CHINESE DIVER BO QIU WINS IN KAZAN AT THE FINA NVC DIVING WORLD SERIES
Mel Stewart | April 27th, 2015 |
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Chinese Diver Bo Qiu wins in Kazan at the FINA NVC Diving World Series
The world’s top divers competed from April 24-26 at the third stop of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in Kazan’s... Current
The world’s top divers competed from April 24-26 at the third stop of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in Kazan’s crowded Aquatics Palace, the venue that will also host the diving competitions at the 16th FINA World Championships 2015.
Jack Laugher of Great Britain was the only non-Chinese diver to take the gold in the men’s events, winning the 3m springboard with 546.40 points. Olympic Champion Ilia Zakharov (RUS) and Germany’s Patrick Hausding respectively secured the second (516.71) and third place (512.20) on the podium.
Bo Qiu (CHN) triumphed in the 10m platform event followed by German Sanchez from Mexico (554.15) and Jiang Yang from team China (551.95).
In both the men’s synchro events, Chinese pairs Yua Cao / Kai Qin and Aisen Chen / Yue Lin won the gold medal totalising respectively 458.61 (3m) and 462.78 points (10m).
The final day of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2015 in Kazan was marked by Canadian triumph in the women’s 10m platform. The battle for gold in this event played out between Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) and Chen Ruolin (CHN) and ended in favour of the Canadian, who left her opponent just 1.35 point behind (338.10 and 381.75 points respectively). Tonia Couch of Great Britain won the bronze medal with a total score of 360.30. Tingmao Shi (CHN) took gold in the 3m event while Canada was second. Both pairs from team China excelled in the women’s synchro events (3m + 10m) and finished first on the podium.
China also earned the gold medals in the spectacular mixed events in the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The event brought together 67 athletes from 13 nations: Belarus, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine. Host Russia’s entry list included 16 divers.
The fourth meet of the FINA Diving World Series 2015 will take place in London (GBR) from May 1-3.
MEDALLISTS IN KAZAN
MEN
3m springboard: 1. Jack LAUGHER (GBR) 546.40; 2.Ilia ZAKHAROV (RUS) 516.71; 3. Patrick HAUSDING (GER) 512.20
10m platform: 1.QIU Bo (CHN) 573.05; 2. German SANCHEZ (MEX) 554.15; 3. Jiang YANG (CHN) 551.95
3m synchro: 1. Yua CAO / Kai QIN (CHN) 458.6; 2. Evgeny KUZNETSOV / Ilia ZAKHAROV (RUS) 444.12; 3. Jahir OCAMPO / Rommel PACHECO (MEX) 422.58
10m synchro: 1. Aisen CHEN / Yue LIN (CHN) 462.78; 2. Ivan GARCIA / German SANCHEZ (MEX) 433.65; 3. Patrick HAUSDING / Sascha KLEIN (GER) 433.02
WOMEN
3m springboard: 1.Tingmao SHI (CHN) 384.60; 2. Jennifer ABEL (CAN) 363.00; 3. Han WANG (CHN) 335.30
10m platform: 1. Meaghan BENFEITO (CAN) 383.10; 2. Ruolin CHEN (CHN) 381.75; 3. Tonia COUCH (GBR) 360.30
3m synchro: 1. Minxia WU / Tingmao SHI (CHN) 334.20; 2. Jennifer ABEL / Pamela WARE (CAN) 309.36; 3. Kristina ILINYKH / Nadezha BAZHINA (RUS) 280.80
10m synchro: 1. Ruolin CHEN / Huixia LIU (CHN) 338.88; 2. Meaghan BENFEITO / Roseline FILION (CAN) 316.11; 3. Sarah BARROW / Tonia COUCH (GBR) 312.54
MIXED
3m springboard: 1. Hao YANG / Han WANG (CHN) 333.60; 2. Jennifer ABEL / Francois IMBEAU-DULAC (CAN) 324.33; 3. Tania CAGNOTTO / Maicol VERZOTTO (ITA) 303.00
10m platform: 1. Junjie LIAN / Yajie SI (CHN) 345.12; 2. Meaghan BENFEITO / Vincent RIENDEAU (CAN) 325.38; 3.
Nikita SHLEIKHER / Yulia TIMOSHININA (RUS) 316.77
PR 38 - Tom Daley wins at home amid China’s dominance
PR 38 - Tom Daley wins at home amid China’s dominance
04 May 2015
Lausanne (SUI), May 4, 2015- China continued to excel in the fourth leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series 2015 by winning 7 out of the 10 events contested at the Aquatics Centre in London from May 1-3. The remaining non-Chinese victories went to Canada, Great Britain and Russia.
On Day 2, London 2012 silver medallist Evgeny Kuznetsov of Russia took gold in a high scoring, high quality men’s 3m springboard (519.40) while Patrick Hausding (GER) and Yuan Cao (CHN) respectively ended up second (519.35) and third (516.35) on the podium. It was the first gold medal of the London event to go to a non-Chinese diver.
On the last day, Great Britain’s favourite Tom Daley triumphed in the 10m platform with 554.05 point. Two Chinese divers, Yang Jian and Qiu Bo, secured the second and third spots.
In the women’s events Shi Tingmao, 23, made it two golds in two days, adding the individual 3m springboard title to the 3m synchro springboard, with Wu Minxia, on Day 1. Shi, who has won every round of the World Series, scored 374.35 points for a comfortable victory over compatriot Wang Han who took silver with 366.90 points.
Roseline Filion (CAN) moved ahead to take her first ever gold medal in a World Series in the 10m event (379.15). She was followed by Liu Huixia (CHN, 378.70) and Tonia Couch (GBR, 357.80).
The mixed 3m synchro springboard was won by China’s Wang Han and Yang Hao. The pair, who scored 336.90 points, also won the event in Kazan. Silver went to Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac of Canada with 309.60 points and an unexpected bronze to the British pair of Grace Reid and James Heatly who finished with 299.76 points.
80 elite divers from 12 countries took part in this event which was held in the same venue used at the London Olympic Games three years ago.
The penultimate meet of the FINA Diving World Series 2015 will take place in Windsor (CAN) from May 22-24.
MEDALLISTS IN LONDON
MEN
3m springboard: 1. Evgeny KUZNETSOV (RUS) 519.40; 2. Patrick HAUSDING (GER) 519.35; 3. Yuan CAO (CHN) 516.35
10m platform: 1. Thomas DALEY (GBR) 554.05; 2. YANG Jian (CHN) 518.75; 3. QIU Bo (CHN) 506.60
3m synchro: 1. QIN Kai / CAO Yuan (CHN) 447.75; 2. Jack LAUGHER / Christopher MEARS (GBR) 433.80; 3. Evgeny KUZNETSOV / Ilia ZAKHAROV (RUS) 429.21
10m synchro: 1. LIN Yue / CHEN Aisen (CHN) 474.84; 2. Patrick HAUSDING / Sascha KLEIN (GER) 427.02; 3. German SANCHEZ / Ivan GARCIA (MEX) 420.78
WOMEN
3m springboard: 1.SHI Tingmao (CHN) 374.35; 2. WANG Han (CHN) 344.15; 3. Pamela WARE (CAN) 330.65
10m platform: 1. Roseline FILION (CAN) 379.15; 2. LIU Huixia (CHN) 378.70; 3. Tonia COUCH (GBR) 357.80
3m synchro: 1. WU Minxia / SHI Tingmao (CHN) 331.50; 2. Tania CAGNOTTO / Franscesca DALLAPE (ITA) 314.40; 3. Jennifer ABEL / Pamela WARE (CAN) 295.68
10m synchro: 1. CHEN Ruolin / LIU Huixia (CHN) 332.88; 2. CHEONG Jun Hoong / LEONG Mun Yee (CHN) 314.94; 3. Tonia COUCH / Sarah BARROW (GBR) 311.88
MIXED
3m springboard: 1. YANG Hao / WANG Ha (CHN) 336.90; 2. Francois IMBEAU-DULAC / Jennifer ABEL (CAN)
309.60; 3. 3. James HEATLY / Grace REID (GBR) 299.76
10m platform: 1. LIAN Junjie / SI Yajie (CHN) 340.29; 2. Matthew LEE / Georgia WARD (GBR) 331.14; 3. Nikita SHLEIKHER / Yulia TIMOSHININA (RUS) 325.11
FINA/NVC Diving World Series Calendar:
March 13-15 Beijing (CHN)
March 19-21 Dubai (UAE)
April 24-26 Kazan (RUS)
May 1-3 London (GBR)
May 22-24 Windsor (CAN)
May 29-31 Merida (MEX)
Ma Long is the 2015 Men's World Table Tennis Champion!
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Ma Long celebrated his maiden World Championships title by jumping on the table!
The 53rd World Championships concluded at the Suzhou International Expo Centre tonight, with the remaining two titles, Men's Singles and Women's Doubles World titles being decided.
World number one MA Long (CHN) became the Men's World Champion for the first time, in front of the capacity crowd in Suzhou.
With this being his fourth time participation at world championships, MA played his first World Championships Men's Singles gold medal stage tonight in Suzhou. His best result at past world championships was in the semifinals, where he met the now retired WANG Hao (CHN) on all three occasions.
The 26 year old faced compatriot FANG Bo who eliminated hot favorites XU Xin (CHN) as well as two-time defending and Olympic champion ZHANG Jike (CHN) en route to the finals.
Determined to get hold of the St. Bride Vase, MA was all fired up to dominate the court in front of the home crowd. Despite all of FANG's efforts to turn the situation in his favour, MA won 4-2 (11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-13, 11-4) to claim the title that has eluded the world number one all these years.
"It is like a dream come true. Having losing in the semifinals at the three world championships previously, honestly I have a lot of pressure to earn this title. At the end of the day I think these was worth it." shared the newly crowned champion.
In the other gold medal match of the night, DING Ning (CHN), who reclaimed her Women's Singles title last night in the most dramatic fashion, put up a good fight with partner LI Xiaoxia (CHN) in the Women's Doubles gold medal match.
Facing teammates LIU Shiwen and ZHU Yuling, DING/LI pulled off amazing rallies during the match to take the lead early in the match despite DING having difficulty moving around with her sprained ankle. LIU/ZHU, equally determined to take home the title, trailed closely behind in the match.
LIU/ZHU eventually prevailed 4-3 (8-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8) to emerge victorious to claim the title. This defeat means that DING Ning has now played four Women's Doubles finals in a row and have lost them all!
LIU who lost her women's singles title against DING the night before, expressed "I was very upset after the loss last night. While I know I only have to accept it. I'd like to thank my coach, teammates and friends for their support."
The 24 year old added "Since I had doubles to play today, I knew I had to be mentally tough. I cherish this match because I've never won the championship in single's event before and I knew I had to give it my best effort tonight."
Other than the two World Championship titles that was won, Japan's 14 year old sensation Mima ITO won the Qoros Newcomer award for her outstanding performance at the Qoros 2015 World Championships. She battled her way to the quarterfinals on her debut here in Suzhou.
Gold Medalists at the Qoros 2015 World Championships:
- Men's Singles: MA Long (CHN)
- Women's Singles: DING Ning (CHN)
- Men's Doubles: ZHANG Jike / XU Xin (CHN)
- Women's Doubles: LIU Shiwen / ZHU Yuling (CHN)
- Mixed Doubles: XU Xin (CHN) / YANG Haeun (KOR)
#ITTFWorlds2015 Statistics:
- Total unique viewership on CCTV yesterday (2 May 2015): 99,027,000 which is the 6th highest rating sports show on CCTV in 2015
- Total viewership between 27 April - 2 May: 223,332,000
- Total unique people have seen content on ITTF's facebook page between 26 April - 2 May: 2,373,752
- Total unique people who have visited ITTF's website between 26 April - 2 May: 8,560,318
With the perfect closing of the Qoros 2015 World Team Table Tennis Championships, the 54th edition of the World Championships will be staged in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in February 2016.
Table tennis champ eyeing Rio gold
Published: 4 May 2015 11:19 AM
China's Ma
Long poses with his gold medal and trophy during the medal ceremony for the men's singles final at the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou, China. – Reuters pic, May 4, 2015.
China's world number one Ma Long has set his sights on a maiden table tennis singles gold at the Rio Olympics next year after breaking through for his first world title on home courts in Suzhou.
The 26-year-old had long been overshadowed by champion compatriots Zhang Jike and Wang Hao in China's lofty pecking order, but stepped out of their shadows with a 4-2 win over Fang Bo on Sunday.
The win was just reward for hard graft, said Ma, who had been dumped from the semi-finals by the now retired Wang at his three previous world championships.
"It is like a dream come true. Having lost in the semi-finals at the three world championships previously, honestly I have a lot of pressure to earn this title," said Ma, who partnered with Zhang and Wang to win the men's team gold at the London Olympics.
"At the end of the day I think these were worth it.
"Glory is attained from hard work, step by step. I hope I can go up another level at Rio."
Ma's win helped China sweep all four of the men's and women's titles in singles and doubles. China's Xu Xin teamed up with South Korea's Yang Hae-un to win the mixed doubles.
Ma earned special praise from China's men's head coach Liu Guoliang.
"Ma's always been criticised from outside for lacking an edge. I didn't see it that way tonight," Liu, a former Olympic and world singles champion, told Chinese media after the title-decider. "He set his emotions free."
Though Ma took the prize, China could also celebrate the emergence of yet another table tennis force in Fang, who upset the reigning Olympic and world champion Zhang in the semi-finals.
Ma watched the match with interest and was impressed by the aggression of the previously unsung 23-year-old from the heartland province of Hubei.
"I could feel his momentum was really fierce," Ma said. – Reuters, May 4, 2015.
China Win Sudirman Cup For The Tenth Time
China were the heavy favourites even before Sudirman Cup began and they reigned supreme at the biennial World Mixed Team Championships once again. Cheered on by a vociferous home crowd at the Dongfeng Nissan
Sports Center in Dongguan, the Chinese team cruised to a 3-0 win over first-time finalists Japan to notch up an unprecedented tenth Sudirman Cup title. Not only that, this is China’s sixth consecutive victory at the Team Championships and each of those six times they have won with an unassailable 3-0 scoreline in the final.
Team China celebrates on the podium at the Sudirman Cup ceremony
Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan give China 1-0 lead
The final began with an enthralling contest between the World No. 8 Chinese pair of Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan and the sixth-ranked Japanese team of Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa in men’s doubles. The gripping match reached the third game where the Chinese pair emerged victorious 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 in an hour and 19 minutes.
Li Xuerui makes it 2-0
The next match was the women’s singles clash between the World No. 1 Li Xuerui and the talented 17-year-old Japanese Akane Yamaguchi. The young Japanese had stretched the experienced Chinese to the decider in each of their last two meetings. Drawing confidence from those two contests, Yamaguchi soared to a quick lead by virtue of some excellent movement and fantastic court coverage.
Li Xuerui, however arrested the momentum with some fine display at the net that caught her opponent off-guard. She eked out the tight first game 23-21. The second game was more of a one-way traffic as the Olympic champion wrapped up the match 23-21, 21-14 in 42 minutes.
Lin Dan gives China the Sudirman Cup title
It was finally left to superstar Lin Dan to do the honours. The two-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time World Champion, who was given a rousing welcome, steered his team to a 3-0 victory after beating Japan’s Takuma Ueda 21-15, 21-13.
Ueda had to take the place of Japan’s top player, World No.8 Kento Momota who was injured. Ueda fought hard but Lin Dan proved too strong as he clinched the win in 49 minutes.
China’s supremacy proved yet again
This triumph once again proves China’s stranglehold and their all-round supremacy in the world of
badminton. Their first title came way back in 1995 at Lausanne and since then they have won 9 of the 10 editions. Their skill, dedication and nurturing of talent is exemplary.
Badminton: China sweep Japan to take Sudirman Cup
China swept Japan 3-0 in a series of tightly contested matches during the final day of the tournament, with Chinese superstar Lin Dan winning his men's single match against Japan's Takuma Ueda 21-15, 21-13.
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- UPDATED: 17 May 2015 19:07
Chinese players stand on the podium after their team's victory over Japan in the 2015 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Dongguan, in southern China's Guangdong province on May 17, 2015. (Photo: AFP/Wang Zhao)
DONGGUAN, China: China won their sixth consecutive Sudirman Cup on Sunday (May 17), defeating Japan, which had reached the badminton tournament's finals for the first time.
Thousands welcomed home team China with horns and drums as they entered and huddled to chants of "go China, go", with jeers heard when the Japanese team arrived on the court in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan.
Chinese players celebrate with their trophy after their team's victory over Japan in the 2015 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Dongguan, in southern China's Guangdong province on May 17, 2015. (Photo: AFP/Wang Zhao)
China swept Japan 3-0 in a series of tightly contested matches during the final day of the event, with Chinese superstar Lin Dan winning his men's single match against Japan's Takuma Ueda 21-15, 21-13.
China's Li Xuerui, the top seeded women's singles player, exchanged leads with her opponent Akane Yamaguchi in the first game, but ultimately handed Yamaguchi a defeat, winning 23-21, 21-14.
"Because it's a big contest, I felt pressure. The reason why the score was so close in the first game was because I made a few mistakes," Li told reporters after the game.
Japanese players pose for a group photo after coming in at second place in the 2015 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Dongguan. (Photo: AFP/Wang Zhao)
Yamaguchi told reporters Li handled the pressure of the match better.
China's Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan also contributed to the nation's tenth win at the Sudirman Cup, which was first held in 1989, winning 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 in a tight men's doubles against Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa.
- AFP/al
China Sets World Record in Rifle Shooting, Scores First Gold Medal at ISSF World Cup
Manny Salvacion | May 20, 2015 07:26 AM EDT
Gold medalist Chang Jing (China) with co-winners at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol on May 17, 2015, in Fort Benning, Georgia. (Photo :
ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org
China has set a world record in women's 50-meter rifle 3 positions at the 2015 ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning in Georgia, U.S.A. on May 17, Sunday, as announced in the official website of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Chang Jing won with a record-breaking score of 463.3 points, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Chang unseated Croatia's Snjezana Pejcic, the World No. 1, who landed in the second place with 461.1 points.
The report said that Chang made an excellent series, one after another, and finished with 2.2 points of advantage to lead the match.
The 28-year-old Chinese shooter shattered the world record of 463.0 points set by Pejcic in Changwon more than a month ago.
The report added that Chang has been one of the most consistent rifle shooters in the last two seasons.
"Fort Benning is my lucky place. Last year I won a gold and a silver medal here. This is one of my favorite places to compete," said the Chinese shooter.
"I didn't expect to break the final world record. I am not even sure if I have ever scored it back home."
The report said that Chang's achievement was part of China's preparation for the coming Olympic Games.
"The goal of the 2015 season is to prepare for Rio 2016. The Olympic Games are ahead of us and I am using every chance to get ready for it. I am still not sure if I will have the chance to represent my country at the Games--as we have selection matches in China--but I am trying my best to be atop of the list."
The other winners in the rifle shooting match include Barbara Engleder of Germany (32) who got the bronze medal with 449.8 points, leaving Italy's Petra Zublasing (25)--ranked second in the world--in fourth place with 437.7 points.
Chang's teammates Yi Siling and Fang Chen won the fifth and sixth place, with 425.2 and 413.4 points, respectively.
China won the FIDE men's world team chess championship for the first time in Tsaghksdzor, Armenia, after beating India 3-1 in the last round on Apr. 28, 2015. [Xinhua]
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