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- ↑ "TTNZ Womens Rating List" Retrieved on 3 September 2010
- ↑ "Oceania Table Tennis Open Women's Rating List" Retrieved on 3 September 2010
- ↑ "ITTF World Ranking" Archived 6 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 September
- ↑ "A Career High for New Zealander and a New Chapter for Oceania" Retrieved on 1 July 2010
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