Thursday, November 20, 2008
6:41 AM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Second Seeds faltered against Denmark
Our Men'sTeam, seeded two in the Team event, departed proceedings in the opening round. They were beaten in a contest that went the full five match distance by Denmark, the 2005 European champions.

Hero of the hour for Denmark was Michael Maze; he beat our Top Male Paddler Gao Ning in the vital last match of proceedings to secure victory, having earlier partnered Kasper Sternberg to doubles success against Ma Liang and Yang Zi.

The one further win for Denmark came from Martin Monrad against Yang Zi in the first match. Whilst for Singapore, Gao Ning defeated Kasper Sternberg and Ma Liang overcame Martin Monrad.

Meanwhile in the Men's Singles, Liu Zhong Ze manage to overcome his opponent in straight games. However, Zena Sim suffered under the hands of Parker Joanna.

Matches in the Qualifying stage will continue today. Also, our female team will be facing Romania later.




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