Sports
11:53, 15-Dec-2017
Timo Boll, Ding Ning crowned 2017 Table Tennis Stars at ITTF Star Awards
["china"]
Share
Copied
Germany’s Timo Boll and reigning world champion Ding Ning have been crowned the 2017 Male and Female Table Tennis Stars at the Astana 2017 ITTF Star Awards.
Ding did not disappoint as she takes her third Female Table Tennis Star award tonight to become the first ever athlete to achieve such as feat.
She walks home as the biggest winner from the Astana 2017 ITTF Star awards as her lightning-fast rally against Zhu Yuling at the 2017 World Championships final was voted by fans as the 2017 Star Point.
Ding Ning won the women's singles title against Chinese Zhu Yuling after the final match at the WTTC World Table Tennis Championships. /VCG Photo
Ding Ning won the women's singles title against Chinese Zhu Yuling after the final match at the WTTC World Table Tennis Championships. /VCG Photo
A tough competition with reigning world and Olympic champion Ma Long, who had been dominating the international scene for several years, newly crowned Men’s World Cup Champion Dimitrij Ovtcharov, table tennis legend Timo Boll and Japanese prodigy Tomokazu Harimoto all eyeing for the prestigious title.
It was former world number one Boll, who rolled back the years to pull off several amazing comebacks and spectacular action in 2017. He impressed table tennis fans and expert panels, including athletes and members of the media, from all over the world. He reaped the most votes to be crowned the 2017 Table Tennis Star.
Germany’s Jorg Rosskopf was named the 2017 Star Coach after coaching a German team to reclaim the men’s team Gold at the European Championships, as well as leading top German stars Boll and Ovtcharov to several World Tour titles and victory at the 2017 Men’s World Cup.