Other Events | 6 Apr 2013

MA Long too strong for LIVENTSOV

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

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 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.