ITTF unveils nominees for star awards

ZHENGZHOU, China – The International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF) has announced nominees for the star award 2019 taking place in Zhengzhou,  Henan province, China.  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 be honoured.

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.

The awards are in three categories,  Male Star, Female Star and Star Point awards for the upcoming 2019 ITTF Star Awards.
The nominees are as follows

MALE TABLE TENNIS STAR:

Mattias Falck (Sweden)

Runner up at the 2019 World Table Tennis ChampionshipsFirst Swedish player in 22 years to make the World Championships finalFirst Swedish player in the top 10 since 2002

Xu Xin (China)

2019 Japan, Korea & Australia Open Champion2019 Mixed Doubles World Champion2019 Asian Singles, Mixed Doubles & Team Champion

Ma Long (China)

2019 Singles and doubles World Champion2019 Qatar & China Open Champion2019 Team World Cup Champion

Lin Yun-Ju (Chinese Taipei)

2019 Czech & Oman Open ChampionTwice World Tour Mixed Doubles Champion at the 2019 China and 2019 Hong Kong OpenYoungest 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 ChampionRunner up at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships2019 Team World Cup Champion

Sun Yingsha (China)

2019 Japan, Australian & German Open Champion2019 Doubles World Champion2019 Asian Singles & Team Champion

Liu Shiwen (China)

2019 Singles & mixed doubles World Champion2019 Women’s World Cup Champion2019 Team World Cup Champion

Mima Ito (Japan)

2019 Hong Kong, Swedish & German Open Runner-up2019 Team World Cup runner upBecame 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)
 
Click here to vote for your favourite nominees for three of the awards. Voting closes on 24th November 2019.