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Cai Xiaoli
Cai Xiaoli (born 21 November 1979), also known as Cai Xiao Li, is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean international table tennis player. Cai was born in Beijing, China in 1979. He moved to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme. In 2004 he won the Commonwealth Championships mixed doubles with partner Zhang Xueling. He was on the Singapore A team at the 2006 Australian Open, where he won the Mixed Doubles with partner Sun Beibei. In January 2008 his world ranking was 155. Cai competed at the following international events: * World Championships: 2005 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles, 2005 men's singles, 2007 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles, 2007 men's singles, 2007 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles, 2007 mixed doubles, 2009 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles, 2009 men's singles, 2009 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles, 2009 men's doubles, 2009 World Table Tennis Championships – Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakehand Grip
Table tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a wide variety of playing styles and methods of gripping the racket, at even the highest levels of play. This article describes some of the most common table tennis grips and playing styles seen in competitive play. The playing styles listed in this article are broad categories with fuzzy boundaries, and most players will possess some combination of these styles while leaning towards a "favorite". Many advanced players will also add some "special" shots of their own. , shakehand grips and attack-oriented playing styles are the most popular styles in high-level play. While many argue that this is because shakehand grips and attacking styles have a competitive advantage, it is also true that the shakehand grip is easier to learn as a beginner, and attack-oriented playing styles have broader aesthetic appeal than defensive playing styles. Regardless, players with a variety of playing styles and grip techniques still manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines. This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991. Previously, Philippines also staged the games for the first time in 1981. Around 5336 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 443 events in 40 sports. The games was held from 27 November to 5 December 2005, although several events had commenced from 20 November 2005. The games was opened and closed by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the President of the Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park. The final medal tally was led by host Philippines, followed by Thailand and Vietnam. Several Games and national records were broken during the games. Though there were several controversies, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About
About may refer to: * About (surname) * About.com, an online source for original information and advice * about.me, a personal web hosting service * About URI scheme, an internal URI scheme * About box, a dialog box that displays information related to a computer software * About equal sign, symbol used to indicate values are approximately equal See also * About Face (other) * About Last Night (other) * About Time (other) * About us (other) * About You (other) * ''about to'', one of the future constructions in English grammar * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Beibei
Sun Beibei (; born 28 January 1984 in Shandong, China) is a Chinese-born Singaporean former table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011. Career records Singles (as of 31 July 2010) *World Championships: round of 32 (2007, 09). * Pro Tour winner (1): India Open 2007. Runner-up (1): Croatian Open 2005. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: QF (2008). *Asian Games: round of 16 (2006). * Asian Championships: round of 16 (2007, 09). Women's doubles *World Championships: round of 16 (2009). *Pro Tour winner (4): Russian, German Open 2006; India Open 2007; Singapore Open 2008. Runner-up (8): Korea, Chinese Taipei, China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2006; Chinese Taipei Open 2007; Kuwait, Brazil, Chile Open 2008. *Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: winner (2008), SF (2005, 06, 09). *Asian Games: QF (2006). *Asian Championships: SF (2007). Mixed doubles *World Championships: round of 32 (2007). Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Straits Times
The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was renamed as the ''New Straits Times'' on 13 August 1974. The paper served as Malaysia's only broadsheet format English-language newspaper; however, following the example of British newspapers ''The Times'' and ''The Independent'', a tabloid version first rolled off the presses on 1 September 2004 and since 18 April 2005, the newspaper has been published only in tabloid size, ending a 160-year-old tradition of broadsheet publication. The ''New Straits Times'' currently retails at RM1.50 (~37 US cents) in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2 January 2019, the group editor of the newspaper is Rashid Yusof. In 2020, the paper was listed as the 5th most trusted in a Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
