Friday, 6 April 2012

2012 Asian Table Tennis Cup - Li Successfully into the Quarter Finals Despite Slip Ups

Third Seeds Li Jiawei came in second in Group C after losing to South Korea's Dang Ye Seo in the closest five games. There was more trouble for 22 year old Yu Mengyu. She almost lost the opportunity into the Quarter Finals, losing to higher ranked China's Wu Yang and lower ranked Japan's Misaki Morizono. In an additional challenge round to qualify 2 more players for the Quarter Finals, Yu seized the chance and beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching.

Meanwhile, Li Hu came in last in Group A after losing to China's Wang Liqin and South Korea's Lee Sang Su.

Results
Li Hu 3-2 Wong Chun-Ting (HKG) 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6
Li Hu 0-3 Wang Liqin (CHN) 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7
Li Hu 1-3 Lee Sangsu (KOR) 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-7

Yu Mengyu 3-2 Lee Ho Ching (HKG) 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 15-13
Yu Mengyu 0-3 Wu Yang (CHN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
Yu Mengyu 2-3 Misaki Morizono (JPN) 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-4
Yu Mengyu 4-2 Cheng I-Ching (TPE) 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 12-10

Li Jiawei 3-1 Cheng I-Ching (TPE) 11-3, 11-6, 13-15, 11-9
Li Jiawei 2-3 Dang Ye Seo (KOR) 11-8, 8-11, 10-12, 11-6, 15-13
Li Jiawei 3-1 Saki Tashiro (JPN) 11-2, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9

In the Quarter Finals, Li Jiawei will face South Korea's Seok Ha Jung and Yu Mengyu will take on China's Liu Shiwen.

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