Ma Long imperious (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Outstanding performances, in both the men’s and women’s events at the Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Saturday 21st November, proved the semi-final scenario.
In the women’s event, Chen Meng, the top seed, beat colleague Sun Yingsha, the no.3 seed (11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10), before Wang Manyu, the no.4 seed, accounted for Japan’s Mima Ito, the no.2 seed (11-3, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6).
Meanwhile, the men’s event, Fan Zhendong, the top seed, curtailed the aspirations of Korea Republic’s Jang Woojin, the no.14 seed (11-8, 11-4, 13-15, 11-8, 11-5); prior to Ma Long, the no.3 seed, overcomg Xu Xin, the no.2 seed, in a similarly comprehensive manner (11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7).
The finals of both events will be played on Sunday 22nd November.
Men: Round One
Fan Zhendong (CHN) v Jeoung Youngsik (KOR) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7
Liam Pitchford (CHN) v Hugo Calderano (BRA) 4-11, 4-11, 11-13, 10-12
Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) v Koki Niwa (JPN) 11-9, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9
Jang Woojin (KOR) v Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) 6-11, 2-11, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-5
Ma Long (CHN) v Patrick Franziska (GER) 12-10, 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
Simon Gauzy (FRA) v Mattias Falck (SWE) 4-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 7-11
Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) v Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 8-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10
Quadri Aruna (NGR) v Xu Xin (CHN) 10-12, 8-11, 6-11, 5-11
Men: Quarter-Finals
Fan Zhendong (CHN) v Hugo Calderano (BRA) 11-6, 13-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6
Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) v Jang Woojin (KOR) 7-11, 10-12, 11-1, 7-11, 10-12, 11-8, 6-11
Ma Long (CHN) v Mattias Falck (SWE) 11-5, 7-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 13-11
Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) v Xu Xin (CHN) 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 2-11, 3-11
Men: Semi-Finals
Fan Zhendong (CHN) v Jang Woojin (KOR) 11-8, 11-4, 13-15, 11-8, 11-5
Ma Long (CHN) v Xu Xin (CHN) 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
Men: Final
Fan Zhendong (CHN) v Ma Long 15.50 – Sunday 22nd November
Women: Round One
Chen Meng (CHN) v Miyu Kato (JPN) 11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4
Petrissa Solja (GER) v Feng Tianwei (SGP) 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9
Suh Hyowon (KOR) v Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
Jeon Jihee (KOR) v Sun Yingsha (CHN) 10-12, 8-11, 7-11, 4-11
Wang Manyu (CHN) v Hitomi Sato (JPN) 11-6, 16-14, 11-5, 11-9
Adriana Diaz (PUR) v Cheng I-Ching (TPE) 11-9, 4-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-13
Wang Yidi (CHN) v Sofia Polcanova (AUT) 11-3, 14-12, 11-7, 11-7
Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) v Mima Ito (JPN) 11-13, 11-6, 6-11, 5-11, 6-11
Women: Quarter-Finals
Chen Meng (CHN) v Petrissa Solja (GER) 9-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Suh Hyown (KOR) v Sun Yingsha (CHN) 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-13, 5-11
Wang Manyu (CHN) v Cheng I-Ching (TPE) 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
Wang Yidi (CHN) v Mima Ito (CHN) 11-6, 8-11, 13-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7 5-11
Women: Semi-Finals
Chen Meng (CHN) v Sun Yingsha (CHN) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10
Wang Manyu (CHN) v Mima Ito (CHN) 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
Women: Final
Chen Meng v Wang Manyu 15.00 – Sunday 22nd November