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港少小將大爆發 女單男雙穩奪2銀

05 Aug 2017

First place in the group one day earlier when, against expectations, finishing ahead of Singapore’s Andy Wong Yan Kaoi, the no.11 seed, the host’s Pau Yik Man continued to upset the odds one day later, Saturday 5th August, in the Cadet Boys’ Singles event at the Hang Seng 2017 Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open.
No current world ranking, making his first steps in international waters, the 14 year old reserved his place in the penultimate round.



Pau Yik Man, upset the odds to reach the last four (Photo: courtesy of Hong Kong Table Tennis Association Ltd)

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor
After recording wins against Thailand’s Nawin Mekamporn (11-5, 14-12, 11-7) and Chinese Taipei’s Tsai Kai-Jen (12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-6); Pau Yik Man caused a major quarter-final upset by overcoming colleague, Maurice Chong Kai Ning, the top seed (11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9).

A surprise semi-finalist and he was not alone; Nikhil Kumar of the United States, the no.5 seed, after beating Hong Kong’s Yiu Kwan To, accounted for Singapore’s Pang Yew En Koen, the no.2 seed (11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6) to clinch a semi-final berth.

Defeats for the top two seeds but not for the next two names in the order of merit; Portugal’s Tiago Li, the no.3 seed and Hong Kong’s Lau Chun Kit, the no.4 seed Both duly reserved their places the last four.

Tiago Li accounted for Chinese Taipei’s Tsai Kai-Cheng (11-7, 11-3, 11-8) and Hong Kong’s Choy Chun Kit (5-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2) to book his place in the penultimate round. Meanwhile, Lau Chun Kit recorded a second round win over Singapore’s Andy Wong Yan Kai, before securing a quarter-final success in opposition to Michael Tran of the United States, the no.6 seed (11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8).

At the semi-final stage, Pau Yik Man meets Tiago Li; Lau Chun Kit opposes Nikhil Kumar.

One surprise Cadet Boys’ Singles semi-finalist; it is the same situation in the Cadet Boys’ Doubles competition. Singapore’s Baldwin Chan Ho Wah and Chan Yee Shun, the no.6 seeds, emerged as the surprise pairing to reach the round of the last four. At the quarter-final stage they ousted Nikhil Kumar and Michael Tran, the no.6 seeds (11-2, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7).

In the penultimate round Baldwin Chan Ho Wah and Chan Yee Shun meet Hong Kong’s Maurice Chong Kai Ning and Yiu Kwan To; in the opposite half of the draw Lau Chun Kit and Wong Hon Lam, the no.2 seeds, confront Singapore’s Pang Yew En Koen and Andy Wong Yan Kai, the no.4 seeds.

Proceedings in Hong Kong conclude on Sunday 6th August.

[ 本帖最後由 戰地記者 於 2017-8-6 01:15 編輯 ]

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港少小將大爆發 女單男雙穩奪「2017恒生香港國際青少年公開賽」兩銀

2017恒生香港國際青少年公開賽」今日(5日)於灣仔伊利沙伯體育館進行第四日比賽。港隊U15球手於少年組賽事狀態大勇,女子單打及男子雙打均已穩奪銀牌,惟主將莊棨甯及李嘉宜八強僅負出局。

進入公開賽的第四天,對一眾小將來説的確是對體能的考驗,不過少年組的港隊代表似乎沒有太大影響。港隊女子U15隊在少年組八強賽事中佔6席,成為各隊之冠。主將李嘉宜面對以削球為主的日本球手小塩遥菜,領先一局下被扳平,第三局雖然先後在「刁時」救回4次決勝分,但仍輸15:17,最後輸局數2:3被淘汰。教練李靜賽後向嘉宜作5分鐘檢討,他指嘉宜今場以缺點進攻對手的強項:「她面對削球較無自信,認為自己不夠打,然後今場又『衝』失了很多球,這根本不是她的長處,這些心理問題都要解決。」不過李靜亦讚賞嘉宜多方面都有進步。嘉宜認同教練指她過於急進以致失分,期望雙打賽事能調整心態後發揮水準。

嘉宜的雙打拍檔吳詠琳在八強迎戰隊友潘逸,以直落3局落敗。教練點出詠琳今場打得過於焦急:「可能是思想上有點壓力,心態處理得不夠好以致發揮不正常。」她又擔心這對拍檔會影響雙打時的情緒外,也影響港隊單打奪金的機會。不過四強中仍有3位香港球手,包括潘逸、嚴浩晴及李仲欣,港隊已穩奪銀牌。

至於男子少年組十六強中亦有7位香港球手,其中蔡俊杰在「香港內訌」中以3:2擊敗黃翰林;而奪標大熱莊棨甯(Maurice)亦以3:2淘汰中華台北的彭旨。惟Maurice在八強面對隊友鮑奕文,卻以局數1:3落敗。鮑奕文晉級後將面對葡萄牙的李迪亞戈(LI Tiago)。下線的劉鎮杰則淘汰美國的陳米高(TRAN Michael Minh),四強迎戰美國的庫馬爾(KUMAR Nikhil)。

女子青年組單打32強下午展開,港隊的黃芊柔及馮慧珠爆出「小冷門」,被世界排名較低的對手意外淘汰。結果男、女子青年組的香港代表,僅餘小將張彥陶及小花梁葭蘊打入十六強賽事。

張彥陶在十六強面對澳洲的多利亞(DHOORIA Rohan),先落後兩局下扳平,惟之後再輸14:16及8:11被淘汰。賽後張彥陶對自己未能繼續擔當男子青年組希望感到失望:「其實我認為今場是『上風波』的,奈何接發球發揮得不好,給予對方太多機會。」但他表示主場觀眾的打氣令他更振𡚒,對其推動力很大。至於梁葭蘊則以局數0:4輸給日本的長崎美柚,同樣被淘汰。

雙打賽事方面,同樣以少年組隊伍較為出色。Maurice與姚鈞濤的組合於八強淘汰隊友劉縉諾及鮑奕文,四強將上演「香港內訌」,迎戰淘汰美國隊的陳顥樺及陳以信;下線的劉鎮杰及黃翰林則會迎戰新加坡組合,換言之港隊已至少奪得一面銀牌。至於有4隊組合進入八強的女子隊,最後只能憑李嘉宜及吳詠琳的組合淘汰隊友陸思妤及文迪君晉級,四強其餘3隊分別為日本、美國及中華台北。男子青年組的鄭栢晞及曾梓峻,以及女子青年組的馮慧珠及黃芊柔,同樣於八強被中華台北組合擊敗,無緣晉級。

賽事明日(6日)會上演決賽日,早上10時先上演男子少年組雙打四強,3支香港組合及新加坡組合爭逐兩個決賽席位,其後會陸續上演各組四強賽事。少年組及青年組雙打決賽分別於12時15分及12時45分開始,下午3時起則依次上演少年組女子、男子、青年組女子及男子的單打決賽。

「2017恒生香港國際青少年公開賽」門票於比賽當日免費派發(請於每節賽事展開前30分鐘到伊利沙伯體育館索取),先到先得,派完即止,乒乓迷切記萬勿錯過。詳情請瀏覽賽事的官方網頁 http://www.hktta.org.hk/2017hkjo







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Shock exit for second seed, Chen Ting-Ting causes major upset
05 Aug 2017

Winner earlier in the year on home soil in Taicang; China’s Qian Tianyi suffered a shock quarter-final Junior Girls’ Singles exit at the Hang Seng 2017 Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open on the evening of Saturday 5th August.

She was beaten by Chinese Taipei’s Chen Ting-Ting, a player who impressed with her high level of technical skills and supreme balance when a cadet; now in the splendid setting of the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, the 16 year old shone brightly in the higher age group.


 Chen Ting-Ting, the player of the day (Photo: courtesy of Hong Kong Table Tennis Association Ltd)

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor

The no.12 seed, a first round win over Hong Kong’s Wong Chin Yau (11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7), Chen Ting-Ting embarked on her path of destruction.

In the second round of proceedings, she caused a surprise by overcoming Japan’s Kana Takeuchi, the no.6 seed (13-11, 11-7, 17-15, 11-6), before causing the biggest upset of the day when beating Qian Tianyi, the no.2 seed (11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-5) at the quarter-final stage. One round earlier, Qian Tianyi had accounted for Japan’s Yumeno Soma (11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-5).

Defeat for Qian Tianyi in the round of the last eight but not for her colleagues, Shi Xunyao, the top seed, nor for Liu Weishan, the no.5 seed.

Both beat players in form to book their last four places. Shi Xunyao accounted for Japan’s Satsuki Odo, the no.14 seed (11-5, 11-7, 11-5, 11-13) and second round winner in opposition to the host’s Su Pei-Ling, the no.7 seed (11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 7-11, 10-12, 12-10, 12-10); Liu Weishan overcame Thailand’s Jinnipa Sawettabut, the no.8 seed (11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-2). Notably one round earlier, Jinnipa Sawettabut had beaten Japan’s Miyuu Kihara, the no.3 seed (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9).

Disappointment for Japan but there was success. Miyu Nagasaki, the no.4 seed, after overcoming Hong Kong’s Leung Ka Wan (11-4, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7) reserved her place in the penultimate round courtesy of success against Chinese Taipei’s Yu Hsiu-Ting (11-4, 11-9, 13-11, 11-1).

At the semi-final stage Shi Xunyao meets Liu Weishan; Miyu Nagasaki opposes Chen Ting-Ting.

Surprises, not in the Junior Girls’ Doubles event where the top four seeded pairs all booked penultimate round places.

In the round of the last four pairs, Qian Tianyi and Shi Xinyao, the top seeds, meet Yomeno Soma and Kana Takeuchi, the no.3 seeds; Miyuu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki oppose Chen Ting-Ting and Su Pei-Ling.

Play concludes in Hong Kong on Sunday 6th August.

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