FAN Zhendong (CHN) has done what not many men have ever done defeating the Olympic champion MA Long (CHN) to win the 2016 ITTF World Tour Shesays China Open today 18 September 2016 in Chengdu China MA Long who is the world number one and holds every major table tennis title including the Rio 2016 title last month was out to win his 23rd ITTF World Tour title and everyone was confident that was going to happen based on his unbeatable form that he showed the past 18 months. The 2014 Youth Olympic Games champion FAN Zhendong had other ideas as he sensationally defeated the unbeatable MA Long 11-9 13-11 11-8 11-5 in a match which was unpredictably one sided. After the match a jubilant FAN Zhendong stated: “MA Long is a very strong opponent I learned a lot from him in training and in competitions. I am really happy to win such a big title against MA who is the best player in the world. Tomorrow we will head for Anshan for National Championship and then to Germany for Men’s World Cup! Very lucky I can attend the Men’s World Cup after the late withdrawal by Jun MIZUTANI (JPN).” The Women’s Singles final was a repeat of the epic 2015 World Championships encounter between DING Ning (CHN) and LIU Shiwen (CHN). Just like that fateful night in Suzhou DING Ning prevailed the China Open trophy to add to her Rio 2016 gold she won last month. The world number two controlled the match and never seemed in doubt defeating the world number one: 11-6 8-11 11-4 10-12 12-10 11-8. After her victory the 26-year-old Olympic Champion stated: “Thanks for the fans’ support they have been really nice here. Recently I have not had too much systematic training since Rio 2016 so I am very happy to be the champion here. The final match against my friend LIU Shiwen was amazing.” They were rivals in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games singles final but today ZHANG Jike & MA Long teamed up to win the Men’s Doubles title. The pair who are good friends off the table triumphed over their national team mates XU Xin & FAN Zhendong 11-8 5-11 4-11 11-9 11-5 in a thrilling match. The duo that contested the Women’s Singles final LIU Shiwen & DING Ning were upset in the Women’s Doubles final by their compatriots ZHU Yuling & CHEN Meng. The unheralded duo were too good in the final triumphing 4-11 11- 11-9 11-5 to clinch the title. On Friday HO Kwan Kit (HKG) and ZENG Jian (SIN) became the Men’s and Women’s under-21 Champions respectively. The next stop on the 2016 ITTF World Tour is the Belgium Open in De Haan which begins on 20 September 2016.
Rio 2016 Paralympics: Poland takes gold of Women`s Team Classes 6-10
Fabien LAMIRAULT and Stephane MOLLIENS from France beat Korea 2:1 in the final of Men`s Team Classes 1-2 Natalia PARTYKA`s Poland beat defending champion China 2:1 in the gold medal contest of Women’s Team Classes 6-10. China led after opening doubles match but PARTYKA leveled against YANG Qian in straight games. Finally Karolina PEK defeated LEI Lina in four sets to secure gold medal for her side. Natalia PARTYKA and Karolina PEK won bronze medal four years ago in London. Brazil now finished third on the podium after 2:0 win against Australia Men`s Classes 1-2 The 2012 London runner-up of Men’s Team Class 1-2 France is newly crowned Paralympic champion. Fabien LAMIRAULT and Stephane MOLLIENS beat in the final Korea 2:1 as MOLLIENS overcame CHA Soo Yong in the decisive third encounter. Four years ago golden team of Classes 1-2 Czech Republic now finished fourth as they lost to Brazil 2:1. Women’s Team Classes 4-5 China’s ZHOU Ying ZHANG Bian and GU Gai successfully defended their crown from London 2012 Paralympics as they beat Serbia 2:0. Both matches were finished in straight games. Serbia’s Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC and Nada MATIC leave Rio with two medals each bearing in mind that they took gold and bronze in Women’s Single Event respectively. As four years ago Korea won bronze beating Sweden 2:1. Men’s Team Classes 9-10 Spain’s Juan PEREZ GONZALEZ Jose RUIZ REYES and Jorge CARDONA MARQUEZ lost to China 2:1 in the battle for gold but moved one step up on the podium comparing to London 2012 Paralympics. Four years ago runner-up in London Poland`s national team now beat France 2:0 to reach bronze medal.
Rio Paralympics: Ukraine clinched gold in the Men`s Team Classes 6-8
Viktor DIDUKH Mykhaylo POPOV and Maxym NIKOLENKO lost in the opening round at the London 2012 Paralympics but this time they beat Sweden 2:0 in the final clash Ukraine`s Viktor DIDUKH Mykhaylo POPOV and Maxym NIKOLENKO have surpassed all expectations winning gold of the Men`s Team Classes 6-8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Four years ago they were beaten by Poland 3:0 in the opening round of London 2012 Paralympics but this time overcame Sweden`s Linus KARLSSON and Emil ANDERSSON in the final clash 2:0. Great Britain finished on the third spot beating China 2:1. This is the second consecutive bronze for William John BAYLEY Ross WILSON and Aaron MCKIBBIN. Men`s Team Class 3 As four years ago the winner of the Men`s Team Class 3 will be decided between the 2012 London Paralympics runner-up Germany`s Thomas BRUCHLE and Thomas SCHMIDBERGER and defending champion ZHAO Ping FENG Panfeng and ZHAI Xiang from China. Both national teams won their semi-finals in straight games Germany against Brazil while China was better than Thailand. When they met in London`s battle for gold China won 3:2. Men`s Team Classes 4-5 Republic of Korea is new champion of Men`s Team Classes 4-5 as they beat Thailand 2:1. KIM Jung-Gil CHOI Ilsang and KIM Young Gun were runners-up four years ago but now fully deserved the title beating in the semi-final defending champion China who now finished fourth. Bronze medal goes to Turkey thanks to Nesim TURAN Ali OZTURK and Abdullah OZTURK who upset China 2:1 Men`s Team Classes 9-10 Spain`s Juan PEREZ GONZALEZ Jose RUIZ REYES and Jorge CARDONA MARQUEZ prevented the same final as in 2012 London Paralympics beating Poland 2:1. Four years ago China beat Poland in the gold medal contest but now reigning champion will face Spaniards who won bronze at the London`s ExCel Exhibitions Centre. France and Poland are going to play for bronze. Women`s Team Classes 1-3 Defending champion China overcame Croatia 2:0 to clinch new gold. This is the significant achievement for Croatia`s Andela MUZINIC and Helena DRETAR KARIC who were eliminated by Korea in the quarter-final of London 2012 Paralympics.
The Swedish ТТА is looking for two National Team Coaches
The Swedish Table Tennis Association is looking National Team Coach responsible for female senior junior and cadet players and National Team Coach responsible for senior male players. “Swedish table tennis has a long lasting tradition. We are currently in the middle of an exciting period of sporting successes an increase in the number of our members and our finances are very sound. We have new sponsors who like us see many opportunities for the future. Are you interested in joining us on this journey? We are looking for two National Team Coaches who will participate in lifting Swedish table tennis to an even higher level. One of the National Team Coaches will be responsible for the men’s aspect while the other Captain will be responsible for the women’s aspect encompassing the junior to the cadet ages of females. You will have a central part in the development of Swedish table tennis especially when it comes to the World Championships in Halmstad Sweden in 2018 which is going to be a significant and unique “showpiece” for our sport. The positions will make demands on the development-oriented and structural work involved in achieving our set aims. You will be working in close cooperation with other work colleagues within the Swedish Association. Qualifications required We are looking for people who are natural leaders who can take on responsibility while at the same time are able to work in groups with colleagues from the Swedish Team and Club Trainers. As a National Coach your work duties will be many and varied. We assume that you have documents to support your experience as a leader/trainer on a national team level. You must be accustomed to working with thorough long-term planning and to having had experience with planning and budgeting. Being successful in the role of National Team Coach requires a very good ability to collaborate and communicate in a clear and respectful manner both verbally and in writing. The positions The appointments involve a four year contract with an evaluation after two years and the possibility for either party to terminate the contract at that time. The position of National Team Coach involves the planning of activities together with the National Team Coordinator. It also entails attending on-going meetings with various National Team Leaders and the network that you will have in Swedish Table Tennis. Among other things the position involves: Running current activities of the National Team and working with the development of players. Being responsible for training camps international competitions and international matches. Taking on the responsibility of admissions manager. Staying in contact with the home trainers of national team players and making frequent visits to clubs. Ensuring that ambitious coaches are given the opportunity to develop themselves by participating in duties on the national team level.You must follow the structures of Association meetings and report to the Secretary General of the Association. Enquiries Information about the positions can be obtained from: Mikael Peterson Secretary General The Swedish Table Tennis Association Phone: +46 8 562 78 130 Email: mikael.peterson@svenskbordtennis.com Applications with CV attached are to be submitted no later than 10 October 2016.
Rio Paralympics: Ukraine and Sweden in the battle for the Men`s Classes 6-8 gold
Four years ago Ukraine lost in the opening round while Sweden ended its participation in the quarter-final Ukraine lost in the opening round of 2012 London Paralympics Sweden was eliminated in the Round 1 than but now they will play in the final of Men`s Team Classes 6-8 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. They beat Great Britain and China respectively. Men`s Team Classes 1-2 The 2012 London Paralympics runner-up of Men`s Team Class 1-2 France reached its new final in Rio. They beat host side Brazil 2:0 to set final showdown with Korea bronze medalist four years ago which now managed to eliminate defending champion Czech Republic. Men`s Team Classes 4-5 Four years ago runner-up Korea defeated reigning champion China 2:1 to secure final clash with Taipei which beat Turkey 2:0. Women`s Team Classes 1-3 Defending champion China and Croatia will play for the crown in the Women`s Team Classes 1-3 both after 2:0 wins. Italia and Korea are playing one against another to decide who will leave Brazil with a bronze medal. Women`s Team Classes 4-5 Nada MATIC provided the winning point for Serbia in the semi final clash against Sweden 2:1. She beat Ingela LUNDBAECK in straight games. Other finalist is the defending champion China which had an easy job against Korea. Women`s Team Classes 6-10 Favorites confirmed their quality in the semi-final duels of Women`s Team Class 6-10: China – Australia 2:0 Poland – Brazil 2:0. Natalia PARTYKA`s Poland is determined to take the gold after bronze medal taken in London four years ago.
Men kick start the ETTU Cup this weekend
This weekend Luxembourg Italy Croatia and Belgium host the Groups in the first stage of the ETTU Cup Men in 2016/17 season. The opening stage tournament gathers 16 clubs from 10 countries. Two top ranked clubs from each group will progress to the next round. DT Diddeleng from Luxembourg will host Romania’s CS Mioveni Slovakia’s SK Vydrany and Spanish C.T.T. C.E.R L’escala. In Group B will play host Italian A.S.D. Marcozzi Cagliari Turkey’s Istanbul BBSK Spanish G.D. Toledos and Louxembourg’s DT Recken. In Group C Croatia’s STK Starr Varazdin will host Belgium’s TTC Sokah Hoboken Turkey’s Türk Telekom Ankara Spor and Portugal’s GDCS Juncal. In Group D Belgium’s TT Vedrinamur awaits players from Spanish Colina Clinic Burgos Scotland’s Knightswood Table Tennis and Turkey’s Sistem Reklam S.C. Second stage will be held on October 29-30th as eight clubs await their opponents qualified through Round 1. Two best placed teams from each group will reach stage no. 3.
Rio Paralympics: BRUCHLE and SCHMIDBERGER set up semi-final clash with Brazil
Germany defeated Sweden 2:0 playing in the quarter-final of the Men`s Team Class 3 The 2012 London Paralympics runner-up of the Men`s Team Class 3 Germany`s Thomas BRUCHLE and Thomas SCHMIDBERGER defeated Sweden`s Victor SJOQVIST and Alexander OEHGREN 2:0 to set semi-final duel with host team of Brazil at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Other semi-finalists in that class are defending champion China and Thailand who beat Ukraine and Poland respectively. Men`s Team Classes 1-2 Both European sides were beaten in the today`s quarter-final matches. Great Britain`s Rob and Paul Davies lost to host national team composed by Guilherme DA COSTA and Iranildo ESPINDOLA while Italian`s Giuseppe VELLA and Andrea BORGATO suffered at the hands of national team of Korea. Semi-final pairs are: France – Brazil Slovakia – Korea. Men`s Team Classes 4-5 Germany`s Valentin BAUS and Jan GURTLER beat Serbia`s Goran PERLIC and Mitar PALIKUCA 2:0 in the Round 1. Spain lost to Egypt 2:1 as well as Poland to Nigeria. Quarter-final pairs are: Korea – Germany Egypt – China France – Taipei Nigeria – Turkey. Men`s Team Classes 6-8 Seven out of eight quarter-finalists are coming from Europe. The 2012 London`s runner-up Spain managed to overcome host nation 2:1 in the Round 1 while all other matches were finished 2:0: Germany vs. Denmark Great Britain vs. Belgium Slovakia vs. Chile and Hungary vs. France. Quarter-final pairs are: Ukraine – Germany Spain – Great Britain Sweden – Slovakia Hungary – China. Men`s Team Classes 9-10 Great Britain`s Kim DAYBELL and Aschley Facey THOMPSON had no chance against strong team of China at the quarter-final encounter. Reigning champion won 2:0 with both matches ended in straight games. French team (Mateo BOHEAS Cedrik CABESTANI) overcame host side (Carlos CARBINATTI Diego MOREIRA) to set semi-final duel with China. Poland`s Patryk COJNOWSKI and Netherlends` Gerben LAST met in the decisive clash between their national teams. COJNOWSKI brought victory to his side as he won in four games. The same story emerged in the match between Jorge CARDONA MARQUEZ (Spain) and Daniel HORUT (Czech Republic) as Spaniard booked semi-final place for his team. Women`s Team Classes 1-3 Italy and Croatia progressed into the semi-final of Classes 1-3 as they defeated Great Britain 2:1 and Thailand 2:0 respectively. The winners will play in the semi-final against two finalists from the 2012 Paralympics: Italy vs. reigning champion China Croatia vs. runner-up of 2012 Korea. Women`s Team Classes 4-5 Turkey set quarter-final clash with defending champion China beating Israel 2:0. The runner-up from 2012 London Paralympics Sweden will play against Mexico. Other quarter-final pairs are: Brazil – Korea Serbia – Taipei. Women`s Team Classes 6-10 Croatia and France secured quarter-final berths as they both won 2:0 against Ukraine and Korea respectively. Croatian side will meet defending champion China in the next round and other pairs are: Turkey – Australia Brazil – Germany France – Poland.
Rio Paralympics: Unstoppable Sandra PAOVIC wins gold
Croatian player who reached second round of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games won all her games in the last two and half years Sandra PAOVIC from Croatia again goes down in history becoming a Women`s Class 6 Paralympic champion after comfortable victory against Steffi GREBE from Germany – 3:0 (11:2 11:7 11:4). Eight years ago PAOVIC reached second round of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games but after traffic accident in 2009 she managed to recover during a long struggle and start her new career. She is now actual both World and European champion winning all her matches in last two and half years. Maryna LYTOVCHENKO defeated Antonina HODZYNSKA in all-Ukrainian bronze medal contest. Men`s Class 1 Rob DAVIES from Great Britain is the new Men`s Class 1 winner as he beat Korean JOO Young Dae in four games. Hungarian Endre MAJOR lost to JOO`s compatriot Kiwon NAM in bronze medal contest. Men`s Class 2 The 2012 London bronze medalist Fabien LAMIRAULT from France won gold medal in Class 2 beating in four games of the final clash Rafal CZUPER from Poland. Jiri SUCHANEK from Czech Republic who upset in the quarter-final his compatriot and defending champion Jan RIAPOS took bronze as he defeated Stephane MOLLIENS from France. Men`s Class 8 Defending champion ZHAO Shuai from China reached second gold in a row defeating Hungarian Andras CSONKA in straight games. Poland`s Piotr GRUDZIEN won bronze as he overcame Chinese YE Chaoqun in five sets. Men`s Class 10 Defending Paralympics` champion Patryk CHOJNOWSKI didn’t manage to keep the crown as he lost in the 48 minutes thriller against Chinese GE Yang who got a revenge for 2012 London final – 3:2 (5:11 11:8 8:11 11:8 16:14). Austrian Krisztian GARDOS prevailed against LIAN Hao from China to clinch bronze. Men`s Class 11 Florian VAN ACKER from Belgium managed to recover as soon as he lost second and third set by a narrow margin (18:16 13:11) and finally took gold in the clash with Samuel VON EINEM from Australia. Hungarian Peter PALOS who won gold four years ago in London now took bronze after full five games clash with Korean KIM Gi-Tae. Women`s Class 3 XUE Juan was better than LI Qian in all-Chinese final. The 2012 Paralympics champion Anna-Carin AHLQUIST from Sweden now finished her campaign by bronze medal as he beat Korean YOON Jiyu in straight games. Women`s Class 5 ZHANG Bian and GU Gai repeated 2012 all-Chinese final showdown and again ZNAG won gold in a superb style – 3:0 (11:6 11:6 11:6). Ingela LUNDBAECK missed a chance to take new bronze after London Paralympics as he lost to JUNG Young-A in four games. Women`s Class 7 Kelly VAN ZON from Netherlands successfully defended her gold from London as he overcame Kubra KORKUT from Turkey – 3:0 (11:9 11:9 11:5). KIM Seong-Ok from Korea prevailed against Canada`s Stephanie CHAN fighting for bronze madal. Women`s Class 9 LIU Meng clinched her first Paralympic gold as he beat her compatriot LEI Lina in straight games but not easy bearing in mind that all three sets was ended by narrow margin. Poland`s Karolina PEK defeated host Danielle RAUEN in one of the most thrilling encounters of the day coming from 0:2 to 3:2.
Rio Paralympics: Laurens DEVOS goes down in history!
The 16-year-old Belgian became the youngest ever Paralympic champion as he beat Netherlands` Gerben LAST in the final game of Men`s Class 9 Laurens DEVOS the 16-year-old Belgian goes down in history as the youngest ever Paralympic table tennis champion. Even more he needed just 18 minutes to secure gold in the Men`s Class 9 against Netherlands` Gerben LAST who did one step more after the 2012 London where he took bronze. Italian Mohamed KALEM got the third place on the podium as he defeated Juan PEREZ GONZALEZ from Spain. Men`s Class 3 Chinese FENG Panfeng managed to defend his gold medal from 2012 London Paralympics as he beat German`s Thomas SCHMIDBERGER in four games. Florian MERRIEN from France defeated German Thomas BRUCHLE in very intense bronze medal contest which took five sets and 40 minutes. Men`s Class 5 Chinese CAO Ningning clinched gold medal in a style defeating German Valentin BAUS in straight games but all three with a narrow margin. Bronze medal goes to Serbia as Mitar PALIKUCA overcame in four games the 2012 London Paralympic champion Tommy URHAUG from Norway. Men`s Class 6 Peter ROSENMEIER from Denmark is the newly crowned Paralympic champion as he beat the 2012 runner-up Alvaro VALERA VARGAS from Spain. The winner was decided after full five sets. Bronze belonged to Thailand`s Rungroj THAINIYOM who prevailed against Korean PARK Hong-Kyu. Men`s Class 7 The 2012 runner-up William John BAYLEY from Great Britain managed to win gold playing in front of noisy Brazilian audience at Riocentro – Pavilion 3 which supported host Israel PEREIRA STROH. Spaniard Jordi Morales GARCIA lost to Chinese YAN Shuo in the bronze medal clash. Women`s Class 1-2 LIU Jing from China continues as Paralympic gold medalist beating Korean SEO Su-Yeon in four games. Giada ROSSI won bronze as she defeated Thailand`s Chilchitparyak BOOTWANSIRIN in straight games (first and third by narrow margin second 11:0). Women`s Class 4 Two Serbian players celebrated in five-set matches of the Women`s Class 4. Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC concluded in a style her confident performances taking gold in duel against ZHANG Miao. Chinese led 1:0 and 2:1 in sets but PERIC-RANKOVIC responded by two quick sets (11:3 11:6) to secure her best ever achievement (in London she was runner-up). Nada MATIC did even bigger upheaval coming from 0:2 to 3:2 in the bronze medal showdown against Sue GILROY from Great Britain. Women`s Class 8 Same opponents – same winner in the Paralympic final as four years ago in London! MAO Jingdian from China beat Thu KAMKASOMPHOU from France in straight games to take second gold medal in a row. Germany`s Juliane WOLF lost to Philippines` Josephine MEDINA in bronze medal clash.
Rio Paralympics: Natalia KOSMINA wins gold!
Newly crowned champion of Women`s Class 11 comes from Ukraine. Turkish player Abdullah OZTURK recorded his best achievement so far in his career reaching final of Men`s Class 4 Natalia KOSMINA from Ukraine won gold medal in the Women`s Class 11 of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games as she beat Poland`s Krystyna SIEMIENICKA. Both Natalia PARTYKA and Kelly VAN ZON will defend their titles in the final matches of their classes. Men`s Class 1 Rob DAVIES from Great Britain and Korean JOO Young Dae will play for gold medal. DAVIES beat Hungarian Endre MAJOR in four games while JOO was better than his compatriot Kiwon NAM after five sets. Men`s Class 2 Four Old Continent`s players reached the semi-final of the Men`s Class 2 Event. The 2012 bronze medalist Fabien LAMIRAULT from France eliminated Jiri SUCHANEK from Czech Republic who upset in the quarter-final his compatriot and defending champion Jan RIAPOS. LAMIRAULT won in four sets winning last one 11:1 after close fight in the third one which belonged to his opponent. Rafal CZUPER from Poland is the other finalist as he defeated Stephane MOLLIENS from France in four games. Men`s Class 3 The 2012 Men`s Class 3 bronze medalist German`s Thomas SCHMIDBERGER secured now silver as he beat Florian MERRIEN from France after full five games. His rival in the gold medal clash will be the reigning champion Chinese FENG Panfeng who overcame SCHMIDBERGER`s compatriot Thomas BRUCHLE. Men`s Class 4 Turkish player Abdullah OZTURK recorded his best achievement so far in his career reaching 2016 Paralympics final. He prevailed against Frenchman Maxime THOMAS in five games. There was a chance for the all-Turkish final but Chinese GUO Xingyuan prevented that beating Nesim TURAN in four sets. Men`s Class 5 Chinese CAO Ningning got revenge in the semi-final as he beat Tommy URHAUG from Norway in the reprise of the 2012 gold medal contest. Other finalist is German Valentin BAUS who overcame Serbian Mitar PALIKUCA. Both CAO and BAUS won their matches in straight games. Men`s Class 6 In this class Old Continent secured the gold medal bearing in mind that the 2012 runner-up Alvaro VALERA VARGAS from Spain faces Peter ROSENMEIER from Denmark. VALERA VARGAS was better than Thailand`s Rungroj THAINIYOM while ROSENMEIER overcame Korean PARK Hong-Kyu. Men`s Class 7 The 2012 William BAYLEY from Great Britain will be faced with a big challenge in the final playing against host Israel PEREIRA STROH. Briton eliminated Spaniard Jordi Morales GARCIA in four games. Men`s Class 8 Defending champion ZHAO Shuai booked his place in the new Paralympics final but this time challenger will be Hungarian Andras CSONKA who beat ZHAO`s compatriot YE Chaoqun in straight games but not easy: first set had 42 points in total. Men`s Class 9 One more gold medal will go to Europe as Netherlands` Gerben LAST and Belgian Laurens DEVOS secured their places in the final showdown. The 2012 bronze medalist LAST defeated Italian KALEM while DEVOS beat Juan Bautista PEREZ GONZALEZ. Men`s Class 10 Defending Paralympics` champion Patryk CHOJNOWSKI from Poland prevailed against Krisztian GARDOS in straight games of the semi-final to provide the final encounter against Chinese GE Yang. It will be a remake of the London`s 2012 final. Men`s Class 11 Florian VAN ACKER from Belgium and Samuel VON EINEM from Australia will play for the gold. VAN ACKER beat reigning champion Peter PALOS in straight games. Women`s Class 1-2 Giada ROSSI from Italy didn’t manage to reach the final. Korean SEO Su-Yeon beat her to set final showdown with reigning Class 1-2 champion LIU Jing from China. Women`s Class 3 The winner of this class will be decided in the all-Chinese final XUE Juan – LI Qian. In the semi-final round XUE upset defending champion from 2012 London Paralympics Anna-Carin AHLQUIST. Women`s Class 4 Borislava PERIC-RANKOVIC continues her impressive play winning second match in a row in straight games. First she upset reigning champion ZHOU Ying from China whilst today she overcame Sue GILROY from Great Britain. Her opponent in the final contest will be another Chinese representative ZHANG Miao who defeated PERIC-RANKOVIC`s compatriot Nada MATIC. Women`s Class 5 ZHANG Bian and GU Gai will repeat 2012 all-Chinese final showdown as they defeated in the semi-finals Ingela LUNDBAECK from Sweden and JUNG Young-A from Korea. LUNDBAECK will play for her second bronze after London`s one. Women`s Class 6 Sandra PAOVIC from Croatia and Steffi GREBE from Germany are the finalists of Class 6. Two Ukrainian players will meet to decide who will take the bronze Maryna LYTOVCHENKO and Antonina HODZYNSKA. Women`s Class 7 Defending champion from 2012 London Kelly VAN ZON from Netherlands and Kubra KORKUT from Turkey secured their places in the final. VAN ZON was very confident against Stephanie CHAN from Canada winning in just 16 minutes whilst KORKUT was better than KIM Seong-Ok from Korea. Women`s Class 8 Thu KAMKASOMPHOU from France and MAO Jingdian from China set their new final showdown at the Paralympic Games. For years ago MAO won gold. Germany`s Juliane WOLF is going to play against Josephine MEDINA for the bronze madal. Women`s Class 9 LEI Lina from China secured on more Paralympics` final aiming second in a row gold medal. Her compatriot LIU Meng also advanced to the ultimate clash in Class 9. Poland`s Karolina PEK will play against host Danielle RAUEN for the bronze. Women`s Class 10 One more remake of the 2012 final will be held in the Class 10 between Poland`s Natalia PARTYKA and Chinese YANG Qian. PARTYKA was faced with a huge task in the semis against host Bruna COSTA ALEXANDRE but won after 47 minutes – 3:2 (8:11 12:10 9:11 11:1 11:8). Sophie WALLOE a 16 year-old from Denmark was beaten by YANG in the semis 3:0 and will play for her first Paralympics medal.
