11 Dec

Day 3 of the Grand Finals at the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) saw Team Maze defeating Team Persson 20-13 for the team title, with Alexander Shibaev and Hina Hayata playing vital roles in the push to the finish line. Fans at the T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru were also treated to an unforgettable experience in the Men’s 3rd / 4th placing match when Chuang Chih-Yuan and Jun Mizutani served up a splendid exhibition that showcased the best in table-tennis. [caption id="attachment_3133" align="alignleft" width="200"] Champion of the T2APAC 2017 Men's Championship, Timo Boll lifting the winner's...

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09 Dec

Day 2 of the Grand Finals at the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) saw the crowning of the first women’s champion in Romanian Bernadette Szocs who belied her world ranking of 57th to upset 11th-ranked Feng Tianwei in the final. At the T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru, Team Persson made the most of the Bonus Kill Zone games introduced for the Team Final by winning two of the three points there and limiting their halfway deficit to Team Maze to just three points. [caption id="attachment_3137" align="alignleft" width="200"] Yang Haeun of Team Maze performed tremendously to contribute...

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04 Nov

The regular season of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) came to a close with Team Maze going through as the top team despite losing 17-12 to Team JJ in this final tie. That’s after Yang Haeun gave Team Maze a flying start at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru. [caption id="attachment_2860" align="alignleft" width="300"] T2 APAC Table Tennis League 4 November 2017, Team Maze vs JJ, Pinewood Studios Malaysia(Louis Kwok for T2 APAC)[/caption] Chuang Chih-Yuan fought back to beat fellow Taiwanese Chen Chien-An to book his playoff passage and Jeon Jihee gave Team JJ brief hope...

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02 Nov

Team Persson’s hold on the top spot in the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) loosened yet a little more after losing for a third straight time to Team JJ, this time by the score of 19-12. With a round to go in the regular season, their lead over Team JJ is a mere five games ahead of the match between Team Maze and Team Rossi. Event this late in the season, Team Fixture 33 at the T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru served up the first-ever 6-0 scoreline, which came in the match between Joo Saehyuk...

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01 Nov

It is the final round of the regular season in the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) and with places at stake for the Grand Finals in December, things could not unfold more unpredictably than in Team Fixture 31. At the T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru, Team Persson jumped to a handy lead against Team Maze, thanks to wins by Jun Mizutani and Bernadette Szocs. [caption id="attachment_2921" align="alignright" width="300"] Team Persson's Joo Saehyuk managed to hold Team Maze's Timo Boll in a 2-2 draw to tie the overall score at 16-16 during their T2APAC 2017 match at...

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07 Oct

Fans could not have asked for a more dramatic end to Round 5 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) as Feng Tianwei and Bernadette Szocs served up a thriller with just one more round to go in the regular season and so much still at stake. Team Persson won by a single set (14-13) the last time these two teams met at the T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru but it was Team Maze that Lady Luck favoured this time around, as all four teams remain in the running to make the Grand Finals. Chinese teenager...

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06 Oct

Round 5 saw Team Rossi continuing their comeback, and in a massive way as they mowed down Team JJ 19-9 today at the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC). And again, fans at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru saw Paul Drinkhall make two appearances and winning on both occasions. [caption id="attachment_2958" align="alignleft" width="300"] Team Rossi's Georgina Pota in action during her team's T2APAC 2017 match against Team JJ at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Johor earlier today[/caption] Cheng I-Ching had given her team a good start with her third win of the round but Team Rossi’s...

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05 Oct

Having enjoyed a poor run of luck in the first half of the season, Team Rossi’s good work continued with a second straight victory in Round 5 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC). This time, it was Team Maze that was despatched by a 19-11 margin, having beaten the same team 17-11 in the last round. [caption id="attachment_2970" align="alignright" width="228"] Elizabeta Samara celebrates after contributing valuable points for Team Rossi during her T2APAC 2017 match against Yang Haeun of Team Maze at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Johor earlier today.[/caption] Fans at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios...

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04 Oct

Back from a 10-day break, Round 5 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) got underway with the same two teams that played the final match of the previous round. This time around, it was Team Rossi that captivated the crowd at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru with a 20-12 result over Team Persson – the same team they had lost 10-20 to in their previous encounter. [caption id="attachment_2974" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cheng I-Ching of Team Rossi performed superbly to record a 5-0 win over Team Persson's Suthasini Sawettabut during their T2APAC 2017 match at...

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23 Sep

As the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) takes a 10-day break before resuming for Round 5, the last two teams in action would head away from Johor Bahru with different feelings. A capacity crowd at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru saw Team Persson positively dismantling Team Rossi, which no one could have foreseen after Shi Xunyao and Cheng I-Ching started the day with a 2-2 draw. [caption id="attachment_2977" align="alignleft" width="300"] Suthasini Sawettabut performed superbly to help Team Persson clinch the victory over Team Rossi during their T2APAC match earlier today.[/caption] Big wins for Jun Mizutani,...

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