Chen Meng outstanding yet again (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Ma Long and Chen Meng won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the Bank of Communications 2020 ITTF Finals in Zhengzhou on Sunday 22nd November.
In all-Chinese finals, Ma Long, the no.3 seed, beat Fan Zhendong, the defending champion and top seed (13-11, 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8); Chen Meng, also top seeded, overcame Wang Manyu, the no.4 seed (11-9, 11-13, 14-12, 11-8, 11-5) in what was a repeat of the final one year ago, also in Zhengzhou.
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 (CHN) 11-13, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11
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 (CHN) v Wang Manyu (CHN) 11-9, 11-13, 14-12, 11-8, 11-5