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Quadri Aruna into Rio quarter-finals

By Jornal Sporting
08 Aug, 2016

Alvalade table tennis star guaranteed an Olympic diploma

Three matches, three wins. The Nigerian Quadri Aruna is in absolutely unstoppable form in Rio de Janeiro and has comfortably qualified for a place in the table tennis quarter-finals, courtesy of a 4-2 over the German athlete Timo Boll.

Medals are up for grabs, but Aruna is already guaranteed to take home at least an Olympic diploma.

Quadri Aruna cruises into 4th round

By Jornal Sporting
08 Aug, 2016

Sporting table tennis stars to take on Timo Boll for quarter-finals spot

After getting the better of Yang Wang (Slovakia), the Nigerian Aruna Quadri cruised past Chuang Chih-Yuan this week, to earn a place in the Olympic Games fourth round.

An encounter against the German Timo Boll awaits, with a place in quarter-finals up for grabs.

Photo by José Cruz

João Soldado wins bronze in Trisome Games

By Jornal Sporting
19 Jul, 2016

Alvalade athlete claims table tennis pairs podium finish

João Soldado racked up yet another international medal this week, this time claiming bronze in the table tennis pairs event at the Trisome Games 2016.

The Alvalade athlete, who was crowned World Champion in South Africa last November, finished third on the podium with his English teammate, Harry Fairchild.

Patrícia Santos wins Malacky Open

By Jornal Sporting
15 Mar, 2016

Alvalade table tennis star shines in both singles and doubles

The Sporting table tennis star Patrícia Santos won the individual competition in the Malacky Open this weekend, on top of a bronze medal finish in the doubles event.

Individually, Patrícia Santos beat Lila Kovac Katona (3-0), Lucia López (3-2), Anna Kubiak (3-1) and Klara Witoszova (3-0).

In the doubles, Patrícia Santos and Bruna Marcelino beat Barry/Scott (3-2) and Zaleskaya/Kubiac (3-1), before missing out to Kovac/Dujmovic (3-0).

Portugal miss out in quarter-finals

By Jornal Sporting
04 Mar, 2016

National table tennis team eliminated by South Korea

The national table tennis team's World Team Championship run came to an end against South Korea this weekend, after a 3-1 loss in the quarter-finals. Diogo Chen was part of the squad, but did not feature.

Of the four matches played, only Tiago Apolónia was able to come away with the win, beating Jung Yongsik 3-1. In the other encounters, João Monteiro missed out 3-1 to Lee Sangsu and Marcos Freitas lost 3-1 to Joo Saehyuk.

Aruna and Bode in Nigeria win against Turkey

By Jornal Sporting
29 Feb, 2016

Nigeria beat Turkey 3-0 in World Team Championships

Nigeria made a great start to the Table Tennis World Team Championships this Monday, beating Turkey 3-0 in Group F. Alvalade stars Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun both featured and both won their matches.

Segun Toriola opened with a win against Gencay Menge by a margin of 3-0 (12-10, 11-5 and 11-9), before Aruna Quadri got the better of Ibrahim Gunduz with a 3-0 win (12-10, 12-10 and 11-5). Bode Abiodun finished the encounter off with a 3-0 win against Batuhan Ulucak (12-10, 11-7 and 11-8).

 

Portugal beat Ukraine in Kuala Lumpur

By Jornal Sporting
28 Feb, 2016

National team open in good form in World Team Championships

The Portuguese national team got their table tennis World Team Championships off to the best possible start this weekend with an opening day win in Group C in against Ukraine. Although at the competition, Alvalade star Diogo Chen did not take part.

In the first match, Marcos Freitas beat Kou Lei 3-1 (11-2, 11-5, 6-11 and 11-6), before João Monteiro missed out to Yaroslav Zhmudenko 3-0 (11-8, 11-7 and 11-4). Tiago Apolónia put the Portuguese ahead again with a 3-1 win against Yevhen Pryshchepa (11-3, 11-2, 11-6 and 11-6), before Marcos Freitas got the better of Zhmudenko by a difference of 3-0 (11-8, 11-7 and 11-4)

Portugal will next be in action on Monday against Belarus and Singapore.

Aruna Quadri shines in Hungarian Open

By Jornal Sporting
24 Jan, 2016

Alvalade table tennis star reaches quarter-finals

Aruna Quadri's charge in the Hungarian Open was finally brought to a close by the Frenchman Simon Gauzy this weekend. However, the loss did nothing to overshadow a superb showing from the Nigerian, who also reached the quarters in the pairs event with fellow Sporting athlete Bode.

Diogo Chen with three wins in Hungarian Open

By Jornal Sporting
22 Jan, 2016

Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun also in action in the doubles

Aruna Quadri, Bode Abiodun and Diogo Chen were back in action in the Hungarian Table Tennis Open this Friday.

Quadri and Abiodun are having a great tournament, having eliminated the Danish pair of Claus Nielsen and Tobias Rasmussen by a margin of 3-0 (11-9, 11-7 and 11-9), followed by a win against the Egyptians Khalid Assar and Mohamed El-Beiali (11-5, 11-9 and 11-8).

Diogo Chen is also on the charge in the individual event, after winning his group against the Dutch man Martin Khatchanov (4-1) and the Iranian Afshin Noroozi (4-1). The Alvalade starlet then beat the Serbian Zsolt Peto an will now face the Turk, Ahmet Li.

Diogo Chen beats Michel De Boer

By Jornal Sporting
02 Oct, 2015

Alvalade table tennis star in European Championship action

Diogo Chen brought his showing in the European Table Tennis Championships singles competition with a win over Michael De Doer this week.

After slipping up against the Serbian Darko Jorgic, Chen recovered to beat the Dutchman Michel De Boer 3-2 (8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6 and 12-10), before losing to the the French competitor Antoine Hachard.

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