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Esteban Dorr
Esteban Dorr (born 11 March 2000) is a French table tennis player.He and his partner Florian Bourrassaud won a Men's Doubles Bronze Medal at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships, marking France's first World Table Tennis Championships medal since 1997. Career Dorr represented France at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Florian Bourrassaud. After defeating Ovidiu Ionescu and Álvaro Robles in the quarterfinals, Dorr suffered a knee injury while celebrating their victory, as a result, they had to withdraw from the semifinals. This was France's first medal at the World Table Tennis Championships since 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ....As of February 11, 2025, he and his partner Florian Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2025 World Table Tennis Championships was the 58th edition of World Table Tennis Championships, held in Doha, Qatar from 17 to 25 May 2025. Doha secured the bid over Alicante, Spain, during the 2022 ITTF Summit. This marked the second time Qatar hosted the tournament, the previous occasion being the team event in 2004. The Lusail Sports Arena served as the main venue, while the Qatar University Sports Complex was used as the secondary venue for the first four days of the competition. A total of 353 Players from 69 member associations were registered for the tournament. The singles events followed a best-of-seven, single-elimination format, while the doubles events used a best-of-five, single-elimination format. China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha clinched their third consecutive mixed doubles title. On the following day, Wang and Sun went on to win the men's singles and women's singles titles, respectively. Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami claimed Japan's first men's ... [...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] |
Table Tennis
Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of two, players take alternating turns returning a light, hollow ball over the table's net onto the opposing half of the court using small table tennis racket, rackets until they fail to do so, which results in a point for the opponent. Play is fast, requiring quick reaction and constant attention, and is characterized by an emphasis on spin, which can affect the ball's trajectory more than in other ball sports. Owed to its small minimum playing area, its ability to be played indoors in all climates, and relative accessibility of equipment, table tennis is enjoyed worldwide not just as a competitive sport, but as a common recreational pastime among players of all levels and ages. Table tennis has been an Table tennis at the Summer Olympics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years. In the earlier days of the tournament, Hungary's men's team was a dominant force, winning the championships 12 times. This was followed by a short period of dominance by Japan in the 1950s. From the 1960s onwards, China emerged as the new dominant power in this tournament and, with the exception of 1989–2000, when Sweden won four times, China continues to dominate the sport. China's men's team holds a record 23 world team championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles competition of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 17 to 25 May 2025. The event was played as a straight knockout. All doubles' matches were best of 5 games. The fifth seeds, Esteban Dorr and Florian Bourrassaud advanced to the semifinals. However, Dorr suffered a knee injury while celebrating, which forced the pair to withdraw from the semifinals. The other French duo, top-seeded Alexis Lebrun and Félix Lebrun, lost to Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-ju and Kao Cheng-jui in the semifinals. Both French pairs earned bronze medals, making France's first podium appearance in individual events at the World Championships since 1997. The second-seeded Japanese duo Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami advanced to the final via walkover and defeated Lin Yun-ju and Kao Cheng-jui in the deciding game, claiming Japan's first men's doubles title at the World Championships since 1961. Seeds Doubles events had 16 seeded pairs. Seeding in doubles events was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Bourrassaud
Florian Bourrassaud (born 22 March 2000) is a French table tennis player. Career Bourrassaud represented France at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Esteban Dorr. After defeating Ovidiu Ionescu and Álvaro Robles in the quarterfinals, Dorr suffered a knee injury while celebrating their victory, as a result, they had to withdraw from the semifinals. This was France's first medal at the World Table Tennis Championships since 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 .... References External links * 2000 births Living people French male table tennis players 21st-century French sportsmen World Table Tennis Championships medalists {{France-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovidiu Ionescu
Ovidiu George Ionescu (born 28 June 1989) is a Romanian professional table tennis player who plays with Post SV Mühlhausen and SCM Gloria Buzău. Career Ionescu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the singles event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Marcos Freitas. In September 2018, Ionescu reached his first European Championships final but lost to No.1 seed Timo Boll. He defeated holder of the continental title Emmanuel Lebesson in the second round, 6th seed Jonathan Groth in the round of 16, 9th seed Vladimir Samsonov in the quarterfinals and 8th seed Kristian Karlsson Kristian Gunnar Karlsson (; born 6 August 1991) is a Swedish professional table tennis player. Career Born in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, Karlsson started to play table tennis in his hometown club at the age of 8. He remained in Trollhätt ... in the semi-finals. Titles * Romanian Championships: 3 singles titles (2015, 2016, 2017) * World Championships: men's doubles runner-up (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 World Table Tennis Championships ...
The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Manchester from April 24 to May 5, 1997. This event was notable as the winner Jan-Ove Waldner won without losing a single set in all matches played, this was the first time that this occurred. Results Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships Table tennis competitions in the United Kingdom International sports competitions in Manchester World Table Tennis Championships, 1997 World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Births
The following is a list of notable births in 2000. January–April * January 1 – Ice Spice, American rapper * January 8 - Noah Cyrus, American singer and actress * January 10 – Reneé Rapp, American actress and singer * January 20 – Selemon Barega, Ethiopian long-distance runner * January 27 – Bailey Zimmerman, American singer and songwriter * February 5 – Jordan Nagai, American retired child voice actor of Russell in Up (2009 film), Up * February 10 – Yara Shahidi, American actress, model and producer * February 23 – Femke Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinter * March 9 – Khaby Lame, Senegalese-Italian social media personality * March 14 – Chrisean Rock, American rapper and reality television personality * March 21 – Jace Norman, American actor * March 25 – Jadon Sancho, English footballer * March 27 – Halle Bailey, American singer and actress * March 31 – Ruby Cruz, American actress * April 12 – David Hogg, American gun control activist * April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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French Male Table Tennis Players
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