SINGAPORE, March 13 (Xinhua) — China’s Qian Tianyi shocked world No. 5 Mima Ito of Japan via full units, whereas reigning champion Chen Meng failed to achieve the ladies’s singles final 16 on the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash right here on Monday.
Qian, ranked twenty second on the earth, saved two match factors en path to a 12-10 win within the deciding set.
“I kept my tenacity in the game. Whether I led or trailed, I just stayed composed,” Qian defined.
Qian will tackle French veteran Yuan Jianan, who eradicated one other Chinese paddler Fan Siqi 3-1.
Another full-set match went the opposite manner for Olympic champion Chen, who misplaced the deciding set 11-8 to Elizabeta Samara of Romania. China’s Wang Yidi was additionally out of competition after falling 3-2 to Miu Hirano of Japan.
Also on Monday, Zhang Rui dispatched Georgina Pota of Hungary 3-1, and Chen Xingtong eased previous Jeon Ji-hee of South Korea in straight units.
Top seed Fan Zhendong bought previous Tiago Apolonia of Portugal 3-0, main different three Chinese paddlers into the boys’s singles final 16.
Lin Gaoyuan edged Jang Woo-jin of South Korea 3-2, Wang Chuqin sailed previous Canada’s Eugene Wang 3-0, and WTT Star Contender Goa winner Liang Jingkun continued his favorable type to get rid of Feng Yi-Hsin of Chinese Taipei 3-0.
Fan additionally paired with Wang Manyu to defeat Romanian duo Ovidiu Ionescu/Bernadette Szocs 3-2 to achieve the combined doubles quarterfinals. Top seed Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha additionally entered the last-eight after beating Lubomir Pistej/Barbora Balazova of Slovakia 3-0.