Feb 28, 2016, 1:16 PM

Table tennis team wins 1st match at World C’ships

Table tennis team wins 1st match at World C’ships

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian National table tennis team opened the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Malaysia with a victory over Thai rivals.

The first round of group stage matches at Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships began on Sunday morning with in Kuala Lumpur where the Iranian squad managed to gain a 3-2 victory over Thailand.

Noshad and Nima Alamian, Afshin Norouzi, Pouria Omrani and Mohammad Reza Akhlagh Pasand form Iranian Men’s national team while upon the decision of Coach Jami Lotfollah, only Alamian borthers and Nouruzi played against the Thai team.

Nima and Noshad Alamian each bagged one victory and the overall result was 3-2 for the Iranian outfit to be the victor in the first tough encounter.

Iranian tennis players will hold second and third matches against the Netherlands and Canada on Monday February 29.

The Perfect World Team Championships commences in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 28th February in Men’s and Women’s sections and will wrap up on May 06.

 

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