china claims 4 gold medals at 2019 ittf world tour hong kong open
China claimed
four gold medals at 2019 ITTF World Tour Hong Kong Open, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong.
The event was held from 6
June to 9 June.
Women’s
singles:
Wang
Yidi the women’s singles
title by defeating second seed Mima Ito of Japan. She secured 4-0 scoreline
(11-3, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6). This is her first international win.
Men’s
singles:
Chinese
player Lin Gaoyuan defeated
Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan and clinched the title. He secured 11-3, 7-11, 8-11,
11-6, 11-9, 11-7.
Men’s
doubles:
The men’s doubles title was won by Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan.
They defeated Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon of South Korea and secured 6-11,
11-6, 12-10, 11-8.
Women’s
doubles:
In the women’s doubles, Chinese pair Chen Ke and Mu Zi defeated
Jeon Ji-hee and You Eun-chong of South Korea 9-11, 11-1, 11-4, 11-5.
2019
ITTF World Tour:
The ITTF World Tour 2019 is the 24th season of
the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) professional table tennis
world tour.
Hong
Kong Open 2019:
Held
on: 6-9 June
Location: Hong Kong
Category: World Tour
Prize: $175,000