Jun Mizutani Double Gold for Japan at the Us$1,000,000 World Tour Grand Finals P.07
Publisher: Philippe Saive Monthly N° 4 • Jan-Feb 2015 ALL INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS NEWS 4 JUN MIZUTANI DOUBLE GOLD FOR JAPAN AT THE US$1,000,000 WORLD TOUR GRAND FINALS P.07 CHINA STUNNING IN DUBAI TO WIN BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WORLD TEAM CUP TITLE P.46 theoffi cialpingmagazine.com 3 EDITORIAL - EDITORIAL EDITORIAL • THE OFFICIAL PING MAGAZINE MAGAZINE PING OFFICIAL THE - Success for Jun Mizutani and one match earlier success for Kasumi Ishikawa, who beat WELCOME TO OUR Korea’s Seo Hyowon in four straight games to claim the Women’s Singles title. Certainly OFFICIAL PING good news for Japan, their young players are undoubtedly worthy of being called world class. Is a new era set to dawn or will China continue its dominance? The World Team Cup in Dubai MAGAZINE, ONE WHICH suggests the latter! VISITS THE FOUR Unquestionably Japan has a rich history in the sport of table tennis, so has Sweden. The names of the late Hans Alser and Kjell Johansson are legendary as are those of Stellan CORNERS OF THE Bengtsson, Ulf “Tickan” Carlsson, Eril Lindh, Mikael Appelgren and more recently Peter Karlsson, Jörgen Persson and the one and only Jan-Ove Waldner. WORLD Illustrious names and once again those who have given crowds around the world such me- morable moments to savour will once again be in international action next year. The ITTF Read about what happened in the table Legends Tour is planned to commence next March. tennis world since our last issue; from the concluding tournament on the GAC Group A first year for this publication now completed; my thanks to all who have made it possible, 2014 ITTF World Tour to the Grand Finals enjoy reading.
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