World Table Tennis Team Championships: Taiwan Men's Team defeats Germany in final preliminary match [Video]
Taiwan's men's table tennis team, led by Lin Yun-ju, defeated Germany 3-1 in their final preliminary match at the ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships, while the women's team lost 1-3 to Romania.
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（Central News Agency reporter Li Jian-chung, Taipei, 4th）The ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships concluded its first-tier preliminary matches today. Taiwan's men's team faced Germany in their final match and secured a 3-1 victory, led by Lin Yun-ju. Meanwhile, the women's team lost 1-3 to Romania in their final match.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Team Championships held in London, UK, saw the Taiwanese men's team comprise Lin Yun-ju, Feng Yi-hsin, Kuo Kuan-hung, Hung Ching-kai, and Hsu Hsien-chia; the women's team included Cheng I-ching, Yeh Yi-tien, Peng Yu-han, Chen Szu-yu, and Wu Ying-hsuan.
Since both the Taiwanese men's and women's teams belong to the first tier of 8 teams, they both advance to the round of 32 knockout stage. The preliminary results only affect their seeding for the knockout stage.
After three preliminary matches, both the Taiwanese men's and women's teams ended with a record of 1 win and 2 losses. In the round of 32, the men's team will first face Serbia, while the women's team will play against Puerto Rico.
In their final preliminary match today, the Taiwanese men's team faced Germany. In the first singles, Feng Yi-hsin lost to Benedikt Duda with scores of 9-11, 9-11, 1-11.
In the second match, Taiwan's ace player Lin Yun-ju made his first appearance in the preliminaries against Qiu Dang, ranked world No. 10. Lin Yun-ju won convincingly with scores of 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, giving Taiwan its first point.
Driven by Lin Yun-ju, the 18-year-old rising star Kuo Kuan-hung, in the third singles, performed a "lose two, win three" comeback, defeating Germany's renowned player Patrick Franziska. In the fourth singles, Feng Yi-hsin sought revenge, winning a thrilling five-game match 3-2 against Qiu Dang. The three players combined to secure the Taiwanese men's team's only victory in the preliminaries.
As for the Taiwanese women's team in their final preliminary match, three young players with an average age of 17 still played. Unfortunately, except for Peng Yu-han's 3-1 victory over Bernadette Szocs in the first singles, the remaining three players lost to their opponents. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150504
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Team Championships held in London, UK, saw the Taiwanese men's team comprise Lin Yun-ju, Feng Yi-hsin, Kuo Kuan-hung, Hung Ching-kai, and Hsu Hsien-chia; the women's team included Cheng I-ching, Yeh Yi-tien, Peng Yu-han, Chen Szu-yu, and Wu Ying-hsuan.
Since both the Taiwanese men's and women's teams belong to the first tier of 8 teams, they both advance to the round of 32 knockout stage. The preliminary results only affect their seeding for the knockout stage.
After three preliminary matches, both the Taiwanese men's and women's teams ended with a record of 1 win and 2 losses. In the round of 32, the men's team will first face Serbia, while the women's team will play against Puerto Rico.
In their final preliminary match today, the Taiwanese men's team faced Germany. In the first singles, Feng Yi-hsin lost to Benedikt Duda with scores of 9-11, 9-11, 1-11.
In the second match, Taiwan's ace player Lin Yun-ju made his first appearance in the preliminaries against Qiu Dang, ranked world No. 10. Lin Yun-ju won convincingly with scores of 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, giving Taiwan its first point.
Driven by Lin Yun-ju, the 18-year-old rising star Kuo Kuan-hung, in the third singles, performed a "lose two, win three" comeback, defeating Germany's renowned player Patrick Franziska. In the fourth singles, Feng Yi-hsin sought revenge, winning a thrilling five-game match 3-2 against Qiu Dang. The three players combined to secure the Taiwanese men's team's only victory in the preliminaries.
As for the Taiwanese women's team in their final preliminary match, three young players with an average age of 17 still played. Unfortunately, except for Peng Yu-han's 3-1 victory over Bernadette Szocs in the first singles, the remaining three players lost to their opponents. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150504