| |
Success for Yu Mengyu, Defeat for
Yang Zi
Yu Mengyu accounted for Sayaka Hirano in four straight games (12-10,
11-7, 11-9, 11-8), prior to Yang Zi having suffered defeat at the
hands of DPR Korea’s Kim Hyok Bong in six games (11-13, 7-11, 11-6,
14-12, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9).
Success for Japan
Success for Japan came the guise of Kasumi Ishikawa overcoming
Thailand’s Nanthana Komwong in six games (9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-1,
11-4, 11-1) with Tang Peng being the player to put smiles on the faces
of the host nation by overcoming India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta (13-11,
7-11, 5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-9)
Controlled Play
Excelling from the backhand, Yu Mengyu made full use of the table to
overcome Sayaka Hirano; time and again Sayaka Hirano was at full
stretch as the Singaporean created angles to record a most impressive
victory over a very worthy adversary.
Withstood Onslaught
A good start and Yu Mengyu gained in confidence as the match
progressed; for Kasumi Ishikawa it was a very different scenario.
She had to withstand an onslaught from Nanthana Komwong; the 32 year
old Thai player who alongside Anissara Komwong, sitting courtside as
coach, has been her country’s leading player for over a decade,
overpowered Kasumi Ishikawa in the first two games.
However, after the end of the second game the tornado expired. Kasumi
Ishikawa assumed control and a place in the quarter-finals was booked
with eventual ease.
Seized Control
Meanwhile in the Men’s Singles qualification round, Tang Peng after
winning the first game, the losing the next two seized control against
Sharath Kamal Achanta to secure his place in the main draw.
Somewhat strangely in the third game, trailing 1-6, he called “Time
Out”, he lost the game comfortably before dominating the fifth game
and controlling the sixth.
Chances Missed
Disappointment for Sharath Kamal Achanta and it was intense
disappointment for Yang Zi.
Leading by three games to two, he established a 7-3 lead in the sixth
games, only to see Kim Hyok Bong recover, level proceedings and in the
seventh game after one match point had been saved, securing victory.
Women: Qualification Play-Off Round
Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) bt Nanthana Komwong (THA) 9-11, 4-11, 11-5,
11-1, 11-4, 11-3
Yu Mengyu (SIN) bt Sayaka Hirano (JPN) 12-10, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
Men: Qualification Play-Off Round
Tang Peng (HKG) bt Sharath Kamal Achanta (IND) 13-11, 7-11, 5-11,
11-1, 11-8, 11-7)
Kim Hyok Bong (PRK) bt Yang Zi (SIN) 11-13, 7-11, 11-6, 14-12, 10-12,
11-8, 11-9
Women: Quarter-Finals
Liu Shiwen (CHN) v Jiang Huajun (HKG)
Yu Mengyu (SIN) v Seok Hajung (KOR)
Wu Yang (CHN) v Yang Haeun (KOR)
Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) v Feng Tianwei (SIN)
Men: Quarter-Finals
Xu Xin (CHN) v Kim Hyok Bong (PRK)
Chuang Chih-Yuan(TPE) v Jiang Tianyi (HKG)
Chen Chien-An (TPE) v Noshad Alamiyan (IRI)
Tang Peng (HKG) v Yan An (CHN)
Article by: ITTF - Ian Marshall
|
Tang Peng
(HKG)
|
|