Chinese ace claims singles title

Published September 3, 2005

SEOUL, Sept 2: Chinese top seed Wang Liqin secured the men’s singles final with a 4-1 victory over Hong Kong’s Li Ching in the Asian table tennis on Friday. Wang, the world number one, beat Li 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 to win his second tile in the championships, held on the southern Korean island of Jeju.

Li had dispatched South Korean ace Ryu Seung-Min, the Olympic gold medalist in Athens, 13-15, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 in the quarter-finals, and Choi Hyun-Jin of South Korea 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 in the semi-finals.

“I was not in good shape because of fatigue and injuries,” Ryu said.

The women’s singles title went to Hong Kong’s Lin Ling, who outlasted her compatriot Lau Sui Fei 12-10, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4.

In the semifinals, Lau beat China’s Niu Jianfeng 4-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, while Lin defeated Li Jia Wei of Singapore 13-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8.

China completed the championships with three golds, while Hong Kong won two.

Wang teamed up with Guo Yue to secure the mixed doubles title against Hong Kong duo Ko Lai-Chak and Zhang Rui with an easy 4-0 win.

Li and Ko took the men’s doubles gold, while China’s Guo Yan and Liu Shiwen won the women’s doubles final.

Results:

Quarter-finals (men): Hao Shuai (CHN) bt Oh Sang-Eun (KOR) 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9; Wang Liqin (CHN) bt Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3; Li Ching (HKG) bt Ryu Seung-Min (KOR) 13-15, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Choi Hyun-Jin (KOR) bt Leung Chu Yan (HKG) 14-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6

Semi-finals: Li Ching (HKG) bt Choi Hyun-Jin (KOR) 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8; Wang Liqin (CHN) bt Hao Shuai (CHN) 9-11, 6-11, 14-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-6

Finals: Wang Liqin (CHN) bt Li Ching (HKG) 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-4

Quarter-finals (women); Lau Sui Fei (HKG) bt Guo Yue (CHN) 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 3-11, 15-13, 7-11, 13-11; Niu Jianfeng (CHN) bt Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 12-10, 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3; Lin Ling (HKG) bt Guo Yan (CHN) 12-10, 13-15, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9; Li Jia Wei (SIN) bt Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7

Semi-finals: Lau Sui Fei (HKG) bt Niu Jianfeng (CHN) 4-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10; Lin Ling (HKG) bt Li Jia Wei (SIN) 13-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8

Finals: Lin Ling (HKG) bt Lau Sui Fei (HKG) 12-10, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4.—AFP

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