Chinese paddlers trooped in to secure the men's single title before the semifinals at the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Pro Tour Grand Finals here on Saturday while bagging the women's doubles gold with the victory of teenage pair Ding Ning/Liu Shiwen. Timo Boll and Christian Suss, both upset by the Chinese in the singles Sino-German clashes, claimed the men's doubles title with a five-set win over Gao Ning/Yang Zi from Singapore.
Suss, ranked 31st in the world, made it a big challenge in the quarterfinal for China's Ma Long, newly-crowned on the world rankings, by almost hauling the game into a seventh set.
"I was trying my best after 0-2 in sets and had my chance to maybe reach a final set," said Suss, finally losing in six sets (11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10).
"I had two set points in the last game and two bad receipts cost my chance." He added.
The 21-year-old Ma started well but struggled from the third set.
"He prepared well and performed well whereas I was not in my best form," he said. "The match was really tough, especially the last four sets, where I won two of them both by just two points."
He will then face teammate Zhang Jike, who ousted Olympic Champion Ma Lin in the first round before winning over South Korean Joo Se Hyuk in six sets to reach the semifinal.
"Ma Long is my biggest headache," said Zhang of the same age. "I hope to play different both mentally and technically in tomorrow's game and hopefully win as many sets as possible."
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