Chinese Scored a Clean Sweep in Poland Table Tennis TournamentChinese Ping Pong Players scored a clean sweep in all events including men's singles and doubles and women's singles and doubles as well in the 28th Poland Table Tennis Open Tournament which was brought to an end in Warsaw November 19.Liu Guozheng performed with composure and courageousness in two single events, resulting in 3-1 over the German player in semi-final and again with a 3-0 win over the Croatian player in the final. There was hardly any mistake in his attacking and defending and the title naturally went to him. In men's and women's double-events, we've got an easy win. After Ma Lin and Liu Guozheng beat their opponents from Austria by 21-13 and 21-18, Zhang Yining and Zhang Yingying snatched the title with 21-12 and 21-13, leaving the Romanians behind. Starting from 16th, about 214 players from 33 countries and regions took part in the tournament using 40-mm balls. Top seeds like Waldner and others have all joined in the contests, yet they were all kicked off without exception before forwarding to the final. |
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