The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) annonced the list of nominees for the Male Star Female Star and Star Point awards for the upcoming 2019 ITTF Star Awards.
Located in Henan province China the city of Zhengzhou will play host to what will be the seventh edition of the prestigious ITTF Star Awards on Wednesday 11th December where the biggest names of world table tennis will dress to impress amongst the backdrop of the ceremony’s glitz and glamour.
Acting as a celebration of what has been another thrilling year on the international table tennis scene the 2019 ITTF Star Awards will bring together players and coaches from all over the globe to acknowledge their standout efforts over the course of the past year.
Of the seven awards lined-up for the 2019 ITTF Star Awards ceremony nominations for three of the awards have been unveiled. Here’s the list of nominees:
MALE TABLE TENNIS STAR:
Mattias FALCK (Sweden)
Runner up at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
First Swedish player in 22 years to make the World Championships final
First Swedish player in the top 10 since 2002
XU Xin (China)
2019 Japan Korea & Australia Open Champion
2019 Mixed Doubles World Champion
2019 Asian Singles Mixed Doubles & Team Champion
MA Long (China)
2019 Singles and doubles World Champion
2019 Qatar & China Open Champion
2019 Team World Cup Champion
LIN Yun-Ju (Chinese Taipei)
2019 Czech & Oman Open Champion
Twice World Tour Mixed Doubles Champion at the 2019 China and 2019 Hong Kong Open
Youngest ever Chinese Taipei Male Player to make the Top 10 in the World
FEMALE TABLE TENNIS STAR:
CHEN Meng (China)
2019 Hungarian China Korea & Swedish Open Champion
Runner up at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships
2019 Team World Cup Champion
SUN Yingsha (China)
2019 Japan Australian & German Open Champion
2019 Doubles World Champion
2019 Asian Singles & Team Champion
LIU Shiwen (China)
2019 Singles & mixed doubles World Champion
2019 Women’s World Cup Champion
2019 Team World Cup Champion
Mima ITO (Japan)
2019 Hong Kong Swedish & German Open Runner-up
2019 Team World Cup runner up
Became the highest ranked Japanese female player in 201
STAR POINT:
Timo BOLL vs MA Long (2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open)
XU Xin & FAN Zhendong vs DANG Qui & Benedikt DUDA (2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum Japan Open)
LILY Zhang vs Miu HIRANO (2019 ITTF Women’s World Cup)
Gaston ALTO vs Vitor ISHIY (2019 ITTF Pan America Championships)
Christian PLETEA vs YU Heyi (2018 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships)
VOTE NOW
Want to be a part of the 2019 ITTF Star Awards action? Vote now for your favourite nominees for three of the awards. Voting closes on 24th November 2019.
Male Table Tennis Star
Female Table Tennis Star
Star Point
WHAT ABOUT THE REST?
The nominees for the Male Para Star Female Para Star Star Coach and Breakthrough Star will be announced in the coming days. Keep peeled on the ITTF social pages or head to the Star Awards page to find out which of your favourite players were nominated for this year’s Star Awards!
