- Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov (born
April 17 1976 ) is aBelarus ian professionaltable tennis player, currently ranked fifth in the world. He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb defensive style and is considered one of the few European players who pose a threat to Chinese dominance of the game, having most recently beat world number one Wang Hao in the 2008 Kuwait Open.Career highlights
;Summer Olympic Games::1996,
Atlanta , men's singles, quarter final:1996,Atlanta , men's doubles, 1st round:2000,Sydney , men's singles, quarter final:2000,Sydney , men's doubles, 1st round:2004,Athens , men's singles, last 16:2008,Beijing , men's singles, last 16;World Championships::1995,Tianjin , men's singles, quarter final:1995,Tianjin , men's doubles, runner-up sica:1997,Manchester , men's singles, runner-up sica:1997,Manchester , men's doubles, quarter final:1999,Eindhoven , men's doubles, semi final:2001,Osaka , men's singles, quarter final:2007,Zagreb , men's singles, quarter final;Pro Tour Grand Finals::1996,Tianjin , men's singles, runner-up sica:1996,Tianjin , men's doubles, runner-up sica:1997,Hong Kong , men's singles, winner goca:1997,Hong Kong , men's doubles, runner-up sica:1999,Melbourne , men's doubles, quarter final:2000,Kobe , men's singles, quarter final:2004,Beijing , men's singles, quarter final:2006,Hong Kong , men's singles, quarter final:2007,Beijing , men's singles, quarter final;Pro Tour Meetings::1996,Bolzano , men's singles, winner goca:1997,Doha , men's singles, runner-up sica:1997,Linz , men's doubles, winner goca:1997,Kalmar , men's singles, winner goca:1998,Zagreb , men's singles, winner goca:1999,Zagreb , men's singles, winner goca:1999,Zagreb , men's doubles, runner-up sica:1999,Kobe , men's singles, winner goca:1999,Bremen , men's singles, runner-up sica:2000,Zagreb , men's singles, winner goca:2000,Rio de Janeiro , men's singles, runner-up sica:2001,Bayreuth , men's singles, winner goca:2003,Doha , men's singles, winner goca:2004,Rio de Janeiro , men's singles, winner goca:2005,Zagreb , men's singles, winner goca:2005,St. Petersburg , men's singles, winner goca:2005,Magdeburg , men's singles, winner goca:2006,Zagreb , men's singles, winner goca:2006, Santiago, men's singles, winner goca:2006,Warszawa , men's singles, runner-up sica:2007,Zagreb , men's singles, runner-up sica:2007,Taipei , men's singles, winner goca:2008,Velenje , men's singles, winner goca:2008,Kuwait City , men's singles, winner goca;World Cups::1996,Nimes , 3rd brca:1997,Nimes , 3rd brca:1999,Xiaolan , 1st goca:2001,Courmayeur , 1st goca;European Championships::1994,Birmingham , men's doubles, semi final:1994,Birmingham , mixed doubles, quarter final:1996,Bratislava , men's doubles, quarter final:1996,Bratislava , mixed doubles, winner goca:1998,Eindhoven , men's singles, winner goca:1998,Eindhoven , men's doubles, winner goca:2002,Zagreb , men's singles, quarter final:2002,Zagreb , men's doubles, quarter final:2003,Courmayeur , men's singles, winner goca:2003,Courmayeur , team competition, winner goca:2005,Aarhus , men's singles, winner goca:2005,Aarhus , men's doubles, runner-up sica:2007,Belgrade , men's singles, runner-up sica:2007,Belgrade , men's doubles, quarter final;European Top-12 Championships::1997,Eindhoven , 2nd sica:1998,Halmstad , 1st goca:1999,Split , 1st goca:2001,Wels , 1st goca:2002,Rotterdam , 2nd sica:2003,Saarbrücken , 2nd sica:2005,Rennes , 2nd sica:2007,Arezzo , 1st gocaExternal links
* [http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/stats_by_player.html ITTF stats by player]
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