Friday, March 20, 2009
11:45 PM
ITTF Pro Tour German Open - Worries Proven to be Uncalled For?
Our Seeded Paddlers continue to advance. Earlier on, there was worries that the Chinese teenagers might cause upsets against our Singapore Paddlers. Unlike their seniors, these youths proved to be of little threats to our paddlers.

In the 1st round of the Men's Singles Event, Yang Zi defeated the 2008 World Junior Team Champion in straight games. Cheng Jingqi fought very hard for every point and all the matches ended very closely. Yang Zi won 11-9, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9. Cheng's colleague Yin Hang also faltered against his opponent. Gao Ning faces no problems against his adversary as well.

Similarly, the female paddlers progressed with ease. Top Seed and 2nd Seed, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yue Gu defeated their rival with a convincing margin. Feng won in straight games, while Wang beat Mattenet Audrey, 4-1. Sun Bei Bei and Yu Meng Yu joined them after beating host Nation's Solja Amelie and Liu Na respectively.

The Singles matches will continue later with Gao Ning and Yang Zi meeting Monteiro Joaoand and Germany's Suss Christian respectively. Both Feng Tianwei and Yu Meng Yu will take on Chinese opponents. Feng will be facing defender Wu Yang while Yu will be facing Kong Ling Hui's disciple Mu Zi. Sun Bei Bei and Wang Yue Gu will be having a easy time. Sun will play against another defender Pavlovich Veronika. World No. 9, Wang will take on Germany's Bollmeier Nadine. This German has caused an upset against Austrian Li Qiang Bing in the 1st round.

Doubles Events will also commence soon. Top Seeds Gao/Yang will take on Germany's Baum Patrick/Hielscher Lars. Sun/Yu will face Belarus's Dubkova Alena/Pavlovich Viktoria while Feng/Wang will meet Pavlovich Veronika/Privalova Alexandra, also from the same country.




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