China beats Germany, South Korea beats Japan in ITTF Mixed Team World Cup

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Chengdu. At the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup, top-seeded China secured top spot with an 8-1 win over Germany, while South Korea defeated Japan 8-4 and remained in the race for the title. It is made.

In the match against second-seeded Germany, China took a 2-1 lead in the mixed doubles as world No. 1 pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha defeated Cedric Meissner and Wan Yuan 8-11, Xinhua reported. Defeated 11-7, 11-2. ,

In women’s singles, Wang Manyu increased China’s lead with an 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 win against experienced Shan Xiaona.

Table tennis icon Ma Long dominated Ricardo Walther in straight games in the men’s singles, giving the hosts their fourth consecutive win during the second leg.

Given the three-way battle for the crown ahead of Friday’s matches, the clash between Japan and South Korea was crucial in determining the ultimate winner.

After mixed doubles and women’s singles, both the teams were tied at 3-3. In a tight men’s singles match, Jang Woo-jin led South Korea by defeating Tomokazu Harimoto 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, before teaming up with Lim Jong-hoon to defeat Harimoto and Shunsuke Togami 11-8. , ensuring South Korea’s victory after defeating them 11-9, 11-1.

In other matches, France defeated Chinese Taipei 8–3 and Sweden defeated Slovakia 8–0.

With only two days left in the competition, China and South Korea, both undefeated, occupy the top two positions in the standings with 10 points each.

China are set to face Japan, who are currently third with nine points, on the final day, while South Korea will challenge Germany. Additionally, Slovakia will face Chinese Taipei and Sweden will face France.

The inaugural Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup concludes on Sunday, with the team achieving the best overall result in the round-robin second stage winning the title.

–IANS

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