Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, May 23, 2003
Wang Wins Battle of Former World Number Ones
Defending champion Wang Liqin downed Jean-Michel Saive of Belgium in a battle of former world number ones in the men's singles third round of the world table tennis championships here on Thursday.
Defending champion Wang Liqin downed Jean-Michel Saive of Belgium in a battle of former world number ones in the men's singles third round of the world table tennis championships here on Thursday.
The lanky Chinese, currently ranked fourth in the world, carvedout a 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3 victory over the 18th-rated Belgian.