by Ian Marshall, Editor

We look forward to SUNday.

Men’s Singles: Quarter-Finals

…………Sun Wen beat colleague Liang Jingkun, the no.6 seed (11-6, 13-11, 2-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7).

…………Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju, the no.16 seed, displayed immense control to overcame Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, the no.7 seed (13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10) and thus booked his place in his first ever ITTF World Tour men’s singles semi-final.

…………Fan Zhendong won the battle of the titans; the top seed he accounted for Ma Long, the no.5 seed, in five games (14-12, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5).

…………Xu Xin, the no.3 seed, was in no mood for charity; he ended the hopes of Korea Republic’s Jang Woojin, the no.8 seed, in straight games (11-5, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5).

Women’s Singles: Quarter-Finals

…………Sun Yingsha continued her journey; she beat colleague Wang Manyu, the no.3 seed (11-2, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9).

…………Chen Meng survived the most severe challenge; the no.2 seed, she eventually overcame Chinese national team colleague and qualifier, Gu Yuting in seven games (11-2, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9).

…………Liu Shiwen underlined the reasons why she is the world champion; the no.4 seed, she ended the hopes of Liu Fei, also from China, in five games (11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-1, 11-5).

…………Miu Hirano, the no.9 seed, booked her place in the penultimate round; she accounted for Japanese colleague, Hitomi Sato, the no.14 seed (12-10, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8).

Men’s Doubles: Semi-Finals

…………Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin, the no.6 seeds, beat colleagues Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan, the no.3 seeds (11-5, 11-8, 11-5) to book their place in the final.

…………Once again the 2013 World champions fell short, never present in an ITTF World Tour men’s doubles final, Chinese Taipei’s Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan, the no.4 seeds, lost to Germany’s Benedikt Duda and Qiu Dang (11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-1).

Women’s Doubles: Semi-Finals

…………Japanese teenagers Miyuu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki once again impressed; the no.8 seeds, they extended Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, the top seeds, the full five games (9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6), before experiencing defeat.

…………Chen Meng and Liu Shiwen, the no.5 seeds, asserted their authority; they accounted for Chinese Taipei’s Chen Szu-Yu and Cheng Hsien-Tzu, the no.6 seeds in four games (11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6).

Mixed Doubles: Final

…………After accounting for Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching, the no.4 seeds (11-6, 11-7, 11-4), Xu Xin and Zhu Yuling, the no.5 seeds, beat Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata (12-10, 11-6, 11-5) to claim the top prize.

…………The win means Xu Xin is on course for three titles.