tabletennisJunkie.com - table tennis and ping pong forum for equipment junkies!

[729 fx]

From 22nd to 25th October 2009, the Austrian Table Tennis Association will organise the World Team Cup in Linz. In the country of the last European World champion, Werner Schlager, national teams from all continents will compete in the only Team world title event this year.

Linz and the Austrian Table Tennis Association are greatly experienced in hosting table tennis tournaments as they have hosted the World Junior Championships in 2005.

The Invited Teams to Linz -
Men’s teams:
China (Olympic champion and World Cup title holder), Korea Republic, Japan, Hong Kong (runners up in 2007), Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei, Germany (Olympic silver medallists), Austria (semi-finalist last time), Egypt, Brazil, Canada, Australia

Women’s teams:
China (Olympic champions and World Cup title holders), Singapore (Olympic silver medallists), Hong Kong, Japan, Hungary (semi-finalist last time), Austria, the Netherlands, Romania, the United States, Australia, Venezuela, Egypt

Also this event will be telecast live in Europe, China, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Austria. (The 2009 World Team Cup will receive better television coverage than ever before). The World Team Cup will be seen live in Europe by Eurosport , in China by CCTV5, in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Cable, in the Middle East by Dubai Sports Channel and ORF, Austria, will make sure the HB-pictures will look great. Also TV Tokyo, Japan, will also cover the event but on a delayed basis. ITTF’s online channel itTV will broadcast live from the Intersport-Arena in Linz from October 24, 08:00 GMT.

For player list, please see link :
http://www.ittf.com/ittf_team_events/it ... ur_ID=1879

(Note : Excerpts from ITTF News)

[729 fx]

The just concluded Intercontinental Cup (which precedes the World Team Cup) in Linz produces the Americas as the champion. Brazil and the United States of America won the respective Men’s and Women’s titles at the inaugural Intercontinental Team Cup in Linz on Thursday 22nd October 2009.

Represented by Thiago Monteiro, Gustavo Tsuboi, Hugo Hoyama and Cazuo Matsumoto, Brazil recorded a three-nil victory in their opening encounter against Australia, before posting three-one victories against Egypt and Canada.

Meanwhile, in the counterpart women’s event, the United States with Gao Jun, Crystal Huang and 13 year old Erica Wu , overcame Egypt and Venezuela both by the margin of three matches to nil, before facing Australia in the decisive duel to determine the top prize.

The contest went the full five match distance, with Crystal Huang saving four match points in the decisive contest against Vivian Tan, to secure victory.

Brazil now meets the Czech Republic whilst the United States confronts Romania; the prize at stake being a quarter final place in the World Team Cup.

It is for Cazuo Matsumoto his second Intercontinental title within the space of a week; in Moscow, seven days earlier he won the Intercontinental Men’s Singles title and thus qualified for the Men’s World Cup.

Final Placings
Men: 1. Brazil 2. Egypt 3. Canada 4. Australia
Women: 1. United States of America 2. Australia 3. Egypt 4. Venezuela

(Note : Excerpts from ITTF News)

[ejunkie]

Yeah for USA! It's the first and only time that I have seen the US won anything in tt.

[729 fx]

China, represented by Ma Long, Xu Xin and Zhang Jike (for the Men's team) and Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning and Guo Yue(for the Women's team) booked final places in both the Men’s and Women’s Team events at the World Cup in Linz, Austria.

The Chinese men posted a three-nil penultimate round victory over the Hong Kong trio of Jiang Tianyi, Leung Chu Yan and Tse Ka Chun whilst for the women, who also confronted Hong Kong it was a three-one success. The one contest to go astray was the opening duel which saw Jiang Huajun beat Liu Shiwen but from that moment on there was no stopping China. Ding Ning accounted for both Zhang Rui and Lau Sui Fei whilst Guo Yue joined forces with Liu Shiwen to record a doubles success over Lau Sui Fei and Zhang Rui.

Joo Se Hyuk was leading Korea in the Men’s event accounting for both Christian Süss and Patrick Baum in the clash with Germany and Korea won by three matches to one with the one further success for the victors coming in the doubles with Oh Sang Eun and Ryu Seung Min combining to beat Christian Süss and Patrick Baum. Dimitrij Ovtcharov won for the German where he beat Oh Sang Eun.

In the Womens event, Singapore beat Japan 3 - 1. Mainstay of the Singapore win was Feng Tianwei. The one success for Japan came in the doubles with Ai Fukuhara and Kasumi Ishikawa defeating Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu.

Results -
Men’s World Team Cup Semi-Finals
CHINA 3-0 HONG KONG
Zhang Jike v Jiang Tianyi 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Xu Xin v Tse Ka Chun 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
Ma Long / Zhang Jike v Leung Chu Yan / Tse Ka Chun 11-6, 13-11, 11-4

KOREA 3-1 GERMANY
Joo Se Hyuk v Christian Süss 9-11, 11-9, 11-7
Oh Sang Eun v Dimitrij Ovtcharov 6-11, 5-11, 9-11
Oh Sang Eun / Ryu Seung Min v Patrick Baum / Christian Süss 11-5, 1-6, 11-8
Joo Se Hyuk v Patrick Baum 11-6, 11-6, 11-4

Women’s World Team Cup Semi-Finals
CHINA 3-1 HONG KONG
Liu Shiwen v Jiang Huajun 12-14, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11
Ding Ning v Zhang Rui 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
Guo Yue / Liu Shiwen v Lau Sui Fei / Zhang Rui 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
Ding Ning v Lau Sui Fei 11-4, 11-5, 11-7

SINGAPORE 3-1 JAPAN
Wang Yue Gu v Kasumi Ishikawa 11-3, 11-1, 11-5
Feng Tianwei v Sayaka Hirano 11-6, 12-14, 11-4, 7-11, 13-11
Sun Bei Bei / Wang Yue Gu v Ai Fukuhara / Kasumi Ishikawa 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
Feng Tianwei v Ai Fukuhara 11-9, 7-11, 14-12, 11-6

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the Final, China won both the Men’s and Women’s Team titles at the World Team Cup in Linz, Austria on Sunday 25th October 2009. They retained the titles they had captured two years earlier in Magdeburg, Germany.

At the final hurdle both contests were resolved by the margin of three matches to nil.

Results -
Men’s Team Final
KOREA 0-3 CHINA
Oh Sang Eun v Zhang Jike 3-11, 7-11, 8-11
Joo Se Hyuk v Ma Long 3-11, 3-11, 7-11, 11-8
Ryu Seung Min / Oh Sang Eun v Ma Long / Xu Xin 6-11, 5-11, 5-11

Women’s Team Final
CHINA 3-0 SINGAPORE
Ding Ning v Feng Tianwei 9-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-8
Guo Yue v Yu Meng Yu 13-11, 11-6, 11-9
Ding Ning / Li Xiaoxia v Yu Meng Yu / Sun Bei Bei 11-7, 11-6, 2-11, 11-6

(Note : Excerpts from ITTF News)