Friday, December 12, 2008
5:18 PM
ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - Top Seeds Book Place in Finals!
The top seeds in the Men's and Women's Doubles, Gao Ning/Yang Zi and Li Jia Wei/Sun Bei Bei duly booked booked their place in the gold medal contest following a semi-final success over the Russian partnership of Alexei Liventsov and Igor Rubtsov and Romania duo of Dodean Daniela and Samara Elizabeta respectively.

Gao/Yang is the perfect pair, with Yang Zi creating opportunities and Gao Ning finishing off the opponents. They won 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8.

The combination of Jia Wei and Bei Bei proved to be another success, one with speed, another with spin. They recorded a six games success against the Romanians, 11-9, 12-14, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5.

Meanwhile for Yu Meng Yu, she settled for Silver in the U21 Girls' Singles. In the Finals against the Japanese Defender, Yu Meng Yu put up a tough fight but the playing style of a defender proved not to be Yu's liking. For the second time in the tournament Meng Yu had suffered at the hands of the Japanese Star. She lost 12-10, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3.

Finals for the Doubles Event will take place on the 14th December.




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