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South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
World Table Tennis Championships: coach says Hong Kong pair are underdogs in semi-finals
Hong Kong head coach Li Ching said the city's mixed doubles pair of Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting would come out as underdogs for their semi-final at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday. The Hong Kong pair will play Satsuki Odo and Maharu Yoshimura of Japan for a spot in the final, and Li said he viewed their opponents as favourites despite the Hongkongers' better head-to-head record. 'It wasn't surprising that they have made it this far, but it wasn't assumed either,' said Li, who won a bronze medal at the worlds alongside Ko Lai-chak in 2007. 'I have to praise their fighting spirit and their determination. 'They gave absolutely everything and probably just have half a life left because of the arrangement of the fixtures. You've seen how the players have had to travel between two arenas for their matches and let's not forget Wong is 33 years old already.' Matches are played at Lusail Sports Arena and Qatar University Sports Complex, which are 15km apart. Li also said it was an 'unexpectedly smooth' win over Maria Xiao and Alvaro Robles, with the No 3 seeds from Hong Kong breezing past the Spaniards 11-1, 11-5, 11-7 in just over 19 minutes on Wednesday.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
ITTF World Table Tennis Championships: medal in sight for Hong Kong's Doo, Wong
Hong Kong's Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting have the opportunity to guarantee a medal at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships when they play in the quarter-finals in Doha on Wednesday. Doo and Wong were expected to face the Spanish pair of Maria Xiao and Alvaro Robles at around 4pm Hong Kong time. They are aiming to reach the world championship podium for a fourth time as a duo, having won bronze together in 2015, 2017 and 2023. The Hongkongers on Tuesday beat Brazilian pair Guilherme Teodoro and Giulia Takahashi 3-1 to set up the clash with the No 7 seeds. However, Wong was knocked out of the men's singles competition by world No 2 Wang Chuqin of China, who prevailed 12-10, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 against the 33-year-old. 'Wong is quite a strong player and I tried not to make mistakes,' Wang told Chinese media. 'By taking the first set, I felt I was on the right way.'
The Print
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Print
TT Worlds: Sreeja Akula loses but India taste success in doubles
The Indian pair of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah too tasted success in their first round men's doubles match in the premier tournament. Doha, May 17 (PTI) India number one Sreeja Akula crashed out in the first round but the Mukherjee sisters — Ayhika and Sutirtha — and the duo of Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghodpade won their respective women's doubles opening matches in the table tennis World Championships here on Saturday. It was a disappointing outing for the Indian as she made an early exit after losing to the world number 84. Sreeja won the opening game, but after that, lost her momentum, dropping innumerable points and making unforced errors to go down in just 33 minutes. The Indian contingent though had moments to cheer as Asian Games medallists Ayhika and Sutirtha beat the Turkish pair of Ozge Yilmaz and Ece Harac 3-2 (4-11 11-9 10-12 11-9 11-7) following a five-game thriller. The result meant that the Indian pair ended a six-match losing streak while progressing to the next round of the ITTF World Championships. The second Indian women's doubles pair of Diya and Yashaswini too progressed to the second round of the competition with a win against Uzbekistan pair of Magdieva and Erkebaeva 3-1 (9-11 11-2 11-9 11-8). They started off on the wrong note and lost the opening game by a close margin but bounced back to win the next three games and confirm their place in second round. The Indian duo of Thakkar and Shah then continued their good form this season with a straight-game win over the Slovenian duo of Deni Kozul and Peter Hribar. They won 3-0 (11-7 11-8 11-6). PTI AH AH PDS PDS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
TT Worlds: Sreeja Akula loses but India taste success in doubles
Doha, India number one Sreeja Akula crashed out in the first round but the Mukherjee sisters Ayhika and Sutirtha and the duo of Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghodpade won their respective women's doubles opening matches in the table tennis World Championships here on Saturday. The Indian pair of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah too tasted success in their first round men's doubles match in the premier tournament. An error-prone Akula lost to Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut 1-4 rather tamely. It was a disappointing outing for the Indian as she made an early exit after losing to the world number 84. Sreeja won the opening game, but after that, lost her momentum, dropping innumerable points and making unforced errors to go down in just 33 minutes. The Indian contingent though had moments to cheer as Asian Games medallists Ayhika and Sutirtha beat the Turkish pair of Ozge Yilmaz and Ece Harac 3-2 following a five-game thriller. The result meant that the Indian pair ended a six-match losing streak while progressing to the next round of the ITTF World Championships. The second Indian women's doubles pair of Diya and Yashaswini too progressed to the second round of the competition with a win against Uzbekistan pair of Magdieva and Erkebaeva 3-1 . They started off on the wrong note and lost the opening game by a close margin but bounced back to win the next three games and confirm their place in second round. The Indian duo of Thakkar and Shah then continued their good form this season with a straight-game win over the Slovenian duo of Deni Kozul and Peter Hribar. They won 3-0 .
