic singles final has just been...

China captured their third gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics yesterday on the 7th August 2012 overcoming Japan! For Japan it was an honour to receive a silver medal as this was Japan's first time at any Olympic Games. China's trio of Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yue defeated Japan's...

Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcahrov and Bastian Steger gave their best efforts in yesterday's clash between Germany and China at the London 2012 Olympic Team Event semi finals. The Chinese team was made up of arguably the strongest trio ever at the Olympics; Ma Long, Zhang Jike and Wang Hao. The...