KOBE (Japan), March 4: Results from the first day of the Asian Cup table tennis tournament on Saturday:

Men’s singles quarterfinals

Wang Hao (CHN) bt Chuan Chih-yuan (TPE) 11-8, 11-13, 11-7, 11-8, 14-12; Kaii Yoshida (JPN) bt Takahiro Omori (JPN) 11-9, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5; Chang Peng-lung (TPE) bt Yang Zi (SIN) 5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7; Chen Qi (CHN) bt Li Ching (HKG) 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 13-11, 11-8

Semifinal line-up:

Wang Hao vs Kaii Yoshida, Chang Peng-lung vs Chen Qi

Women’s singles quarterfinals:

Li Jia Wei (SIN) bt Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 11-4; Lin Ling (HKG) bt Park Mi-Young (KOR) 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4; Wang Nan (CHN) bt Ai Fujinuma (JPN) 11-9, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3; Li Nan (CHN) bt Tie Yana (HKG) 11-5, 11-6, 14-16, 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8

Semifinal line-up:

Li Jia Wei vs Lin Ling, Wang Nan vs Li Nan.—AFP