MA Long too strong for LIVENTSOV

April 6, 2013
12:00 am
Other Events

Top seed MA Long of China halted Alexey LIVENTSOV superb run at the ITTF World Tour Korean Air Korean Open in Incheon. Russia’s player reached Round of 16, but it was MA who progressed to the quarters after straight games duel. Adrien MATTENET of France s,

Adrien MATTENET of France suffered from the same faith. WANG Hao of China needed five games to overcame Adrien. In the quarter final MA Long will meet RYU Seungmin of Korea. WANG will play against MA Lin of China. Another Chinese representative YAN An will meet Taku TAKAKIWA of Japan, and seeded no. two XU Xin will play against Japan’s Jun MIZUTANI.

World Champion ZHANG Jike lost his encounter against YAN An after seven games great battle.

In the Round of 16 of the Women’s Singles Event Asoan adversaries also proved too strong for Europeans. WU Jiaduo of Germany failed to hlt the progress of CHENG I Ching of Taipei, whilst Kasumi ISHIKAWA of Japan beat LI Xue of France. SEO Hyowon of Korea upset the main favorite, FENG Tianwei of Singapore and reached quarter final. For the place in the semis she will meet CHEN I Ching.

Chinese French combination of XU Xin and Adrien MATTENET lost their semi final duel against Korean SEO Hyundeok and Chinese ZHANG Jike after five games.

WINTER: The best decision of my table tennis career

Since December 2024, Sabine WINTER’S career has followed only one direction sharply upwards. The key to this development lies in an extraordinary decision she made at that time: a complete...

From Jeju to Havířov: Eurospins Camp Continues to Unite European and Korean Youth

For the second time, young Europeans aged 13 to 16 are practicing in a joint Eurospins camp with their peers from South Korea. Last December it was in Asia, in...

ETTU celebrates 25 years of partnership with LIEBHERR

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) proudly marks 25 years of partnership with LIEBHERR, one of the world’s leading technology companies and a long-standing supporter of European table tennis. “For...

Webinar Social Media Conduct for Umpires and Referees attracts strong interest

As part of a new initiative, the ETTU Umpires and Referees Committee hosted a webinar dedicated to social media conduct for match officials, drawing significant interest from across the community....