Commonwealth: silver and bronze for PITCHFORD

August 3, 2014
12:00 am
Other Events

Englishman Liam PITCHFORD reached two medals at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow: silver in mixed pairs alongside HO Tin-Tin and bronze in single beating Indian Sharat Kamal ACHANTA in six games. England national team collected five medals in total fin

Liam PITCHFORD showed excellent play against no.1 seed GAO Ning (world`s no 10) but lost in seven games. Singaporean ZHAN Jian is the new CG champion beating compatriot GAO Ning in five sets.

England got all thre medals in mixed pairs. The couple DRINKHALL`s Paul and Joanna won the gold defeating Liam PITCHFORD and HO Tin-Tin in five games.

Men`s single semi-final: GAO Ning (Singapore) – Liam PITCHFORD (England) 4:3 (11:8 11:13 14:12 6:11 10:12 11:7 11:6) ZHAN Jian (Singapore) – Sharat Kamal ACHANTA (India) 4:0 (11:6 11:6 11:6 11:8). Bronze medal match: Liam PITCHFORD (England) – Sharat Kamal ACHANTA (India) 4:2 (11:8 11:8 4:11 11:9 6:11 12:10). Golde medal match: ZHAN Jian (Singapore) – GAO Ning (Singapore) 4:1 (11:9 11:2 11:7 6:11 11:7).

Women`s double semi-final: FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu (Singapore) – Joanna DRINKHALL/Kelly SIBLEY (England) 3:0 (11:9 11:9 11:6) LAY Jian Fang/MIAO Miao (Australia) – LUO Anqi/ZHANG Mo (Canada) 3:0 (11:8 11:7 11:7). Bronze medal match: LUO Anqi/ZHANG Mo (Canada) – Joanna DRINKHALL/Kelly SIBLEY (England) 3:2 (6:11 10:12 11:8 14:12 12:10). Gold medal match: FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu (Singapore) – LAY Jian Fang/MIAO Miao (Australia) 3:1 (11:5 8:11 11:8 11:5).

Mixed pairs bronze medal game: ZHAN Jian/FENG Tianwei (Singapore) – Danny REED/Kelley SIBLEY (England) 1:3 (5:11 11:9 11:7 12:10). Gold medal game: Paul DRINKHALL/Joanna DRINKHALL (England) – Liam PITCHFORD/HO Tin-Tin (England) 3:2 (7:11 3:11 11:5 12:10 11:5).

Beočin Ready for Five Days of JOOLA Europe Youth Series Action

The 2026 JOOLA Europe Youth Series moves to Serbia this week, with Beočin ready to welcome Europe’s young talents for the Serbia Open from 9 to 13 September. With the...

EUROSPINS goes to Korea: Asia–Europe exchange continues in Gangneung

The second edition of the ETTU’s Asia–Europe joint training programme is under way in Gangneung, Korea, where 11 European players are training alongside the national teams of Korea, Japan and...

China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Event brings players together in Brussels

Table tennis once again showed its ability to bring people together as Chinese and European players met in Brussels for the China-EU Table Tennis Friendship Tournament, celebrating friendship, exchange and...

Media Accreditation Open for 2026 European Individual Championships in Ljubljana

The media accreditation process is now open for the 2026 European Individual Championships, which will be staged at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11 to 18 October 2026. Members...