World Table Tennis Team Championships: Taiwan's Average 17-Year-Old Trio Dominates South Korea in Opening Match
Taiwan's women's table tennis team, featuring an average age of 17, secured a 3-1 victory against South Korea in their opening match of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships qualifiers, showcasing the exceptional performance of young players Ye Yi-Tien, Peng Yu-Han, and Wu Ying-Hsuan.
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-Zhong, Taipei, 2nd) The ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships commenced its first-tier preliminary rounds today. Taiwan's women's team, relying on the perfect performance of 17-year-old average players Ye Yi-Tien, Peng Yu-Han, and Wu Ying-Hsuan, defeated South Korea 3-1 in their opening match, securing a victorious start to the preliminaries.
For the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships, the Taiwan men's team includes Lin Yun-Ju, Feng Yi-Hsin, Kuo Kuan-Hung, Hung Ching-Kai, and Hsu Hsien-Chia; while the women's team comprises Cheng I-Ching, Ye Yi-Tien, Peng Yu-Han, Chen Szu-Yu, and Wu Ying-Hsuan.
As both Taiwan's men's and women's teams belong to the first tier of 8 teams, they are all guaranteed to advance to the Round of 32 elimination stage. The preliminary results will only affect their seeding in the knockout rounds. Taiwan's women's team is grouped with China, South Korea, and Romania in the preliminaries.
Today's first point saw 16-year-old Wu Ying-Hsuan face Kim Na-Young. Wu lost the first two games 5-11 and 6-11. Although she managed to win the third game 11-9, she ultimately lost the fourth game 10-12 after a deuce.
However, from the second point onwards, Taiwan's young players displayed outstanding fighting spirit. 18-year-old Ye Yi-Tien staged an amazing "upset" victory against South Korea's world No. 10 Shin Yu-Bin with scores of 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, and 11-9.
In the third point, 17-year-old Peng Yu-Han defeated Park Ga-Hyeon 3-0 with scores of 11-9, 11-4, and 12-10. In the fourth point, Wu Ying-Hsuan once again challenged Shin Yu-Bin. This time, Wu Ying-Hsuan fought hard in five games, winning 12-10, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, and 11-8.
Women's team coach Cheng Chia-Chi stated in an interview with the Central News Agency that the three young players essentially had no pressure today. They had not considered winning or losing before the match, as their opponents were world-class athletes. "The young players executed their tactics effectively and played freely. It's clear they all have great potential," she said. (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150502
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-Zhong, Taipei, 2nd) The ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships commenced its first-tier preliminary rounds today. Taiwan's women's team, relying on the perfect performance of 17-year-old average players Ye Yi-Tien, Peng Yu-Han, and Wu Ying-Hsuan, defeated South Korea 3-1 in their opening match, securing a victorious start to the preliminaries.
For the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships, the Taiwan men's team includes Lin Yun-Ju, Feng Yi-Hsin, Kuo Kuan-Hung, Hung Ching-Kai, and Hsu Hsien-Chia; while the women's team comprises Cheng I-Ching, Ye Yi-Tien, Peng Yu-Han, Chen Szu-Yu, and Wu Ying-Hsuan.
As both Taiwan's men's and women's teams belong to the first tier of 8 teams, they are all guaranteed to advance to the Round of 32 elimination stage. The preliminary results will only affect their seeding in the knockout rounds. Taiwan's women's team is grouped with China, South Korea, and Romania in the preliminaries.
Today's first point saw 16-year-old Wu Ying-Hsuan face Kim Na-Young. Wu lost the first two games 5-11 and 6-11. Although she managed to win the third game 11-9, she ultimately lost the fourth game 10-12 after a deuce.
However, from the second point onwards, Taiwan's young players displayed outstanding fighting spirit. 18-year-old Ye Yi-Tien staged an amazing "upset" victory against South Korea's world No. 10 Shin Yu-Bin with scores of 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, and 11-9.
In the third point, 17-year-old Peng Yu-Han defeated Park Ga-Hyeon 3-0 with scores of 11-9, 11-4, and 12-10. In the fourth point, Wu Ying-Hsuan once again challenged Shin Yu-Bin. This time, Wu Ying-Hsuan fought hard in five games, winning 12-10, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, and 11-8.
Women's team coach Cheng Chia-Chi stated in an interview with the Central News Agency that the three young players essentially had no pressure today. They had not considered winning or losing before the match, as their opponents were world-class athletes. "The young players executed their tactics effectively and played freely. It's clear they all have great potential," she said. (Editor: Chang Ming-Kun) 1150502
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