Thursday, March 13, 2008
11:59 AM
ITTF Pro Tour Kuwait Open - Paddlers Succeeds in Group Stages

In the first day of competition, most of our paddlers did well to qualify for tomorrrow's Main Draw. Cai Xiao Li, Ma Liang and Liu Zhong Ze all beat their opponents with ease and emrge top in their respective groups. The only regret is Guo Yi Teng, who lost to Austria's Habesohn Daniel. He lost 11-5, 15-13, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10. However Guo will still have a chance in tomorrow's Main Draw if he is able to beat Al-Abbad Abdulaziz in the Men's Singles Qualifying Round, which is about to begin now.

The female counterpart did as well. Both Yu Meng Yu and Feng Tian Wei top their groups with 2 wins each. On the other hand, Tan Paey Fern was not on form. She overcame host nation's Al-Shamari Manwa Majed in her first match but lost to another defender, Pavlovich Veronika, in her 2nd match. She faltered 4-0, (11-3, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9).

The Qualification for Men's and Women's Doubles will be played after the Men's Singles Qualifucation Round, where Wang Yue Gu and Tan Paey Fern, Guo Yi Teng and Liu ZHong Ze, Yu Meng Yu and Feng Tian Wei, Cai Xiao Li and Ma Liang will compete for a place in the Main Draw. Stay Tune for more Updates!




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