Thursday, August 21, 2008
11:44 PM
Beijing Olympic Games - Captain Li Jia Wei is the only paddler left standing!

Singapore paddler Li Jiawei, who helped Singapore to win the women’s table tennis team silver earlier in the Olympics, is the only hope left in the women’s singles competition.

The Woman's Team Captain defeated Wang Chen from USA 15-13, 11-6, 12-10, 13-15, 11-4 to reach the semi-finals. Li will be facing her childhood training mate, Zhang Yining in the semi-finals tomorrow.

Li has not beaten Zhang, the world No 1, in 12 clashes to date, the latest defeat coming in the team final where she lost in four sets.

Zhang enters tomorrow’s semi-final after beating Singapore’s Feng Tianwei 4-1.

However, the match was more intensive than what the score suggest.

Feng, went toe-to-toe with Zhang in furious rallies before eventually capitulating 11-13, 14-12, 12-14, 10-12, 11-13.




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