All Chinese women’s singles final as Manika loses semis of WTT Contender in Qatar

 


All Chinese women’s singles final as Manika loses semis of WTT Contender in Qatar

By Armstrong Vaz

Doha, Jan 20:  India’s top-ranked player Manika Batra went down fighting 3-1 to China’s Rui Zhang in the semi-finals of the women’s singles of the WTT Contender here on Friday.

The 27-year-old ranked World No. 36, hampered by an injury was far from her best and although she won the first game she could not maintain the same momentum with World No.24 Zhang coming full guns blazing to win the next three games in a match which lasted 18 minutes.

In the other semi-final, Siqi Fan entered another WTT Contender final, when she beat fellow Chinese player, Liu Weishan, with a 3-1 scoreline, to set up an all-Chinese final on Saturday.

In the men’s singles, Korean Jang Woojin took his rightful spot in the final, beating compatriot Lin Shidong 3-0 and will take on Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the final on Saturday.

In the second semi-final Hugo beat China’s Peng Xiong 3-2 to book a place in Saturday’s final.

In the mixed doubles, Lim Jonghoon/Shin Yubin of Korea and Chinese pair of Lin Shidong/Kuai Man will contest the finals on Friday night.

In the men's doubles category, Chinese duo of Yu Ziyang-Zhou Kai will take on An Jaehyun-Cho Seungmin on Saturday.

In the women's doubles category, Chinese Zhang Ryi-Kuai Man will meet Shin Yubin-Jeon Jinee in the final on Saturday.

The finals of the men’s and women’s singles finals will take place on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

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