Preliminary Participants from Kazakhstan at the Global Table Tennis Championships
Freshened-Up Article:
Ready for the burn? Let's dive into the juicy deets about the Kazakhstan table tennis team's challengers at the World Championships! (Based on the data available as of 2023.)
From May 17 to 25, 2023, the World Table Tennis Championships will go down in Doha, Qatar, and, guess who's playing? Our badass Kazakhstan squad, that's who!
So, who's the team's first-round opposition? Here are your starting contenders:
1/64 finals, individual:
- Kirill Gerasimenko versus Clarence Chew (Singapore)
- Sarvinoz Mirkadirova faces Neda Shahsavari (Iran)
- Zauresh Akasheva battles Hana Arapovic (Croatia)
1/32 finals, doubles:
- Aidos Kenzhigulov and Sanzhar Zhubanov square off against Benjamin Faraji and Ahmad Mahmoudi Keshawharzi (Iran)
- Vladislav Zaharov and Bakdaulet Akimaliev take on Alberto Miño and Diego Piñal Vega (Ecuador)
- Anel Bakht and Angelina Romanovskaya play Hanitra Raharimanana and Ranto Rakotondrazaka (Madagascar)
- Zauresh Akasheva and Sarvinoz Mirkadirova tangle with Tan Zhao Yun and Zhang Wanling (Singapore)
1/32 finals, mixed doubles:
- Iskander Kharky and Angelina Romanovskaya get into it with Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching (Taipei)
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But remember, these match-ups could change for the World Championships in 2025, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements of the official draw!
Zauresh Akasheva and Sarvinoz Mirkadirova will face Tan Zhao Yun and Zhang Wanling in the 1/32 finals of the mixed doubles event at the World Table Tennis Championships in 2023. In the individual competition, Zhao, a Singaporean player, will be one of the Kazakhstan squad's opponents in the 1/64 finals. The Kazakhstan team, who are playing in Doha from May 17 to 25, will also compete in the doubles event, where in one match, they will be up against 32-ranked player, Zaharov and Akimaliev, from Ecuador.
