Latest news on Liam Pitchford
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Pitchford edged out by Samsonov
October 10, 2019Liam Pitchford could not keep up his recent mastery of Vladimir Samsonov as he was beaten in a deciding seventh set of a pulsating match at the German Open tonight.
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Drinkhall and Ho make Germany exit
October 9, 2019Tin-Tin Ho and Paul Drinkhall both lost in four straight at the German Open as they were unable to join Liam Pitchford in the main draw.
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Drinkhall and Ho win in Germany
October 8, 2019Tin-Tin Ho and Paul Drinkhall won their opening matches at the German Open in Bremen, but Sam Walker went out to a Chinese opponent.
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Sweden end England Euro hopes
September 6, 2019Second seeds Sweden were in impressive form as they ended England’s hopes at the European Championships at the quarter-final stage in Nantes today.
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Pitch sinks Samsonov to put England into quarters
September 5, 2019Liam Pitchford won twice, including against the great Vladimir Samsonov, as England beat Belarus 3-1 to top their group at the European Team Championships and earn a place in the quarter-finals.
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Walker at double in winning start for England
September 3, 2019Sam Walker staved off any threat of a shock as England got their European Team Championships campaign off to a winning start against Luxembourg in Nantes today.
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Full-strength England upbeat ahead of Euros
August 29, 2019England are aiming for their best finish at the European Team Championships since 2011 when this year’s tournament gets under way in Nantes on Tuesday.
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Liam falls at first hurdle as Shibaev doubles up
August 22, 2019Alexander Shibaev ended Liam Pitchford’s hopes of emulating last year’s run to the semi-finals of the Czech Open as he defeated the English No 1 in the last 32 today.
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Walker and Drinkhall make Czech advance
August 20, 2019Sam Walker and Paul Drinkhall moved a step closer to joining Liam Pitchford in the main draw of the Czech Open on a day when four English players were eliminated.
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Pitchford knocked out in decider
August 16, 2019Liam Pitchford went out in the last 16 of the Bulgaria Open today as he was defeated in a deciding seventh set by Chuang Chih-Yuan of Chinese Taipei.
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Pitchford safely through after scare
August 15, 2019Liam Pitchford survived a mid-match fightback by opponent Kou Lei to reach the last 16 of the Bulgaria Open.
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Drinkhall edged out in thriller
August 14, 2019Paul Drinkhall came within just a few points of reaching the main draw at the Bulgaria Open as he was beaten 4-3 by China’s Zheng Peifeng in a superb match lasting more than an hour.
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Drinkhall sinks young Chinese ace
August 13, 2019Paul Drinkhall beat former world junior champion Xue Fei of China to move into the next round at the Bulgaria Open, while Tin-Tin Ho also came through her opening match.
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Pitchford hits a new world high
August 1, 2019Liam Pitchford is up to a career high No 12 in the latest ITTF world rankings, while Tom Jarvis has also reached his highest position.
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England name strong line-up for Euros
July 30, 2019England’s top four men will form the squad for the European Team Championships in September.
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Pitchford ready for Oz odyssey
July 10, 2019Liam Pitchford will begin his ITTF Australian Open campaign against South Korea’s Cho Daeseong at 11am UK time on Thursday.
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Portugal end GB’s European Games bid
June 28, 2019Great Britain went out of the European Games in Minsk as they were beaten 3-1 by Portugal in the quarter-finals.
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Pitchford and Walker go out in Minsk
June 23, 2019Sam Walker missed three match points as he was eliminated from the European Games in a deciding set, while Liam Pitchford also went out in Minsk.
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Walker wins European Games thriller
June 22, 2019Sam Walker dug deep to advance to the third round of the men’s singles at the European Games in Minsk, but Tin-Tin Ho and Charlotte Carey are out of the women’s singles.
