Qatar Peace and Sport Cup 2011

[Dan]

Qater Peace and Sport Cup 2011, 21 Nov - 22 Nove 2011, Doha QAT

Click here: to watch the matches in the ITTF Live Stream with Integrated Chat!

Well if we couldn't get enough of last weeks table tennis action which included the World Junior Table Tennis Singles/Team Champinships we have plenty more left in store this week.

This tournament is said to be the new 'Ping Pong Diplomacy' cited in tabletennista.com. This one of a kind tournamnet is purposed to spread World peace and promote friendship between Nationalities. An official welcome dinner is set out tonight with all the delegates and the matches proceed tomorrow on the 22nd November 2011 in the state-of-the-art Aspire Academy in Doha.

The format of this competition will be of a doubles format bringing different players together on the same team!

Photo by: pingpang.info

This exciting compeition will have a total different approach to any compeition you have witnessed. The ITTF President Adham Sharara has done an incredible job in bringing different nations togetrher. It's well know that there has been a huge divide between the North and South of Korea. This compeition will bring together the two by promoting peace to the World through table tennis. (Article thanks to tabletennista.com and ittf.com)

This is an awesome event and beholds the future of our game and the peace bought to the World! We can use this thread as a means to display all the latest results, videos and news from this spectacular event!

Schedule

Play is scheduled to start at 5.00pm on Tuesday 22nd November 2011 with the final scheduled for 8.15pm (local time).

Seeding: Men

1. Ryu Seung Min / Kim Hyok Bong (KOR/PRK)
2. Adrien Mattenet / Kaii Yoshida (FRA/JPN)
3. Chen Qi / Ahmad Al-Mohannadi (CHN/QAT)
4. Fan Yiyong / Grigory Vlasov (USA/RUS)
5. Soumyadeep Roy / Syed Awais Hassan (IND/PAk)

Seeding: Women

1. Kim Kyung Ah / Kim Hye Song (KOR/PRK)
2. Carole Grundisch / Natsumi Miyake (FRA/JPN)
3. Cao Zhen / Aia Mohamed (CHN/QAT)
4. Lily Zhang / Anna Tikhomirova (USA/RUS)
5. Poulomi Ghatak / Sadia Falak Sher (IND/PAK)

So who do you think will win the both the Men's and Women's categories?

World Peace!

 

[azlan]

Now, that is a great idea. It's similar to tennis in a way. Two players from two different countries. TT can do this if becomes a full professional sports.

 

[Dan]

i wonder if this will be streamed on ITTV? anyone know?

 

[azlan]

I should think so as this will be an ITTF sanctioned matches...

 

[WiWa]

i wonder if this will be streamed on ITTV? anyone know?

http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2011PS/2011_P&S_Prel_Schedule.pdf

Looks like only the finals will be streamed

 

[Dan]

http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2011PS/2011_P&S_Prel_Schedule.pdf

Looks like only the finals will be streamed

Thanks. Hmm perhaps just normal TV. If it's on ITTV we can make full use of the our new ITTF Streaming with Chat

 

[YosuaYosan]

Table Tennis is just awesome. Love it.

The France-Japan team sounds badass

 

[WiWa]

There actually is a stream now, saying it starts only tomorrow though.

 

[Dan]

There actually is a stream now, saying it starts only tomorrow though.

Yeah ... Only doubles event which starts tomorrow evening! Im looking forward to the stream and chat.

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[Matt Hetherington]

I'd love to see Chen Qi win, I really think we've been missing out on him lately I want him back on the scene again!

 

[Dan]

The matches have started, Now live is Ryu Seing Min and Kim Hyok Bong vs Chen Qi and Almohannadi! be sure to join us in the stream and integrated chat HERE

 

[Dan]

Just watched the match in our Live Stream looked like Almohannadi was a little nervous playing with the mighty Chen Qi. However, was an entertaining match and Chen Qi was smiling at the end of the defeat so he had a good time.

Ryu Seung Min and Kim Hyok Bong are through to the semi finals