DAWEI ITTF PRO TOUR GRAND FINALS 2001

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Koreans simply too strong

2/12/2001
Peter Jensen, ITTF
Farum, Denmark, 2 December 2001

The Koreans missed out in men’s singles at the Farum Danish Open but in doubles they succeeded. KIM Taek Soo and OH Sang Eun took the title beating MA Lin/WANG Hao (CHN) in the final.
The two Koreans are playing doubles at a World class level and the Chinese couldn’t follow them. Maybe MA Lin was mentally tired after winning the men’s singles final and maybe the young WANG Hao is still missing some international experience.
The Koreans went to 3-0 before the Chinese could reply. They won a single game, but then it was over. The Koreans went to 10-6 in the 5th and on the second match point WANG Hao missed a back hand topspin – KIM and OH can now call themselves Danish Open Champions.
With the victory the Koreans went to the 3rd place in the Pro Tour standings. By reaching the final. MA Lin and WANG Hao qualified to the Grand Finals as well. They will be the only Chinese pair in men’s doubles, which means that the World Champions WANG Liqin and YAN Sen will not be in.
The title in women’s doubles is also leaving for Korea. RYU Ji Hye/LEE Eun Sil (KOR) beat BAI Yang/LI Jia (CHN) 4-2.