by Ian Marshall, Editor
Early farewells, the German stars were not alone; notably in the opening round of the women’s singles event, as many seeds progressed as departed.
Men’s Singles: Round One
…………Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju, the no.8 seed, was the biggest name to fall; he was beaten by Korea Republic’s Jeoung Youngsik (11-8, 4-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7).
…………Dimitrij Ovtcharov, the no.10 seed, experienced defeat at the hands of China’s Yu Ziyang (7-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8), the 2014 World junior champion.
…………China’s Wang Chuqin maintained his outstanding run of form; the 19 year old accounted for Korea Republic’s Jang Woojin, the no.12 seed (11-8, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8).
…………Impressive, China’s Yan An beat Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting, the no.14 seed (10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3).
…………The winner in 2001and 2005, Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus beat England’s Liam Pitchford, the no.16 seed (11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 12-14, 11-8).
…………China’s Xu Xin, the top seed, reversed the decision of earlier in the year at the Liebherr 2019 World Championships, he extracted revenge by overcoming Frenchman, Simon Gauzy (11-4, 6-11, 11-13, 11-5, 11-3).
Women’s Singles: Round One
…………China’s Wang Yidi, the winner earlier this year in Hong Kong, beat Japan’s Miu Hirano, the no.6 seed (7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7).
…………Japan’s Miyu Kato upset the order of merit, she ousted Chinese Taipei’s Cheng I-Ching, the no.7 seed (11-5, 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9).
…………Shan Xiaona gladdened the hearts of the host nation, she overcame Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem, the no.8 seed (11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8).
…………Zhang Rui added to Chinese success, she prevailed against Korea Republic’s Suh Hyowon, the no.11 seed (11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-4).
…………The reigning World junior champion, China’s Qian Tanyi upset the order of merit; she eventually overcame Austria’s Sofia Polcanova, the no.12 seed (11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5).
…………Russia’s Olga Vorobeva caused arguably the biggest shock of the round; she halted the aspirations of Romania’s Bernadette Szocs, the no.13 seed (11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 13-11).
…………Korea Republic’s Jeon Jihee dented German hopes, she beat Petrissa Solja (11-1, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 17-15).
…………Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin displayed her talents against defensive play, she overcame Han Ying, the no.16 seed (8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 13-11).
…………Singapore’s Feng Tianwei reversed the decisions at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games; the no.9 seed, she prevailed against India’s Manika Batra (11-9, 13-11, 11-4, 11-3).
Men’s Doubles: Round One
…………Benedikt Duda and Qiu Dang delighted the home supporters, they accounted for Hong Kong’s Ho Kwan Kit and Lam Siu Hang, the no.7 seeds (11-4, 15-13, 12-10).
Women’s Doubles: Round One
…………Chinese Taipei’s Chen Szu-Yu and Cheng Hsien-Tu upset the pecking order; they overcame the combination of Slovakia’s Barbora Balazova and the Czech Republic’s Hana Matelova, the no.6 seeds (11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8).
…………Austria’s Sofia Polcanova and Bernadette Szocs were in harmony; they ousted Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching, the no.5 seeds (11-8, 11-7, 11-4).
Mixed Doubles: Round One
…………Disappointment for Patrick Franziska and Petrissa Solja, the no.8 seeds, they lost to Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata (8-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9).
…………Wang Chuqin and Chinese national team colleague, Wang Manyu, established a quick understanding; they defeated Ho Kwan Kit and Lee Ho Ching, the no.6 seeds (11-7, 11-8, 12-10).
…………In some eyes favourites for gold but not seeded, Xu Xin and Sun Yingsha beat Austria’s Stefan Fegerl and Sofia Polcanova, the no.5 seeds (11-1, 11-2, 11-4).
