Mattias Falck in form in Macao (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Excelling expectations, on Friday 27th November, Sweden’s Mattias Falck was very much the player to note at the World Table Tennis Macao 2020 tournament presented by the Galaxy Entertainment Group.
Beaten comfortably in all four previous encounters by Xu Xin; the no.6 seed, he ended the hopes of the top seed in four games (11-7, 11-10, 2-11, 11-8.)
At the semi-final stage, in the men’s event Mattias Falck faces Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan opposes Ma Long; in the counterpart women’s competition Wang Manyu confronts Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng opposes Chen Xingtong.
The penultimate round matches will be played in entirety on Saturday 28th November.
Wednesday 25th November
Men’s Singles
Battle One (Seeds no.9 to no.16)
(10) Jang Woojin (KOR) v (9) Liam Pitchford (ENG) 11-9, 4-11, 10-11, 7-11
(16) Fang Bo (CHN) v (13) Robert Gardos (AUT) 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7
(15) Ahmed Saleh (EGY) v (11) Wong Chun Ting (HKG) 11-8, 10-11, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11
(12) Zhao Zihao (CHN) v (14) Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) 11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 8-11
Top Four Seed Battle (Seeds no.1 to no.4)
(1) Xu Xin (CHN) v (4) Hugo Calderano (BRA) 4-5, 3-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3
(2) Ma Long (CHN) v (3) Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) 3-5, 5-2, 5-2, 5-2
Women’s Singles
Battle One (Seeds no.9 to no.16)
(15) Lily Zhang (USA) v (12) Petrissa Solja (AUT) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
(9) Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) v (14) Bernadette Szocs (ROU) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7
(10) Jeon Jihee (KOR) v (11) Adriana Diaz (PUR) 11-6, 11-2, 11-8
(13) Suh Hyowon (KOR) v (16) Liu Weishan (CHN) 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 8-11
Top Four Seed Battle (Seeds no.1 to no.4)
(1) Chen Meng (CHN) v (4) Ding Ning (CHN) 5-2, 5-3, 4-5, 5-1
(2) Sun Yingsha (CHN) v (3) Wang Manyu (CHN) 3-5, 5-1, 5-2, 3-5, 3-5
Men’s Singles
Battle Two (Seeds no.5 to no.16)
(5) Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) v (16) Fang Bo (CHN) 7-11, 10-11, 11-2, 11-10, 11-13
(6) Mattias Falck (SWE) v (11) Gustavo Tsuboi (BRA) 11-5, 11-10, 11-10
(7) Wang Chuqin (CHN) v (11) Wong Chun Ting (HKG) 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5
(8) Jeoung Youngsik (KOR) v (9) Liam Pitchford (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5
Top Four Seed Battle (Seeds no.1 to no.4)
(1) Xu Xin v (2) Ma Long (CHN) 1-5, 5-2, 5-4, 3-5, 5-2
(4) Hugo Calderano (BRA) v (3) Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) 5-2, 5-2, 3-5, 1-5, 2-5
Women’s Singles
Battle Two (Seeds no.5 to no.16)
(5) Cheng I-Ching (13) v (16) Liu Weishan (CHN) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7
(6) Feng Tianwei (SGP) v (15) Lily Zhang (USA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6
(7) Wang Yidi (CHN) v (10) Jeon Jihee (KOR) 11-5, 11-2, 11-5
(8) Chen Xingtong (CHN) v (15) Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3
Top Four Seed Battle (Seeds no.1 to no.4)
(1) Chen Meng (CHN) v (3) Wang Manyu (CHN) 0-5, 5-4, 3-5, 3-5
(4) Ding Ning (CHN) v (2) Sun Yingsha (CHN) 5-1, 5-2, 1-5, 5-2
Friday 27th November
Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals
(1) Xu Xin (CHN) v (6) Mattias Falck (SWE) 7-11, 10-11, 11-2, 8-11
(7) Wang Chuqin (CHN) v (4) Hugo Calderano (BRA) 11-10, 8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9
(3) Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) v (16) Fang Bo (CHN) 10-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
(8) Jeoung Youngsik (KOR) v (2) Ma Long (CHN) 8-11, 7-11, 11-10, 11-9, 5-11
Women’s Singles: Quarter-Finals
(3) Wang Manyu (CHN) v (5) Cheng I-Ching (TPE) 11-3, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3
(7) Wang Yidi (CHN) v (4) Sun Yingsha (CHN) 6-11, 11-10, 3-11, 11-6, 9-11
(3) Ding Ning (CHN) v (6) Chen Xingtong (CHN) 11-10, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 12-14
(6) Feng Tianwei (SGP) v (1) Chen Meng (CHN) 10-11, 7-11, 11-10, 3-11
Saturday 28th November
Men’s Singles: Semi-Finals
(6) Mattias Falck (SWE) v (7) Wang Chuqin (CHN)
(3) Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) v (2) Ma Long (CHN)
Women’s Singles: Semi-Finals
(3) Wang Manyu (CHN) v (2) Sun Yingsha (CHN)
(8) Chen Xingtong (CHN) v (1) Chen Meng (CHN)