SINGAPORE, March 14 (Xinhua) — Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu of China booked their berths within the ladies’s singles final 16 whereas reigning Olympic champion Ma Long eased previous compatriot Lin Shidong within the males’s singles on the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash right here on Tuesday.
Top seed Sun met little problem en path to a 3-0 victory over Sabine Winter of Germany, whereas Wang received previous Miyuu Kihara of Japan in straight units.
“The rhythm of the game was in my control, but I encountered some problems in the third set. Sabine has made big progress over the past year,” commented Sun, who had overwhelmed Winter in straight units in Singapore one yr in the past.
Chinese paddlers Chen Xingtong, Zhang Rui and Qian Tianyi have already superior to the ladies’s singles spherical of 16.
Despite forcing a decider, world No. 6 Hina Hayata of Japan fell to Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut in full units.
Ma dispatched 17-year-old Lin, at present ranked nineteenth on the planet, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 within the males’s singles second spherical.
“He has been in good form recently, bagging one title and finishing runner-up in the past two competitions, so I made good preparation for this match,” mentioned 34-year-old Ma.
Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun reached the lads’s singles final 16 on Monday. Lin will contend for a spot within the final eight with Liang.
Top seed Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha bounced again from an 11-7 loss within the first set by successful the next three units 14-12, 11-7, 11-7 to eradicate Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin of South Korea within the blended doubles quarterfinal.
Sun/Wang reached the semifinals with compatriots Fan Zhendong/Wang Manyu, who noticed off Swedish duo Truls Moregard/Christina Kallberg 3-1.
In the ladies’s doubles second spherical, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi recovered from their losses within the singles occasion to defeat Manika Batra/Archana Girish Kamath of India in full units.