BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese stars Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin superior to the ladies’s and males’s singles second spherical of the WTT China Smash respectively as the principle draw kicked off right here on Sunday.
In the opener, Sun recovered from a sluggish begin to beat the world’s Thirty third-ranked Miu Hirano of Japan 3-1. After conceding the primary two factors, the highest seed gained seven factors in a row to take the opening set 11-5. Hirano struck again within the second, racing to a 10-2 lead earlier than closing it out 11-5.
Sun rapidly regained management, sweeping the third set 11-2 and wrapping up the competition 11-7 within the fourth.
“Just like last year, I played the first match after the opening ceremony, and seeing so many fans cheering for me made me really happy,” mentioned Sun.
The two gamers are conversant in one another, having represented Shenzhen University on this 12 months’s Chinese Table Tennis Super League and pairing up in ladies’s doubles.
“Hirano and I know each other well as teammates,” Sun added. “She has a lot of experience, reads the game well, and rarely makes unforced errors. It was a high-level match for both of us.”
“As a teammate, playing with Sun makes you feel at ease. But as an opponent, she is very dangerous. There is always so much to learn from her,” Hirano mentioned.
Later on Sunday, top-ranked Wang eased previous South Korea’s Jang Woo-jin 11-2, 11-9, 11-9 to maneuver into the final 32.
“We just faced each other in WTT Champions Macao, so I am quite familiar with his playing styles. I think I was well-prepared for the challenges,” mentioned Wang.
“I’m really excited to be here. I’m grateful to the audience and my friends for coming to cheer me on today,” he added.
Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi, Chen Yi, Qian Tianyi, Zhu Sibing, Zhou Qihao and Xiang Peng of Team China additionally superior to the spherical of 32 within the singles occasions.