Sunday, March 22, 2009
8:58 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Singapore bagged 5 Bronze Medals
Our paddlers collected their 5th Bronze Medal in the afternoon, after Sun Bei Bei lost to Pavlovich Viktoria of Belarus. Earlier on, Ma Liang and Yu Meng Yu clinched a Bronze Medal each in the U21 Boys' and Girls' Singles Event respectively. Gao Ning/Yang Zi and Sun Bei Bei/Yu Meng Yu were awarded another 2 Bronze Medals in the Doubles Event.

Pavlovich Viktoria proved to be Singaporean's Jinx, having ousted out 3 Singaporean in a row. Seeded no.11, Pavlovich Viktoria, was the player to cause the upset beating Feng Tianwei in the 3rd Round, Yu Meng Yu in the Quarter Finals and Sun Bei Bei in the Semi-Finals. Sun Bei Bei lost 14-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-3.

Looking back at history, it is not the first time this paddler has defeated Sun. She suffered twice, once in the China Open in 2005 and the 2nd time in the European Table Tennis Union Cup. However, against the more experienced Li Jia Wei and Wang Yue Gu, she recorded zero victories. Probably, the team still need Li Jiawei and Wang Yue Gu as the pillar.

Enough said about their defeats. Our paddlers will be heading to China for a month long centralised training as they prepare for the World Championships next month.




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