Sun Yingsha engineered a commanding performance as she took down Mima Ito of Japan 4-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4) in their semi-final clash. I would like to congratulate him for making it into the final.” Lin said: “Fan was the better player today and he deserves all the credit. Lin was a tough opponent and I really respect him,” said Fan. “This is my first Olympics and I’m really happy to have made it into the final. Fan finally broke Lin’s stiff resistance when he won the decider 11-8 to close out the match in 85 minutes. Fan regained control in the fifth match before Lin won the next game to bring the match down the wire. The match shifted back to Lin’s momentum after the teenager won the fourth game to level the match 2-2. But Fan won the second game 11-9 and pulled further ahead 2-1 after taking the third game 14-12. 19-year-old Lin fired the first salvo by winning the first game 11-6. World number one Fan Zhendong of China was pushed the distance by Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju before emerging triumphant in a pulsating semi-final match that had all the hallmarks of an epic table tennis battle. I did all I could but unfortunately, it was not good enough,” said Ovtcharov. I was truly convinced that I could beat Ma Long today. I really prepared myself well for the Olympics. This was my lifelong opportunity in my sporting career to reach the Olympics final. I’m happy I was able to beat him again today,” said Ma.
I may have beaten Ovtcharov many times but for him to make it to the semi-final also shows he cannot be underestimated. There are no easy matches at the Olympics. “The match is not won until the very last point. The tussle between Ma and Ovtcharov continued in the seven-game thriller, and it was Ma who eventually reigned supreme as he won the game 11-9 to set up a showdown with compatriot Fan Zhendong in the final. Ma, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, won the fifth game before Ovtcharov slammed the brakes on Ma’s momentum by winning the sixth game to take the match to the decider. Ovtcharov stormed back by taking the third and fourth game to level the match 2-2. Ma, the second seed, started well against the 10th seed German by winning the first and two games. Ma and Ovtcharov traded blow for blow in the titanic contest, which both were determined to win. I hope to use my frustration, disappointment as a form of motivation and do well in then,” said ItoĬhina’s Ma Long was pushed hard by Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the Men’s Singles semi-final but eventually prevailed as the ‘Dragon’ turned on his afterburners to beat the German 4-3 (13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9). I’m looking forward to the Team’s event now. I prepared myself really well for that match against Sun and I tried really hard to get into the final, but I could not do it. I have mixed feelings of frustration and anger because it’s not really perfect. “This medal is very important but my first goal was to get to the final. Defeat for Yu, but the number 26 seed will be delighted to have progressed as far as she did, completely outperforming expectations in Tokyo. Making a slow start, Ito did well to respond immediately and never looked troubled from that point, beating Singapore’s Yu Mengyu across five games (6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6). Mima Ito has become the first player from Japan to win a Women’s Singles medal at the Olympic Games following a fine showing from the number three seed in the bronze medal match. Two games played and nothing between the two so far.īronze for Ito as Japan reaches new heights With little to separate the two, 20-year-old Sun made a dream start to take the early lead, but Chen wasn’t willing to let the deficit grow and ties it up straightaway. The Women’s Singles final is living up to expectations, with China’s Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha playing out a pulsating start. Honours even following exciting start to final Sun shows great bravery to keep herself in the conversation, saving a gold medal point in game six but to no avail as Chen completes the very task she set out to at the start of Tokyo 2020 (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9). With the scoreboard still locked after game four, Chen ups the ante in game five to move ever closer to victory. Top seed Chen Meng has won the Women’s Singles gold medal on her Olympic Games debut after beating Team China colleague Sun Yingsha in a breathtaking final. Requirements of the Registered Testing Pool Testing procedures – Urine, Blood & the ABP Use of Medications & Risk of Supplements Use
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