2024-01-12 15:05:12
[Tilu News]The Hong Kong table tennis team recently completed the WTT Doha Star Challenge. Among them, the leading mixed doubles pair Huang Zhenting/To Kaiqin reached the top 8 and then met China’s “World No. 1” pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha. After a fierce battle, they won three straight games. The women’s doubles Zhu Chengzhu/Ng Yonglin unexpectedly defeated the world’s number one Korean pair Shin Yubin/Jian Jixi in the first round. Unfortunately, they surrendered to the multinational combination of Romania and Spain in the semi-finals and also missed the top four.
After the WTT Men’s Table Tennis Finals, the Doha Star Challenge, the first event of the 2024 WTT series, began immediately. The Hong Kong team sent 5 men and 5 women to compete. Huang Zhenting/Du Kaiqin won 3:0 in the first round of Mixed Doubles. (11:5, 11:4, 11:7) Easily defeated Liam Pitchford of England/Anna Hursey of Wales and advanced to the top 8. They met world champions Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha once more. The two sides have faced each other many times in the past six months, and both Hong Kong players suffered defeats. After losing the battle, they were also at a disadvantage in this battle. In the end, they surrendered in 3 games: 3:11, 2:11, and 3:11. Another team of Hong Kong table tennis partners Yao Juntao/Ng Yonglin played 5 games and were defeated by Romanian players Ovidiu Ionescu/Avatar Bernadette Szocs 2:3 (13:11, 4:11, 11:7, 7:11, 4:11). Reversal, dismount on the first lap.
Huang Zhenting (left), Du Kaiqin (right) (Photo: WTT)
Women’s doubles Zhu Chengzhu/Ng Yonglin’s first match once morest South Korea’s “World No. 1” Shin Yubin/Tian Zhixi produced a surprise. The players performed actively on the court and took the initiative to attack decisively and clearly in the first three boards. Hong Kong won the first two games 11:9 and 11:6, although they were chased by their opponents twice. The games were 11:7 and 11:3, but “Zhu Wupei” withstood the pressure in the decisive game and finally secured a 3:2 victory with 11:8. Unfortunately, the two failed to continue their momentum in the second round when they faced Romanian Adina Diaconu/Spanish Maria Xiao, losing 0:3 and graduating from the top 8.
In singles, Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medalist Huang Zhenting defeated India’s Harmeet Desai 3:1 in the first round, and entered the top 32 to fight once morest South Korea’s Lin Jongxun. “Ating” fell behind twice to tie 2:2, but the decisive game ended with 9 :11 was a pity to lose. Teammate He Junjie and women’s singles Du Kaiqin and Zhu Chengzhu all stopped in the top 64.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Table Tennis]”Huang Dupei” lost to the top 8 of the Doha tournament once more. The women’s doubles upset the world’s first group in the first round.」
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