2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships - Break Through for Republic's Male Paddlers

Despite the new ITTF regulation regarding neutralized players introduced in 2008, our Men's Team duly delivered in the World Team Table Tennis Championships. The trio Gao Ning, Yang Zi and Pang Xuejie put in their best and attained a third position in Group B. They have thus qualified for the Top 12 in stage two.

Below are the results of the Group Stage.

Singapore 3-2 Spain

Gao Ning 3-1 He Zhiwen 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7

Yang Zi 2-3 Machado Carlos 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, 6-11, 5-11

Pang Xuejie 3-2 Cantero Jesus 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8

Gao Ning 1-3 Machado Carlos 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 2-11

Yang Zi 3-2 He Zhiwen 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 9-11, 11-8

Singapore 2-3 Portugal

Pang Xuejie 0-3 Freitas Marcos 3-11, 5-11, 1-11

Gao Ning 3-2 Moneiro Joao 7-11, 13-11, 14-12, 13-15, 11=8

Yang Zi 3-0 Silva Andre 11-8, 11-9, 14-12

Gao Ning 1-3 Freitas Marcos 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11

Pang Xuejie 0-3 Moneiro Joao 4-11, 0-11, 5-11

Singapore 0-3 Germany

Gao Ning 1-3 Ovtcharov Dimitrij 5-11, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11

Yang Zi 0-3 Boll Timo 9-11, 7-11, 6-11

Pang Xuejie 1-3 Baum Patrick 11-9, 3-11, 8-11, 6-11

Singapore 3-2 Serbia

Yang Zi 1-3 Karakasevic Aleksandar 4-11, 5-11, 13-11, 8-11

Gao Ning 3-0 Pete Zolt 11-3, 12-10, 11-9

Pang Xuejie 1-3 Jevtovic Marko 12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11

Gao Ning 3-0 Karakasevic Aleksandar 11-9, 11-7, 12-10

Yang Zi 3-0 Pete Zolt 12-10, 13-11, 11-7

Singapore 3-1 Czech Republic

Gao Ning 3-0 Prokopcov Dimitrij 11-7, 11-4, 11-9

Yang Zi 3-0 Korbel Petr 11-6, 11-8, 13-11

Pang Xuejie 0-3 Obeslo Michal 10-12, 7-11, 7-11

Gao Ning 3-0 Korbel Petr 11-8, 11-8, 11-8

The Men's Team will take on Belarus later in the day.