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China sweeps singles title of 2008 ITTF table tennis Pro Tour Grand Final in Macau

Macau, China, 15  Dec –  China’s tennis players  took a sweep of the single event in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Sunday. Ma Long won his first gold after beating teammate Wang Hao 4-0 in men’s final while Guo Yan defeated Guo Yue 4-2 to claim the women’s title in the […]

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UPDATED: 22 Dec 2023, 8:23 am

Macau, China, 15  Dec –  China’s tennis players  took a sweep of the single event in the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Sunday.

Ma Long won his first gold after beating teammate Wang Hao 4-0 in men’s final while Guo Yan defeated Guo Yue 4-2 to claim the women’s title in the all-Chinese finals.

Ma won 13-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5. The 20-year-old eliminated China’s top paddlers Wang Liqin and Olympic champion Ma Lin to enter the finals.

He launched a strong challenge to another Chinese top player Wang Hao in the final and claim the victory in less than an hour.

“I can’t say I have already stronger than those teammates, although I won them here,” said Ma to Xinhua. “They didn’t have a good training after Beijing Olympics but I did. They are strong and I am still a young player.”

“The title is a boost for me, especially when I will take part in the world championships next year in Japan,” added Ma.

In women’s finals, Guo Yan defeated Guo Yue 4-2 to get her first title in the year. Dropping two sets, Guo Yan managed to extend her winning stream after fending off ferocious charges of veteran Guo Yue 13-11,9-11,15-13,11-5,12-14,11-8.

She won Singapore’s Wang Yuegu in the semifinals to book the place in the final early on Sunday.

(MacauNews)

 

UPDATED: 22 Dec 2023, 8:23 am

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