Monday 30 April 2012

ITTF World Tour Chile Open - 2 More Golds, 3 in Total

Yang Zi, the Doubles Specialist
Singapore male paddlers had a very successful outing this week, claiming all the Gold Medals in the 2012 GAC Group World Tour Chile Open. Chen Feng won the U21 Men's Singles Gold, Yang Zi and Zhan Jian won the Men's Doubles Gold and Gao Ning won the Men's Singles Gold!

In the Finals, Yang Zi and Zhan Jian was trailing 1-2. They held their nerves and imposed their authority on proceedings. They won the next three to secure the Doubles Crown. They won 11-7, 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4.

Gao Ning on the other hand had an easier time against his Japanese opponents. He took the first set 12-10, lost the second 7-11. But since then, he never looked back. He took the next three 11-6, 11-4, 11-6.

In the Women's Singles Finals, Li Jiawei was unable to find any weakness in South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah solid defense. She faltered in four straight sets 4-11, 9-11, 13-15, 6-11.

Nevertheless, this is considered one of Singapore's best outing this year. The team will be heading to South Korea later this month to fight for more ranking points.

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