The semifinals of WTT Champions Macao 2024 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group, organised by the Sports Bureau (ID), World Table Tennis (WTT) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), and co-organised by the Macau Table Tennis General Association, took place yesterday at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai. The finals take place today.
China’s Lin Shidong upset top seed and teammate Wang Chuqin 4-1 (11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9) to claim a spot in the men’s singles final. Awaiting him is Germany’s Dang Qiu, who ended the amazing run of Chinese Taipei’s teenager Kao Cheng-Jui in this contest by winning 4-2 (8-11, 16-14, 12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-3).
On the women’s side, Sun Yingsha of China resisted the challenge of Japan’s Miwa Harimoto to claim a 4-2 victory (12-10, 14-12, 9-11, 11-13, 11-3, 11-8) and secured her place in the final. She will meet today Wang Yidi, who put in a dominant display to dispatch Wang Manyu in straight games (11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4) in an all-China encounter.
- GCS, MPD
Caption: Kao Cheng-Jui of Chinese Taipei serves during the men's singles semifinal match versus Qiu Dang of Germany at the 2024 World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao last night. - Xinhua
