May 26, 2007	Saturday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 09, 1428

ZAGREB, May 25: The fourth day of the 49th World Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday saw previous silver medallists Timo Boll and Christian Suss of Germany being knocked out in the quarter-finals.

The third-seeded pair, which won silver in Shanghai, lost to Taiwan's Chang Yen-Shu and Chiang Peng-Lung in six games.

They will now face China's Wang Hao and Wang Liqin.

In the women's singles competition, two unseeded Romanian players showed they are a force to be reckoned with. Daniela Dodean beat Japanese tenth seed Ai Fukuhara in only four games, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.

Her compatriot Elizabeta Samara won against another Japanese, 16th seeded Sayaka Hirano 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8.

Another surprise in the women singles was a victory for Korean player Lee Eun Hee, No 52 on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) list, over seventh seed and world No 24 Li Jia Wei 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12.

As expected in the men singles competition, the first ten seeds secured their place in the next round.

The top two seeds, world No 1 Ma Lin and second seed Wang Liqin both showed convincing performances defeating their opponents in four games.

Ma Lin beat Spain's He Zhi Wen with 11-8, 15-13, 11-9, 11-8, and Wang Liqin beat Argentine's Liu Song 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9.

Thursday’s results (x denotes seeding):

MEN’S:

Third round: Ma Lin (CHN x1) bt He Zhi Wen (ESP) 11-8, 15-13, 11-9, 11-8; Leung Chu Yan (HKG) bt Patick Chila (FRA) 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7; Gao Ning (SIN) bt Jun Mizutani (JPN) 11-13, 5-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4; Vladimir Samsonov (BLR x6) bt Chen Weixing (AUT x17) 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Ma Long (CHN x8) bt Christian Suss (GER) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5; Joo Se Hyuk (KOR x14) bt Jean-Michel Saive (BEL x31) 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5; Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE x16) bt Janos Jakab (HUN) 11-9, 11-6, 12-10, 11-13, 13-11; Wang Hao (CHN x4) bt Bastian Steger (GER) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Timo Boll (GER x3) bt Lin Ju (DOM) 11-7, 11-3, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7; Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) bt Yo Kan (JPN x24) 6-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Ryu Seung Min (KOR x9) bt Lee Jung Sam (KOR) 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9; Oh Sang Sam (KOR x5) bt Cristophe Legout (FRA) 13-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5; Chen Qi (CHN x7) bt Chiang Peng-Lung (TPE) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Hao Shuai (CHN x10) bt Lee Jung Woo (KOR x21) 11-9, 15-13, 0-11, 11-8, 11-5; Hou Yingchao (CHN x13) bt Fredrik Hakansson (SWE) 2-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6; Wang Liqin (CHN x2) bt Liu Song (ARG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9.WOMEN’S:

Third round: Lau Sui Fei (HKG x24) bt Gao Jun (USA x12) 11-5, 12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Kim Kyung Ah (KOR x11) bt Sun Bei Bei (SIN x17) 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4; Wang Yue Gu (SIN x8) bt Kim Jong (PRK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, 7-11, 11-6; Wang Chen (US) bt Park Mi Young (KOR x19) 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6; Daniela Dodean (ROU) bt Ai Fukuhara (JPN x10) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Guo Yan (CHN x3) bt Nicole Struse (GER x28) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8; Elizabeta Samara (ROU) bt Sayaka Hirano (JPN x16) 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8; Li Jiao (NED x14) bt Krizstina Toth (HUN x25) 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9; Zhang Yining (CHN x1) bt Tan Monfardini Wenling (ITA x22) 4-0 (without playing); Yao Yan (CHN) bt Lin Ling (HKG x15) 11-7, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 16-14; Guo Yue (CHN x4) bt Wu Jiadou (GER x21) 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3; Peng Luyang (CHN) bt Jiang Huajun (HKG x9) 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6; Lee Eun Hee (KOR) bt Li Jia Wei (SIN x7) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12; Li Xiaoxia (CHN x5) bt Svetlana Ganina (RUS x29) 14-12, 11-4, 11-7, 14-12; Liu Jia (AUT x13) bt Wu Xue (DOM) 5-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-4, 14-12; Wang Nan (CHN x2) bt Zhang Rui (HKG x18) 12-10, 11-5, 11-6, 15-13.

MEN’S:Doubles quarter-finals: Chen Qi (CHN x7)/Ma Lin (CHN x1) bt Lee Jung Woo (KOR x21)/Oh Sang Eun (KOR x5) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6; Ko Lai Chak (HKG x22)/Li Ching (HKG x12) bt Aleksandar Karakasevic/Slobodan Grujic (SRB) 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4, 11-6; Chang Yen-Shu/Chiang Peng-Lung (TPE x29)) bt Timo Boll (GER x3)/Christian Suss (GER) 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9; Wang Hao (CHN x4)/Wang Liqin (CHN x2) bt Seiya Kishikawa/Jun Mizutani (JPN) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, 14-16, 6-11, 11-7.

WOMEN’S:

Doubles quarter-finals: Kim Kyung Ah (KOR x11)/Young Park Mi (KOR x19) bt Georgina Pota/Krisztina Toth (HUN x25) 12-10, 12-10, 16-14, 9-11, 12-10; Wang Nan (CHN x2)/Zhang Yining (CHN x1) bt Li Nan/Liu Shiwen (CHN) 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3; Li Jia Wei/Wang Yue Gu (SIN) bt Zhenqi Barthel/Nicole Struse (GER) 11-6, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-1; Guo Yue (CHN x4)/Li Xiaoxia (CHN x5) bt Cho Ha La/Moon Hyun Jung (KOR x31) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8.—AFP