Thursday, March 20, 2008
4:34 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Qatar Open - Draws
Following the conclusion of group stages yesterday, most our paddlers qualified for the Main Draw. The only causualty being Tan Paey Fern.

For our Men's Team, 2 seeded players, Gao Ning and Yang Zi were drawn to the top half of the table, whilst Cai Xiao Li, Liu Zhong Ze and Ma Liang were drawn to the bottom half. Yang Zi is likely to meet World No. 1, China's Wang Hao in the round of 16, while Gao Ning will encounter the same player in the Top 8. As for the qualified players, they will already face great challenge from their opponents in round 1. Liu Zhong Ze will take on Kuwait Open Men's Singles and Doubles Silver Medalist, China's Chen Qi. Cai will face Hong Kong's Ko Lai Chak, while Ma Liang will encounter Li Ching, also from Hong Kong.

Our female paddlers were all drawn to the top half of the table. 6 Seeded, Wang Yue Gu is likely to take on collegue Sun Bei Bei in the Round of 16, whilst Li Jia Wei will meet Top Seeded, China's Zhang Yining in the Top 8. As for the other 2 qualified players, Yu Meng Yu and Feng Tian Wei, luck was more on Feng's side. The former will take on the vastly experienced Wang Nan from China in the 1st round, while the latter will take on the currently off-form Hong Kong's Tie Yana.




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