Saturday, January 10, 2009
6:43 PM
Tournament of Champions - Olympic Semi-FInals Rematch set up at Tornament of Champions
Chinese star paddlers will resume rivalry after making it to the semifinals.

Olympic Champion and World No. 1 Zhang Yining ousted Wang Yue Gu to make the semis. Wang lost 4-1. Fourth seed Li Jia Wei of Singapore ruled out Ruta Paskauskiene of Lithuania, 11-3, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5. Li will meet Zhang in tomorrow's match at 1300 hours.

The only other European player Samara Elisabeta of Romania met 2nd Seeded World Champion Guo Yue, as the latter awaits a world championship final rematch against compatriot Li Xiaoxia who beat Feng Tian Wei in the quarters, 4-2 despite putting up a tough fight. Li Xiaoxia will fight Guo Yue for a place in the Finals.

Olympic Men's Team Gold Medalist trio all progressed with ease. Wang Hao beat Germany's teenage sensation Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11-4, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, following Ma Lin's 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 victory over former world cup winner Kalinikos Kreanga. Three-time world champion Wang Liqin of China defeat Chinese Taipei's No. 1 player Chuang Chih Yuan, while 4th Seed Germany's Boll Timo progress after beating Jorgen Persson of Sweden.

Wang Hao will face Ma Lin tomorrow whilst Boll Timo will face Wang Liqin.




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